All Chapters of Teach Me How to Love You: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Damien walked out of the restaurant without bothering to explain anything.Pushing my chair back quickly, I rushed after him with tears still clouding my vision, aware of the stares following me across the restaurant.By the time I got outside, he was already beside his car.“Damien.” My breathing came out uneven as I grabbed his arm. “There has to be an explanation for this. Tell me this is some stupid joke. Tell me it’s—”He jerked his arm away. “Nora, I know you didn’t go to college, but I’m pretty sure you can still comprehend what you read. You saw the messages.”He opened the driver’s door. My stomach dropped as I realized he was actually about to leave. “Damien!”The door slammed shut in my face.I hurried around the car and reached for the passenger door, but it was locked.The window rolled down halfway. “What are you trying to do?”“You can’t just walk away after this. You owe me an explanation. What did I ever do to deserve this kind of wickedness from you?”He replied with

Noah was discharged in the morning, and I came to work afterward. So far, the day had actually been going well.I picked up the next order and walked toward the table, only to stop after recognizing Damien sitting there with a woman.My hand tightened around the tablet as anger climbed up my chest. I wanted to smash it against his head, but causing a scene would cost me my job, so I swallowed everything down and walked up to their table like nothing was wrong.“Good afternoon,” I greeted stiffly. “What can I get for you both?”The woman exchanged a look with Damien before both of them started laughing. I figured she was the fiancée.“What would you recommend?” she asked finally, looking at me with fake politeness.Before I could answer, Damien spoke.“I wouldn’t trust her judgment if I were you. She’s a little too bush for fine dining.”I swallowed it down and stood there while he ordered for both of them.When I returned with the food a few minutes later, the woman frowned. “This isn

After sitting down, silence filled the room while Alan kept staring at me, looking unusually tense.He laced his fingers together before he finally spoke. "I'm going to be straightforward with you," he began. "I have boundaries. Firm ones. You will soon get a full rundown of how things work around here. If it feels like too much, you're free to walk away right now. No hard feelings. But if you're still in after hearing everything, I'll take you to meet my family."I nodded slowly, pretending the whole conversation wasn’t making me nervous."You'll have your own room." He reached into his jacket, pulled out a black card, and placed it on the table between us. "This is yours. It'll be loaded with more than enough to cover whatever you need. Clothing, personal expenses, anything. If you ever feel it isn't enough, ask me directly and I'll handle it. Same goes for anything else you need from me. Don't sit on it. Just ask."Something about the black card sitting there on the table made the

The floor felt like the right place to be, my back against the wall and my knees pulled up as I stared at nothing in particular.Noah's reaction wasn't a surprise. Not really. But knowing something was coming didn't always soften the landing.The worst part wasn't even the argument. It was how badly I wanted his support. He was the only family left. The other half of everything. Going into something this big without him standing beside it felt like walking into a room with no floor.I sat there for hours, thinking, sulking, replaying the conversation on a loop until my bedroom door finally opened.Noah came in without knocking, which was just his way. He crossed the room and lowered himself onto the floor beside me, close enough that his shoulder touched mine. For a moment, neither of us said anything."I'm sorry for walking out." His voice was quiet."I understand why you did.”A long breath left him. "I still hate this. I still wish you'd told me before agreeing so I could've talked

The conversation split naturally after lunch. Alan, his brothers, and his father disappeared into business talk while his mother and grandmother started arguing over the wedding guest list.Alan had been clear that, excluding his immediate family, only twenty relatives were allowed. His grandmother and mother were having a hard time deciding which twenty made the cut and which branch of the family tree was getting pruned.My eyes wandered across the room and landed on Lory. She immediately mouthed, "Come with me."She tilted her head toward the hallway. I glanced at Alan. Lory responded by making a face that very clearly translated to ignore him.Then she picked up her phone and started typing. She set it face down on the table. About a minute passed before it started ringing. She cut the call without looking at it. It rang again. She cut it again.The third time, her mother looked up. "Lory, either answer that phone or turn it off. It's distracting.""Sorry, Mum." She pushed her chai