Julian Donovan suppressed the fire raging in his heart and hauled her up from the bed, forcing her to face him. "Tell me what the hell happened."
Something must have happened. He refused to believe she was with him just for revenge.
She fought with all her might to hold back her tears, determined not to show her true feelings in front of him. "Nothing happened! Julian Donovan, how can you be so arrogant? Did you really think I'm madly in love with you?"
'So this is what acting is like.' It didn't take any training. As long as you were determined enough to become a certain kind of person, you could succeed—just as she was succeeding now. Because she was determined to sever all ties between them, she could be this ruthless.
He remained silent, his lips pressed into a thin line. His handsome face was taut, and it was clear the anger coursing through him had reached its peak. But out of consideration for the feelings between them, he hadn't yet erupted.
