"Okay…" Bella said softly, a little hesitant but agreeing anyway.
Then she started flipping through the papers again without another word. Her eyes moved rapidly, scanning line after line, absorbing information at a speed that left him almost speechless. Every few seconds, her gaze paused on a key point, the faintest crease forming between her brows as she mentally highlighted the details. By the time she reached the end, she had already committed the entire document to memory.
Leo leaned back in his chair, watching her in silence. There was something utterly mesmerizing about seeing her like this—focused, calm, completely in her element. Her brown eyes, usually soft and filled with emotion, looked darker now, sharpened by concentration. They reminded him of the earth at its most secret hour: rich, deep, and quietly powerful. The kind of brown that held warmth and gravity, grounding everything around it.
