Fated To Three, And I Broke Them All novel Chapter 36

Chapter 36: 36-Taste Of Me

Verity:

I held my phone tightly in my hand and waited for him to leave.

"We’re definitely going to have this conversation," he said urgently.

Even so, he was clearly ready to get the fuck out of here and attend Gigi’s dinner.

I heard his footsteps retreating.

That was when I lifted the phone to my ear.

"Just fucking leave me alone!" I screamed into the phone.

The footsteps stopped immediately.

"What the fuck do you want from me? Who the fuck are you?" I screamed again, shaking with anger.

"The fuck?" I yelled, even louder this time.

"You think this is funny? Huh? You think I’m lonely, so that’s why you’ll do this to me?"

I broke off, choking on my tears.

"Well, I’ll fucking kill myself before you ever touch me. You hear me?" I screamed as someone suddenly rushed toward me.

Before Jaguar could grab the phone from my hand and probably yell at the person bothering me, I jerked my arm away from him.

"Why didn’t you leave?" I screamed at Jaguar.

He looked shocked as he raised his hands in surrender and stepped back.

"Hey, calm down," he said immediately.

I placed a hand on my chest and hugged my phone, shaking dramatically before I closed my eyes and swallowed.

"I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. It’s just—" I said, taking deep, heavy breaths as I walked over to the couch and sat down.

He immediately joined me, looking worried.

"Verity, this is not working, okay?"

His tone turned harsh, and I looked at him with furrowed brows.

"You can’t live like that," he added, grunting in frustration.

"I’m fine. I’ve lived like this for two years. I’ll be fine," I replied.

My voice trembled slightly, which only made him grunt louder.

He closed his eyes as if trying to tell me he didn’t believe I was okay.

"Trust me," I added more softly.

"You should go," I uttered, turning my face away.

He looked at me before checking the time on his wristwatch.

I heard him groan in frustration.

Then he lowered his head and shook it.

"No," he decided. "I can’t leave you alone like this."

He pointed at my phone.

It was as if he wanted me to hand it over, but he also knew I was holding it securely out of his reach.

"Who was it?" he asked again, trying to understand what was going on.

"No one," I replied, sounding slightly shaken.

"You can’t live like this! If there’s someone bothering you, let me know!"

He kept insisting that I rely on him.

"I’ll take care of it. I don’t want to drag you into something that doesn’t concern you. It’s already nice enough that you came here to check on me. But please, I want to deal with my own issues. I can’t rely on anyone."

I stopped there because what I was about to say next wasn’t easy.

"The last time I put all my faith in someone, he took his own life."

I paused because I had to say the next words, even though I didn’t believe them.

"Like a coward."

My entire body flinched at the words.

"Well, he was a bastard. I’m not."

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