While My Husband Cheated I Married His Powerful Brother novel Chapter 166

Chapter 166: Chapter 166 The Power That Isn’t Hers

​The private room had finally gone completely quiet.

​The heavy ceramic plates sat empty on the table, and the water glasses were only half-full, left behind like small clues of the whole mess that had just gone down.

​Leon was standing a few feet away near the corner of the room. His face looked calm like it usually did, but if anyone looked close enough, they could see the dark worry lingering in his eyes.

​"Mrs. Thorne," he began, his voice dropping low. "Did I cause you trouble back there?"

​Veyra looked up at him. His broad shoulders were locked tight, and his jaw was set like iron.

​She shook her head right away. "No. Not at all."

​"Xander Hale is dangerous," Leon said, his tone tight with regret. "I provoked him. I called him a clown right to his face."

​A small smile tugged at the corner of Veyra’s mouth. "He is a clown."

​"Mrs. Thorne—"

​Veyra held up her hand to stop him before he could start blaming himself any further. "Listen to me, Leon."

​He stopped talking immediately, his lips pressing into a thin line.

​Veyra leaned forward against the edge of the table, making sure her voice was firm so he knew she meant every word.

​"Xander Hale is a total loose cannon. He is unpredictable, wild, and completely out of his mind. He would have turned on me eventually no matter what you said. I rejected him. I made it clear as day that I wasn’t interested in being with him. That alone would have been enough to set him off."

​Leon’s eyebrows rose slightly as he listened.

​"Even without you saying a word, he would have been furious," Veyra kept going, keeping her voice steady. "He would have made the exact same threats. He would have tried to push me into a corner and intimidate me." She paused for a second, letting the words settle in the quiet room. "You didn’t cause this."

​Leon stood there without moving for a long moment. Then, slowly, the tension in his face started to break, and he gave her a simple nod.

​"I understand," he said quietly.

​"Good."

​Even though he agreed, Leon didn’t move an inch.

​His hands stayed pinned straight down at his sides, his fingers tightly clenched. The knot in his jaw hadn’t loosened up completely yet either.

​"Even so," he said, looking right at her. "If he tries anything stupid down the line, if he ever dares to try and harm you, I won’t let him get away with it."

​Veyra stared at him, taking in the look on his face. His eyes were dead serious, and his voice didn’t wobble for a single second.

​A sudden warmth spread right through her chest, cutting through the leftover stress of the meeting.

​"You would really do that?" she asked softly. "For me?"

​"Of course," Leon answered without missing a beat. "You’re my employer. I’m sworn to protect you."

​Veyra smiled at him, and this time, it was a completely genuine one.

​"Leon," she said, tilting her head a little. "Even if you weren’t my bodyguard anymore, even if you stepped away from this job entirely, would you still protect me?"

​Leon blinked, caught a little off guard by the random thought.

​He stayed silent for a brief second before he gave a single, firm nod. "Yes. I would."

​"Why?"

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