Chapter 338

She might as well claim so. “Yeah. So what if I like him?”

Jay’s indifferent expression shattered instantly into hideous pieces.

“Have I indulged you too much, Rose Loyle? Is that why you’ve become so unruly?” His hand quickly reached for the back of her head, tugging hard to leave a painful tinge on her scalp.

With Rose forced to tilt her head back, his lips domineeringly attacked forward.

Rose’s scalp was numb with pain as tears fell from her eyes.

Cold tears dripped onto the back of his hand like an ice shard into raging flames.

Slowly, Jay let her go. Staring back at the infuriation in her eyes, the raging fire within him quelled as every chunk of ice seemed to rid his heart of its warmth.

“Get out,” He turned and rebuked.

Rose fled.

At the shut of the door, worry bled uncontrollably into Jay’s violent eyes.

…

Like a wild beast with its mouth wide open, the night threatened to swallow everything in its wake before conceding.

On the pedestrian walk was a peti