#Chapter 228: The Bar Where We Met

Grace There was a soft click as the door closed, leaving me standing alone in the hallway, feeling like I'd been slapped. Shock warred with anger inside me. How dare he shut me out? A retort bubbled in my throat, but something in the sincerity of his tone held me back. As my fury ebbed, the seeds of self-doubt began to sprout. Had I overreacted? Had I just been itching for a fight? Maybe, but... But I had real reasons to be upset. A gnawing sense of unease settled in my stomach. Maybe he was right. I was too volatile, too consumed by my own frustration, to truly communicate. Then, I shook my head. He was the one who'd been missing for practically two days only to come back with no explanation. If he didn't want to talk to me, I damn sure wasn't going to stand around in the hallway and wait for him to change my mind. I'd find someone else to spend my time with. Someone else to talk with. After all, it was how we'd met in the first place. I turned away from the closed door and went t