Novel-novel oleh Amara Dahlgren

Chase’s POV“Why does she have to be so stubborn?” I asked myself after groaning in annoyance for the umpteenth time.Carmen had already left in the cab, and for the life of me, I couldn’t even tell how she managed to catch sight of the car. While we argued, I couldn’t even see anything, which was exactly why I had had to park by the side of the road.All my life, no one had infuriated me the way Carmen Vega did. She always got under my skin, making it nearly impossible for me to be able to control my emotions around her.“You had the chance to explain and apologize to her, which is something you have been wanting to do, but you didn’t,” a voice in my head berated me.“She didn’t even let me finish most of what I set out to say,” I argued with myself.Carmen had been deeply hurt in a way I had never seen before. Her eyes were already haunting me, and I couldn’t get over her piercing words.How on earth would I be able to tell Carmen that I didn’t use and dump her?When would I get th

Carmen’s POVTyler’s mother had no choice but to bow to Chase’s wishes even though it pained her to do so, but that wasn’t what bothered me.Over and over again, Chase had shown me that I didn’t know much about him as much as I did, and he would always do things without my knowledge. Despite the fact that I had been working for Chase for months now, he still didn’t trust me enough to let me handle all his affairs.A part of me was awed by his thoughtful kindness; not many people would have thought to do something like that, and that made me conflicted. Chase was confusing me with his contrasting personalities.He was considerate and kind when no one was watching, just like what he was doing with the basement, but then again, at the same time, he acted like a heartless man.The other part of me was upset that he didn’t tell me about it.“That was a good one, Carmen,” Chase said as soon as we drove out of the home of Tyler’s parents. Because my mind was adrift, I didn’t quite catch his

Chase’s POVWhen Carmen got back into the car, I noticed that her eyes were red, but for the life of me, I couldn’t ask her what the problem was or what Edna had stopped her to talk about.The atmosphere in the car was too tense for my comfort.For the first time, I was uncomfortable about someone’s emotions in my presence.Usually, I wouldn’t have cared one bit.The drive to Tyler’s parents’ house wasn’t long, which made me relieved because I didn’t think I could tolerate the tightness in my car any longer.“Ice King, what a surprise,” Tyler’s mother greeted cheerily as we arrived.The moment I saw her, I became upset.I then noticed the greed that I hadn’t checked before now.I noticed also that she didn’t acknowledge Carmen’s presence, and this wasn’t the first time she was doing it. She only worshipped people with money.“My manager, Carmen Vega,” I told her, wanting her to pay acknowledgment to Carmen.The moment I said those words, shame and guilt enveloped me.Just a few hours

Carmen’s POVEven though Chase didn’t inform me about what he thought about the appointment with Edna Jones, I booked it anyway.And when it was time, I went back to him, even though I didn’t want to.Fortunately for me, leaving him alone for about two hours gave me time to rethink and reset. A part of me wanted to quit almost immediately.I would have called Millie to vent, but she would remind me that she did tell me to take the deal. She would say that she told me so, and I didn’t want that, so I had given myself the pep talk I needed.“I am not going to allow Chase Maddox break me,” I declared.Oh, I did shed a few tears because of his hurtfully piercing words, but that was all, and right now, neither Chase nor anyone else would have been able to guess whether or not I had shed some tears.“It’s time for your appointment with Edna Jones,” I told Chase strictly.He wasn’t staring at me, and I couldn’t tell if it was because he was still mad, even though he didn’t even have any righ

Chase’s POV Carmen’s last words sliced through my heart painfully as realization dawned on me.She hadn’t taken the job.“Damn, Chase,” a voice in my head berated me. “If only you have just asked her politely, she would have told you, instead of creating a fight,” it added. “And when did you become this way?”That was a question I couldn’t answer.I didn’t know if it was the jealousy of seeing that someone else wanted Carmen, whether romantically and professionally, or if it was the anger of her being Donny’s daughter. All I knew was that something was happening inside of me that was making it almost impossible to control myself.Not to forget the fact that a big part of me was looking for a way to apologize to Carmen for how I treated her after the sex, but that just wasn’t working.She was being too professional around me, making her impenetrable.And then I had to deal with Terry’s words that kept assuring me that I didn’t do anything right.Usually, I shouldn’t have even allowed

Carmen’s POVFor the first few seconds, I was struck by Chase’s demeaning question, but almost immediately, I got out of my shock.“Excuse me?” I said, hoping that Chase would actually say that he didn’t mean to speak to me like that.Right now, I wasn’t even bothered about how he found out.He was a hockey player and words must have gotten around, but asking me such a question was an insult to me, coupled with the fact that I was still dealing with the rippling hurt that his actions caused me.“You heard me right, Carmen,” Chase said, facing me squarely. “Why did you greedily take the deal Sean’s dad offered to you?” He had the audacity to repeat the question.Pain and anger rippled through me, making my heart bleed afresh.Ever since we had sex, Chase had just been unpeeling layers of his horrible personality. As though it wasn’t enough that he hurt me dearly, he wanted to ensure that my heart was completely broken. How cruel could he be?From the look in his eyes, he didn’t look re