Everyone watched him walk away. The palpable tension seemed to thicken, hanging heavy in the air.

Damon sat motionless, and his lips were pressed into a thin line.

Chloe held the apple Damon had just given her Juice trickled through her fingers, but she was at a loss for words. She was usually adept at diffusing uncomfortable situations or finding solutions, but this time, she felt out of her depth

Matters of the heart were never her strong suit. She had seen Stanley’s emotional outburst and didn’t know how to pretend it hadn’t happened. She had no idea how to face Stanley, let alone how to explain the situation to Damon.

Promises made so earnestly were broken just as easily. She didn’t want to hurt Stanley, but she was completely clueless about what to do c2

She took a bite of the apple, and her expression was still stricken. Her mind was filled with the look on Stanley’s face, something she had never seen

before

Damon watched her from the corner of his eye, realizing that his presence was not reflected in her current state of mind. His heart tightened. He had only said those things to make Stanley give up on Chloe, but now it seemed to have backfired.

“What are you thinking about?” His voice, deep and icy cold, broke the silence.

Chloe blinked, turning to look at him. A complex emation flickered in her eyes.

face darkened. Chloe placed the apple on the coffee table, using a napkin to wipe her hand. She sank back into

“No nothing.”

you pondered over, you could never find a perfect solution. Even a near–perfect solution wouldn’t cut it. The only

though he knew she was troubled, he still didn’t know what to say. After

“Yes, sir

acknowledged Damon. Sensing the chilly atmosphere, he hesitated before asking, “Sir, about Ms. Alonso’s situation, what are our plans once we return to the city“”

moment before responding. “She’s

at Chloe before nodding. Understood.”

Wendy was dead

outskirts of P City, a place everyone

any sympathy for Wendys death. She had brought it upon herself, not respecting others

it was clear that Damon had deliberately stirred up the incident. She didn’t know what he was up to, but she didn’t bother

However

Wendy gone, there

confirmed to be safe Cole and Grace immediately came to

surrounded the Harper family’s mansion Presley made

complete chaos Grace sat in the yard

side with a cane. His face was ashen, and his muscles were trembling intermittently He–glared furiously at the two arriving with a

of them and immediately got up from the ground, rushing towards Damon Tell met Where did you hide my daughter? How could she

back my

Damon being bullied. “Your daughter is truly dead”

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