Chapter 36: Man With a Plan
Marcella didn’t want to stand there anymore. On the one hand, she was happy he agreed to her deal but on the other, he just confirmed that he had no feelings for her. She must be used to handling disappointments when it came to him but the more she experienced the disappointment, the more it hurt.
She didn’t want to deal with him anymore and turned to leave.
"Marcella," Tony held her arm to stop her.
Marcella didn’t turn back. He sounded very deep.
"It’s not about the Codex. I...For years, I’ve loved~"
"No, Tony!" Marcella turned. Her eyes had turned red because of anger and she glared at him. The last thing she needed him to do was come up with excuses; whatever his reasoning might be. It hurt her for him to pierce her heart further by finding excuses. "Enough!" she clenched her jaws.
Tony let go of her arm and took a step back. He couldn’t believe that she had that expression on her face. The same expression her father had when he told him that he loved his daughter: angry and disappointed.
She looked exactly like her father with the angry curves of her eyebrows and her twitching lips.
She really is his daughter! She won’t even listen to me. From the time she left the house, she hasn’t changed one bit.
With his hands up, Tony took a step back to give her space. With that step he took back, he could feel the miles-long chasm forming between them. The distance was getting filled up with dark feelings of mistrust but he felt helpless as he didn’t know how to stop it.
What can he do? Force her to listen? That would be impossible. If she was the type to listen to others once she made a decision, she wouldn’t have left the house. She didn’t even listen to her father.
Marcella wetted her lips. She saw Tony getting pale out of shock. It was not her intent to show him her ugly side. She calmed down. "We should talk to Uncle Karl," she cleared her throat. "I’m sorry, I lost my temper. But you don’t have to come up with a reason, Tony. No hard feelings. Let’s move forward."