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.

her and interlocked our fingers again

all eyes fell 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

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

got to the counter

kept staring at me with a dreamy look in her

Anything else?” I questioned softly and

“Can I

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

coldly and

in a few minutes. Would you like a

my

head.

her

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Chapter 55

with Dree milk shake and two straws”

Get it done in five

wait for long” I uttered then grabbed Clara’s hand

the window that was nccupied by another

we stopped in front of the table

and the couple’s eyes widened. They immediately stood

their land

i

and

little devil” I murmured then snapped my fingers

a sigh before sitting down on down. I sat down seconds later and exactly five minutes later, the water brought our

but the way the waiter blushed made

Clara took a sniff of the

then took out

I took a bite with it

I didn’t take the pizza