Ariel was glaring daggers at . There was no one around us, so she didn’t bother hiding her hatred.
"You’ve already killed my parents. Isn’t that enough? I haven’t even settled the score for that!" Ariel’s eyes welled up as she ntioned her parents. "How would I have gotten so sick if you hadn’t done that? How would my parents have died in a car accident on their way to the hospital to visit ?"
Ariel always blad for everything.
She claid all her wrongdoings were for love and that I forced her hand. And my self–defense was seen as malicious in her eyes.
Her values were getting more twisted by the day. Maybe the more she hated , the more twisted she beca
"Your parents’ deaths are on you, not anyone else. Don’t stand in my way, I have nothing to discuss with you." I responded calmly, not showing any sign of emotion.
I wasn’t even a tad guilty: Ariel was just asking for trouble.
If Ariel hadn’t been so jealous and competitive back then and had obediently followed Damon, he wouldn’t have been so cold to her.
Even taking Catherine’s heart condition into account, he would’ve taken care of Ariel
"Eliana, Damon is just not willing to give up on you. You should know that". Ariel argued, a peculiar smile spread across her young face, a hint of triumphant in her eyes. "He still loves , and I have proof. ButI don’t want to tell you."
I was so done with Ariel’s pestering. I retorted, "Ariel, people always flaunt what they lack. If Damon truly loved you, you wouldn’t need to keep showing off his love in front of , right?"
My words hit a nerve, and Ariel’s face fell instantly. She bit her lip and stayed silent.
If she knew how much Damon pampered her and how crazy he was for her in my past life, she would probably be jealous of herself.
In my past life, smart Ariel always stayed in Damon’s apartnt, ignoring all my provocations and making chase her around like a lunatic.
Soone walked by, and as Ariel was the center of attention tonight, she couldn’t let people see her bickering with . She shot a dirty look and left.
I entered my room, ready to hit the sack. The luxury cruise wouldn’t dock until tomorrow morning. If we were to return to shore earlier, we would need soone to drive us back.
I dialed Jones’s number, wondering where he had disappeared to.
The call was imdiately hung up. I had a bad feeling. Jones had never been this unreliable before. Did sothing happen?
A while later, a ssage ca in from Jones: Sothing ca up. I need to go ho. I’m not sure if I can make it back in ti. Try to stick with Luna.
-He was probably worried that I would run into Damon or that Ariel would target
After so thought, I replied, "Wait for . I’ll be there soon. It’s so boring here."
I got out of bed and headed for the exit, ready to et Jones at the dock.
"Bang!"
Just as I unlocked the door, a powerful force flung it open.
Luckily, I was quick on my feet and dodged the door.
"Damon?" I was taken aback when I recognized him, then imdiately went on guard.
Damon didn’t reek of alcohol; he wasn’t drunk. But his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was flushed plus could feel his burning body heat.
His jacket was gone, and he was only wearing a black and white woven shirt
"Bang!" Damon closed the door behind him and locked it. He looked at , his expression pained.
Clearly, he had been drugged.
The question was, who would do such a thing?
Suddenly, there were noises outside.
This should be the place. This is where he disappeared!"
"We’ll wait, he’ll co out eventually"
"But Miss Zoe isn’t here, right? Did we go to the wrong place?"
I listened to the conversation outside, my heart sinking. So soone was planning to catch Damon in the act and expose his scandal. Soone drugged him, and soone was waiting for the right mont to spill the beans.
I was too focused on eavesdropping to notice Damon behind . By the ti
felt his body heat on my back, he had already pressed against the door.
"Damon, there are people outside waiting to catch you. Hang in there, I’ll call Mitch to help you!" I turned around to face Damon, who looked like he was about to lage control. I tried my best to stay calm.
Damon was sweating profusely, his shirt was even soaked through. He was obviously having a hard ti.
"I feel terrible, and I can’t take it anymore." Damon’s voice was shaky.
The fact that he could lower his voice and talk to showed his strong willpower.
"How could you be so careless as to be drugged?" I tried to distract him,
He took a deep breath before answering, "I went to see Nancy. She gave a drink. I didn’t expect her to drug !"
This surprised . "Damon, don’t tell you had a thing with her in the past?!"
Nancy was way too old for him!
Damon was already in a bad state, and my comnt made his eyes darken. He glared at , "Do you take for a fool? She’s Catherine and Karen’s biological mother, get it?"
"Catherine’s mother?" I was first taken aback; then it dawned on .
So because her daughter once donated her heart to Ariel, and Ariel looked a lot like Catherine, she saw Ariel as her own daughter.
It was just that I never thought Nancy would go abroad all these years, becoming a successful man’s wife.
"Uh, don’t talk anymore." Damon saw that I was about to continue and cut off.
"I’ll call Mitch" I reached for my phone.
Just then, Damon completely lost his senses. He bent down and kissed . His hot and passionate breath filled my mouth, carrying a hint of alcohol.
His hands were like fire, every touch on my arm sending a wave of heat through .
Fear filled my eyes as I tried to push Damon away, but he was now completely consud by desire, not giving a chance to resist.
"Damon, let go of ! You’re hurting !" I tried to remain calm when I finally had a chance to breathe, attempting to bring Damon back to his senses.
I couldn’t scream out loud. Otherwise, it’d be a whole new level of trouble if soone outside heard. Compared to that, I’d much rather no one see the scene unfolding right now.
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