Chapter 49

Zachary's face contorted with pain. He resembled a pitiful stray dog. "Tessa, who is he?" he asked. Tessa's eyes flared with anger. She spun around sharply and locked eyes with him. The hatred in her eyes was raw and unrelenting. It cut through Zachary like a blade. The next second, Zachary heard Tessa's bone-chilling voice. "Zachary, I never want to see you again. Get out of my life and don't ever come back." Her words dripped with venom as she spat the last few words out through clenched teeth. Zachary felt his chest tighten as though a dagger had been driven straight into his heart. The ache made it hard to breathe. He was also injured, with blood smeared all over his face. Yet, her eyes held no concern for him. All Zachary saw in her gaze was cold indifference and hatred. Did she look like that because he had hurt that man? His memories dragged him back to the past. He remembered the day he injured himself in a reckless race with friends. Tessa had cried her heart out, re