Chapter 36: Ultimatum.

Vanessa blinked in surprise as she looked at him with a stunned expression on her face, unable to believe Alex had said that to her, but he wasn't looking at her. He had his gaze fixed on the road ahead of them. 

Vanessa knew she shouldn't be too surprised, after all, this was Alex Moore— A cold, high handed, arrogant and cruel man hiding under the pretence of chivalry, when all there really was to him was his insensitivity and cruelty. 

He must have been waiting the whole day to tell her that. What a subtle way to ask her to leave his house. To tell her he regretted taking her and her sister into his house.

She had seen the subtle but quick flash of regret in his eyes this morning when he saw her in his living space. It was an all too familiar look that she had stupidly ignored.