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At that moment, Damien leaned forward slightly, his voice calm but cutting, “You should relax, now that I'm still calm. Why are you stressing yourself over nothing?” He casually waved his hand. “Nobody’s coming. You can call every contact on your phone if you want, friends, family, even security. But no one will answer. Just like your precious younger brother... he’s not coming either.”Then Demian slowly reached into his coat and pulled out a sleek black phone. He dropped it gently onto the glass table with a soft clink, letting it settle between them like a ticking bomb. His eyes never left Victoria’s father.The moment Victoria’s father saw the phone, his brows furrowed. His heartbeat picked up, but his pride wouldn't let him flinch.“What’s this?” he barked. “You think I’m stupid, boy? You think you can just toss a phone on my table and trick me into believing it’s my brother’s? Who the hell do you think you are?”His voice grew louder with rage. “You lowlife scum! There’s no way
Chapter 487
At that moment, Victoria’s father was furiously pacing the marble floor of his luxurious living room. The air was thick with tension. His clenched fists showed the storm brewing inside him. The silence in the room wasn’t peaceful it was heavy. His shoes echoed each time they hit the floor, the rhythm of a man on the edge. For more than twenty-four hours, he hadn’t heard a word from his younger brother. No call. No message. Nothing. It was unlike him, especially after the kind of task he handed over to him.He paused and looked at his phone again. Still nothing, his jaw tightened.“This is nonsense,” he muttered to himself. “He should’ve just told me he couldn’t handle it. Was that too hard?”At that moment he walked to the bar, poured himself a glass of whiskey, but didn't drink it. Instead, he stared at the golden liquid swirling in the glass as if it held the answers.“If you had just told me you were too soft to pull it off… I would’ve called someone else. I have the money. I have
Chapter 486
At that moment, as the silence stretched across the room, Damien looked straight into Uncle Bernard’s eyes, his expression calm but firm. He smiled, not out of disrespect or sarcasm, but as a gesture of sincerity he respected Uncle Bernard and the entire family, but he needed to be honest with them.“Uncle Bernard,” Damien began slowly, his voice deep and steady, “I’ve already made my decision. You know I’m a man of my word, and I don’t go back on my decisions once they are made. From the very beginning, I’ve always seen Jessica as my younger sister. That’s how I’ve treated her. That’s how I’ve felt. And while I understand and respect that this marriage was a promise made by my father, I cannot honor something that doesn’t come from my heart. I’m truly sorry.”The words landed heavily in the room. But Uncle Bernard didn’t react with anger or disappointment. Instead, he nodded slowly, his lips pressed together in understanding. There was pain in his eyes, yes, but also something else r
Chapter 485
At that moment, the entire room grew quiet.Uncle Bernard didn’t speak. Jessica sat still, her eyes quietly staring at Damien, trying to understand the meaning behind his words. But Damien was calm more composed than any of them had ever seen him.He looked at both Deborah and Jessica, and his voice came soft but firm, “I want you both to know something important... I’ve already forgiven you. A long time ago, in fact. I’m not carrying anything in my heart against you.”Hearing Damien words Deborah slowly lifted her face from her palms. Jessica blinked, stunned. Damien continued, “I was angry, yes. When everything happened, I was upset. But I understood sometimes people act out of fear, out of pressure, out of a desperate need to protect what they think is theirs. And honestly, every mother or father that cares deeply for their child might do what you did, Deborah. Maybe even worse.”Deborah covered her mouth, trembling a little.“But not every parent would stop to reflect and come bac
Chapter 484
At that moment, upon hearing what Deborah just said again, Damien slowly turned his gaze toward her. His expression remained unreadable, calm on the surface, but his eyes revealed a deep exhaustion from everything he'd endured today, and in the past.“You said you had one more request,” Damien finally said, his voice low and controlled. “So, Deborah… what exactly do you want now?”However there was a long silence. Deborah’s throat tightened, and she pressed her palms together nervously. She looked at her daughter, Jessica, who sat beside her looking down, too ashamed to meet Damien’s eyes. With a deep breath, Deborah stood up again, clutching her hands to her chest as if she were trying to gather courage from the very air around her.“It’s about Jessica,” she began softly.Damien arched a brow slightly but said nothing, waiting.Then Deborah continued, “I know this might sound selfish. Maybe even foolish. But I don’t care anymore. I don’t care what anyone thinks because I was the one
Chapter 483
Inside Damien's mansion, Deborah, Jessica, and Uncle Bernard were all seated, their faces holding different kinds of thoughts and emotions. And seated in front of them, calmly, yet with a hint of tiredness on his face, was Damien.He wasn’t supposed to be down here tonight. Not with the kind of stressful day he had just gone through. His schedule was already choking, and today was one of those days he wished he could simply disappear. But then again, he got the message. They said they needed to talk urgently. And even though he hated interruptions, the only reason he was even here right now was because of Uncle Bernard. That man wasn’t just anybody. Damien had respect for him, and that respect was deep. So no matter how tired he was, if Uncle Bernard called, he showed up.He sat with his legs slightly apart, elbows on his knees, fingers interlocked together, and his piercing gaze moved slowly across the three people seated in front of him.Still, despite this moment, Damien’s mind was
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