MARIA'S POV
My brows furrowed quickly as I struggled to understand what had just happened.
Connor's eyes softened immediately after he raised his voice at me. He kept driving but was clearly uncomfortable.
It felt like he also didn't know why he raised his voice at me. I didn't know either; we were talking about my personal life, which he wasn't supposed to be interested in, so what the hell happened?
"I- I ummm... I didn't mean to raise my voice at you," he said awkwardly, unable to look into my eyes.
I remained shocked as I stared at him. He didn't look at me anymore after saying those words, but I knew he was struggling inside.
The rest of our ride was in silence as no one spoke. A few more hours passed, and then we arrived at Connor's Mansion.
Connor stepped down from the car an
