He looked at his officer. “Take him.”“No, no. Please no." Patrick protested weakly as the cops began to hold him up, looking at Gerald. “Please have mercy, Sir. I beg you. Don't do this.”Gerald watched without an ounce of pity as the cops cuffed him up and began leading him out of the apartment. A
When Desiree told Sasha about what Winter had revealed to her, her best friend was expectantly furious.“Why does that bastard feel the need to keep playing with you like this?” Sasha fumed, standing beside Desiree's chair.Desiree shrugged with a snort. “Because he thinks I'm an idiot who will alwa
“You look amazing,” he said breathlessly.Desiree did her best to smile as she took the rose. “Thank you. You look good too.”“So where do you want us to go?”She shrugged. “I'm fine with anywhere you take me.”They ended up going to a recently opened restaurant. For a new restaurant, their meals we
“No, I'm not leaving you with this guy, Desiree,” Liam protested.Desiree placed her hand on his chest. “I will handle him, I promise. Please?”Liam stared at her uncertainly for a bit before nodding. “I'll see you, Desiree.”Leveling one last glare at Gerald, he got into his car and drove off. He l
“Desiree,” Gerald attempted to speak, but Desiree wasn't done. She raised her hand, silencing him as fury rolled through her in waves.“I pleaded with you, Gerald. I begged you to believe me in the name of the fact that you knew me well and I was incapable of doing something like that. But what did
He knew people were staring, but that was the least of his concerns. The slap hurt, but it didn't hurt as much as the pain that went through his chest as he took in the emotion in her eyes; hatred.No, it couldn't be true. It couldn't be hatred he was seeing in her eyes.“Don't you ever tell me that
Desiree shot to her feet, glaring at her best friend incredulously. “That wouldn't change anything! Apart from my parents, Gerald was the person who knew me the most. He practically watched me grow up. He should've never doubted me because of some stupid video.”“Well, to be fair, a video can be ver
She stepped forward to engulf him in a hug, but to her shock, he caught her by her wrists, holding her at arm's length. His grip on her wrists was so tight that Winter let out a whimper.“Gerald, what's the matter with you? You're hurting me.”“This is the least hurt you deserve for everything you'v