Hearing her words. His expression changed immediately.
What?? Because of this…??
All those weeks when he had deliberately kept his distance, thinking he was protecting her and the baby, Bella had interpreted it completely differently.
She had thought he was rejecting her.
Leo's eyes softened with guilt. "Is that what you've been thinking all this time?"
Bella nodded, her tears slipping down her cheeks. "You used to look at me differently."
She swallowed hard. "You used to want to be close to me all the time. You used to touch me, kiss me, tease me..."
Her voice broke. "Now you stop yourself."
Leo's chest tightened.
"Even when I come close to you, you become careful."
She looked down at her stomach. "I know my body is changing. I know I'm getting bigger. Maybe I'm not as pretty as before."
Leo immediately shook his head. "Don't say that."
"But maybe you don't find me attractive anymore."
Leo moved closer.
"Bella."
She finally looked at him.
