Chapter: 775

"Are you alright?"

Noting her labored breaths, Nikolas gently patted her back, trying to be considerate.

Aimee brushed his hand away sharply. "Don't touch me! Just tell me what you want! If you're angry because I cursed at you earlier, I'm truly sorry. Can you just Leave now?"

"I've already made my intentions clear. I want you to be my girlfriend."

Aimee's anger flared. “Seriously, Nikolas? You can count how many women you've slept with. Have you made all of them your girlfriends? And now you want me to be your girlfriend? That's just pathetic.”

Nikolas shifted uneasily, knowing he had messed up. He couldn't even keep track of the women he had slept with.

“That's all in the past," he said, trying to sound sincere. “From now on, I'll only sleep with you. No one else, okay?"

"Just fuck off!" Aimee's frustration peaked. "Enough! Don't make me call Bethany."

"Wait," Nikolas said quickly, stepping in her path. "Can't you see how sincere I am? I've been waiting for you at your parents’ house since last night. I even slept in my car."

He had gone home the night before but, restless and unable to sleep, had come back.

This time, his feelings for her went beyond just physical desire. He longed for the face of a particular woman.

Aimee wasn't conventionally beautiful. Her features were quite plain, and she wasn't tall. Her fair skin and slightly chubby cheeks made her look round and soft, like a little steamed bun.

But her expressions were vivid, with every feeling shining in her eyes.

Even when she rolled her eyes like this, she still looked charming.

"So you came here just to say you want me to be your girlfriend?" she asked.

"That's right."

"I refuse. Are you satisfied now? You can leave."

Understanding that neither kindness nor harshness would change his stance, Aimee decided to be blunt.

“No way. You started this, so I'm the one who decides when it ends."

Nikolas, not waiting for her reply, tilted his head back and announced, "From now on, I'm your boyfriend!"

Aimee's teeth clicked together. Then, with a quick smile, she countered, "Alright then! Since you started this, I declare that from this moment, this relationship is over!"

“How dare you!"

Nikolas shoved Aimee against the wall, wedging her there with his knee.

Their eyes locked, and a rush of unbidden emotions swirled between them.