I spent a good amount of ti comforting Luna, hoping she wouldn’t fret over and accidentally harm the baby in her belly
After hanging up, my dislike for Ariel hit a new high.
My hatred for Damon was burning like a wildfire.
I asked Jim to write a piece centered around the recording and send it to for review.
Three days later, he sent the draft.
anwhile, Jones ssaged that Ariel’s surgery in Cuba was temporarily postponed. She was returning ho and would continue her regular check-ups and treatnts at the hospital where she used to treat her heart condition.
As I was pondering over my next steps, Sofia called.
"Eliana, I’m at a loss for words!" she sounded exasperated, "News of Ariel’s heart condition is spreading like wildfire at the College. The school even organized a fundraiser, especially music departnt students, this is insane!"
"A fundraiser? She’s got Damon, why would she need a fundraiser?’ I sneered.
"People are saying she and Damon are just friends, and Damon is the one pursuing her. She wouldn’t accept any financial support from Damon. Many people think she’s quite proud and those who criticized her before are now starting to feel sorry for her", Sofia replied.
Although Ariel was cunning, she did care about dignity, otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people willing to believe her.
In so ways, she was good at disguising herself, always able to make most people like her.
Unless Damon ca forward to clarify, those rumors would be taken as truth by the public, and Ariel’s bad reputation-would slowly fade away
She might even use her heart condition as an excuse for being with Damon, saying she was moved by Damon’s unwavering support.
I knew Damon wouldn’t co forward to explain to anyone.
"A lot of people don’t know the whole story, they only see the surface, so they’re easily swayed. It’s okay, the higher shes lifted, the harder she’ll fall," I said
"She’s supposedly returning ho in the next couple of days and is planning to go back to school to personally return the donations to help so poor but excellent students.
Sofia sighed deeply. "I now truly understand what a wolf in sheep’s clothing ans."
"If she’s going back to school, would they throw her a welco party?" I spotted an opportunity.
Sofia replied, "Definitely She’s popular because of Damon and her generous act of donating all the fundraising money to the school will certainly be publicized and praised"
I already had a rough plan in mind.
Indeed, Ariel returned ho the next day, and to my surprise, Damon was not in the airport photo, but Karen and Nicole were
The dia’s attention on Ariel was entirely because of Damon. Many female celebrities had used him to boost their exposure.
The online comnts were quite interesting.
"Before I cursed Ariel as a howrecker! After knowing Ariel was forced to accept Damon and has severe heart disease, I thought I deserved to die""
"Ariel probably isn’t with Damon yet, or why would she need to raise funds?"
"Don’t worry guys. I’ll share the guilt for the past misunderstandings about her. God bless that girl"
"Ariel’s friends and family speak highly of her. She can’t be that bad, right?"
I read these comnts with a poker face, closed the webpage, and switched on the recorder, checking the information inside.
Suddenly, a call interrupted my work. It was Damon’s number, that strangely familiar number.
I used to eagerly anticipate him giving a call, just to have a chat, even if he didn’t speak, just listening to was enough.
Now I hated him to the bone, regretting my previous wishful thinking ti and ti again.
After hanging up, a ssage popped up: [Im outside your house, let’s et and talk]
Did he return ho before Ariel?
I replied with two words: [GET LOST].
After that, I was ready to block him, but another ssage ca: [Don’t you want to know why I keep protecting her? Co out, I’ll tell you]
Damon knew well, knowing that I didn’t care about anything else but this one thing.
If what he felt for Ariel wasn’t love, then what was it? Like in TV dramas, did Ariel once save his life?
My mom was making chicken soup for . My dad didn’t co ho for lunch since he was at work. The house was empty. I changed my shoes and went out.
Damon’s car was parked at the gate. Its sleek curves reflected the sunlight, very eye-catching. He sat in the car waiting for .
I got in the passenger seat and said coldly. "Now you can tell ."
"Ariel had a heart transplant. If she’s to have another one, the complexity and risk of the surgery will increase." Damon’s voice was as magnetic as ever calm.
"Don’t you think that’s a la excuse?" I laughed sarcastically. "Are you afraid that I wouldn’t understand how much you care and worry about her?"
Damon frowned, "Do you really have to talk like this?"
"Where did I go wrong?" I looked at him coldly, "Damon, if killing wasn’t illegal, I would’ve killed you and Ariel a long ti ago. You both are murderers who killed my baby!"
As soon as I finished, Damon suddenly punched the steering wheel, his eyes filled with uncontrollable rage, "That was my baby too, Eliana! For three months, you didn’t give any news. I was kept in the dark like a fool. Did you ever give a chance to take care of you? Did you ever give a chance to handle everything? In the end, after the baby was gone, that’s when I found out. Did you want to accept this fact without knowing anything? Is my cri really that big?"
My heart pounded, I felt a sharp pain in my chest, it was suffocating. I forced a smile, "Don’t you have Ariel?"
"I wanted the baby, not her!" Damon was seething with anger, like a volcano that had been holding back for a long ti finally erupted.
Even if he didn’t love , he should at least love his own child
I looked at his angry face, mouth agape, but in the end, I didn’t tell him that even without Ariel, the kid might not have made it.
I could handle losing the kid due to other reasons, but I couldn’t stand the fact that it was because of Ariel
"Have you not loved for ten years? Why, after I confessed my feelings for you, did you choose to divorce so firmly? You didn’t even give a chance to sort out other issues. What did I do wrong? What grave mistake did I make to deserve such punishnt?’ Damon’s eyes were filled with anger, glaring at .
I tried to keep my cool facing Damon’s ltdown, "If you care about the baby so much, you should go deal with Ariel. She’s the one who ssed things up."
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