Chapter 56 Horses

Leia couldn't help but laugh at that. 

"You make me sound like a desperate whore," she said, shaking her head with amusement.

Chloe chuckled, too, but her tone quickly grew serious. 

"Well, aren't you? Desperate, I mean."

The laughter faded from Leia's lips as Chloe's words struck a nerve. 

She glanced back at Riley, her expression contemplative. 

There was no denying the truth in her friend's blunt statement.

She sat in silence for a long moment, her thoughts turning over Chloe's advice. 

The sight of Riley smiling at the beautiful woman across from him only deepened her turmoil. 

Was she truly willing to let this opportunity slip away?

Leia's fingers tightened around her chopsticks as a decision began to take shape in her mind. 

She wasn't sure if she could follow through, but one thing was certain: the time to act was running out.

Time passed, and the night unfolded with laughter and cheer.