"We're not who
we used to be"
One More Mistake
Chapter fifty
â± When I looked outside the window, I've seen the beautiful tall building staring back at me. I tried to remember why I came here. I didn't want the bad thoughts to cross my mind but it was impossible. The presence of Alec made it hard to focus on the important parts.
He was the reason why I was feeling like this, he was also the reason why I couldn't feel like myself again.
Alec opened the door for me after giving the key to the valet. I stared at him coldly.
"You ready?" He asked me as he held out his hand for me but I didn't reach out. I got off on my own before waking in the building. When I walked in, I've noticed there was tons of people casually socializing while waiters walked around to give out food in a silver platter.
"Isn't it beautiful" I felt Alec's cold hands touch my bare back. He was behind me while his lips touched the tip of my ear.
All I wanted to do was push him away but I knew that wouldn't be a good idea. I hated that he was acting so normal with me, like nothing happened last night.
"But our reservation is upstairs" he said and he soon left my side. I didn't noticed the waiter waiting for us in the front while holding the menu. Alec started to follow the waiter and I realized that he was taking us to the rooftop.
As we made our way up there, I couldn't help but think about Caine.
I stood him up again.
I wanted to go visit him earlier but I didn't have the guts to face him after what I did. He has left me serval calls and messages asking me if I was going to be able to make it.
I didn't respond to any of them and I felt horrible about it.
I was being unfair and cold towards him but I couldn't help it. It wasn't like I could control it and change the actions that I do.
He deserved better than me, I knew that.
When the waiter had finally showed us our table, he left us the menus before walking away.
Alec looked over at me before pulling out the chair for me. I sat down and soon Alec had sat in front of me but I didn't want to look at him so I looked around.
There was plenty of other people in dates as well which made me feel a bit more comfortable.
The skyline was beautiful from up here, it was breathtaking and suddenly I wished I had came here with someone else.
"You said you hated dates, especially romantic ones" I said as I continued to admire the city.
"I do hate them, but a certain someone kind of forced me to try it out" he responded back and my gaze swiftly turned towards him.
Our conversation from a while ago crossed my mind and I couldn't help but hate myself for setting this up. I didn't know him back then, I didn't know that he would become a whole different person.
But then I realized why I was actually here.
I looked down at the table and sitting there was his phone. Everything I needed to know was just sitting a couple inches away from me and all I had to do was distract him so I could look through it. But the question was, how?
He didn't seem like the type to get distracted easily.
"About yesterday" I looked up at him again though this time he wasn't looking at me. He was looking down while rubbing his hands together.
"I didn't want to hurt you in any way, I wasn't thinking right and well I was also pressured.." he said but I quickly cut him off
"Pressured?" I asked.
His gaze met mine.
"You know your uncle, he doesn't give up on the things he wants so I had to do something so he could stop it for the meantime" I scoffed off.
"Liar, you're such a liar" I said back as I leaned onto the seat.
"Lair? I think your mistaking it, you should be thanking me" he said and I couldn't help but look at him coldly and angrily.
Was he being serious right now?
"Thank you, for what? For fucking hurting me?!" I asked back loudly, a little too loud.
"Yes because if it weren't for me, right now you would've been with a different guy and this guy would actually finish up what I started. He wouldn't even think twice about it." He said back, ignoring the stares from the people around us.
"And I didn't want that to happen" he said, quietly this time.
I almost felt for it, I wanted to but I knew better than this. He was working with Bruce and he was trying to manipulate me into thinking that he was only trying to protect me. But that was all lies because this was Alec and nothing he said was true.
"Fuck you" I said back.
He knew what he had done but he didn't know how it affected me.
"I don't think you've realized how badly you messed up, and how I developed this hate towards you." I said as I stared at him with a look I knew too well.
"Alec you tried to hurt me, you actually hurt me and you just expect me to just forgive and forget" I was angry and hurt but I had to control it.
"That's not what I'm asking, I'm just trying to explain myself and explain why I acted like that towards you yesterday" he wanted me to fall into this lie but I didn't.
"Well that won't change my mind about you" I said as I got up and turned away from him.
As I made my way towards the bathrooms, I tried to seem collected but I couldn't help the smile that formed on my lips.
I looked down at my hand and smiled wider when I've seen Alec's phone.
I got it, I finally got his phone. Now all I needed to do was look through it as quickly as possible so Alec wouldn't notice it gone.
As I was about to enter the bathroom door, I felt a cold hand grip my shoulder.
My skin grew cold when I've realized it was Alec, wearing his sinister smile.
"Your dramatic exit was perfect, I almost didn't suspect anything at all but the problem was that I could see right through you" Alec's loosened his grip and slowly pulled me towards him.
He looked down at my hand and chuckled humorously. He didn't waste a second before gripping my wrist and taking his phone from my hand.
I pulled my hand away and clenched my jaw when I felt the pain in my wrist.
"What do you know?" He asked, his smile fading away.
"What?" I asked, acting confused but I knew what he wanted.
"You know something, so tell me" he didn't have a teasing look, now his look was intense.
"If you only could look at yourself right now, you'll be able to kill someone with that stare of yours" I teased and noticed it made him angry.
"That someone might be you if you don't tell me what you know" he threatened me as he took a step close to me.
His gaze was glued to mine and he didn't dared to blink once.
"Is everything okay?" Both our eyes turn to look at the figure standing next to us.
I sighed in relief when the lady noticed something was wrong between us.
Alec's face brighten up before pulling me next to him.
"Of course" he said though that didn't satisfy the lady so she turned towards me.
"Everything's okay" I said after a while.
"Oh okay, sorry for interrupting then" she said though she didn't seem convinced with my answer and I guess Alec noticed as well because he slowly pulled us away from her.
"We actually have to go, have a great night" he didn't wait for her to respond back because he quickly pulled me with him inside the building.
"Stop fucking pulling me" I said as I pulled myself away from him.
Though he didn't say anything and instead pushed me aside.
He stopped walking and turned to look at me.
He opened his lips to speak but soon closed them.
"Take me home, I wanna get out of here" he nodded, trying to be calm but I've noticed the way his hand shook.
He was furious and I wasn't sure if I wanted to get in the car with him alone.
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