CHAPTER 44

Riella's POV.

The table was silent.

Extremely silent.

It wasn't the kind of silence that came naturally with peace. It was the kind that was filled with extreme tension and awkwardness.

I hated to be in situations like this.

Sparing Carolyn a glance, I put the straw in my mouth and sipped on my pineapple juice. It was becoming increasingly hard not to say something. Anything at all.

“You said you didn't want me handling it, ” I started as I sucked on my straw. She didn't say anything. She just looked up from her phone while looking around the cafe that we were settled in.

To unwind from the stress of the past few days, I opted to take us both out. I was resuming work soon but I wanted to make the most of my free time.

“I said I could handle it on my own, ” She grabbed her coconut milk and sipped it. She had insisted on having that while I went for this.

For a moment, I didn't say anything. I just patted my hair and looked away from her.

“You promised me that you weren't going to do a