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“You and Adrians are fated to meet. She values you, and I hope you won’t let her disten.”
Andrey nodded
Desmond said, “Alright, it’s getting late. I’ll be heading back
If anything happens with Adriana, just come across the street and call met
Audrey got up to see Raymon out
“Prof Palmer, thank you for tonight. Take care on your way home.”
After closing the door, Audrey glanced at Adriana, who was already fast asleep in the bedroom.
The person in Raymon’s photo–she couldn’t shake the feeling that she had seen her somewhere before.
Besides, Adriana had also lived in Greshamton before.
Could it be that she had met Adriana when she was a child?
Moreover, she could sense it herself–Adriana seemed to care for her in a special way.
Was there something she didn’t know about all this?
When Claudine woke up, her fever had already subsided.
She opened her eyes and saw that she had received a message from Lawyer Luo on her phone.
She still needed more evidence to be confident about winning the lawsuit
After finishing her conversation with Lawyer Luo, Clauduse got up to wash up,
When she came out of the bathroom, there was already another figure in the bedroom
It was Damian
Claudine simply pretended not to see him
Damian had only entered the room after hearing movement from the master bedroom.
He didn’t want to disturb Claudine’s rest
He had thought about many things throughout the sight, but now that he saw Claudine, he didn’t know how to begin
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Looking at the woman before him, it took Damian a while to find his voice.
“I heard you had a fever last night. Are you feeling any better now?”
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Claudine was applying skincare in front of the vanity. Hearing this, she didn’t even lift her eyelids, nor did she re- spond to him.
Damian walked up behind Claudine.
He looked at the woman in the mirror and spoke again.
“About what happened yesterday, I want to apologize.
“I’ve already dealt with the rumors about you online.
“As for Audrey, I’ll make things clear to her. From now on, I won’t let her bother you again.”
Claudine’s hand paused mid–motion.
She looked up, and their eyes met in the mirror.
She just stared at Damian quietly, her cold gaze making the thorn in Damian’s heart sink even deeper.
He didn’t want to be looked at by Claudine with such eyes.
Damian stepped forward and wrapped his arms around Claudine’s shoulders from behind.
“I know you’ve always been worried about your mother and your brother. I’ve already arranged for trustworthy people to go to Reedport and help your brother manage the Hogan Group.
“As for your mother’s Opera Arts Center, I’ve also arranged for a professional manager to take over, so your mother only needs to focus on teaching.”
Damian did all this to show Claudine his sincerity, to let her know that he truly wanted to treat her well and build a good life together.
He was even willing to take care of her family.
Damian didn’t know how to be good to someone, nor could he, like Desmond said, shamelessly beg for Claudine’s forgiveness.
He knew that what Claudine cared about most was her mother and brother, so he would protect her family for her.
As for her work.
Since Claudine didn’t want to be a leisurely housewife like before, he would let her be.
“You don’t need to worry about Prof. Hutchinson’s research project either. I’ve already spoken to the museum, so your work won’t be affected.”
Damian thought that even if Claudine didn’t express her gratitude, she would at least understand his intentions.
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Unexpectedly, Claudine still looked at him coldly in the mirror.
“Damian, are you threatening me?”
Damian frowned.
He was about to explain, but Claudine brushed his hand away and stood up.
“You arranged for your people to be around my brother and my mother.
“Does that mean that if I do anything in Bronzevale that displeases you, you’ll immediately take action against them?
“You tell me not to worry about Mitchell’s project, saying you’ve already spoken to the museum.
“Damian, am I supposed to be grateful to you for that?
“But why was I almost forced to leave the project team in the first place?”
With every word Claudine spoke, Damian’s frown deepened.
He had never imagined that everything he did would be seen by Claudine as having ulterior motives.
“That’s not what I meant. I just wanted to be good to you…”
Claudine’s eyes were icy cold.
“Do you think I could ever trust you again?
“Damian, do you think I’m just a fool in your eyes?
“That as long as you beckon, I should follow you like a dog and forget everything you’ve done to me in the past–is that it?”
Even though she had told herself countless times not to shed another tear for this man, Claudine’s eyes still turned red.
She raised her hand and fiercely wiped away the tears that were about to fall.
Damian looked at the woman in front of him, at her reddened eyes and the way she stubbornly refused to lower her head.
He swallowed hard, struggling to suppress his emotions.
It seemed he really had hurt her deeply….
He reached out, wanting to wipe away her tears, but Claudine stepped back to avoid him.
Damian’s hand hung in the air.
A wave of bitterness welled up inside him as he lowered his hand.
He rubbed his fingertips together and spoke.
“I just wanted you to know that I truly want to make things work between us…
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“I just want to give our marriage another chance.”
When Claudine heard this, it was as if she had heard a joke.
She curled her lips into a smile, but her eyes weré brimming with tears.
“Make things work…
“Ha-
“Damian, when you were with Audrey in Novahelm, did you ever think about making things work with me?
“When you had your hands around my neck, nearly taking my life, did you ever think about making things work with me?
“When you took me away from the exhibition hall just to protect Audrey, did you ever think about making things work with me?
“Damian, it’s been over between us for a long time!“.
After saying this, Claudine turned and left the bedroom.
She didn’t want to look at that man for another second. She hated her own weakness, hated that even now, she could still shed tears for him!
Only Damian was left in the bedroom.
He stared at the tightly closed door, his mind replaying the image of Claudine with red eyes, saying it was over be- tween them.
He felt as if his heart was being stripped layer by layer–not enough to kill him, but enough to make it hard to breathe.
After a long while, Damian took out his phone and dialed a number.
He would never agree to a divorce, no matter what it cost him…
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