I was waiting for her palm to touch my cheek when I looked at her frozen face, I raised my head to see a masculine hand holding hers.

“Ni... Ni... Nikolas” She stuttered, her pale face mortified and he released her hand, not so gently.

He had a cold look on his face, her face softened while I just stared at his facial expression.

“What is wrong?” He inquired, looking at Julia.

“She was being so rude to me and I decided to discipline her”

“You were the one who came after me!” I retorted.

“Shut up!” He thundered and I closed my mouth with tears stinging my eyes.

“She...