#Chapter 52 - You’re All That Matters

[James’ POV] James believed himself to be many things. But ‘violent’ had never been one of them. Sure, he’d gotten into his fair share of childhood brawls with some of his friends, but none of them were really ever out of true anger. But this...This was different. Ever since he and Mia showed up at the event, it seemed like one aggravating thing after another kept happening around them. What truly seemed to have tipped the man over the edge was when Edward made the back-handed comment about his ex-wife. And not a single nerve in his body would have ever thought that his own mother would be the one to stick up for Mia. For a brief, flicker of a second, James was filled with pride and relief, only to be torn down by that unnecessary remark afterwards. The man felt his heart drop into his stomach when Mia fled the table. Hell, he couldn’t even blame her. There were far too many things he wanted to say to Diana at that very moment; however, James wasn’t about to cause an