บททั้งหมดของ LOVE AND VENGEANCE : บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 70

“Your brother and I were just having a chat,” I said before Damien could say anything. “He is really nice”“Sure, I am,” Harry said, his voice laced with sarcasm.“I will leave you two alone then,” I said, attempting to walk past Damien, but his hands wrapped around me, pulling me back. “Thank you for coming, Harry, but the next time you come to my house, I expect you to treat my guests with respect.” Damien barked. “Brother I..”“Did I make myself clear!” Damien barked. “Please don't start a fight” I muttered.Damiens's grip tightened around my arm, pulling me upstairs. I glanced back to look at Harry who wore a dumbfounded look on his face. “Damien, why did you do that?” I asked as we entered the room. “He is your brother, why would you speak to him in that manner?”“I love you, Vanessa, you know that, right?”I nodded “Of course I do”“Don't listen to anything he says, do you understand?”I sigh. “He simply said you love Elizabeth more than you love me,” I took a step forward.

~~Damien~~I rushed down the stairs as soon as I heard her car pull up. “What were you thinking about leaving the house without me?”“This again?” I asked, exhausted. He wrapped his hands around my waist pushing me against him. “Never do that again” He muttered pressing his lips against mine”“Eww, what have you done to my cousin?” Alex asked, covering her face. “Now,” he said, pulling away from me. “This gym Instructor, did he touch you? Tell me if he did and I'm breaking him limb from limb”I cupped his face with both my hands. “It was fine, Damien, I'm here right now, and I'm safe, aren't I?”“Yeah, except for the flat tire, everything went fine. I promise,” Alex said. My jaw clenched. “He didn't have to know that,” I said, shooting her an annoyed gaze. Damiens brow furrowed, turning away from me. “Flat tire?”Alex nodded. “Her tire was flat when we got out of the gym. Luckily some guy came to our rescue.He turned to look at me. His brow raised. “Guy? As in a man?”“He took h

~~VANESSA~~I sat on one of the seats in the coffee shop waiting patiently for Wayne to show up. This was better than dining with a stranger. I couldn't help but think about the time Raymond and I went on a date and he almost died from an allergy attack. Sigh. I should have let him die. “Here is your double espresso with a splash of vanilla, ma'am,” The waiter said, placing my cup of coffee on the table before me. A smile formed on my lips as I grabbed the cup from the table. “Thank you,” I said, but he had already begun to walk off. As usual, there was a tiny spoon placed carefully beside my coffee, and I picked it up and began to steer. Cisco, the waiter, always added too much vanilla and called it a ‘splash,’ so, of course,, I had to stir. “Planning world domination?” A man's voice said sarcasm playing in his voice. Startled, I looked up to see who it was. Wayne. He stood before me, his dark eyes gazing into mine and his curly black hair falling perfectly onto his forehead

“Stay in the hospital for a while,” My mother instructed. My brow creased. “What?” I muttered. “Make her feel obligated to take care of you when she does that, she will feel a bond to you, the man who took a bullet for her, and then you can't get close to Damien remember the plan and stick to it Wayne, make it look real”I exhaled sharply. “Of course Mother”“Do not disappoint me, Wayne,” “Yes, Mother,” But before I could say anything more before I could finish, the line went flat. I clenched my phone tightly. In my hands, anger boiling inside of me, I threw it across the room. I didn't care about the Davenport family. Did they abandon my pregnant mother years ago? So what? We are thriving without them; only my mother cares for revenge, and I'm tired; I just want her to love me. Is that too much to ask?~~Vanessa~~Damien rented out an entire restaurant opposite the hospital. “Damien, you shouldn't have done this; other people need to eat, too,” I said pretending that I was

“Yes,.murder” She responded, her voice steady.As I opened my mouth to speak she cut in. “I will leave you to rest.” With that she walked out of the office, the room shutting the door behind her. “Murder?”~~Vanessa~~I lay in bed, wrapped up in a blanket, as my mind reeled with thoughts. How did my life get like this? I was a complete mess and I knew it. I heard footsteps approach the room; excited, I jumped out of bed. “Damien?” I said pulling the door open. He smiled weakly at me. “How did you know it was me?”“You are the only one who comes up here,” I said, wrapping my hand around him in a tight hug. He lifted me up in his arms. Wrapping my legs around him. “How is Wayne?” I asked her and walked into the room, placing me carefully on the bed. “Vanessa” He breathed against my lips, his eyes searching mine. “How are you?”“I'm fine, Damien; I have to be,” he pushed me, causing my back to lay flat on the bed, and climbed onto me. “Are you scared?” He asked.“Raymond doesn't s