All Chapters of The Chemistry Clause : Chapter 31 - Chapter 34

ARMAN“You’re mad at me.” I pulled Zoe to face me. Her face wasn’t expressive, but her eyes were, they had all kinds of sparkles that told of different things, it was a beauty to watch.She shook her head, “I’m fine.” I knew she wasn’t.“I’m sorry.” I pleaded.“You don’t even know why I’m mad!” Zoe lashed out, finally, her face betraying her anger. Still, she remained pretty. “It doesn’t work like that.”“Why are you mad?” I asked, trying to understand, it was hard to see beyond her beauty. It was harder to believe that she didn’t know everyone saw her the way I did.“I said I’m fine.” She stood up, wanting to leave my hold.I let her go for a moment, only to pull her back and capture her between my legs. “Tell me what I did wrong.” I pleaded.Zoe was beautiful and mine, it was almost hard to believe I could touch her if I wanted to. I wanted to. I trailed kisses up her shoulder. “Don’t do that.” But the anger was leaving her voice.It was hard to believe, but my girl liked physical t

ZoeBridget’s smile faltered.Then she recovered so quickly that if I hadn’t been staring at her, I would have missed it.She laughed softly and folded her arms. Defense.“Arman, come on. Since the accident.”Arman didn't respond.Bridget looked around the room and explained patiently, like she had explained this a hundred times already.“Fans still don’t know your current condition. The last update we gave was carefully controlled. You disappearing completely worked in our favor because people got curious instead of concerned.” She smiled gently at Arman. “Your recovery, you relationship has to become private.”Private.I looked at Arman.His expression did not change but I was beginning to realize that with Arman, the absence of expression did not mean absence of feeling.Bridget continued. “You were confused after waking up. You weren’t ready. Your emotions were unstable and people notice these things. You're not ready to go back out there. Interviews, photos, public appearances—th