Regret Came Too Late

The moment those words left Damien's mouth, the atmosphere in the room grew unbearably strained.

This wasn't the first time he had said something like this-and he meant every word.

Selene drew a deep breath and set down her utensils. "Get out. Don't come looking for me again. The Jensen family's been calling me lately, and I won't let this escalate."

Every time they met, she asked him not to make a scene. Yet Damien had never once listened.

Rising abruptly, he grabbed the tablecloth and yanked it hard, sending the carefully prepared dishes crashing to the floor. It turned the room into chaos, with spilled food and shattered porcelain.

His gaze cut to Vincent, and suddenly, he smirked. "Selene and I grew up together. Whatever reason you two are together, it doesn't matter. You're not marrying her as long as I'm breathing. Professor Calloway, you're still young. Go find someone else."

Ever composed behind his glasses, Vincent simply tightened his grip on Selene's hand.

His stance was clear-he would never look for someone else; he had already chosen her.

His lips pursed, and his breathing grew ragged. After a long pause, he finally managed to

too immature. I don't like childish men. Vincent would never barge into someone's home and overturn their

gaze calm and unflinching. "If you continue this nonsense, I'll shift my work

behind, there was no need for her to live in their shadow any

himself before quietly gathering up the

corner, intending to tidy up the chaos on the floor. However, being born as an heir of the Jensen family, such tasks were foreign to him. The more he tried to clean, the dirtier the

stood motionless, a dull

felt nothing for Damien. But the towering weight of the Jensen family stood between them, and the debt of gratitude for her upbringing weighed heavily on her. She couldn't possibly be like him and disregard

reaching for the mop in

was hoarse, stripped of its usual

the floor silently, swept the broken shards into the trash, and then carried the trash bag to the

condition has worsened. She keeps asking for you, and Grandpa, too. If you have the

after he had left did she make her way slowly to the side and pull