Damon walked over and picked up the bouquet, his face emotionless as he took a sniff.
I was taken aback, blurting out, "Last ti I saw you holding flowers was our wedding day, and you looked terrible."
Only I knew how I felt that day.
Damon exuded nothing but repulsion towards . When he presented with the bouquet, his eyes were devoid of warmth, as if he was handing a knife instead.
Everyone else was happy for then. Luna and my parents included. Despite knowing that my love was unrequited, they were happy that I managed to marry Damon.
My heart was torn between joy and sorrow, unable to fully describe my feelings.
Damon, still holding the flowers, froze for a second as if lost in thought.
"Why bring up sothing from so long ago?" He asked.
I didn’t know.
mories have a way of resurfacing when you least expect it.
I didn’t answer Damon’s question, instead telling him, "Those flowers were from Catherine."
Upon hearing Catherine’s na, Damon’s expression shifted, a distinct displeasure painted in his eyes. He probably didn’t want Catherine visiting , regardless of her reasons.
The next mont, Damon tossed the bouquet into the trash, a move that took by surprise.
"If you don’t like them, throw them away. Why keep them around?" After disposing of the flowers, Damon brushed his hands off, his tone nonchalant, as if forgetting the flowers were actually from his current girlfriend.
His current girlfriend, also his once lost first love.
I stared at the bouquet poking out from the trash bin, at a loss for words about Damon’s actions. If Catherine had left a mont later and saw this, she would be devastated.
"What did you co here for? To throw away flowers?" I finally found my voice, "Didn’t you know Catherine was coming to see today?"
Catherine had explicitly ntioned that she was here to see on Damon’s behalf.
Damon took a seat, his expression unchanged, "I ca to pay for Nick’ dical bills. I was the one who hurt him, it’s only right that I cover his dical expenses."
I knew Nick was hospitalized, but I didn’t know he was in the sa hospital. Luckily, he was still incapacitated; otherwise, he would probably try to find .
"You didn’t have to hurt him that bad, especially not for ." I said somberly.
"Who said I did it for you?" Damon’s expression faltered slightly but quickly returned to normal. He looked down at his own fingers, his hands were handso enough to be a hand model.
"He had it coming. I just never got around to it. This ti, I settled old scores and new ones." Damon continued.
Since Damon was looking down, all I could see was the top of his head and his high nose bridge. From the ti I first t him till now, his hair had always been its original color, never dyed any other color.
Jones was the sa, which was why they occasionally seed like the sa person to .
On the other hand, Mitch and Cooper, would happily dye their hair all colors of the rainbow. When they were wilder in their youth, they spent their ti either dyeing their hair or contemplating what color to dye it next, as if their success with won depended on their hair color.
"That’s good then. If you did it solely because of , that wouldn’t sit well, would it?" I moved my gaze away from the aspects of Damon that once fascinated .
"Are we really that estranged now?",
"Isn’t that what you want, Damon? Soone who is consistent, who knows when to let go. How great would that be?" I responded earnestly.
Because of the Serena and Brandon incident, Damon should hate to the core. If he truly believed both kids were Jones’s, then it would an I was stringing him along when we were planning to get back together.
Damon, being an extrely proud man, wouldn’t accept being cheated on. If that were the case, he would definitely tell to get lost.
"Didn’t I let go? I don’t rember bringing up getting back together. I just think it’s normal for our paths to cross considering how long we’ve known each other and our shared social circle." Damon spoke logically, leaving with no room to counter.
But did he really let go just because he didn’t talk about getting back together?
I didn’t think so. Judging from recent events, I felt that Damon was still interested in . I’m not stupid, I could feel it.
Even Catherine could feel it. If she could sense it and I couldn’t, then I would truly be a fool, being targeted without even realizing it.
"If you don’t want Catherine to have a reason to target , could you stay away from ? Can you do that?" I stated my request directly, not wanting to be targeted because of Damon anymore, "By the way, Nick claims he’s your half-brother from the sa father. Do you know about this?"
Damon’s expression turned contemplative, not showing the surprise I expected but instead beca complex and deep. After a mont of silence, he asked , "Did he tell you, or did you find out on your own?"
I was shocked. Could it be true?
"Is it true?" I felt slightly dumbfounded, unable to imagine that Silas could have an illegitimate son.
"I don’t know." Damon’s response doubled my shock.
"What do you an you don’t know?" I was completely confused, my words becoming hesitant.
Damon didn’t elaborate, his brow furrowed slightly, "It’s inevitable that he’ll target you because of , even our divorce can’t change that."
I was left with a head full of question marks. Was he implying that I deserved it?
Was it my own fault for stubbornly marrying him in my youthful ignorance? So now I had to face the consequences.
"Damon, I think you might have misunderstood Nick. He seems to think that you still have feelings for , that you can still be influenced by . That’s why he’s targeting . As long as you keep your distance from , leave abroad, he’ll surely follow you." I gathered my thoughts and analyzed the situation for Damon. Now that I have children, I didn’t want to take unnecessary risks anymore.
But my suggestion didn’t seem to sit well with Damon. In fact, it seed to offend him, his face darkening.
If he knew that Serena and Brandon were his kids, would he consider their safety for once?
This thought flashed in my mind, but I promptly dismissed it.
That would only stir the pot more.
"The project here is crucial, and I need to keep a close eye on it during the early stages," Damon replied icily.
I was stunned.
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