Chapter 49: A visit
She confessed without hesitation, her voice carrying a hint of arrogance and a smugness to it as the smirk etched onto her face grew even wider this time.
"I knew it," I muttered under my breath as my eyes flickered over to look at her with disdain written all over my face. "I knew it!" I yelled this time, my voice came out much louder and harsher than I had expected this time.
"Not bad, huh... At least you figured it out much quicker than I thought. I thought you would have broken it off with him by now, but I guess I underestimated you. You are smarter than I thought." There was a brief pause as tension lingered in the air between us, hanging like a thick blanket. "I told you I would see you again," she commented snidely as a soft cackle emerged from her throat and a wave of satisfaction washed over her.
Impulse clouded my judgement as my eyes burned with a fiery blaze. Without a single warning, I reached up to grab onto the collar of her shirt to pull her close to me, staring her down with an intense look that stretched across my face.
"What is your problem, Evelyn?" I spat, each word that left my lips was dripping with a thick layer of venom. "Don’t test my limits," I warned through gritted teeth, my voice shaking with anger and my grip tightened.
Her eyes widened at the sudden movement and aggressiveness in my tone and shock flashed past her eyes for a second but she wasn’t intimidated by any means. The smirk etched onto her face didn’t falter. If anything, she looked amused by my outburst and anger, her eyes glinting with a dangerous mix of satisfaction and disdain.
"You’re mad, I could feel it," she murmured, her voice dropping to a low whisper as she taunted me. "I guess you almost fell for my trick and ruined your relationship with Xavier, didn’t you?" She asked, her voice laced with satisfaction as she never once blinked or tore her eyes away from my gaze.
I didn’t say anything as she pulled my hands away from her shirt and quickly patted it down neatly before looking up to meet my eyes once again.
I inhaled deeply as my heart raced inside my chest and my mind buzzed with thoughts. "Why are you doing this?" I asked, my voice carrying a sharp edge to it as my blood continued to boil with anger and rage.