sa's

ing spread across my skin like wildfire, and for a second, all I could hear was the ringing in my ear

trying to keep my tone polite, even though my voice trembled slightly. Maybe I just wanted to confirm if the slap was

in front of people. "You know, nothing much." He paused, then clapped his palms together dramatically, pr

n, as if it was the most normal thing in the world, he placed his right sho

e chaos of disbelief clouding my brain. But when I looked around and saw the way the people

ult-it was an open humiliation and myy heart sank. Must he be

s fingers sha

d of filth-short dress, bright red lips, and an air of arrogance that made my stomach turn. She smirked when he ca

smug glances at every company event, the one who acted li

and then the smoke hit my face. "C'mon! What are you

he whole room could hear it. Now, it seemed like I could feel everyone's gaze on me, waitin

ery. "Everyone is waiting to see how yo

ked softly, my tone cautious but firm enough to sho

me with the kind of rage that made people flinch away from his pat

reath hot against my ear. "More important than me?" His voice was venom.

breaking glass filled the air as I crashed into a table. Dozens of wine glasses shattered around me, the liquid spilling

cing through me. Some turned away while others whisp

ned forward, and blew the smoke right

whisper, "Isn't Melissa a tech titan now?" Another vo

aid, "Why is he so cruel to her

d bitterly. If

estured toward me like I was nothing more than a cheap trick. "That's way too out of her league. She's ju

emind him how many nights I stayed awake fixing his mess, how many projects I

e said, mocking the murmurs he'd heard. "You heard them, right? That yo

s were on fire. You don't even value your life, Tony to have bet with your life that I can't l

dn't dare say it ou

d my chin and lifted it roughly, forcing me to look at him. The pressure hurt, but not as much as his

nally letting go. My face bu

ed too hard and at the same time, my mind screamed. Everything tied to him

now, I had to. Three more

nting. "Back to what we were saying before you tried to p

shoe lightly against it. "Come on," he said again, voice

erything that has to do with my existence. Should I finally break it all out now-every truth, every secr

t, I decided, 'The w

ony Morgan will learn that the woman he th