Jason wanted to remain impassive he honestly didn't want to care as much as he did right now but he did. The truth was he did, that was all he ever wanted in his life and here she was, in front of him professing her love.
It was always different hearing it, even though you knew someone loved you, it was different hearing it. But with all of him he willed the impulse to wrap his arms around her, and hold her so close to him that the line separating their bodies became non existent. But he resisted for the life of him. He couldn't get his face to go back to being impassive so instead he decided to deny it.
"You're lying." He said.
And Jessie wanted to pull her hair in frustration, this guy was frustrating the hell out of her.
"Are you a fool? You think I'm lying? When you yourself told me you knew I loved you? Who are you lying to? Me or you? Cause I'm not buying it for a minute!" She huffed angrily.
"I don't care what you buy, Jessie." He started slowly. "And I don't care what I said before, you shouldn't have taken anything to heart, I was lying." He said.
"No Jason, you weren't but you are. And you are going to tell me why?"
They glared at each other, neither repenting until he spoke again. "Are you really this pathetic? You can't bare the heartbreak so you choose to bother me so..." he spat. "Can you not get it? I am to be married."
Jessie stared at him for a while, but whilst he expected her to blow up and began to throw things she relaxed and even smiled.
"Fine let's say your getting married." She said.
"I am." He spat out.
"Sure, you are getting married, so what?" Jessie asked.
His brows furrowed I'm confusion. "What do you mean?"
"Why do I have to leave?"
"Huh?"
"I don't want to leave. I will be shameless and date a married man, I've been dating one that has been engaged all this while so why should I suddenly develop shame? Or a conscience?" She asked and Jason's initial confusion was gone and replaced with a deep scowl.
"So you want to keep dating me? Even though I marrying-"
"I don't care who you are marrying, you never said the words 'I'm breaking up with you' and I don't want to so I'll keep seeing you." She smiled. "Problem solved, don't you agree?"
His scowl was replaced by a grin and immediately she knew walked into that trap all by herself.
"Don't you dare say it." She warned him.
"Jessie, let's break up. There, I said it can you leave now?"
"You arrogant, obnoxious asshole!" She screamed.
"That's what you wanted wasn't it? Believe whatever it is that you want but you need to leave." He stated bluntly.
Jessie felt woozy and nauseous. She also felt extreme rage that she didn't know what to do with it. She glared at him with as much hatred as her foolishly weak heart could muster.
"You should mind what you say to me Jason, there only so much I can tolerate, weather or not you mean to, words hurt." She said through gritted teeth.
"Did I stutter?" He retorted. "I don't need to walk on eggshells anymore, not concerning you. We aren't in a relationship anymore." He said. "Get you ass the hell out of my freaking house!"
She reached for the next thing beside her to toss at him but before she could hurl the glass it broke under her grip. Wincing she could only watch the glass shards that had pierced into her skin fall to the floor.
Before any other words could be said between the two they were interrupted.
"Jessie!" Katherine called out as she and Paul burst into the room.
Looking between the two people, Paul sighed visibly when he saw they were still both very alive. Until...
Drip, drip...
The only sound to be heard in an atmosphere so thick it could be cut through was Jessie blood dripping onto the floor from her right palm. Katherine's eyes widened and she immediately ran to Jessie.
"What are you two doing here?" Jason spat out violently.
Paul looked at Jason and then back at Jessie palm, he felt rage he couldn't describe. He was only joking when he suggested to Katherine that they might hurt each other. There was some what of a truth to it but in all he never expected what he saw.
For the first time he looked at Jason differently, he looked down at him. With anger, hurt and disappointment he looked at his best friend.
Jason opened his mouth to speak but Paul beat him to it. "Study... now." He ordered.
Jason didn't say another words instead he turned around promptly and walked away.
Katherine waited till the left the room before she went to call for help, Jessie on the other hand just stood there... dazed. He didn't even look back, or ask if she was okay. Was she mistaken?
'No!' She shook her head, she saw him hesitate. He paused, it wasn't much but she saw it. But it didn't mean it still didn't hurt, she still didn't hurt.
Katherine rushed back to her side, she was saying something but Jessie couldn't quite hear it she wasn't sure why, but for some reason she couldn't hear a thing. Not that she cared.
"Is she going to be okay?" Agnes asked beside both Katherine and butler Choi as they tended to her hand.
"She'll be fine, it's a lot of blood but the cut isn't deep." Katherine assured the worried maid.
"Then why is she looking like that? Like she can't hear a word we are saying? Look at how she crying!" Agnes exclaimed her voice higher than she intended.
"Agnes! Calm yourself, she'll be fine!" Butler Choi reprimanded the almost hysterical maid.
"You don't sound so sure either butler Choi." Agnes frowned.
"It doesn't matter, she'll be okay." Katherine said to both of them. "She just needs time to accept the situation it'll be fine."