I snorted in response and didn’t answer.
Damon took a look around my apartnt and said, "Well, you’ve got everything set up here. You’re really standing your ground, huh?"
He took off his jacket and tossed it on a chair, sitting across from .
"So what do you want to talk about? Speak up, I asked.
"What are your thoughts?" Damon countered. "My family won’t agree to us divorcing
I knew the Colemans wouldn’t be okay with it, but Damon’s attitude shouldn’t be like this. He had always been a stubborn mufe, not giving a damn about what others thought and always finding a way around problems.
I rember his almost insane antics during my past life. Of course, I was pretty crazy too, and so was Jones. All of us revolved around Ariel.
But why do I feel like he doesn’t seem to like Ariel as much as he did in my past life? And Jones too, I get the sa vibe from him.
"Damon, aren’t you willing to stand up to your family for Ariel?" Hooked him in the eyes. "Are you just gonna let her be the other woman forever?"
"She’s not the other woman" Damon frowned, clearly not pleased with my choice of words.
"Then what is she?" I was utterly baffled. "Before we’re divorced, if she’s not the other woman, then what is she? An angel?"
Damon’s face darkened. He must have seen the news and online comnts, most of which were moral, and accused Ariel of ddling in others’ relationships, calling her shaless. Damon’s previous won, all involved in scandals, had been criticized by netizens before, but they were mostly actresses and were immune to gossip and able to withstand it.
Ariel was different. It was her first ti being exposed online. No wonder she attempted suicide, on the one hand, she might have wanted to prove sothing to , but on the other hand, she probably couldn’t take the abuse.
"Damon, I’ve always liked your character. You’re cool and decisive, and you don’t take bullshit. Why are you so hesitant now? If you were more decisive, everything would be resolved. Your parents only have you as their son. Even if they object to you and Ariel, as long as you persist, they will give in. Don’t they want a grandchild? Make an effort to get Ariel pregnant, and I guarantee they’ll accept her. As for my parents, I’ll persuade them. My dad won’t let personal matters affect your project approvals before he retires Don’t worry."
I spoke sincerely, hoping for a dignified end to our ten–year relationship. If Damon agreed, even though I had withdrawn the papers, we could still divorce amicably
But Damon’s expression was becoming more ominous, as if a storm was brewing. I hadn’t finished when he shouted, "Enough!"
I swallowed the rest of my words.
He asked , "Are you sure you want to divorce? Can you really let go of your ten–year love for ?"
"Yep, I’m sure. I can do it." I nodded without thinking. You couldn’t overthink these things, the more you do, the more unwilling you beco.
Damon suddenly stood up. Before I could react, he strode over to , pulled up and kissed fiercely with no gentleness at all.
My heart rhythm, which had been calm, was thrown off. I pushed hard against Damon’s chest, but it was like a bug trying to shake a tree. How did our divorce talk turn into this? Annoyed, I bit down on his invading tongue when he forced it into my mouth. He finally let go of and had a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth.
"You bit ?" He wiped the corner of his mouth, then slightly stuck out his tongue and touched it with his finger, which imdiately turned redder.
I still had a faint taste of blood in my mouth, but I didn’t care. I just dabbed it casually and said, "Who asked you to overstep?"
"Am I the one overstepping, or are you?" Damon was furious. "You set off fireworks with Jones on the hospital rooftop, climbed the mountains with Joshua, and went to an open–air concert with Nicholas; isn’t that overstepping?"
I was taken aback. How did he know all this?
Damon’s tone was unmistakable. He was jealous! But I rembered him saying he didn’t like , and that I was imposing my feelings on him.
"Damon, are you jealous?" I asked again.
He glared at . This ti, he didn’t deny it but sarcastically admitted, "Yeah, I’m jealous. Can you believe I’m actually jealous because of you and other n? Isn’t that hilarious?
I was blown away. For the first ti in ten years, he was jealous because of .
"I originally wanted you to live as a forgotten wife forever, to really torture you and make you regret marrying . But damn it, I think I’m starting to like you. Otherwise, I could just divorce you and be with Ariel" Damon said, as if he couldn’t care less.
Tears welled up in my eyes, not because I was touched and wanted to repeat past mistakes, but because my ten years of love had finally received a response. It was like a deep obsession that suddenly unraveled just as I was about to let go.
We were silent for a while before I said, "Damon, you should go. I need to think about what I really want, and you should think about what you really want too." "Okay." He went over to the chair, picked up his jacket, glanced back at her, and left.
After Damon left, I had a good cry, letting out all my emotions, until my dad called, "Eliana, co ho for lunch tomorrow. Uncle Harryr is back
I tried not to sound like I had been crying, "Okay"
Harry was usually overseas, running his company that mainly targeted the international market, and only ca back once at the end of the year.
"Eliana looks even prettier. Did she gain so weight? She looks better with a bit of weight." Harry complinted when he saw .
" Uncle Harry, you’re back!" I ran over and gave them a hug when I saw Harry’s family.
Maybel smiled and said, "Indeed, she’s even more beautiful! Such a beauty!"
Blushing, I said, "Not much different from before; I’m always beautiful"
"Yes, always a beauty!" Maybel agreed.
"Huh, why didn’t Harry Brooke co back this year?" I asked curiously.
Harr answered. He set up a branch this year, and it’s pretty busy at the company at the end of the year, so he didn’t co back."
My Dad butted in, "Isn’t Juddy interning at the company? She’s fresh outta college, ain’t she? She seems just as capable as Harry. Unlike my daft daughter here, all she cares about is playing the cello and dating. And now.Harry, aware of Damon’s situation, chid in with a serious tone, Eliana, you’ve really gotta think about your future. Your folks are getting on in years, and Damon’s heart ain’t with you You’ve gotta learn to run a business, our family business. We can’t let Damon get his hands on it!"
My parents exchanged glances without uttering a word, but I knew they felt the sa. Damon’s affair with Ariel had pretty much squashed any hope they had left for him
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