Leon's POV. "You shouldn't pay attention to what Veronica said," I told Mia, seeing her uneasiness in my car. She was afraid of me, and I did not like how Veronica made it look like my brothers and I would take advantage of Mia, especially now that she was moving over to the palace. "It's fine. I do not care what she has to say, but it's best that you and your brothers keep your distance from me," Mia said, as I slowed down and drove toward my father's house. "Do you hate me and my brothers? I cannot remember us doing anything to annoy you?" I asked her, as she avoided looking at me. Her gaze was outside the car window, and I wished that I were the window at that moment. As I kept my gaze focused on the road, Mia mumbled, "I am not angry with you and your brothers. And you did not do a

