Chapter 5

Noah Pov

I angrily left the class because I knew if I had stayed longer there, I would have done a terrible thing. Fuck, I don’t know what is wrong with me.

I don’t know why I hate it that Mr. Jack wants to be close to her.

It’s stupid to think that he can fool us or me with that excuse. He doesn’t want a president. He fucking wants to mess around with Scarlet because he can’t help but admire her beauty.

Jeez, Scarlet is a fucking novice. This is why I can’t have her!The things she does irk me. The silence treatment she gives me boils my anger!

I fucking don’t know what to do because I feel so pissed right now. I’m pissed at both of them.

I’m pissed that Scarlet doesn’t know that. Mr. Jack can’t control his dick whenever he sees pretty ladies.

I know it’s none of my business. But I don’t know why I keep getting so furious at it.

Ladies will always be so annoying. They can be so blind that they can’t see danger coming.

Mom was a victim too. She was so blind that she couldn’t see that the man never wanted her. He only wanted to use her as a whore.

But because she was so blind, she couldn’t see that. He used her. Got her pregnant and dumbed her. Then she died while giving birth to me.

My life has been awful since I didn’t get to see my mom. I have fucking been lonely without a mom. The only close person I have in this world is my mom’s twin sister. Annabel.

She told me everything. She told me how my mom was used by that bastard called my father. She narrated how my mom cried to see me grow while she remained alive, but she couldn’t make it.

I was fucked up that I was told the story but never had the chance to see what my mom looked like.

I never had the chance to touch her.

Never had the chance to experience her love.

They say boys don’t cry, but they might be right. We don’t shed tears like ladies, but our hearts bleed every time.

We hide behind a face mask.Whereas we have a deep cut in our hearts that seems not to be healing.

My life has been lonely. I wish I had a mom.My dad never likes me; he just wants me because I’m his only son. His second-chance mates had daughters and no males.

This is why he wants me; apart from that, I don’t think he cares for me. Only Annabel does.

After my mom’s story, I don’t go too deep in love. I just need it to be neutral so I can’t be fooled too, because love is a trap.

This is why I have Bella. Bella doesn’t look too innocent, like Scarlet. Bella looks more experienced than she is.

Bella knows the twist in all this. These are the kinds of girls I like who are not novices or blind. Just as my mom was a novice, I don’t want to be with anyone who is.

Scarlet is one.

I can’t accept her, but I don’t understand why I can’t move on after rejecting her.

 I don’t know why she feels so different.

I don’t know why I can’t neglect her.

I don’t know why I desperately want her to speak to me instead of keeping me silent.

I sit in the garden, close to the entrance. I see Mr. Jack walking forward, knowing that he is heading towards his office.

I rise to my feet as I approach him. "Mr. Jack." I call him, and he halts his steps.

He stops and turns to stare at me. "Don’t do anything stupid around Scarlet. You might not know the things that I am capable of!" I warn him in a low tone as he stares at me with plain eyes.

"I saw the way you rejected her. She might need someone to mend her broken heart," he smiles. Damn it.. I know where he is headed. I clench my fist as I see the smirk on his lips.

"She looks too pretty to be that heartbroken. I want to be that shoulder she needs." He smiles wide, like he knows what is going on in my mind.

"Don’t you dare go close to her!" I groan at him."Well, too bad that you can’t stop me. You see? You lost her. I’m kind of thankful that you rejected her. It seems like luck is on my path." He flickers and begins to walk away.

My chest burns in anger. I'm fucking furious that I can put Jack in trouble if he dares step on my toes.

He walked away from me, making me feel frustrated.

I stand dead. Thinking of what to do to stop that man from going close to Scarlet.

A few minutes later, Jack walked back to his office. I saw Scarlet walking in the same direction he was coming from.

She looks a little dull. I can’t help but recall what Jack just said: that she needs a shoulder to lean on. She looks like she has a lot to worry about too.

She moves closer, and when she raises her eyes, she sees me. Then quickly turn her gaze elsewhere and pretend that she didn’t see me and that I wasn't present there.

" Scarlet." I call her, and my tone is a little cold. She heard me, but she refused to stop.

She is keeping me silent again. Fuck, I hate this!

I angrily walk to her and yank her by her arms as I block her from moving. I pin her against the wall and cage her with my hands.

I hear her breathing fast. Then I see fear and hate in her eyes as she stares at me. I’m expecting her to say a word.

"Please speak to me!" I screamed in my head.

I want her to tell me what's on her mind! She would rather tell me than give Jack a chance.

"You don’t have the right to cage me. Let me go now." She demands; her tone is like ice. It’s filled with anger and hatred.

Out of shame, I take off my hands.

"Sc.." As I’m about to speak, I hear Bella’s voice calling me as she runs forward.

Fuck.. I will miss the chance to hear Scarlet speak to me.

As Bella comes closer, she slips out of my side and begins to walk away. Damn, she is heading towards Mr. Jack's office. What I don’t want!