Chapter 140 ~ Giving in

“I don’t give a damn what the world thinks, Rose. They don’t know you like I do.”

She let out a shaky breath, her eyes flickering with doubt.

"But it doesn’t matter what you think, Ethan. This—” She gestured to the laptop. “This is out there for everyone to see. Yesterday I was only a simple girl with no attention to her name but look at what’s happening, now the whole city is talking about me and they think I’m a murderer."

Etha felt pained as he looked at Rose, “Do you regret what we did?”

“What?”

“Do you regret going public about us?” He asked in a half-whisper.

Rose pulled away from him, her eyes facing everywhere but him, “I… I don’t know honestly.”

“Rose,”

“I just want to be left alone, please.”

Ethan stood, creating space between them. His jaw was hardened in displeasure,

“So this is it?” He gestured with his hands, “One problem and you’re already balling out?”

“I’m not balling out, I just need to think alone,” Rose responded defensively.

“I just hope you’ll learn to let m