Chapter Eight

Alice POV

Soon, I finished my pasta and picked up the chocolate slice. I picked up a fuck and cut out of the cake.

As soon as the cake entered my mouth, I closed my eyes and sighed as the sweetness of the cake burst on my tongue. I heard Matt chuckle beside me.

"Alice dear, you need to relax with the food. You don't want to upset your tummy now, do you?" I heard Matt's mom say beside me.

A sassy reply danced on my tongue but I held myself and completely ignored her. I have had enough with my father and I didn't want to indulge her.

Matt seemed to sense the tension in the air because the next thing he did was to lead his mother away from our table.

When I tell you that this boy is kind-hearted, believe me. If that woman said another word about the way I was eating, I might have stabbed her in the eye.

I looked around to see if Liam was anywhere near but no, he wasn't in sight.

Son of a bitch! I'm just sitting down here all alone eating cake as if to console myself.

I saw some peop