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

the past, I would have relished in the attention and would have scanned the room for a potential woman I could spend

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

to

dreamy look in

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

“Can I

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

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

in a few minutes. Would

my

head.

I will share her drink” i murmured and the

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Chapter 55

Dree milk shake and two straws” She muttered and I

straw. Get it done in five

then grabbed Clara’s hand and led

near the window that was

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 widened. They

land on

i

and I

guy, little devil” I murmured then snapped my

for Clars and she let out a sigh before sitting down on down. I sat down seconds later

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

Clara took a sniff of the

so good” She murmured, then took out a

instead I took a bite with it in

didn’t take the pizza