Chapter 19:

Carla Rodriguez Black.

Time: 06:04 am

Location: penthouse.

The night was prolonged and I had spent most of it twisting and turning in my huge bed wondering why Ethan was so disrespectful to a mere friend of mine.

Could it be that he was jealous or what?

I stared at the chandelier while I mulled deeply about the new strange possessive behavior he displayed last night.

Why was he in such a nasty mood? Could it be that he did not take full charge of the company?

But he said I should not bother him about his whereabouts and he will reciprocate the gesture towards me. But what changed? I cupped my lips together while the noisy streets of Manhattan made it even harder to fall asleep. I peeked at the wall clock in my room, and the time was not moving faster than I wanted it.

Fuck this, let me go find out why he treated me like that. I rumbled out of the king king-size and strolled straight for his room, forgetting that I only unraveled a sexy yellow lacey spaghetti strap short nightie Etha