Chapter 26: Heated

Noah’s Pov.

There I was, standing while Maria stared at me. Shortly after, I broke eye contact with her to glance at the remaining people.

Far away from across the living room sat my mother, shaking her head while my brother sat on the arm of the couch next to her.

Mr. Mateo, on the other hand, sat close to where his daughter stood. I could sense his anger from across leaving me to just stay calm.

I did not want to upset Zaria because from merely looking at her, I knew she did not want to be here.

Once I summoned the courage to speak, after thinking thoroughly as to what I would say, I was about to speak when Maria walked towards me and struck my face with her palm.

“How could you do this to me, I never thought you would be so shameless to get involve with her, a middle class family. Disgusting!” Maria said, I tried to control myself because of my Mother’s present.

I mean, how dare she call me disgusting, what she did to me 5 years ago, that was disgusting