Chapter 99

MARK

I leaned against the doorway, arms crossed as I watched Giulia pace back and forth in the room. Her phone was pressed to her ear, and she was speaking in that quiet, focused tone she always used during the fucking classes. Dr. Sheldon again. I clenched my jaw, feeling the familiar twist of jealousy in my gut.

She was doing this to spite me, I could tell. Or she probably wasn't on the phone with him. Possibly wasn't on a call at all.

We were just in the middle of a conversation — or argument — when the call came, and she asked for a few minutes to answer it. Watching the small smile on her lips as she spoke to the person on the other end, gave me this intense urge to punch a hole in the motherfucker's face.

When she finally hung up, I didn’t waste any time. "Who was that again?" I asked, trying to sound casual but knowing it didn’t come out that way.

Giulia smiled at me. Okay, she was really rubbing it in my face. And she was calmer now after snapping at me moments ago. Not a go