Chapter 19


    “Damien… Stop” Melissa said, using her palm to rub his arm, causing him to lighten up his already


    frowning face.


    The sight of this disy of intimacy and affection caused Roxanne to get even angrier.


    “The both of you are shameless, aren’t you? Caught messing around together, and you can’t help


    but continue your shameless acts” Roxanne red at them as she spoke.


    “Kid, that’s going too far…” The man spoke up, attempting to walk up to Roxanne.


    “No Damien” Melissa cautioned him, still holding onto hisrge arm.


    He stopped moving as he sighed, turning toward her as he expressed dissatisfaction.


    “You’re both disgusting! How can you side with him over your own daughter, what’s with that? He


    hurt me and all you can do is stand by him while clinging unto him like that” Roxanne said, not caring


    anymore about consequences.


    She was going to break down in her room, but now seemed like a good enough ce to do so.


    “That’s enough Roxanne. You’re lucky you’re getting off with just that. Just calm yourself” Melissa


    said, already feeling annoyed by her daughter’s behaviour and terrible attitude.


    “Oh? Am I lucky? Me? Lucky to have my mother sleeping around with men and thinking it’s okay


    just because dad isn’t around anymore? Sure I’m lucky indeed!”


    “Roxanne, that isn’t what is happening. Just listen to me…” Melissa said, still holding Damien from


    taking action.


    “So these are your ‘dissatisfied clients’? That makes sense. So this is what my mother does now?


    You’re an embarrassment to dad. I’m sure you’re happy he’s dead, so now you can have fun with other


    men!”


    A pping sound resounded all over the room. It echoed as the flesh of one hit the cheek of the


    other. There was silence after the sound, and the next one followed that.


    Two ps within a moment. Roxanne’s eyes bulged with surprise as her reddened cheeks stung


    with pain. In front of her was her mother, who pped her. She had a frowning expression, the first she


    had seen since the start of the entire scenario.


    “That’s enough!” She said with a threatening and angered tone.


    Roxanne slowly used her hand to rub her cheeks, and her face still depicted disbelief.


    “You… Hit me?” Roxanne muttered.


    Damien still maintained his normal position and looked satisfied at what Melissa did, folding his


    arms in approval.


    “Roxanne… I…” Melissa immediately recoiled, regaining herposure as a look of regret


    appeared on her face.


    “You can both go to hell then!” Roxanne cried as she left the parlour and went to her room,


    shutting it behind immediately.


    Melissa stood, petrified where she was. Damien moved closer to her and embraced her from


    behind. She weakly tried to resist, trying to pull his arm away from her body, but she had no strength


    left in her.


    “I’m sorry it had toe to this…” Damien whispered.


    Melissa’s face clouded over as she bit her lip. Her fists were clenched when she heard him say


    that, but she released them almost immediately. She could try to me him, but she knew deep within


    herself that she was the sole cause of what happened. She also knew Damien was aware of that, yet


    he said nothing about it and only tried his best tofort her.


    “Damien, you should go…” Melissa finally spoke.


    There was a short silence in the air as they both remained in their positions. Finally, Damien


    spoke.


    “If that’s what you want”


    She smiled slightly at his usual words… What she wanted… How unreal.


    “It is,” She responded.


    Slowly, he detached himself from her and took a few steps back. He took his jacket from the couch


    beside where they made out and the mere sight of it brought back memories of the amazing time they


    were having before Roxanne interrupted.


    “Alright then” He said, wearing his jacket over his faded green shirt.


    Melissa opened the door for him and they both exchanged a small smile as Damien walked out of


    the house.


    “Um… Damien, T-Thank you for today…” She said to him shyly, though a hint of sadness


    remained on her face.


    Damien smiled when he heard this and shrugged.


    “Anything for you. Goodbye Melissa… And Good luck, you know… With the kid” He said with a


    reassuring smile.


    She nodded with a hesitant smile, causing him to nod as well before walking off into the cold


    streets.


    The winds blew harsher than before, sending a cold chill down Marissa’s body. She shivered a bit


    as she saw him walk away, fading into the distance. She let out a smile unconsciously and quickly


    cautioned herself when she realised what she was doing.


    She gently closed the door and locked It this time. As she did, she rested her head on the door


    and let out a huge sigh. She was in a big mess, not sure of how to go about it. However… One way or


    the other, she had to tell Marissa the truth.


    Or did she?


    A thought suddenly appeared in her head as she quickly went to her phone and dialled a number.


    The phone beeped. on a low tone, showing it was going through to the receiving end. Suddenly the


    beeping stopped.


    “Marissa… It’s been some time since you called me. What’s going on?” A feminine voice sounded


    from the speaker.


    Marissa clung to her phone tightly as she heard the soothing and familiar voice which calmed her


    down.


    “Mother… Something just happened… It’s about Roxanne…”ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .