Chapter 40: Watch Your Dog
"Let go of me!" Amelia hissed, trying to pry herself out of his grip. However, Caleb had evidently learned from earlier, and his fingers were practically an iron manacle around her wrist. She glared at him.
"Why should I? You’re mine!" Caleb declared, an ugly glint crossing his eyes. "Matteo Montgomery should be honored to eat my sloppy seconds!"
Cherry’s face reddened with anger at his words and his blatant disrespect for Amelia as a person. Caleb Walton was an utter brute― no wonder her cousin never wanted to spend any time with him! She marched forward and stomped on his foot, causing him to wince.
"Let Amelia go, or I’ll have you arrested," Cherry threatened, but Caleb merely gave a cold laugh.
"Arrest me? Do you know who I am?" His voice echoed so loudly throughout the store that people outside might have heard it.
"Yes, and so does everyone else," Amelia said, trying to sound braver than she felt. "What would they think when they see Caleb Walton harassing Matteo’s fiancée? Wouldn’t your highly prestigious family rake you over the coals for causing trouble?"
"Amelia, you’ve gotten smarter, but you’re not smart enough," Caleb said. "Once the truth is revealed, the only one that’ll be raked over the coals is you."
"Why are you doing this?" Amelia was this close to tearing her own hair out, but Caleb was still refusing to let her go. She could only despair― he had never behaved like this — with demented possessiveness radiating off every fiber of his being — not when they were married and supposedly in love.
Yet, this madness was rearing its ugly head now? Out of all times? Amelia gnashed her teeth; Caleb was behaving like a brat who got his favorite toy stolen!