Five Years Wasted Now They Beg Her Back novel Chapter 418

“Damien!” Grace pushed him away, her face flushing. “Be serious!”

“What’s there to be afraid of?”

Damien caught her hand and brought it to his lips for a kiss. “I told you, I’ll provide the blade, and I’ll do the killing.”

“Didn’t The Shepherd want you to disappear from the public eye?”

“Tomorrow.” A calculating glint appeared in Damien’s eyes. “Tomorrow, we hold a press conference.”

“Not only are we not backing down, we’re going to announce that Graceline Technologies has secured a massive, mysterious investment and is launching ‘Project Dawn’.”

“Let all the media, all the cameras, focus on us.”

“Let’s see them try to touch a single hair on your head in broad daylight!”

***

Night fell.

Outside the villa, the early summer wind carried a touch of muggy heat, rustling the leaves in the garden.

Grace lay in bed, unable to sleep.

Every time she closed her eyes, she saw that line of blood-red text and heard Melissa’s words about genes and destiny.

The mattress dipped behind her.

Damien had finished his shower.

He smelled of fresh soap as he wrapped his arms around her from behind.

“Still awake?”

“I can’t sleep.”

Grace turned over and buried her face in his chest. “Damien, do you think… our child will also…”

She couldn’t bring herself to finish the question.

If this curse was hereditary, would the child in her womb have to face the same pursuit and exploitation from the moment they were born?

“No.”

Damien’s answer was resolute.

“Didn’t Melissa say there’s a way to extract it?”

“Thank you.”

*Thank you for pulling me back when I was at my most desperate.*

*Thank you for putting the broken pieces of me back together again.*

Damien’s eyes instantly darkened.

He took control, deepening the kiss.

“Go to sleep, Grace.”

When the kiss ended, Damien tucked the covers around her, his eyes full of tenderness.

“No matter what happens, just remember one thing: I’m right behind you.”

Grace closed her eyes, and in the familiar scent of cedar, she finally felt a long-lost sense of peace.

To those who had once deceived her, humiliated her, and treated her like dirt.

To the self-righteous “Shepherds” and “gods” hiding in the shadows.

*Are you ready? I’m about to make you all regret this.*