Noah stormed out of the room in fury and betrayal with his hands balled into fists. Somehow, I managed to push Zen away from me and scurried after Noah. "Hey, hey! Noah-wait!"
I quickly caught his arm before he could go any further and tugged at him. A flicker of hurt passed through his face as his jaw clenched. He looked down in disgust and glared at me.
"It's not what you see, Noah--- "
"Then explain," he cut me off harshly and jerked his arm away from my grasp.
"Zen was tickling me and I-I couldn't get rid of him. I'm not going to lie about anything that happened between Zen and because nothing really happened! Maa forced us on a-a date," I said the last sentence gingerly and Noah gritted his teeth. I reached for his face and cupped his cheeks softly. "I don't love Zen, I love yo
