Chapter 938

Leon spoke in a surprisingly soft tone, and it hit Teresa like a blow to the chest, leaving her with a lingering ache. "Leon, let go," Teresa said. "No, I won't," Leon replied. He looked at her with a sad expression, completely different from the icy demeanor he had shown Evan just moments ago. He came off as a commanding leader before everyone else, but with her, he was just a regular guy. "I'm afraid that you'll end up taking that toy boy's hand if I let you go." "His name is Evan Wood, not a toy boy." "He's young and polished—just the kind of guy you'd call a toy boy." Teresa was at a loss for words. The plane had smoothly climbed into the clouds. Leon loosened his grip on her hand but still held onto it. "Young people these days are always looking for shortcuts, leaning on others when they're still so young. Teri, you wouldn't go for someone like that, would you?" he asked. "Why not?" Teresa shot back instinctively. Realizing she'd misspoken, she quickly added, "Evan isn'