Chapter 172: Jealousy and Trust
"Are you blaming me without blaming me? When you look at me, do I look like someone who ruins the lives of innocents?" Tony asked.
Marcella was stunned by his question. That was a big leap from the silence! She preferred him talking though.
"No, you will not hurt innocents. More importantly, you will not hurt my friends. I know that you are powerful to do whatever you want to," she said.
He didn’t stop the car but he slowed down. Although it was the city that never sleeps, the traffic was down considerably.
Tony sighed. His eyes were unfocused. He almost missed the exit and swerved hard to take it. A truck whooshed past them missing them just by a few feet. Marcella held his hand.
"Shall I drive?" she asked.
Tony didn’t turn to face her. He went silent. Marcella pressed her lips and leaned back on the seat. They had a pleasant night and she had to ruin it by bringing up Beth.
She didn’t understand why he hated Beth that much though. She was from a small town and was a little weird. She was not evil to be hated. She wanted to know what he thought about Beth but if he went silent or spoke in riddles, she wouldn’t know what bothered him.
He parked the car on the side of the solitary road to Olive Groove.
"There are rumors floating around, ever since I helped her in that restaurant..." Tony said, still not facing her.
He was pondering on whether he should talk about the photograph. He thought it would be better to give her a warning about Beth’s intentions. If he told her the truth immediately, it would be different than when she possibly learned of it herself. She would get hurt if she learned it from someone else. She was a jealous person. She didn’t like it when he talked to Cindy. She wouldn’t like this either. He wanted to see how she reacted.
Marcella saw him holding on to the steering wheel for dear life. She realized that his silence was not anger but hesitation to talk about it.