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In the dim light, her face was pale.
She must have been truly terrified; even in her sleep, her brows were furrowed.
Damian just watched her quietly like that….
They had been married for five years, yet he realized he had never observed his wife so quietly before.
He had always known that Claudine loved him; he knew it from the very first night of their marriage.
That woman, trembling beneath him, so afraid she dared not open her eyes, yet still clinging tightly to him.
That night, he knew his wife loved him deeply.
At the time, he didn’t feel much; he simply thought he was satisfied enough with this marriage.
Later on…
A few directors at the company, under his father’s instigation, grew increasingly dissatisfied with him.
Though he held the title of company president, he was almost being sidelined by that group of directors.
He could only throw himself into work, leaving matters at home to Claudine.
He knew Claudine would take good care of Darlene.
He remembered the first time Claudine came to the company to find him-it was because he had been busy with a project and hadn’t been home for days.
At that time, the entire group was waiting to see him fail, and he was determined to make the project a success.
He, Lindsay, and a few trusted aides worked overtime in the office day and night.
When Claudine arrived, they had just finalized the plan.
The other two had gone downstairs to buy breakfast, and Lindsay, exhausted, had collapsed on the sofa and fallen asleep.
He casually grabbed a jacket, intending to drape it over Lindsay.
It was at that moment that Claudine pushed open the office door.
He could still remember how Claudine looked that day.
Stunned, angry, and then, like a shrew, she stormed into the office, shouting and accusing Lindsay of being a mis-
tress.
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It was also the first time he lost his temper at Claudine, forbidding her from coming to the company again.
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At the time, he only felt sorry for Lindsay, who had worked so hard with him for so long, only to be humiliated by Claudine.
It was from then on that he became increasingly cold toward Claudine.
Now, a similar situation had happened to him, and he found himself even more impulsive than Claudine had been back then.
Damian sat in that darkness, staring fixedly at the woman on the bed.
After calming down, he knew that what happened last night was a misunderstanding; Claudine was not a promiscuous
woman.
The reason he lost control in anger was because Claudine had smashed a vase at him for Roberto’s sake.
Now, it seemed she truly no longer loved him…
Damian’s fingers tapped rhythmically on the armrest of the sofa.
There had never been anything in this world that he wanted but could not obtain, whether it was things or people.
No matter how Claudine had treated him before, he was certain he could make her return to the way she was.
His marriage could never fail.
How rare is a woman’s true heart!
He had won it before, and naturally, he could win it again.
When Claudine opened her eyes again, daylight was already streaming in.
Perhaps because of the sedative, she had slept deeply, and when she woke up, it was already noon.
Instinctively, she reached for her neck; the sensation of suffocation from yesterday seemed to linger.
She looked around warily, and only after confirming that Damian was not there did she breathe a little easier.
At that moment, there was a sound from the bathroom.
“Alright, got it. We’ll head over now.”
It was Damian!
Claudine’s nerves, which had just relaxed, tensed up again.
The bathroom door opened, and Damian walked out.
He looked up and met Claudine’s terrified gaze.
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Seeing Claudine look at him that way, Damian felt as if something had pierced his heart.
He averted his eyes and walked toward Claudine.
He was still holding his phone, speaking to the person on the other end.
“She’s awake. I’ll let her talk to you.”
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With that, Damian handed the phone over, his expression gentle, as if what happened yesterday had been nothing more than a nightmare for Claudine.
But the pain in her neck reminded Claudine that the Damian before her was the one who was false.
She didn’t want to respond and turned her head away, but her mother’s voice came through the receiver.
“Claudy, Mom just got off the plane. Dami said you two are in Reedport. Come home later, I’ll have the maid make your favorite dishes.
“This time in Novelland, I bought you lots of gifts, all things you like.”
No matter how unwilling she was, Claudine couldn’t ignore her mother’s call.
She took the phone. “Mom!”
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