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.

walked over to her and interlocked our fingers

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

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

to the

dreamy look in her eyes but I ignored her and stared down at

Anything else?” I questioned softly and she stared

“Can I

and I nodded before turning to the woman

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

minutes. Would you like a drink too, sir?” She

my

head.

her drink” i

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Chapter 55

deluxe pizza with Dree milk shake and two straws” She muttered and I

in five

for long” I uttered then

window that was nccupied

one” Cluttered when we stopped in front of the

Move” i muttered with a menacing tone and

their land on

i

that wasn’t nice” Clara murmured with a port and I couldn’t resist placing a kiss on her

never claimed to be a nice guy, little devil” I murmured then

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

blushed made my blood boil but I didn’t say anything I just took a

Clara took a sniff of

good” She murmured, then took out a piece and handed it

took a bite with it

I didn’t take the pizza