"Is your previous promise still valid?" I asked, swallowing my pride
I knew Damon wouldn’t use my dad’s situation to trick If my dad was really frad, I needed to have the chance to see him, understand the whole situation, and then make a plan
"Which one?" The coldness faded from Damon’s face. He appeared more relaxed, but he acted clueless on purpose.
"If I stay in Starlight Estates for half a month, can I see my dad?" I was determined. Even if my dad blad in the future, I would never regret this.
If my dad was wronged, I couldn’t just sit and watch him suffer.
If my mom woke up and found out what happened to my dad, she’d be heartbroken.
Damon’s smirk grew wider. He let go of my hand and corrected , "It’s a month."
"Wasn’t it twenty days?" I frowned
"Why did you just arbitrarily change it to half a month? Now you need my help. so I should have the right to tweak the terms." Damon said shalessly
I wanted to retort, but Damon’s gaze made realize my position. If I refused him now, I’d be driving my dad to a dead end
"Fine, I agree, but I want to see my dad within three days". I also made my demands.
"No problem," Damon answered crisply. "Let’s go back to Starlight Estates now."
"I haven’t packed yet!" I replied
"No need. Everything’s ready at Starlight Estates. You just go straight there. And there’s soone waiting for us there today". After saying this, Damon dragged into the elevator, completely disregarding my opinion
His hand was warm, unlike mine, which was cold as ice in winter
Once we got into the elevator, I pulled my hand from Damon’s.
"Your hands are so cold, you should dress warr" Damon glanced at my hands, not pushing further
No matter how much I dressed, it wouldn’t solve the problem of my cold hands. In fact, I was already wearing a lot.
On the way back to Starlight Estates, I was constantly probing how much Damon knew about my dad’s situation.
Unfortunately, Damon was too cunning and wouldn’t reveal any information to . He only said he would do what he promised and wouldn’t talk about anything else.
Starlight Estates was still brilliantly lit, giving off a warm vibe on the cold winter night. I followed Damon from the underground garage, passing by the ga room. The door of the ga room was open. I saw a scarf casually draped on the couch.
I rembered Ariel once knitted a scarf for Damon, but I wasn’t sure if it was the one on the couch.
I seed to have seen that dark red chunky scarf on the couch sowhere, but I couldn’t rember where.
"Eliana?" Damon’s parents were sitting on the sofa in the living room. They both looked surprised to see .
I didn’t expect to see Damon’s parents here. After I recovered from the surprise, I politely greeted them.
Only when I saw the huge cake on the table did I rember that today was Damon’s mom’s birthday.
Though I didn’t have much contact with her now, it was her birthday today, so I felt a bit awkward about not bringing a gift.
"Co sit!’ Lisa waved at enthusiastically.
I walked over and sat down. Since I promised Damon to stay here for a month, I had to face whoever ca with composure.
This year, Lisa didn’t invite other friends and relatives but just had a simple celebration with her family. Although they suddenly had an outsider like , they didn’t look upset at all; rather, they were all smiles.
Damon watched sit down next to his mother and then threw his coat aside, "You guys chat. I’m going to take a shower."
"Go ahead!" Damon’s mother waved happily.
I didn’t know if my presence here today would cause any misunderstandings with Damon’s parents, so I was a bit nervous, but they didn’t ask why I was here. They only inquired about the situation at my ho.
"I should have gone to see your mother, but I was afraid it wouldn’t be appropriate". Damon’s mother sighed
"Thank you for your concern. My mom is still not awake, so even if you visit her, she can’t respond to you. If she knew you cared about her, she would be very happy" and politely replied.
"I wanted to help investigate your dad’s case, but Damon said he would handle it. If you need his help, just say it!" Damon’s father was still very generous to .
I didn’t tell them how Damon agreed to help .
After a while, Damon ca down in a change of clothes. His hair was uncombed, neatly falling on both sides of his face, making him look much gentler.
He was wearing a very textured white cashre sweater accompanied by loose black pants, making Damon look very clean and simple. However, his eyes were still habitually sharp.
He walked over to my side and finally sat next to his father.
"What are you guys talking about?" He picked up the wine on the table and took a sip, asking casually
"We were talking about everyone’s recent situation. If Eliana was coming today, why didn’t you bring her back earlier?" Damon s mother said a bit
Damon glanced at , his gaze deep
Of course, he had contacted earlier, but I had blocked him
"Because of traffic, I didn’t have ti to prepare a gift. I’m really sorry" I explained appropriately
"It’s alright! Your presence here to celebrate my birthday is the best gift." Lisa held my hand; her tone was very affectionate.
It seed she didn’t mind my family’s troubles or all the things that happened between Jones and .
I didn’t pull away from Lisa’s hand but chatted with her graciously and appropriately. After all, we were once family, so we always had common topics.
Just when the atmosphere was harmonious, the doorbell rang.
Damon got up to open the door. Then ca Zoe’s lively and cheerful voice, "Damon, I’m here to celebrate your mom’s birthday!"
The sound had , Silas, and Lisa all dumbstruck. To get into Starlight Estates, you needed a pass card. Did Zoe have one for this place?
Seed like Starlight Estates was really the place to be. First, Ariel had a key, and now Zoe had a pass card.
"Who invited you?" Damon’s voice was filled with annoyance as he grilled Zoe.
Zoe squeezed her way through the door, "Given your charming personality, you’re hardly likely to cheer up your mom, so I ca..."
She stopped mid sentence when she saw , frozen in her tracks.
I don’t know why, but instinctively, I pulled my hand away from Lisa’s.
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