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Chapter 60
Damon looked at Celia with a gentle expression. "Have you seen her enough?" he asked softly."What do you mean?" Celia asked, still confused by everything that had happened."I mean, are you ready to go?" Damon said. "Anthony told me that after this, you should come to the company. There's something you need to do there."Celia looked at him, then at Vivienne, who was still standing there with pain in her eyes. "Oh," she said quietly. "Yes, I guess we should go."She didn't want to leave. She hadn't gotten the chance to speak with Vivienne properly or tell her how much she admired her. But with all these emotions between Damon and Vivienne, she felt like she couldn't do anything. The whole situation left her confused. She was curious about what had really happened between Damon and Vivienne. Questions kept circling in her mind.Damon had once been friends with Vivienne Ashford—the famous heiress. That wasn’t something just anyone could pull off, even with Anthony’s support. Damon had
Chapter 59
“What…?” Celia whispered, the word barely a sound. She looked at Damon, her eyes wide with a million questions. “Damon, what is she… You know her?” He never said a word about this—not once. Even when she spoke about Vivienne—yesterday and again today, he acted as if Vivienne Ashford were a stranger, a distant icon Celia admired from afar. But this... this was not the look of a stranger. This was something deeper. “Damon, please,” Vivienne said again, her voice soft and trembling. The confident, unshakable woman from the photos was gone, replaced by someone vulnerable. “I can’t believe you’re really here. After all this time, I’ve been looking… I’ve been looking for you for years.” Damon remained silent. His posture was rigid, his jaw set like stone. If Celia looked closely, she could see a muscle twitching along his jawline. The air around him had grown impossibly cold. It wasn’t the calm indifference he’d shown Serena and Michael; this was different. This was a deep, chilling a
Chapter 58
A stunned silence hung in the air, thick and suffocating. Serena’s mouth had fallen open, a perfect, horrified ‘o’. Beside her, Michael’s face was a mask of disbelief, his jaw so tight it ached. Mannerless? The word echoed in Serena’s mind, a sharp, ugly thing. "Did the great Vivienne Ashford just call us mannerless?" Vivienne’s eyes burned with anger. "Let me be clearer," she said, her voice firm, each word a deliberate cut. "Even if I were inclined to entertain strangers, educated people—people of class—understand the concept of an appointment. They don't burst into a private terminal like a pair of frantic hooligans and cause a scene." The insult hit hard, like being punched. This wasn't how it was supposed to go. The tailored silk of Serena’s blouse suddenly felt like a cheap costume. The hand-stitched leather of Michael’s shoes felt ridiculous. They had dressed for power, for importance. They had expected Vivienne to see their expensive clothes and recognize them as peers
Chapter 57
Vivienne stood frozen at the top of the jet stairs, her eyes locked on Damon through the glass of the private lounge. The emotions crashing through her were overwhelming - joy, disbelief, and underneath it all, a love for him that refused to fade. Even if Damon hated her, she knew she’d always want him. After all these years of searching, of hiring private investigators, of following every lead that led nowhere, here he was. Standing right there, watching her with that same unreadable expression she remembered so well. She gripped the handrail tighter, her knuckles turning white. Damon had disappeared from Sydney without a trace after returning from prison. She never got the chance to tell him the truth—that she had misunderstood him, that it was her mistake that sent him to prison, and that she wanted to beg for his forgiveness. But by the time she realized it, Damon had already gone back to Newcastle, leaving her to wonder if he was even alive. He had hidden so well that, desp
Chapter 56
The first light of dawn had yet to break when Damon slipped out of Celia’s room, leaving her in a deep, peaceful sleep. He didn't need sleep; the memory of her whispered dream of seeing Vivienne Ashford was enough to fuel him. It was a foolish idea, but the thought of the smile it would bring to her face eclipsed all his reservations. He still remembered vividly. Years ago, Vivienne had been the daughter of Mr. Ashford—the mysterious old man who helped shape him into the man he was today. But Vivienne had done the worst thing anyone could imagine. Back when he was still a nobody, when he had nothing and had built nothing, she had sent him to prison, he could still remember what she accused him of. Damon pushed the memory aside. That chapter of his life wasn’t something he wanted to revisit—not now, when the very people who once broke him could no longer touch him. He stepped outside into the cool, pre-dawn air and dialed a number. It was answered on the first ring. "Sir?"
Chapter 55
The pillows lay between them like a wall, but they did little to ease the tension in the air. Celia lay on her side, facing away from Damon, trying to control her racing heart. She could feel his presence behind her, solid and warm, separated only by the flimsy barrier of pillows. Neither of them moved, both pretending to be relaxed while being acutely aware of each other. "Thank you again for the advance payment," Celia said softly into the darkness, breaking the heavy silence. "I know it's unusual for Vespera to pay so early, but I appreciate that Anthony Williams did this because of your relationship with him." Damon remained quiet for a moment. He could correct her, tell her the truth that the money came from his personal account, but something held him back. "You don't need to thank me," he finally said. Celia shifted slightly, the mattress dipping with her movement. "I do, though. You don't know how much this helps my family." She paused, taking a deep breath. "I should proba
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