chapter twenty one

Zoom in. Zoom out.That was what he had been doing for the past ten minutes after realizing she was not going to answer his question.Much to his displeasure.The thought that he might not know when he would see her again settled heavily in his chest. It was an uncomfortable feeling, like something pressing against his ribs from the inside.Lately he had been missing the sight of her- her beautiful smile, the way her eyes brightened whenever she laughed. It was strange how someone’s eyes could stay in a person’s mind like that. Bright and warm most of the time, yet for some reason he had always thought there was something else hidden inside them.A shadow.A sadness.Every time he remembered it, curiosity stirred within him again. He wanted to know where that sadness came from and somehow, without realizing it, he wanted to be the one who made it disappear.His eyes remained glued to his phone as if his life depended on it. The screen illuminated his face in the dim room while he slow

Last Updated : 2026-05-08

chapter twenty two

“Angela! My dear!”My stepfather greeted me cheerfully the moment he saw me standing at the doorstep. His voice carried that familiar warmth I remembered from years ago, the kind that filled the hallway before his arms even reached me. With a wide smile, he stepped forward and engulfed me in a fatherly hug.For a moment, I froze.My body turned stiff in his embrace as if I had forgotten how to react to affection that came so suddenly. His arms were firm but gentle, and the faint scent of his aftershave lingered in the air. Slowly, almost awkwardly, my hands moved around his back and I patted his shoulders in a gentle, careful manner.“I have not seen your face around lately. How are you, dear?” he asked softly. His voice carried genuine concern, and I forced a small smile.“I’m doing alright. How about you?”He shrugged lightly, a playful glint appearing in his eyes.“As good as you can see me.”I couldn’t help but smile a little wider at his effort to joke. It wasn’t the best joke in

Last Updated : 2026-05-08

chapter twenty three

“You can put this on the table first and then—” my mother instructed while glancing around the kitchen with careful attention. Her eyes moved from the stove to the counter, then to the dining table, making sure that every dish was placed properly and that nothing was missing from the arrangement she had worked so hard to prepare.I waited patiently for her to finish checking everything. My hands were holding the stack of plates and cutlery she had given me earlier. When her eyes finally landed on me again, a small gleam of satisfaction appeared on her face, as if she had just confirmed that everything in the kitchen was exactly the way she wanted it to be.“That’s all for now,” she said with a nod. “You can put that on the table.”I nodded in response and resumed my task. Carefully, I placed each plate and each piece of cutlery in their proper places on the dining table, arranging them neatly the way my mother always liked them to be arranged.“Oh,” I murmured quietly.It was only the

Last Updated : 2026-05-11

chapter twenty four

At the end, we somehow ended up driving to his place instead of mine, and the worst part was that the situation was entirely my fault because I had been so angry with him earlier that I stormed out of the house without thinking properly, climbed into his stupid car out of pure frustration, and only realized much later that I had left my purse behind on the kitchen counter, the very purse that contained everything I needed, including my house key, my wallet, and even my phone charger.I did argue with him at first, insisting stubbornly that I did not need his help and that I could simply go back to my place on my own, but Vincenzo had a way of twisting every word until I found myself cornered by his reasoning, because he accused me of hiding something from him again, which in my opinion was none of his business to begin with, and then he added that if I suddenly left like that it would only make my mother and stepfather worry, especially after they had seen us leave together earlier th

Last Updated : 2026-05-12

chapter twenty five

I cleared my throat in an attempt to get his attention, glancing sideways at the man sitting beside me who was driving far too quietly for my liking as the dim lights from the passing streetlamps slid across his face in brief flashes of gold and shadow, and it was only then, in that uncomfortable silence stretching between us inside the moving car, that a sudden realization struck me so abruptly that I physically winced at the thought of it.Why must I always be so stupid?The embarrassment crept up my neck slowly, spreading across my cheeks until I could practically feel the heat burning there, and the fact that this was not even the first embarrassing realization I had suffered through today only made me feel even more foolish than before.Still, despite the humiliation prickling under my skin, I forced myself to try again to get his attention when he ignored my first attempt, and although my instinct was to clear my throat once more like the pathetic person I felt like at the momen

Last Updated : 2026-05-15

All Chapters of Bad Romance: Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

chapter twenty one

chapter twenty two

chapter twenty three

chapter twenty four

chapter twenty five