Jaguar:
I felt like an idiot.
Everything had turned out completely differently from what I had assumed.
Now I was standing before her like the guilty one.
There was so much anger in her eyes.
She wouldn’t even let me get close for a second.
"I can’t believe this," Verity continued, taking deep breaths as she began to hyperventilate.
"Listen, no. I would never shame you like that." I pointed to my chest and stepped toward her, but she once again motioned for me to stay back.
In the back of my mind, one thought kept repeating.
She had been bitten by something, and instead of asking if she was okay, I immediately assumed she had done something wrong.
Now she was looking at me as though I were accusing her of being a slut.
To be honest, I was guilty.
Not of slut-shaming her, but of not stopping Mrs. Scarlett when she made those remarks about Verity.
And it hadn’t happened just once.
It had happened before.
Whenever clients saw Verity, they would look her up and down.
Then they would tell others they thought she was only in this position because of her looks and her body.
Everyone saw her as someone seductive.
Her body had been heavily sexualized by everyone.
So I could understand where she was coming from.
But at the same time, I just didn’t understand how I could have defended her.
I wouldn’t want anyone to think we were in a relationship or that we had feelings for each other.
Not only was I cheating on my ex, but I was also back with her.
And if Gigi found out, she would be furious.
So I had to be very careful.
I wanted to care for Verity, but not in the public eye.
I didn’t want her to put me in a position where I had to choose between her and Gigi or risk upsetting Gigi.
"You know what, Mr. Jaguar?" Verity finally snapped me out of my thoughts.
The way she spoke made it sound as though everything was over.
"I don’t want you interfering in my life anymore," she said, gesturing toward me. "Back there, that woman was accusing me of bringing men home. One of those men is you. You’re the one who visits me the most," she clarified.
"And if you can’t defend me, then you’re not welcome here anymore. In fact, you’re not welcome at all. Because thanks to you, today’s conversation made me realize I wouldn’t want Roman to feel insecure. So from now on, there will be no contact between you and me."
Her stern voice and the boundary she set because of my own stupid actions shattered me.
I didn’t want that.
Of course I wanted to keep visiting. I wanted to keep pursuing her.
But now, because of me, she had realized all of this had gone too far.
"You’re taking it all the wrong way," I said, trying to approach her again.
But once again, she shoved her palm in my face.
"Stay away from me. Keep your distance," she warned.
Then she turned around and walked away, leaving me standing there.
Part of me wanted to let her go so all of this stress would finally be over.
The secrecy and hiding everything from Gigi had been filling me with guilt.



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