Larissa Judson and Haskell Palmer novel Chapter 80

Just then, Larissa's phone rang again. It was the same unknown number.

Haskell watched her expression. "If you want to solve this once and for all, I can take it for you."

Larissa thought it was an excellent idea and handed him the phone. He swiped to answer.

"Larissa, I'm at the train station! Where are you? I don't see you."

"She's having lunch with me," Haskell said calmly.

There was a pause on the other end, then an explosion of anger. "Who is this? Why are you answering Larissa's phone? Put her on!"

"I'm her fiancé. I heard you've been harassing her since you broke up, so I'm calling to make it clear: stop bothering my fiancée."

"She has a fiancé? You expect me to believe that after how long we've been broken up? Put her on the phone!" The voice was practically shouting now.

"If you don't believe me, we'll be sure to send you a wedding invitation," Haskell said, his tone still perfectly even.

"I said, put her on the phone!"

"Since you've broken up, you should both move on with grace."

"I was wrong... Larissa... I really was," he stammered, his voice thick with emotion. "I don't know what I was thinking. I just wanted you to take me seriously, to see me as more than just some puppy dog following you around..." His voice cracked.

Hearing him on the verge of tears was jarring, but it didn't change anything.

"Torrin, you've known me for two years," she said, her voice cool. "You should know my temperament by now."

"I know... I was a fool. I tried to play games with our relationship. But Larissa, can't you just give me one more chance? Do you really feel nothing for me at all? Is this really the end?"

"Larissa, I really am the young master of the Dillon family in Regal City. Everything I said about breaking up and making you my mistress was garbage. I'll marry you properly. I can give you a good life..."