Chapter Thirty Two

Noah stormed out of the room in fury and betrayal with his hands balled into fists. Somehow, I managed to push Zen away from me and scurried after Noah. "Hey, hey! Noah-wait!"

I quickly caught his arm before he could go any further and tugged at him. A flicker of hurt passed through his face as his jaw clenched. He looked down in disgust and glared at me.

"It's not what you see, Noah--- "

"Then explain," he cut me off harshly and jerked his arm away from my grasp.

"Zen was tickling me and I-I couldn't get rid of him. I'm not going to lie about anything that happened between Zen and because nothing really happened! Maa forced us on a-a date," I said the last sentence gingerly and Noah gritted his teeth. I reached for his face and cupped his cheeks softly. "I don't love Zen, I love you Noah and I'll never stop loving you."

"Then prove it, break this ridiculous engagement with Prince Charming and come to me. Can you do that, Strawberry?" he asked intensely and my lips pursed into a thin