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

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

presence beside

to the

with a dreamy look in her eyes but I ignored her

Anything else?” I questioned softly and she stared up at me

“Can I

with that?” She questioned and I nodded before turning to the woman who was staring at

woman said, right?” uttered coldly and she turned to me

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

my

head.

her drink” i

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Chapter 55

with Dree milk shake and two straws” She muttered

in five minutes, I

I uttered then grabbed Clara’s hand and

window that was nccupied by another

it’s occupied, let’s sit on another one” Cluttered when we stopped in front of the table and the couple turned to

muttered with a menacing tone and the couple’s eyes

their land

i

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

a nice guy, little devil” I murmured then snapped

before sitting down on down. I sat down seconds later and exactly five minutes later, the

anything to her but the way the waiter blushed made my blood boil

took a

then took out a

I took a bite with

I didn’t take the