Chapter 372

“You’re not going to go away until I listen to what you have to say, are you?” He stood with his hands shoved in his suit pants and a desperate look on his face. “No,” he said. With a huff of annoyance, she gave in. “Fine,” she said throwing her arm out to indicate he should go in and sit in the living room. She closed the door as he stepped past her and she caught his scent. Her eyes closed momentarily before she got herself under control. She was mad at him. She needed to keep hold of that anger if she was going to get through this conversation with her self-respect intact. “Okay, say what you’ve come to say,” she said as she walked into the living room and sat opposite him. Declan had made himself comfortable on the loveseat and there was no way she was going to fall into the trap of sitting beside him. “Yes, I went to the fundraiser with another woman,” he began but held up his hand when she tried to speak, “but she means nothing to me.” He stood and started to pace and Chloe watch