Chapter 108 Rejecting Layson

• The night had settled over the city, but the sky wasn’t pitch black. Instead, it was a deep, luminous blue, blending seamlessly with the city’s lights. In the summer, stars should have been visible, but in a place like this, people’s eyes were drawn to neon signs rather than the night sky.
• From the very start, Adela felt uneasy. The extravagant dinner, the private venue—everything about tonight made her uncomfortable. And when Layson openly admitted that he had arranged all of this just for her, she knew she had to say something.
• “Layson… Thank you for everything you’ve done for me,” she said, her voice steady but soft. “But I can’t accept more than this.”