"I am sorry." Jace apologised for the umpteenth time but korina still said no word, "Please talk to me, please."
"I want you to leave." She said finally speaking, she still hadn't lessened her glare on him, "I don't want you here."
"You still haven't given me a chance to explain myself." He said to her, she really was stubborn, "You haven't heard me out yet."
"What's your excuse uhn?" She growled at him, "Look I have been through this whole process. You already gave the memo, I get it, you ignored me for days without explanation and now you are here, for what?"
"I came to explain myself, jeez!"
"What do you wanna say?" She rolled her eyes, "Talk, explain yourself."
"Please sit down." He pleaded gesturing to the sofa.
She huffed and took a seat, "Speak." She said.
"Look, I had..." Jace started but was rudely cut off by Korina.
"And that's how you became his girlfriend?" Daniella asked with a shocked expression, she couldn't believe what Korina just told her."I am not his girlfriend." Korina rolled her eyes at her cousin, "He might have been joking or something and how's that even his first kiss?" She laughed loudly and stopped when she noticed her friends staring at her, their eyes unblinking."What?!" She asked them, "What is it? Why are you staring at me like that?""I am very sure it his first kiss." Anne said, "Strange I know, but have you seen that man around you, man! He's always nervous, I doubt he had ever approached a woman before you.""Anne is right and he is definitely serious about the girlfriend thing, like this dude is really into you.""Hmm." Korina just nodded at them."And you like him?" Daniella asked."Don't ask her girl." Anne said, "She fucking likes
"So are you ready to talk?" Korina asked Jace, they were having breakfast.He had woken up earlier before her and prepared it. The pain in his arm had reduced, it wasn't the first time he was getting shot."There is nothing to talk about." He responded dryly while refilling his glass with orange juice, "I was on my way here and I got shot.""I don't believe you Jace." She deadpanned, "Something isn't right, you are keeping things away from me.""I am not." He lied, "Just trust me Korina and let it go.""Trust you?" She looked at him, "I don't even know much about you, I don't know where you live, who your parents are and other important stuff.""And I don't know much about you either." He lied again, "I only know that you have been hurt severely.""Yea right." She scoffed."Wanna know about me?" He asked staring at her and she nodded excit
"You haven't heard from him?" Daniella asked Korina while adjusting her sunglasses."What's up with the large sun shades and dark fringe wig?" She asked her cousin ignoring her question."Nothing." Daniella lied, "Just decided to go for a new look today." She hated lying to Korina but she didn't want her to know or how to come clean on her abusive relationship, Landon had beat her up again."Okay." Korina shrugged, she reached out and picked a black shirt from the rack.They were at the shopping mall for some shopping, Daniella had forced her cousin out."What do you think of this?" She asked holding the shirt up against her body."It's too plain." Daniella snatched it from her and hung it back on the rack, "Haven't you heard from Jace? I asked earlier.""No, I haven't." She shook her head, "And I ain't calling his ass.""Why?" Daniella ro
"When the hell are you going to tell her dude?" Ade growled, "It's been two months, the sooner she finds out the better and the lesser the damage.""Ade, everything is going so well, I don't want to ruin it." Jace said, "Besides I think it's better keeping things away from her.""Fuck shit man!" His best friend growled, "The woman you claim to love doesn't know anything about you, how fucking rich you are, about your mafia or her mother.""It's safer for her not knowing.""And it would be worse if she finds out from Russo.""Russo wouldn't dare." He growled, "I told him to mind his goddamn business.""Mind his business?" Ade snorted, "Russo minding his business would only happen when dragons shit coins which is never." He said and Jace knew he was telling the truth."It's been two months Jace, she sure deserves to know so she could forgive you earlier."
"You don't have to do this mum." Jace said moving closer to her, "Let me help you." He took the plates from her and began setting them on the table."I am done with your laundry and the cleaning." Ade announced entering the dining room, "The cleaning lady doesn't even have to come in this week.""Thanks boys." The woman said and gave them each a kiss on the cheek, "Let's have dinner now." She brought the food to the table and served the boys before joining them at the table."So how has the week been?" Claire asked the boys."Jace has been his idiotic self as usual." Ade told her with an eye roll."Don't make me pull out my gun." Jace growled and Claire smacked him on his back."No guns at the table." She told them, "Behave yourself.""Fine ma'am." They both grumbled and kicked each other under the tab
"Maybe he went to the house to clean or do one menial Job or the other." Korina said trying to convince herself that Jace hadn't been lying to her all these while."No, I don't think so." Anne said, "I am very sure he's rich girl, I can swear those were the real Alexander Mc queen sneakers he wore.""And that time you talked about the watch on his wrist Korina." Daniella reminded her."What the fuck is going on?" She dropped on the sofa and let out a drained sigh."I seriously can't believe this." She said running her hands over her face, "I just can't believe this.""What are you going to do now?" Anne asked, "Like would you call him out? And if you do, he's definitely going to deny or give an excuse.""Yea he is gonna." Daniella said, "Probably say he went there to work or bring up some pretty convincing shit.""Who the hell is this man?" She cr
"I warned you man, I clearly warned you but you didn't listen." Ade growled at Jace, "Now she's gone, you are here whining like a child that got his candy snatched from him, fucking go look for her and set things straight.""She doesn't want me near her, she made it clear." Jace said weakly, "She doesn't want any thing to do with me ever.""Then let me talk to her like a mother." Claire interrupted the conversation, "I bet she would listen to me.""No mum, I don't want you getting involved in this, I feel it would complicate things, things are already as bad as it is." He told her, "Besides, it's hopeless.""That's it? Hopeless? You are giving up on her just like that?" Ade asked, "After all this time? After all that has happened? After everything?""Are you doing this because you wanna keep seeing Daniella?" Jace asked with raised brows."Nope." Ade denied, "I kn
"Just how rich are you Jace?" Korina asked looking around the room she was in.They were in Jace's mansion and presently in his room, she found everything in the house simply magnificent. All the decor and interior design looked simple but screamed expensive."Let's say rich enough." He shrugged scooting closer to her on the bed."Uhm uhn." She reached out a hand stopping him midway, "Do not come to me closer than that man, I am still angry at you fuck face!""Korina." He called and sighed, "Let me explain.""Explain what else?" She asked, "You fucking lied to me, what did I do to deserve this?""It's all my fault Korina." He looked at her, his eyes pleading, "You didn't do anything, I was just scared.""Scared that what?" Korina asked, "Oh I see you weren't scared, you thought me a gold digger.""No, Never!" Jace looked at her astonished, "I would