Chapter 59: 'Punish me.'

ROSE

As the van sped through the expressway, silence continued to separate us, keeping us to ourselves—me to my thoughts about my unrequited love for a man who belongs to the people and my dilemma to have a fling with him; him… to his nap?

Rum hasn’t moved since he flung me aside. Perhaps, he’s fallen asleep.

After exiting the expressway, meandering through the maze of city streets, the van finally turned into the luxury apartment building of Rum’s penthouse.

I jolted forward in my seat. “David, I think you should send me home first—.”

“Rum said to come straight here,” David reported like an army soldier as he turned the steering wheel, and the van swerved into the parking lot.

As soon as it stopped, Rum sprung alive, grabbed my wrist and yanked me along with him as he got out.

The trip up to the highest floor was quiet at first.

Then, I turned to Rum and whispered, “Rum….”

“I don’t want to hear anymore of your nonsense talk, Rose. Just stop talking.”

“Then why am I h