Page 248 of Damaged Mogul
“Ah,”Gérard says, and scurries off.
Gage stares at me with questioning eyes.
Damn, those eyes…
The same pull—the same weakness—I felt for him before I found out he had played me for a fool is still burning inside me.
Focus. You hate him.
“What did you tell him, Lily?”
“I told Gérard you weren’t staying for dinner.”
A range of emotions flit across his gorgeous face. Disbelief. Frustration. But the last one is harder to decipher.
Determination?
“That’s where you have it wrong. I’m not leaving here until you and I talk.”
Betrayal.
Humiliation.
Hurt.
It all comes flooding with the force of a raging river.
“As far as I’m concerned, there isn’t anything for us to discuss.”
He takes a step forwards.
I lift a hand up.
He growls.
I swear, he even shows teeth like a predator.
Tough luck, buddy.
“Your father is a piece of work.”
“My father opened my eyes.”
Translucent green eyes turn dark and ominous. “Your father knows jack shit.”
Annoyance stabs through me, fast and sharp. “My father has video proof.”
“Proof of what?” He raises his voice.
“Proof you’re in love with another woman and you were stringing me along, using me as a side piece.” My mind still struggles to accept he’s here––standing in front of me.
“That’s a lie.” He points an accusatory finger at me.
“I saw it with my own two eyes. And I saw you mouth the words, ‘I love you, too’.After she told you‘I love you’.” My voice breaks, but I will myself to keep it together. “So, save your sorry ass lies. I’m not in the mood.”
His posture stiffens. “Nadine gave me a rundown of what you told her?—”
“Nadine backstabbed me?”
