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“Yes, I do. You are my friend and you have been for many years, but you’re only here to talk about what went down between you and my father. You know I don’t involve myself in his business, because that’s what this is, his business.” I felt the tiredness creep in as I waited for his answer.
“As always, you’re right. I shouldn’t have come here to moan about your father.” He smiled half-heartedly. “We will catch up at the engagement, right?” he asked with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
“We will.” I smiled. “Go home. Tomorrow is a new day. Remember, my father sees you as family. No new team members are going to change that.”
“I know. I’ll see you in a couple of days for your party.” He tapped his knuckles on the door before he headed down the steps to his car.
I was halfway up the stairs when the door nearly swung off its hinges. I didn’t need to turn around to know it was Lorenzo. I could hear his expensive shoes clicking across the marble as he stormed towards me.
“What the fuck was he doing here?” He bellowed from behind me.
“Good evening, dear fiancé.” I didn’t turn around; I had no desire to.
“Anastacia, don’t get smart with me. Why was Chad here?” His voice was low, and once I reached the top of the stairs, I stopped.
“How did you know he was here?” I knew his men at the gate would have called him right away when Chad arrived despite his answer.
“It doesn’t fucking matter how I know! Tell me what he was doing here,” he screamed as he ascended up the stairs towards me.
“He came to see his friend, which is what I am.” I let out a slow and steady breath before I continued, “His friend.”
“I don’t want him in my fucking house, especially when you’re dressed in my fucking clothes!”
I turned around abruptly as my hair whipped my face. His nostrils flared as his eyes darkened in anger.
“Firstly, I didn’t know this was your T-shirt if that’s what you’re referring to, and secondly, he didn’t come inside! I didn’t allow him to!” I snapped, not in the mood for his shit this evening.
“Don’t lie to me! His smug fucking face said it all when our cars passed outside.” Although he was fuming, I couldn’t help but breathe him in. His shirt was untucked and unbuttoned, and blood stained the white material of his rolled-up sleeves as it tightened around his muscular arms.
“I don’t need to explain myself to you. I know what happened.” I glanced to the bottom of the stairs as Red, Emmet, and Gino joined us. They were all wearing worried expressions at what one of us would do.
“Yes, you do!” He backed me against the wall as my hip bumped into a glass table that housed a beautiful antique vase that soon smashed to the floor.
“No, I don’t! You can believe what you want to believe.” He flattened his palms to the wall behind me, and I welcomed the distance between our bodies.
“I believe he was in here; I can see it in your eyes.” He slammed his palm against the wall as I flinched slightly, something I’d barely ever done.
“I hope you also see the hate I have for you in them, because I do fucking hate you.” My fists collided with his chest, and all that bastard did was smile.
“You don’t hate me, you want me. I bet your pussy is soaking for me right now.” He smirked. “How about I check?”
“Put those hands anywhere near me and you’ll lose them!” I ducked under his arms and made my way down the stairs.
“Red, can you drive me home?” He looked defeated, as if I had punched him in the gut.
“Ana—”
“Don’t you fucking dare drive her home, Red!” Lorenzo called from the stairs.
My eyes met Red’s for a moment, and I knew I was fighting a losing battle, for he had to obey his boss.
“I’m so sorry, Ana, I can’t go against Lorenzo.” He diverted his gaze past me.
“I understand, thank you anyway.”
I didn’t even bother to find my shoes as I headed towards the garage.
“Anastacia! You aren’t leaving!” Lorenzo was on me in seconds. His large hands gripped my waist as he turned me to face him, his chest heaving. “Did you fuck him?”
