Chapter 5

A confident smirk played on Damian's lips.

"She was with me for five years.She can't leave me.Give her a month,tops.She'll come crawling back,begging.Just watch."

That's when it all clicked.

He had heard my call.

Instead of talking to me,he chose the cruelest way to cheat.

All to avoid a conversation about our future.Or,god forbid,marriage.

His phone rang,snapping me back to the present.

Damian answered,and a sugary-sweet voice cooed from the other end.

"Damian,you promised you'd make it up to me for our breakup.I've decided what I want.Can you come now?"

Her voice caught in a fake,pathetic sob as she spoke.

"We're done.Don't contact me again."

He probably didn't even realize it,but his voice softened.

I knew that tone.

It was the same one he always used to calm me down.

After hanging up,he deliberately flashed the phone in my direction.

"See?I cut everyone off for you."

He shoved a cold croissant into my hands.

"From now on,my world is just you.I'm giving up a lot to be here with you."

I dropped the pastry bag into the nearest trash can.

I took out a wipe and scrubbed the spot on my wrist he had touched.

"Who cares?Listen,we are not getting back together."

His face darkened."Fine.You want to be ungrateful?"

He immediately dialed the model back.

"Address.I'm on my way."

His eyes stayed locked on my face,seeking a reaction.

When he got nothing,he hung up and slid into his car.

"Have it your way.You're going to regret this."

Regret it?

Never.