CHAPTER 108: SLAP ME HARD

The rain watched over the city, and some streets were thrown into darkness because of the power shortage. The heavy rain only made it more ominous.

Genevieve sat in the back seat of her Uber, her eyes staring blankly at the window although her mind had drifted away to a far place. "We are almost there " the driver informed her drawing her attention back

She didn’t say anything and only looked ahead. Today was a long day, the shoot had taken longer than she expected and she had to work late into the night selecting and editing pictures

The headlights of the car flashed on a figure standing idly under the rain, leaning against a car. The person was just staring at the building which looked completely weird and out of place in this rain

Her brows furrowed, recognising the figure immediately. "Who is that moron standing under the rain?" The driver had hissed. Joey was blocking the way into the basement.

"That’s the same question I have on my mind, " she replied. Then grabbed her bag

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"I will be getting off here." She informed the driver. The driver was confused as to why Genny wanted to get off in the rain.

"You would get wet immediately. Don’t tell me it’s because of him." The driver replied. Genny’s eyes twitched because of annoyance

"I don’t want him dying anywhere close to my home. The Alvarez family will be a pain to handle." She said then got off after settling her bill. She stepped out of the car and was almost instantly drenched from how heavy the rain was and yet that dumbass continued standing under the rain staring at her

She had a million insults to tell, a lot on her bloody mind but all the words disappeared immediately she saw the look in his eyes. He looked like a man who had lost his soul. His purpose.

The annoying cheesy look he always had was gone. Joey stood under the rain drenched completely. His blonde hair looked darker than it normally did. She didn’t understand why but her heart squeezed uncomfortably seeing the state he was in

"What the hell are you doing standing here? Do you want to die in the rain?" She snapped at him. Those were the only words she could say to this man who looked like he needed a hug.

Joey smiled, it was the first time he smiled at her. Her heart skipped a painful beat looking at those perfect dimples and soulless eyes."Because I know only you will tell me how foolish I am." His words left her dumbfounded

She walked towards him, stopping a few feet away. Joey’s smile didn’t fall. Genny was almost 6 feet stand at 5’11" which was tall for a girl and yet this man still made her look small under his gaze despite their height difference not being much

Those were among the reasons why she didn’t like him. How he made her look small.

She looked up to him struggling to hold his gaze. "What happened to you?" She asked him. Joey gulped his Adam’s apple bobbled.

"How much would it take for you to spend the night with me?" Joey asked leaving her dumbfounded

"Huh!!" Her eyes shot wide but the shock wasn’t over. He tilted and fell into her, hugging her tightly. She could notice the way his body trembled slightly in her hold..

Joey held her tight. He didn’t know what he was doing but the look of shock on her face was precious at that moment. He just wanted a hug.

"Why the hell are you hugging me?!" She snapped at him. Joey rested his head on her shoulders. "You feel so warm. I want to spend the night with you." She wanted to shoot a glare at him.

What was wrong with this asshole? She could not believe she was feeling sorry for him

"What the hell is wrong with you? Did you lose your mind?" She snapped, and the rain continued pouring down on them. She only felt bad for her bag. Luckily, her camera and phone were waterproof.

"Love makes people lose their minds," Joey admitted and he almost gave poor Genny a heart attack. He had truly gone insane.

"What love are you talking about? You must be a sadist for having any feelings for me." She snapped at him. He laughed, but that laugh felt forced, laced with so much sorrow.

"I don’t love you but I just need someone horrible enough to scream and beat the shit out of me ..." He replied, Genny froze. She could feel something warm on her shoulders. She slowly reached for his damp blonde hair

A full-grown man over 191 cm was hugging her and secretly crying. She had to be heartless to push him away even if it was the one person who pissed her off

"Don’t let me leave. If I do, I might do something stupid..." He admitted and she just stood letting him hold her

"I want to kill him. I want to kill my own best friend...I am stupid, aren’t I?" He ranted off. The surroundings blurred around them with the rain.

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"You are very stupid not only for thinking about killing Lucien but standing under the rain like this " Genny deadpanned and he chuckled still not releasing her

"I know but he always hurts everyone around him. No matter how much his actions hurt me at times, I can’t stop being friends with him because he is hopeless without me ..." He sneered.

Yep, Genny was sure he had lost his damn mind which wasn’t far from the truth. Joey didn’t know why he was doing any of this either.

"I think you are just being delusional..." Genny sneered. Joey smiled, he expected this from her

"But I can’t blame them. I was the one who chose to love her, knowing she loved him, and he didn’t ask her to love him either..." At this point, Genny’s brain was lagging behind.

Was this some epic love triangle? She wondered

"Please can you slap this madness from me or snap at me. Just scream at me like you normally do." Genny blinked. Was he making her seem like a villain?

He stepped back, his staring eyes were looking at her expectantly, waiting for that slap. Genny gritted her teeth then tiptoed to reach him before Joey could react her lips smashed against his

He froze for a moment before he backed away from her, but Genny held his hand, stopping him from running off. "Don’t run off, it was just a kiss." She hissed at him, spitting out, disgusted by the kiss.

"Why the hell did you kiss me?" Joey didn’t understand what was going through that brain of hers.

"What are you thinking now?" She asked.

"About why the hell you kissed me." He hissed and she smiled.

"Perfect. I just knocked out the foolishness from you." She said and his eyes widened. Genny sighed

"I don’t know what is going on with you but getting drunk would help for the moment. You can stay but you are sleeping on the couch." She helplessly said. His eyes softened, she was a horrible person just what he needed to stop his stupidity.