Chapter 117

Layla.

It took me a while to get my rogue emotions under control and by the time it happened it was already late at night and everyone had returned back from work. My usual cheerfulnes had disappeared, replaced with a numb expression that belied all my anxiety. Dante immediately noticed my off expression the second he arrived from work but when he asked, all I could tell him was I just tired. He obviously didn't believe me but like the sweetheart he was, he didn't press. I wanted to report Emilio to him, what could I say? I didn't want them to get into another argument. It was still too early for that.

Dinner was quiet and tense, with me getting lost in my thoughts. I couldn't understand Emilio's obsession with me, especially when he knew I was in a relationship with his brother. But that was not the only thing bothering me. Even though I would like to deny I didn't feel anything for him, the honest to God truth was that he intrigued. He brought a different kind of aura that both terr