Chapter 71

Excerpt (K)

Violet who was just about to enter her room stopped and slowly turned. She strolled back to him and shook her head. "You can stop the jokes now," she said and chuckled.

He strolled to her and covered the remaining space between them then slipped his hands into hers. "Look into my eyes baby and you will see that I'm not joking. I'm telling you nothing but the truth."

"Am I supposed to be happy about that? Am I supposed to be rejoicing? Like why the hell didn't you speak all this while!"

"I couldn't! I just couldn't! I used to think of myself as not your spec. I used to think myself not worthy of you. All the guys you dated were so handsome and wealthier than me and it left me with the feeling that you will throw my words away. And you know how much I despise rejection. Since...,"

"Since you drowned yourself in alcohol and ended up hitting a young boy on your way home just because you were rejected by a girl you loved so much and thought she d