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.

observed them standing hand-in-hand. His lips pursed, and his breathing grew ragged. After a long pause, he finally managed to say, "I honestly can't see what he has that makes him better than

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

I'll

leave the Jensen family behind, there

to compose himself before quietly gathering up the pieces of shattered plates from the floor and then pulling out his

being born as an heir of the Jensen family, such tasks were foreign to him. The more he tried

dull ache spreading

she 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

reaching for the mop in Damien's hands.

its usual commanding presence

floor silently, swept the broken shards into the trash, and then

the doorknob, he turned back and said, "Grandma's condition has worsened. She keeps asking for you, and Grandpa, too. If you have the time, govisit

did she make her way slowly to the side

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