Chapter 092

AMELIA

I waited until I was sure he had gone downstairs before I quickly got off the bed and curled by the window side. I took care to stay behind the curtains in case he decided to look up. It would be embarrassing for him to find me watching him especially since I’d made it clear for the past days that I wasn’t interested in him. If he spotted me, I wouldn’t be able to face him for a while.

As I watched, Damian got into his car and drove off quickly. Something dark and ugly fluttered in my chest. Something I recognized as jealousy. Damian was off to a so-called breakfast meeting with that woman, Monique. There was something about the socialite that I did not like, something that made me feel threatened. I felt like she was up to something, something more than her obvious attempts to try to get her claws into Damian.

I had tried, and was still trying, to shake off the feeling, but the more I tried to, the more it affected me.

“She’s probably just desperate for partners.” I