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.

over to her and interlocked our fingers again before

it was in the past, I would have relished in the attention and would have scanned the room for

all too aware of Clara’s presence beside me and she

got to the counter

at me with a dreamy look in her eyes

said the deluxe pizza right? Anything else?” I questioned softly and she stared up at me with

“Can I

milkshake with that?” She questioned and I nodded before

right?” uttered coldly and she turned

in a few minutes. Would you like a

my

head.

wife and I will share her drink”

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Chapter 55

deluxe pizza with Dree milk shake and two straws”

in five minutes,

long” I uttered then

near the window that was

it’s occupied, let’s sit on another one” Cluttered when we stopped

with a menacing tone and the couple’s eyes widened.

their land on

i

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

then

down. I sat down seconds later and exactly

didn’t mean anything to her but the way the waiter blushed made my blood boil

took a

good” She murmured, then took out

I took a bite

uttered. I didn’t take the pizza from