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Arthur was genuinely surprised by what Damon had just said. His voice came through the phone again, urgent and pleading."Mr. Damon, please don't say that again. Your father wouldn't like hearing those words, especially not in his condition right now—"But before Arthur could say anything more, Damon hung up the call and tossed the phone back onto the couch. He stared at it for a moment, his jaw tight with frustration.He knew Arthur meant well. The man had been loyal to the Sterling family for decades, and he was trying to do what he thought was right. But Arthur didn't understand. He couldn't understand the depth of pain and betrayal that still lived inside Damon after twenty years.Forgiving his father wasn't something that could happen just because Edward Sterling was dying. Death didn't erase the past. It didn't undo the damage that had been done.Damon ran his hand through his hair and let out a long breath, trying to calm himself. He was about to head upstairs to take a shower
Chapter 219
Damon walked into his mansion, exhaustion etched across his face. He headed straight to the kitchen and gulped down a glass of water, but it did nothing to calm the storm raging inside him. His hand slammed against the kitchen cabinet—not hard enough to hurt, but enough to release some of the frustration building in his chest.Had he made a mistake telling Celia the truth now? Was the timing still wrong?He shook his head sharply. No. That couldn't be why she'd left with just that single word hanging in the air: "But.""I told her at the right time," Damon muttered to himself, pacing the kitchen floor. "If I hadn't told her everything now, she might never have wanted to hear it again. I did the right thing."He needed to believe that. He needed to convince himself that revealing his identity hadn't been a big mistake."She just needs time to process everything," he said. "Time to understand why I hid who I really was."That had to be it. Celia hadn't looked angry when she left—confuse
Chapter 218
Edward Sterling lay in the hospital bed, his body still weak despite the treatment he'd been receiving. The poison had done too much damage over the past few days. It had destroyed many organs and systems inside his body, making recovery extremely difficult.The doctors weren't optimistic. They'd told Arthur privately that Edward only had about a five percent chance of surviving. He'd been brought to the hospital too late, the poison had built up and hurt him too much.Arthur sat in a chair beside the bed, his face tired but determined to stay by his boss's side.Edward turned his head slowly on the pillow to look at Arthur. "Be honest with me.""About what, sir?""Do you think I deserve to survive this?"Arthur didn't hesitate. "Of course you do."Edward shook his head weakly against the pillow. "No. I don't.""Sir—""It's because of me that Elora died." Edward's voice was filled with regret and pain. "If I hadn't been cheating with Vanessa back then, maybe nothing would have happene
Chapter 217
Inside the hotel room, Vivienne was packing her bags carefully. Eliza had returned and was helping her fold clothes and organize everything into the suitcases."Are you sure you want to go back to Sydney right now?" Eliza asked."I have to." Vivienne placed another dress into the suitcase. "I need to settle everything with my family once and for all. I can't keep avoiding them.""Will you come back to Newcastle?"Vivienne paused, her hands resting on a stack of folded shirts. "I don't know yet. Maybe. Maybe not. It depends on how things go with my parents."She'd been calling Damon for the past day, trying to reach him to thank him properly for everything he'd done to help her. She also wanted to apologize for causing that fight between him and Celia when Celia found her at his house wearing his shirt.And she really wanted to apologize to Celia in person. She'd planned to go to Celia's house right after finishing packing to say sorry face-to-face.But Damon wasn't picking up his phon
Chapter 216
Serena and Tessa were still talking excitedly about how big and grand the wedding was going to be when Serena's phone started ringing.She pulled it out of her purse and looked at the screen. Michael's name flashed across it.A smile crossed Serena's face. "It's Michael. He probably misses me already."She answered the call and brought the phone to her ear. "Hello?"But instead of the loving voice she expected, she was met with Michael's angry tone coming through the speaker."Where the hell did you go?" Michael demanded.Serena's smile faded instantly. "I'm at my parents' house. I told you I was coming here to tell them about the wedding.""I don't believe you.""What?""You're probably with some man right now, aren't you?" Michael's voice was full of accusation. "Sleeping with him so you can get your way up like you always do."Serena's mouth dropped open in shock. Anger flooded through her immediately.Tessa could hear Michael's raised voice from where she sat beside Serena. Her fa
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Serena wasn't expecting her mother to ask that question. But now that Tessa had brought it up, Serena found herself actually thinking about it for the first time.The pregnancy was three months along. That meant she was already pregnant before she divorced Damon. But at the same time, she and Michael had already been together secretly before the divorce happened.So that meant she didn't really know who the father was. It could be Damon's child or it could be Michael's child. She hadn't thought about it before because she'd just assumed it was Michael's. She'd wanted it to be Michael's.But the truth was she had no idea.Serena's face must have shown her uncertainty because Tessa quickly cut off her thoughts."Don't worry yourself about it," Tessa said firmly. "The pregnancy definitely belongs to Michael.""But Mom, I don't actually know—""It doesn't matter what you know or don't know." Tessa's voice was plain and cold. "As long as Michael doesn't question it and accepts the pregnanc
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