Chapter 364
Author: Pen thinker
last update2025-06-18 22:48:25

At that moment, the thick silence in the room shattered like glass as the door creaked open with a cold and deliberate slowness. Every head in the luxurious bathhouse VIP lounge turned sharply toward the entrance, expecting a servant, maybe another guest, but certainly not him.

When the door finally pushed wide open, the man who stepped in wasn’t just anyone.

It was Damien.

He stood tall and unmoving at the threshold, like a phantom that refused to stay buried. His black coat hung just below his knees, swaying slightly with each step as he walked in, his eyes dark, calm, unreadable—but beneath that calm was a quiet rage that made the air feel heavy.

The moment Victoria laid eyes on him, her jaw dropped as her mouth trembled wordlessly. Her perfectly manicured fingers, which had earlier clutched her designer purse with elegance, now gripped it like a weapon.

Immediately her cheeks turned pale before flushing red with fury.

Her brother, who had moments ago boasted with such arrogance, w
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