Chapter 203:
Julie's POV
The hands of the clock stopped moving, and the air froze in my lungs. Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine Robert would find us in this wretched situation. How could I explain this now? How could I convince him that this man's presence in my room was nothing but a disaster I didn't choose?
He marched toward us, his heavy steps shaking the floor. "Carlos!" he bellowed, a sound that rocked my very soul. Then he turned his gaze to me, his eyes like cold blades slicing through my skin. "What the hell is Carlos doing in your room, Julie?"
I felt like my heart was going to stop beating. I was shaking violently, and words flew from my mind like birds startled by a storm. I tried desperately to catch just one to answer him, but my tongue was paralyzed. He looked terrifying; the veins in his neck were bulging, his knuckles white from clenching his fists so hard.
