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Claudine said nothing. She simply wiped away her tears, lowered her head, and continued changing Damian’s dress- ing.
She knew that Damian’s guilt at this moment was her best weapon.
With each movement, the bruises on her neck became more visible.
Seeing the large patches of purple on her fair skin, Damian felt even more remorse.
He opened his mouth several times, but didn’t know what to say.
No matter how he explained, the fact remained that he had laid hands on Claudine.
A man should never raise his hand against a woman.
From now on, he would make it up to her.
The room fell into a suffocating silence, broken only by the occasional clink of medicine bottles.
Fortunately, at that moment, his phone rang.
Damian picked up his phone and pressed the answer button.
A fluffy little head appeared on the phone screen.
It was Darlene.
“Daddy!”
The little one looked at her father on the screen, beaming with joy.
“Daddy, when are you coming home? I miss you already.”
After saying this, Darlene glanced to the side and added, “Mommy misses you too!”
Claudine, standing nearby, heard everything.
Her hand paused in the middle of applying the medicine.
This scene…
It almost felt as if she was intruding on a family of three.
How absurd!
A self-mocking smile flickered at the corner of her lips, but quickly faded.
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Damian noticed every movement Claudine made.
He finally saw a change in Claudine’s emotions, realizing that she still cared about him, at least a little.
Audrey had just finished getting ready, preparing to appear on the phone camera.
But at that moment, Damian spoke.
“Daddy is with Claudine, and won’t be home for a few more days. Be good at home and listen to Mommy.”
Audrey’s smile froze on her face.
Hearing Claudine’s name, Darlene shook her little head in front of the camera, as if searching for something.
“Where’s Claudine? Why can’t I see her?”
Damian turned the camera, pointing it at Claudine.
“She’s right here.”
“Claudine!”
Darlene called out in delight.
Darlene was always like this-though a bit willful, she was quick to forget.
Every time she saw Claudine, she was happy, never remembering what she had done to Claudine the last time.
Claudine naturally understood Darlene.
Besides, it was just a greeting over the phone, nothing more.
“Darla, is your fever better? Are you still feeling unwell anywhere?”
Darlene shook her head, “I’m all better now, I’m super strong!”
As she spoke, she raised her hand, as if showing off her muscles.
Her adorable gesture made both Claudine and Damian laugh.
Damian accidentally shifted the phone camera, revealing the wound on his arm.
A woman’s startled cry came through the receiver.
“Damni, what happened to your arm? The wound is so deep-who hurt you? Why didn’t you go to the hospital?”
Audrey appeared on the video, her face full of worry.
Damian’s phone screen was facing Claudine, so he didn’t see Audrey’s outfit.
But Claudine saw it clearly.
Audrey was wearing only a pink lace nightgown, the neckline slightly open, with two locks of wavy hair artfully
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draped over her chest.
Her intentions were practically written on her face.
Audrey also saw Claudine in the camera.
“Ms. Hogan, is Dami’s injury serious? Who hurt him?”
Her voice sounded on the verge of tears.
Before Claudine could reply, Audrey continued.
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“No, I can’t be at ease. Dami, I’ll book the earliest flight to see you. Remember, don’t let the wound get wet, and you mustn’t move too much, and…”
The way Audrey acted, it was hard to tell who was really Damian’s wife.
In the past, Claudine would have been jealous and angry, but now, she only found it laughable.
She laughed at herself for being fooled by Audrey for so long before discovering Audrey’s relationship with Damian.
She laughed at Audrey for deliberately acting close to Damian in front of her, while Damian never seemed to consider remarrying Audrey.
She laughed at Damian, who clearly knew how Audrey felt about him, yet for the sake of profit, kept Audrey by his side in such an ambiguous way.
Damian interrupted Audrey and said, “There’s no need for all that trouble. Claudy will take care of me. You’ve worked hard these days looking after sick Darla, so get some rest.”
Audrey wanted to say more, but Damian simply said, “Good night.”
After hanging up, he looked at Claudine.
He wanted to explain, but then felt there was nothing left to say.
Claudine knew about his relationship with Audrey. Even if he promised to treat her well in the future, he couldn’t guarantee that he would never see Audrey again.
After all, Audrey was Darlene’s mother.
And he could never ignore Darlene.
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