“Have you forgotten already?” she snapped, her voice shaking with anger. “The day before you left for Australia… at that business party in Phantom Club—you lied to me. You said you’d be late because of work, but you were actually bringing Bianca inside with you!”
Her chest rose and fell heavily with emotion.
“And then,” she continued bitterly, “you left me alone for three fucking months after telling me you were going on abusinesstrip.”
Her eyes locked onto his.
“But Bianca was with you, wasn’t she? You were just having your vacation in Australia with her.”
Elias immediately tried to interrupt.
“I already explained this to you,” he said quickly. “What happened at the party was a coincidence. She just happened to arrive at the same time as me—I didn’t bring her as my partner. And as for Australia… yes, Bianca was there, but there was a reason for that.”
Amara let out a sharp laugh filled with disbelief.
“Oh, I know there was a reason,” she snapped mockingly. “The reason is currently lying in this bed in front of me pretending he’s innocent after nearly ending up in another woman’s vagina.”
Her words came out colder and harsher with every second.
“So don’t even try to fool me.”
She yanked harder against his hold again.
“Let go of me.”
Her face twisted with disgust as she glared at him.
“I don’t want to be anywhere near you. You make me sick.”
The moment those words left her mouth, Elias went still.
Completely still.
For the first time since she entered the room, something that looked dangerously close to fear flashed across his face.
Because he suddenly realized she wasn’t simply angry anymore.
She genuinely looked disgusted by him.
And the thought of Amara looking at him that way made something inside him die completely—like it had been torn out by the roots, leaving nothing behind but a cold, unbearable hollow.
Elias clenched his eyes shut tightly for a moment, his jaw tense as if he was forcing himself to make a difficult decision.
Then he finally opened his eyes and looked directly at Amara.
“It wasn’t a business trip,” he admitted quietly.
Amara immediately narrowed her eyes at him.
“Clearly,” she said coldly. “Like I said, I’m not stu—”
Before she could finish, Elias cut her off firmly.
“It wasn’t a business trip,” he repeated, “but I wasn’t there with Bianca on a vacation either.”
His grip around her wrists loosened slightly as he stared at her seriously.
“I’m not having an affair with Bianca.”