Chapter 20

Staring at Rose carefully, Jeremy couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by her beauty, though he knew that the latter was indeed a beauty but it wasn't so obvious as during the time she was still with him she rarely dolls herself up, after their break up, he expected her to look Pitiful and miserable but who knew that none of what he expected would happen the opposite was what happened.

He didn't know why but he felt a pang in His heart, he slowly regretted breaking up with her but on second thought he didn't have to feel regret, he can still get her back Right? After all, she still loves him, he's her first love after all, with this thought in mind he began to feel confident again.

Realizing that Her boyfriend has been staring at Rose for too long, Dorothy Clenched her fists in anger, though she was pretending not to recognize Rose when in fact she knows her very well, she had always been jealous of the latters' beauty and figure, no wonder Jeremy likes her, sometimes she finds herself comparing Rose to her, The latter was more beautiful and Talented than her, the only edge she had over the latter was that She had connections and that her family had deep roots and that was the only reason she was able to get Jeremy back, she just couldn't afford to lose him though she was the one that abandoned him first in a crest to pursue her higher education, and now that she has gotten him back she can not afford to lose him again, never.

Looking at the Duo in front of her, Rose Smiled inwardly, she expected to feel something, pain, hurt, disappointed but she felt nothing, she just felt blank, she always thought that she would feel heart-wrenching pain when she finally came across the duo but no, she felt nothing, deciding not to waste her time on the two jobless people in front of her, she spoke up breaking the long silence.

" Can you guys please excuse me as I still have to buy? " Rose politely asked.

" No, we won't! You haven't apologized yet. " Dorothy Replied blocking her way.

" Calm down, Dorothy, she already apologized so you should forgive her. " Jeremy replied righteously.

" I am not forgiving her, after all, she Barged into me Intentionally, it's not like she's blind or anything. " Dorothy replied raising her voice a little already attracting the attention of other customers.

The other customers began to discuss amongst themselves.

" What do you think is going on there? " One asked the other.

" Am not, it's probably a Mistress and a Wife, argument."

" Wow? Why do you think so? "

" Isn't it obvious? The Mistress is a rare beauty while the Wife is, Tsk, nothing to write home about, even with her thick make up she isn't Beautiful but on the contrary, it made her look like a baby monkey. "

" Hahaha! That's too mean, how could you say that a Woman looks like a baby monkey? Aren't you a Woman too? "

" I am but I can't imagine myself looking like that, I'll prefer to be a guy and to be Frank, I am not exaggerating, why don't you look at her closely, you'll realize that I am saying the truth. "

" Hmm, you are right though. "

" Well, it's their problem, let's continue our shopping. "

And so the discussions continued like that, while some of the customers were Siding with Rose others were siding with Rose and the Young girls were busy clicking pictures of Jeremy as if he was a celebrity, this they all did without even knowing what was going on.

Realizing that the situation was getting out of hand, Jeremy immediately dragged Dorothy from Rose's front, Even though he wanted to know how the two women will end up with their fight, he still had a reputation to keep, he continued dragging her till they got inside a Deserted area of the mall.

" Leave me alone! Why are you dragging me? " Dorothy Protested.

" Stop shouting, Why don't you calm down first! "

" And why should I calm down? That slutty model Offended me but instead of taking my side you took hers, why would you do that? Are you still my boyfriend or hers?"

" What are you Saying, Dorothy? How could you say such? I wasn't taking sides as I only did what was right for all of us! "

" But you should at least have asked her to apologize to me. "

" But she already did, right? "

" Yes, but it wasn't sincere enough! "

" Really? How could you tell? "

" It was obvious! How could she Sincerely Apologize to Her Ex -Fiance's new lover? "

" What do you mean? "

" She still loves you so why would she Sincerely Apologize to me since I was the one that stole you from her! "

" Alright, I have heard, can we change the Topic now? We came here to shop and not to just talk, alright? "

" Umm, do you still love her? " Dorothy suddenly asked Making Jeremy go blank for a moment of all questions, he wasn't expecting that at all.

" Why would you suddenly ask that? " He inquired after minutes of silence.

" Don't try to evade the question, do you love her? , Yes or no! "

" I don't love her, if I do why would I come back to you then? "

' How am I supposed to know, perhaps you only came back to me because of the benefits you'll get, who doesn't want to be the Son - in - law of one the most influential Families? ' Dorothy thought inwardly.

" Good. " She replied and Jeremy finally sighed in relief only he knew how much pain he felt to deny that he doesn't love Rose again.

Perhaps it didn't love but Lust or is it obsession? Because the thought of Rose in the Arms of another Man made him clench his fists in Anger.

' She belongs to me and Me alone! ' He unconsciously thought.