All Chapters of No Longer A Fool For You : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Before I could blink, before I could even process the shift in air, Matthew had me pinned beneath him—not violently, not tenderly, but just there… confined.His arms braced on either side of me, his eyes dark like thunderclouds ready to erupt.“What the hell?” I breathed, voice unsteady but edged with defiance. “What are you doing? What exactly are you trying to prove?”His jaw locked, breath hitching, as he stared me down with a gaze that chilled me to my bones—but I didn’t let it show.“You think this is a game, don’t you?” he said, low and bitter. “You honestly believe all your little antics will work? Is that it?”My brows tightened. “What antics?”“You, parading around in lingerie.Acting like you’re some vixen from a late-night drama, switching on the light so I could get a better look.Giggling into that damn phone.All of it—just to reel me in.”At his words, I let out a dry, cynical laugh. “Oh, spare me.”He leaned in, his voice sharp—like shards of glass.“Let me spell this

The car was silent.Too silent. After I asked the question, I could literally feel the stillness expand, filling every inch of the vehicle like fog. The air thickened and even the soft hum of the AC felt like a violation. Matthew coughed—more like a deliberate clearing of his throat. And my gaze didn’t leave the rearview mirror as I watched him from the corner of my eye, studying his jaw as it clenched, the way his fingers tapped against the wheel, slow, calculating. And then… Sarah. Of course, Sarah. She leaned slightly on the seat, her voice coated in a syrupy, patronizing calm. "Um... Selene, I'm sure this isn't what you meant, but... I'm family. So I think it's okay if I sit beside Matthew. I mean... I'm like a younger sister to him so I don’t think it’s a big deal." A dry laugh broke from my lips before I even realized it. "Oh, really?" I said, slowly turning my face toward her. "So now, because you’re 'family,' you think it's appropriate to sit where Matthew’s wife shou

I was flipping through the final page of the quarterly report, my eyes scanning numbers that refused to make any real sense, when the office door burst open with a thunderous crack."Yo, man, don't you know how to knock?" I barked without even glancing up, already knowing who it was. Only one person had the audacity to barge in like that—Drew."Nah, man," his voice came sharp and breathless. "The situation I just walked into doesn’t need a knock—it needs a damn intervention."I looked up and saw him standing there, chest heaving, fists clenched, his eyes flickering with disbelief. "What the hell is going on, Matthew? Huh? Why are you here, sitting in this tiny-ass office? I went to your old place, and they told me you’d been moved. Moved, bro! Like, just like that! Can you imagine the shock of my life?"I exhaled, tossing the report aside. "As you’ve clearly discovered, I’ve been demoted."Drew took a step forward, his brows furrowed deep. "Yo, man... You got demoted and didn’t think

Matthew’s POV I just stood there watching her. And for the first time in a long time… I didn’t have anything to say. But the silence didn’t last. I clenched my jaw, teeth grinding as I forced myself to breathe. The taste of regret was bitter on my tongue. I could still feel the heat in my knuckles from hitting Ethan and I could also see the look on Selene’s face as she scowled at me but I pushed it all down. I had swallowed enough already. “Okay,” I finally muttered, voice low. “Okay, Selene. Enough with all these games I said as she raised a brow, her arms still folded. “Games?”She said with a slight tilt of her brows. “Yes. Games,” I repeated, louder this time, stepping forward. “This little back and forth you keep playing—what exactly is the end goal here? What is it going to take for you to finally stop all of this… whatever this is you’re plotting?” Her head tilted slightly, like she was amused. But I saw the coldness behind her eyes. “You’re embarrassing me

Selene’s POV As soon as Matthew slammed the door, the sound echoed in my ears like a thunderclap. I froze. And for a second, I just stood there, staring at the space he had stormed out of, my chest rising and falling like I had just run a marathon. Then, I let out a breath I didn’t even know I was holding. A shaky one that was heavy and loud almost like a sob but not quite. My knees felt weak as I immediately reached for the table to steady myself, fingers gripping the edge like my life depended on it. My whole body was trembling not because I was scared of him, no. It was just… I’d never been able to take his anger not when it was aimed at me. He didn’t even have to yell for long. Just one sharp tone from him, and I’d always fold either go quiet or completely fall apart. But this time? This time I stood my ground. Why did I even say that? Still holding onto the table for balance, I staggered toward the other side and slumped into my chair. I leaned back and closed my