Two Can Play (Celeste and Dominic) novel Chapter 578

A smile tugged at my lips despite myself. "What right-thinking woman would say no to that?"

"But I'm not talking about other women, whether right-thinking or wrong-thinking," he said. "I'm talking about you, Scarlett. The one standing right in front of me. Be honest with me."

I looked up at him, and the word came out soft and sure. "Yes."

His lips curved into a smile, but it faded when I kept talking.

"I'm scared, Sparrow," I said. "I don't think I'm good enough for you. I'm scared that one day, you'll remind me that I'm trash. That you'll use the details of my past against me."

He shook his head firmly. "No. Even with my enemies, I wouldn't be so petty as to bring up such details. Why would I ever do that to the woman I love?"

He took both of my hands in his. "All I'm asking for is the benefit of the doubt. I want you to trust me. I want you to give me a chance from the very depths of your heart. I promise you, I will fill your life with so many happy memories that your past will finally feel like a fading dream from another lifetime."

His voice dropped, filled with sincerity. "I've never bared my heart out to anyone like this before, Scarlett. You're my first. And you'll be my only, for as long as I live."

He held my gaze. "So what do you say? Will you give me a chance to love you and prove to you that you're the most special woman in the world?"

I smiled shyly and swallowed. "I have a question for you first."

He raised a brow. "Go ahead."

He tilted his head. "Now it's my turn for a question. When did you realize you'd fallen in love with me?"

I furrowed my brows. "When did I ever say I was in love with you?"

He smiled, a knowing tilt to his lips. "I can feel it. You've changed from the woman I met at first. I catch you staring at me sometimes, and there's a way you smile at me. I wasn't so sure before, but when my security informed me that you'd come to my company at this hour, I knew you were in love with me too."

I laughed softly. "Yes, I've stolen a few glances at you. But that's because you looked hot or sexy at the time. And when I smile at you, it's probably because I'm feeling happy in that moment. As for coming here, I was worried about why you were so upset. I couldn't understand why you were angry. I had no idea about your feelings for me. I was convinced you knew about my past, so why would you love me? You don't even look like a man who could fall in love."

He raised both brows. "Really? So you want me to believe you feel nothing for me?"