Chapter 7

Chapter 7

**Hugo's POV**

"Shit!"

I hurled my laptop across the room in frustration.

I couldn't focus because of what had happened earlier.

How dare he kiss Jheanne?

"Argh!"

I dragged both hands down my face.

I'd waited so long to kiss those lips, only for someone else to get there first? That man was the one enjoying what should have been mine?

I tried searching for him online but found nothing.

Who the hell was he?

There was something strange about that guy. Something off.

I wanted to know more about him, but I had almost nothing to go on. I didn't even know his full name.

"Ubi? What the fuck kind of name is that?"

I grabbed my beer from the table and took a long swig.

I couldn't stop being irritated.

I didn't think I was jealous.

I just couldn't accept the fact that after I ran out on our wedding, she somehow got herself a fiancé immediately. That fast? I knew Jheanne. She didn't trust men easily, especially strangers. And in the entire eight years we were together, I was the only man in her life.

So how the hell did she suddenly have a fiancé?

Where did that guy even come from?

"Aha. Maybe... they're pretending?"

A grin spread across my face.

Maybe that was it.

Maybe the two of them were just putting on an act.

But for what?

To make me think she'd replaced me just as quickly?

I laughed at the thought.

But what if they weren't pretending?

What if they were actually getting married?

My fists clenched.

"No. That can't happen... not before I get Jheanne."

I smirked.

The office door suddenly opened, and I turned sharply toward it.

"Goddammit! Don't you knock?" I barked.

But instead of answering, she looked around the room in shock.

"What the fuck happened here, babe?" she asked.

I sneered at Janna.

Sometimes she really got on my nerves. Too loud. Too dramatic.

But I liked her.

That was why I replaced Jheanne with her.

She walked toward me, and I bit my lip when her full breasts swayed with every step. She came close and wrapped her arms around me.

"What happened? Are you okay? Is this about earlier?" she asked.

I shook my head immediately.

She couldn't know about that.

"No. Just stressed from work. Maybe I'm just lacking your affection," I said, pulling her by the waist and pressing her body against mine. I kissed along her neck.

But she pulled away and looked me straight in the eye.

"What did you feel when you saw them kissing earlier?"

I shrugged.

I had no idea why she was asking. Maybe she wanted reassurance that I no longer felt anything for her former friend.

"I felt nothing, babe. Why?" I asked.

"Just making sure. So... you weren't jealous?"

I laughed.

"Babe, I'm never going to be jealous of them. If anything, they should be jealous of us."

I pulled her close again and kissed her deeply this time.

I wasn't jealous.

So why the hell had I been so enraged when that man kissed Jheanne?

I shoved the thought aside and focused on devouring Janna's mouth instead.

After what happened between us in my office, she left. She went back to work in the same building. We worked for the same company, after all. She even cleaned up the mess in my office before she went.

"Babe, I need to go somewhere," I murmured near her ear.

She was busy with some papers and looked up at me, frowning.

"Where are you going? Should I come with you?"

"No. I'm fine. I just need to visit someone. After that, I'm heading back to my condo."

"Okay. Take care," she said.

I nodded and left.

The second I got outside, I went straight to my car and drove to where I wanted to go.

The condominium building owned by the Estofa family.

When I got there and found Jheanne's unit, I knocked over and over without hesitation.

No one answered.

I sighed.

Maybe no one was home.

I turned, about to leave, when they appeared at the far end of the hallway-walking hand in hand and laughing.

The moment they saw me, they both paused.

Only for a second.

Then they kept walking until they were just a few feet away.

"What are you doing here?" Jheanne asked coldly.

I smirked, glancing pointedly at their joined hands.

"I came to check on you."

"Check on me? Ha! Are you okay, Hugo? I'm fine. Why? Do you care about me?" she asked with a laugh.

"I just thought maybe you'd lost your mind, so I came to see for myself," I replied with a grin.

Her expression changed instantly.

Anger replaced whatever had been there before.

She raised her hand like she was about to slap me, but I caught her wrist.

"Bastard! My mind will never break because of someone like you! You're not a loss!" she shouted.

My grip tightened around her wrist.

"Ow... let go of me!" she said.

But I only held on tighter.

"Admit it. You're just pretending. He's not really your fiancé."

"Why? Can't you accept it, huh? Hugo, accept the fact that I can replace you just as fast as you replaced me! So let go of me before I have my boyfriend drag you out of this building!"

My jaw tightened.

I released her hand roughly and then shoved her against the wall, pressing my face close to hers.

"Are you sure?" I asked with a smirk.

Her eyes widened, especially when my gaze dropped to her lips.

She froze.

Didn't answer.

I smiled.

"I think... you still love me, Jheanne."

I leaned in, about to kiss her-

But suddenly something heavy slammed into the side of my head.

My hearing rang. My vision blurred.

Jheanne shoved me away, and when I looked up, she was already in that man's arms.

The guy looked furious, his fist still clenched, clearly ready to hit me again. Jheanne was the only one stopping him.

"If you ever come near her again and pull that shit again, I won't hesitate to smash your face in," he said in a deadly voice.

I couldn't answer.

He took Jheanne by the arm and led her back into the unit.

And I was left standing there, hand pressed to my ear, feeling like fireflies were exploding inside my skull from that punch.