Chapter 191 - Confidence

J glanced away, blushing. Jacob can't help let out a small smile on the corner of his lips. Then Jacob put one of his hands on J's lap as he continued to watch the movie while J had lost her interest in the book that she is reading. Try as hard as she can to understand what she is reading, her mind is occupied by Jacob's gestures.

Pretending to be reading, she asked him a question. "Stella... Why does she keep on saying that you and she have a relationship?"

Jacob held her hand into his and slightly squished it. "Don't mind her. She's just a rich spoiled brat that wanted to get whatever she wants in her own way."

"Why wouldn't I? She almost causes me my death." J said with her clenched jaw.

Jacob was stunned. Her accident was partially his fault and he felt guilty.

Jacob glanced sideways to look at her. J pretended to be reading but in reality, she had long lost her focus on the book. Jacob raised his left hand and reached for J's chin, tilting it so that he can see her beautiful face. J was surprised by Jacob's action. "What are you doing?" she said with a glare irritatingly. She tried to free her chin from his hands and cocked her head the other side but Jacob was persistent.

"Stay put. Honey don't move. Okay?" Jacob said in a gentle tone. Jacob made eye contact with her and she felt embarrassed. While blushing, J glanced away and tried to avoid Jacob's eye contact.

"Baby, look at me." Jacob suddenly changed his endearment. J's brows snapped together when she heard how Jacob called her. "Baby?" she protested.

Jacob chuckled. "Why? You don't want me to call you Baby?"

"No!" J exclaimed.

Jacob laughed which sounded so beautiful in J's ears. "Okay then, Honey. Look at me." Jacob said with a pleading eye. "Please?"

J rolled her eyes. "Okay. Okay." But it only takes a second of staring at Jacob's eyes, J already felt her heart beats irregularly and her knees weak. Fortunately, she is sitting or else, she might fall from where she stands. J felt like she is being pulled by Jacob's stare and she can't help but continuously look into his eyes.

"Damn, your eyes are beautiful." Jacob can't help but express his admiration without taking his gaze away from J.

"Jacob!" J sighed and act to move her face away from Jacob.

"Wait! Patience, Honey. I was drawn into your eyes that I forgot how to speak." Jacob gave her a lovely smile that made J's heart melt. They continued staring at each other, this time, Jacob is not holding her chin anymore.

"Stella is not my girlfriend and she never was my girlfriend. I didn't have any relationship with her or with any woman before." Jacob said without breaking his eye contact with J. And J believed him. She believed that when someone told you to look into their eyes, they are allowing you to see how they feel at the moment, how vulnerable they are. Jacob made her look into his eyes to show how confident he is.

Thou J believe him, she still asked him a question that she is meaning to ask. "Then why is she still fantasizing about you? She is probably holding on to something."

Without breaking their eye contact, Jacob casually replied, "We had sex once."