Chapter 13: Causing a scene
Her screams attracted the attention of a few others standing around and, of course, Blake who was already walking towards us.
I watched the way his eyes widened in shock and concern as he dashed towards Stella without wasting another second, closing the distance between us in a few big strides. He quickly pulled her out of the fountain, beads of water droplets trickling down the ends of her damp hair and rolling down her face. Her dress was also drenched in the dirty fountain water as she stood there, clearly fuming but a knowing look twinkled in her eyes.
It was at this moment when he noticed me, and we locked eyes. For a second, he looked shocked to see me appear right in front of him.
"Aurelia? What are you doing here?" He asked, looking surprised to see me standing before him. His gaze swept over my body in a split second. "Are you stalking me?" He questioned.
A scoff escaped my lips. "Why can't I be here? Besides, I have no interest in stalking you, you aren't that great," I replied curtly, my sharp words stabbing at his fragile ego.
"You know what? You aren't that great either!" He yelled back and Stella tugged on his arm, shaking her head loudly as some people turned to stare, throwing a judgemental look at them.
Then, a thought popped into his head at that moment. "Did you push Stella?" He accused quicker than I had expected as he narrowed his eyes at me and his features hardened. His intense glare was burning right through my eyes, as if he had already made up his mind, deciding that I did push her on purpose.
Stella glared at me with a knowing look gleaming in her eyes. A slight smirk tugged at the corners of her lips, knowing that Blake fully trusted her without her needing to lift a finger. But as soon as Blake turned to meet her eyes, her entire demeanour shifted in a split second, taking on the role of an innocent pitiful woman who was wronged.
The smugness on her face quickly faded and her eyes started to water, tears filling up the brim of her eyes as she looked at him, averting my eyes completely.