Chapter 76

Spotting Dylan, his chest was pulled off, his muscular abs and biceps glaring seductively at me. His dark curly hair fell on his forehead, he used his hand to flip them backward while subconsciously licking his lips.

All these seductive displays didn't cool off my anger and inquisitiveness. Once I reached him, I tapped his back which made him look at me. Once he saw my face, he knew I was dead angry.

'Leave him alone, Alexia!" Stephanie shouted brushing me off slightly but I was too angry to sense she was joking. I pushed her off with more energy which made her fall to the floor.

'You fucking slut! You are a barrister now, aren't you? I thought you are now upright, I didn't know you were still a fucking slut!" I shouted to her face. Her eyes widened in shock, probably because she had never seen me that way. Inwardly, I was also shocked by my outburst

Before I could say another word, Dylan had dragged me to himself, glaring at me but I didn't care. I yanked out of his embrace, waking away. I knew he was coming after me so I walked faster until I was met with the beach; throwing waves and taking it back.

Looking at the water sort of calmed me in a way. I wrapped my hands around my chest, rubbing my arm and holding back my tears. I knew for a certain that the duo had sinned against me, what else could Dylan keep from me if not that? I trusted him but I could only blame myself; trusting a playboy should be something forbidden for me. Especially Dylan who had played me countless times.

'What the hell was that, Alexia?!" His angry tone interluded my thought. I didn't look at him nor did I reply to him.

This got him angry because he yanked my arm and turned me to him abruptly. His face was squeezed all together. His lips pressed together as he looked at me as if he was restraining himself from talking; perhaps something we would both regret.

'What was that for?! You pushed Stephanie so hard her palms got injured. You even called her a slut, what did she do to you?! What could she possibly do? She helped you and Brendax. If it weren't for her, you would probably be in jail by now."

'Is that the reason she slept with my boyfriend? Because she did her job, is that the reason you slept with her?" tears gathered in my eyes as I talked. I swallowed a startled breath and looked away from him.

'What do you mean?" I looked back as the question came from his mouth. His face had a confused expression on.

'This…" I showed him the text on his phone positioning it close to his face. He looked at me and then collected his phone to have a better look at it. Just then, before Dylan could even say a word to me, I saw Stephanie walking toward me, sobbing. Her oval face morphed into a pitiful one and I hated it. Her face was making me look like a bad person.

'What do you want? Slut!" I shouted.

'Alexia..." she cried then breathe in.

'What did I do to you." She paused then cried. Gosh, I was so irritated, I knew what she was doing. Trying to make Dylan pity her and take her side while he shoves me aside. Pathetic little bitch!
Livid was an understatement for the way I feel right now.

'Stop this, Alexia!" Dylan shouted. His face had now morphed into an angry one, too angry it melted my own anger.

'Stephanie has done nothing but good!" He added, barking into my ears and moving close to Stephanie.

A sad laugh escaped my mouth while tears brimmed in my eyes.
'By sleeping with you? Or by acting all emotional so you would shove me aside like you are doing right now?"

'I..."

'Shut the hell up!" I screamed at her as she tried to talk.

'You shut up!" Dylan retorted which sent me back with amusement rather perplexed, astounded, and aghast? I didn't know what adjective to qualify the way I felt after he shouted at me because of fvcking Stephanie.

'You looked at one freaking message and you're already acting possessed? You could ask what he meant but you jumped to a conclusion? You even hurt Stephanie who had done nothing but help me... Help us. Did you even read the messages before that? Did you care to ask what secret we are keeping? Well, I guess I have to tell you now since you're already delirious." Dylan clicked his tongue, he looked away then looked back at me.

'I was going to propose to you on my mom's birthday! Stephanie found out about it when she saw me at the place I bought the ring. I messaged her later to not tell you anything..."

'And she replied that she would never tell her boyfriend about it talk more of me? What does that mean?" I looked at Stephanie this time.

'Because my boyfriend is my best friend and I tell him everything. I only said that as an expression." She looked at me with teary eyes, more tears slide down her eyes.

'See, you could have just asked rather than embarrassed in front of everyone. You even embarrassed yourself. I'd better return the ring cause you just ruined the surprise I had planned."

'How am I supposed to believe all of these?" I raised my brows looking at the duo. Dylan scoffed, he brought out his phone and then stretched it to me.

It was a message he sent to Brendax. He even told Brendax how Stephanie had caught him buying the ring and he was scared that she would tell me especially because Stephanie had lost her mouth. It was the reason she chose to be a solicitor.

Reading and digesting all these, Instantly I admitted mentally that I shouldn't have jumped to a conclusion. Dylan collected his home from me quickly seeing that I was done.
'You need me to show you more?" he asked again delving into his phone for more but I stopped him with my hands, raising it to his palm but he shifted.
He turned around, leaving me to myself to think about what I had just done.

Fuck!
I groaned.
I watched my boyfriend's retreating figure. I appreciated that he didn't hold Stephanie again nevertheless I felt a spinoff pain in my belly, I held onto it while tears trailed down my eyes. Thinking about my mistake, I regretted my instant outburst.
I could have asked him gently but I was too annoyed to do that.
Dylan was going without me. Did he want to propose to me? He wanted to have that family I yearned for yet I ruined it.

I turned around, looking at the wave and the illumination of the moon on the surface of the wave. My eyes watered thinking about my current situation.

'Is it so hard to trust me?" His subtle voice sounded in my ear, I turned around quickly. Seeing his face, I sucked in a soft breath looking at him with parted lips.

'Alexia, is it that hard to trust me?" he asked again stepping closer