Chap 17: He has broken my heart.

Steven turned to look at me with a look that was as mysterious and sharp as a knife that made me shiver. I slipped my trembling hand into my jacket pocket to hide my growing fear. I avoided his gaze, lowered my head, and stammered: "I…me. On the way back, I fell so…."

"Do not lie!"

Steven roars in anger! Just then, there was a loud noise that made everyone in the room jump in panic. He smashed an expensive bottle of Champagne. Pieces of glass splattered all over the floor. His eyes were bloodshot like the color of wine dripping on the floor.

I stagger back as Steven approaches me with his face flushed with anger, the veins in his neck tense.

"Diana, answer me. Why not answer the phone? What were you doing then? Where? Why did you come back like this?" He asked me so fast that my mind was confused and tense.

"I had…problem!" My voice caught in my throat. Fear, emptiness, and cold are waiting for me to fill that void.

Steven sneered an angry mockery in his voice: "Huh, incident. You sti