Chasing The Rejected

Chapter 55

-DAMON-

use and I didn’t even

even know what to say.

The car ride down to the pizza shop was quiet. Clara hadn’t said a word since she got out of the house and

I briefly glanced at her and the worry on her face made me frown. What could possibly be going on?

“Did Alicia do something to you?” I questioned and she gasped before turning to me with wide eyes.

“No… why

y would you ask that? She…

“I’m not an idiot, Clara. I saw the way your mood dimmed immediately you saw her. What did she do to you?” I questioned and she stared at me for a while before letting out a sigh.

“She didn’t do anything. Fm… I’m not just comfortable with her around” She murmured and I hummed. I knew there was more to it but urging for answers might just make Clara close off to me again and I didn’t want that, not when the night has been going so well

I grabbed onto her hand and gave it a little squeeze.

“Don’t let her dampen your mood and besides she’s not here, it’s just you and me I murmured and she stared at me for a while then smiled.

“You are right, it’s just you and me so I can relax” She muttered and tried pulling out her hand from my hold but I held onto it tightly and even interlocked our fingers.

She glanced up at me and smiled and this time, it was genuine. Her fingers tightened around mine and I let out a breath I hadn’t known! was holding

way this time.

Maybe she wasn’t going to push me away

We got to the pizza shop and the sight of the shop seemed to visibly lift her mood.

“You have got to taste the deluxe pizza. It’s the best” She uttered as we both climbed

dout of the car.

to her and interlocked our

soon as we walked in, Like always all eyes fell on us and if it was in the past, I would have relished in the attention and would have scanned the room for a potential woman I could spend the night with but that was

aware of Clara’s presence beside me and

to the counter

behind it kept staring at me with a dreamy look in her eyes but

pizza right? Anything else?” I questioned softly and she stared up

“Can I

She questioned and I nodded before

my woman said, right?” uttered coldly and

I’ll. I’ll get it ready in a few minutes. Would

my

head.

her drink” i murmured and the woman

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a deluxe pizza with Dree milk shake and two

two straw. Get it done in five minutes, I

wait for long” I uttered then grabbed Clara’s hand and

the window that was

let’s sit on another one” Cluttered when we stopped in front of the table and

want this one Move” i muttered with a menacing tone and the couple’s eyes widened. They immediately stood up and walked

land on

i

that wasn’t nice” Clara murmured with a port and I couldn’t

a nice guy, little devil” I murmured then snapped my fingers and the waiters immediately came to

Clars and she let out a sigh before sitting down on down. I sat down seconds later and exactly five minutes later,

and I knew it didn’t mean anything to her but the way the waiter blushed made my blood boil but I didn’t say anything I just took a look at

Clara took a sniff of

out

instead I took a bite with

didn’t take the pizza