Chapter 41

Her eyes widened, and she stopped eating popcorn when she recognized the man who sat beside her. Ella furrowed her brow slightly, wondering how he found her location.

"Are you a stalker?" she tried to control her voice from rising because the movie was about to start.

"Kind of," Damian replied with a smile.

Ella shook her head several times as she looked at him. "I still have a lot of things I want to do in my life," she said.

"The three years are over, Ella," Damian reminded her of their conversation three years ago.

Ella raised an eyebrow, though it couldn't be seen in the darkness of the cinema. "I never agreed to your stupid deadline!" she yelled in a controlled voice.

"Shhhh..." Damian motioned for her to be quiet as the movie began.

Ella wanted to scold him, but she couldn't because the movie had started. While her eyes were focused on the screen, her hand absentmindedly reached for the popcorn. She tried to concentrate on the movie, b