Chapter 53

"How long?" Christian picked up the phone, staring at the words on the screen. "How fucking long have you been receiving these messages?" He gripped the device with enough strength to crush it in his hand.

"Christian." Isabelle put her hand on his shoulder, but he pushed it away a little too roughly for her liking.

"Unlock it." He threw the phone at her and stood, watching as she picked it up with shaky hands.

"No." She defiantly held her chin high, holding the device.

"Someone just sent you a text about me, and you don't want to unlock your phone?" He shook his head in disbelief. Isabelle was afraid of him seeing the number of times Stanton had called. She couldn't imagine Christian stumbling on her recent calls.

"It doesn't matter. Plus, it's an unknown number." Isabelle shrugged, trying so hard to brush off the matter. Maybe then Chris would let it go. He looked at her from where he stood, at the phone that was in her hands, and then at her foot that was tapping subtly on the ru