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.

interlocked our fingers again before leading

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 the last thing on

aware of Clara’s presence beside me and she

to the counter

staring at me with a dreamy

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

“Can I

milkshake with that?” She questioned and I nodded before turning to the

what my woman said, right?” uttered coldly and she turned to me with wide

Would

my

head.

wife and I will share her drink” i murmured and the

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Chapter 55

and two straws”

it done in five

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

near the window that was nccupied

another one” Cluttered when we stopped in front of the table

muttered with a menacing tone and the couple’s eyes

land on

i

Clara murmured with a port and I couldn’t resist placing

never claimed to be a nice guy, little devil” I murmured then snapped my fingers and the

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

you” Clars told the waiter 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 the name tag on his

a sniff of

out a piece and handed

instead I took a bite with

the pizza from