When he became ill, I expected him to warm up to me and forgive us for our previous miscommunications. However, it was just my wishful thinking because Lance returned to be gloomy!
“Alexa, how much longer are you going to be like this?” He inquired as to when we would be having our meal.
“Like what?” In response to his question, I pretended to be clueless.
“Like a parasite,” he told me, and his words hurt me.
To keep my lower lip from trembling, I nibbled it. I fought away the tears that started to flow because angry words were the last thing I wanted to hear from him. As a result, I’ve become a nuisance. I waited for him to refute his statement for a time, but it never came.
I rose and said, “Fine,” and walked away.
“Finish your meal!” He roared at me, but all I did was raise my left brow in return.
That was the most humiliating experience of my entire life, and I didn’t have the courage to confront him again. Before I left, I glared at him with the corner of my upper lip turned up in irritation. Being called a parasite wasn’t something I expected to hear from him, and it was so insensitive on my part!
After calling me a parasite and a pest, how could he demand that I finish my meal? Whoa, what a knucklehead! The other half of my brain told me I needed to make a wise decision and leave the impossible man alone, but my heart wasn’t ready to give up just yet.
I decided to stay for another few days because his indifference might lead to something romantic. Was I a hopeless romantic? Maybe, but I didn’t give a damn!
I wanted him.
I needed him.
I love him.
So, there’s no reason to give up just because he’s indifferent to me. What if I was just stubborn and in denial? Lance told me on several occasions that he has no more feelings for me. I’ve read from a book that if a man would declare he has fallen out of love, it was a hundred per cent accurate and true.
Feeling aggravated at his harsh words, I returned to the table and levelled my eyes at him. When he looked up, I opened my mouth to speak. “If you want me to leave you alone, you have to kill me first,” I informed him.
Lance creased his forehead after he heard my announcement. “Are you out of your mind?” He screamed.
“Yes! I am totally crazy about you, so you better take me back or suffer the consequences,” I warned him.
“My God! You’re really out of it, Alexa!”
In response, I shrugged off my shoulders and left him. I believed that sooner or later, he would decide to take me back. Yes, he would soon realize that he couldn’t be happy without me.
Inside my room, I paced back and forth while thinking about my next move! Lance has put up a wall around himself, and I struggled to break it! It was indestructible! For the nth time, I sighed heavily in frustration as I walked towards the window. The magnificent view from my room was soothing to my mind and eyes, and I needed it to think more clearly.
When I opened the drapes, I noticed that the pool was empty. Suddenly, an idea popped up inside my head, and as fast as I could, I changed into swimwear, and I was ready to enjoy swimming.
“You’re not only overstaying your welcome, but you’re also trespassing on my personal space. Aren’t you a tad overbearing?” As he removed his swimming cap from his head, Lance inquired.
“Well, pests do what pests usually do. Unless you eradicate my existence now, and that will only happen if you kill me. “Before jumping into the water, I reacted rudely.
The man was no longer there when I reappeared from underwater, which was good for my peace of mind. I could see he was annoyed by my continual hovering, but I was irritated as well! Lance strengthened the walls that guarded his heart every day, which irritated me in the long run. I was, however, at a loss for what to do! Except for the last one on the list, which I haven’t had a chance to try, the procedures I discovered online didn’t work at all.
Because he despised everything about me, seducing him would be close to impossible!
I tried to ignore him while swimming, but my eyes couldn’t ignore the magnificent creature in one of the lounging chairs. He was wearing a trunk, and his six-pack abs were hard to ignore! Aside from the fact that he was so damn gorgeous and hot, he has an excellent physique! When he raised his hand to comb his hair, I was drooling at his muscles.
A few minutes later, I have decided to return to my room. I would love to swim some more and exercised my muscles, but his presence in the pool made it difficult for me.
I was ready to watch a movie when someone came to my door. Assuming that it was Lance since it’s just the two of us in his penthouse, I ran towards the door to open it. “Who are you?” I asked the stranger because he didn’t look familiar to me.
“Good morning, Miss. We’ve come to get rid of some pests,” he explained.
“Don’t even think about it! In my room, there isn’t a single pest!” I screamed at the guys who had nothing to do with Lance’s squabble.
I went upstairs and hammered on his bedroom door incessantly as soon as the guys left the house. “Lance! Lance!” I called out his name, but there was no response from within. I didn’t give up until he opened the door to talk to me.
He finally opened the door with a scowl on his face after a long time of waiting. “Can you tell me what it is this time?”
I put my fists on my hips and glared at the attractive man who proved to be tough to cope with. “What prompted you to hire a pest exterminator?”
He proclaimed, “It’s the only method to get rid of a pest.”
“Lance!”