Damon’s POV
“Mr. Furlord, you have a visitor.” said Edward.
I put my pen down and looked at him. “Who is it?”
“It’s Mr. Knight. Jared Knight, Sir.”
“Let him in,” I said.
I leaned on my swivel chair as I waited for the door to open. What is that asshole doing here?
I balled my hand into a fist. Just hearing his name makes me feel mad already.
The door of my office went open and I immediately saw Jared walking towards me with that usual annoying smile on his face. “Good Morning, Mr. Furlord.”
“What do you want from me?” I asked without looking at him.
“I want to talk to you.”
“I don’t have time for you.”
“It’s about Sunny.”
I stopped for a while, I gripped tight of my pen, and glared at him. “What about her?”
“I like Sunny.” He blurted.
I laughed sarcastically. “Dude, are you serious? You’re saying those things in front of her boyfriend?”
“I don’t care if you’re her boyfriend. I like Sunny and I’m serious about her.”
I stood up and walked towards him. “And you think I’m not?”
“I know you don’t love her. You can’t even send her to school or pick her up after class.”
“That’s because I’m busy. Loving someone isn’t about those petty things.”
“But doing those petty things proves how much you love her. If you can’t be with her everyday, then how can you stay beside her for the rest of her life?!”
I grabbed him by his collar. “You don’t have the right to tell me what to do, Jared. Sunny is mine. And if you’re thinking that I’ll let you win her, then you’re wrong. She will never be yours.”
He laughed sarcastically. “Really? You’re telling me you love her when you don’t even know what’s happening inside our University?! You don’t even know that she’s being bullied because of you!! Is that what you called love, huh?! Are you fucking kidding me?!”
“W-What did you say? S-Sunny is being bullied?”
He brushed my hands off him. “See? You don’t even know about that. Because you don’t care about her, you never cared for her!”
Why didn’t she tell me about that?
“I need to see her.” I said as I took my coat.
“You don’t have to. I already fixed everything. All you need to do is to break up with her. She doesn’t deserve someone like you.”
“Get out of my way.”
“No, I’m not letting you go near Sunny again!” he said as he blocked my way.
“I said get the hell out of my way!”
I punched him in the face which caused him to fall on the floor. “Don’t you dare touch Sunny again. I’m her boyfriend, it’s my responsibility to protect her. If you’re planning to take her away from me, then fuck off.”
Sunny’s POV
I still can’t process what Jared just told me. H-He said he likes me, should I believe that?
But that’s too impossible. How can someone like me?
But he looks so serious when he said that to me.
Then my phone suddenly rang. I immediately reached for it above the side table, thinking that it was Jared but I was wrong. It’s the devil.
I took a deep breath before answering. “Hello?”
“Meet me at the park.”
“H-huh? B-But it’s already evening.”
“I’ll wait for you there.”
“It’s already—H-hey! Hello?!”
And as always, he already hang up the phone. That devil never really changed. I took my jacket from the cabinet and brought my bag with me as I descended the stairs. “Where are you going at this time, Sunny Peruvian?” dad suddenly appeared in front of me just when I was about to go outside our house.
“I-I’ll just buy some juice.”
“Juice? Really? It’s ten in the evening and you’re planning to buy some juice? Come on, my daughter. I’m not dumb to know those lame excuses of yours. As if I haven’t done that before. Where are you really going?”
I sighed. “Damon wants to meet me.”
“D-Damon?”
“Hmm.”
“Ah, why didn’t you tell me immediately? Go on, it’s cold outside so don’t make him wait too long.” He said while pushing me outside.
“I’ll be back later.”
“Take your time!”
***
“What do you want from me?” I asked Damon as soon as arrived at the park. He was sitting on a bench and immediately stood up upon seeing me.
“I’m glad you came.”
I averted my gaze. “I still have to sleep early so spill it out. By the way, about what happened between me and Jared, I already—
“Have you been bullied by your schoolmates because of me?”
“H-Huh?”
“Who are they? Why didn’t you tell me?”
I looked at him. “W-Who told you that?”
“It’s not important anymore. Answer my question, why didn’t you tell me about it?”
“You don’t have to. They didn’t do anything serious to me anyway.”
“I’m the reason why they did that to you, I have the right to know! I could’ve done something!”
“What would you do? Kick them out of the university? Then they’ll get even mad and involve everyone around me?”
He didn’t speak for a while. He looked around the park as if trying to find the right words to say. “You should’ve at least told me about it. I would never let them hurt you again.”
“W-What?”
“Y-You’re my girlfriend, it’s natural for me to protect you. I-It’s my responsibility to—
“Can you just quit acting now? We’re the only ones here so you don’t have to pretend anymore.”
“I’m not pretending.”
I looked at him. “What?”
“Jared went to my office this afternoon.”
“J-Jared?”
“He asked me to break up with you. I knew it, he really likes you from the start. I shouldn’t have let him go near you.”
My blood boiled. “What are you saying?” I laughed sarcastically. “You shouldn’t have let Jared go near me because you don’t want someone to like me? You don’t want to see me happy, just because my sister broke your heart, you’re already thinking that I don’t deserve to be loved?”
“That’s not what I mean, Sunny.”
“Damon. You are the worst person I have ever met in my life. All of these things, all of these shits happened because of you! I hate you so much! You’re the reason why I had to face all of these stupid—
I wasn’t able to continue what I was about to say.
All of a sudden, Damon grabbed my hand and pulled me close towards him. He was staring right into my eyes as he moved his face close to mine.
The next thing I know, his lips were already pressed on mine.