“Chelsea, no—” I ended the call and stared at him.
“Are you happy?” I asked. “Now delete those pictures which you took illegally.”
He rolled his eyes and picked up my suitcase, which I was planning to take to Sean’s penthouse. “I will give you my phone when we reach Coral Springs. You can delete anything you want.”
What a bunch of bullshit. Knowing him, he had already sent it to his friends.
I couldn’t wait for Sean to come over and slap Jesse with a case for illegally taking my pictures, forcing himself into my apartment when I was alone, and sending me creepy messages.
I cringed when he held my hand and dragged me out of the apartment with my suitcase in the other. He was no better than those payday loan providers who had kidnapped me.
Eyeing the pocket of his pants where he kept his phone, I prepared myself. Straightening my shoulders, I took a deep breath and faced him after taking the stairs and reaching the ground floor.
“Jesse,” I said to him, his eyes fixed on his car. “Do you know why I broke up with you?”
“What?” He raised his brow, slowing his steps, realizing I wasn’t following him.
“We were arguing about something and you got mad and tried to hit me,” I said, tension leaving my body. “You raised your hand at me.”
“I already apologized for it, Chels.” He rolled his eyes. “Get over it. That was years ago.”
I smiled and continued, “Then you should get over it as well and get a fucking life.”
Jesse frowned. “Are you being fucking serious right now? If you don’t come with me right now, I will share your pictures.”
I stepped closer. “I don’t care. They are not mine. How can you even prove that?”
“They are your tits!” He sneered. “I took them when you were in your room, and I saw the wor?—”
“So you were being a peeping tom and took them without my permission?” I clarified.
“I don’t need your permission?—”
“Okay,” I took a step back and stared at my phone screen to check if the recording was still ongoing, and smiled at him. “See you in court.”
“What? What the hell was that?” He looked baffled, but I wasn’t wasting anymore time with that piece of shit. Jesse tried to reach for my hand. “Where the fuck do you think you’re going?”
My eyes lightened up at seeing my handsome boyfriend step in front of me. He was wearing a casual shirt with dark jeans and sneakers, making him look younger and sexier. He smelled like musk, and I couldn’t wait to wrap my arms around him.
“That’s enough, kid,” Sean drawled and looked down at Jesse. “You heard her. If you share those pictures, we are coming out for your ass and draining whatever little savings you have. And if you don’t cooperate with us, I’ll make sure you get jail time.”
I felt heat bubbling in my stomach, hearing his voice lower an octave and threaten my ex. Sean took my bag from him and asked for his phone. I blinked when Jesse looked flushed and nervous, handing him the phone willingly as Sean looked through it.
He leaned close and whispered something in Jesse’s ear, making him sputter before turning around and holding my hand. His eyes were cold, but they softened when they landed on me.
Brushing his lips on my head, he took me to his car and said, “You did so well, Princess.”
“Do I get a reward, Daddy?” I asked cheekily when he opened the passenger door for me. I knew he would take care of Jesse for me, but knowing him, he would never even think about bothering me again.
“Of course you do,” he purred, leaning back to grab something and handing it to me.
My lips parted, holding the soft toy as tears blurred my eyes. The left eye was a little crooked, but it was perfect. “H-how did you manage to get it…” I trailed off, shaking my head and hugging the penguin soft-toy to my chest.
His voice was warm when he said, “I couldn’t find a similar penguin, so I fixed it. I scoured through a few forums on soft toys, but if you want a new toy, I can?—”
“No,” I interrupted him and sniffled. “I love this. It’s perfect!”
He had taken care of my childhood toy. Washed it, sewn it back and tried to fix it. That was why he was staying up late in his study and had bandages on his fingertips in the morning.
