Damian stood there, stunned, as if he’d been hit over the head.
Alistair continued.
And as for your talk of her being ‘unwanted‘, I find it laughable.”
I worked very hard to win Lorelei over. Being with her is my good fortune.”
With that, Alistair embraced Lorelei and turned to walk back into the estate, leaving Damian standing there alone, dumbfounded.
hat night, Damian stood outside the gate until the early hours of the morning before finally leaving.
orelei had assumed that Damian, a man who had always gotten what he wanted, would surely give up after being rejected so bluntly.
lowever, just three days later, sounds of renovation started coming from the long vacant estate next door.
What shocked her even more was that not long after, Damian moved in, luggage and all.
e was now separated from her by only a single wall.
rom then on, Damian became a silent shadow in her life.
Then she and Alistair were pruning flowers in the garden, he would stand on his balcony and watch quietly for an entire afternoon.
Then she and Alistair went out together, his car would always follow at a discreet distance.
t first, his eyes would betray his pain.
ut he quickly learned to control his emotions, leaving only a deep calm.
ne day, Lorelei couldn’t take it anymore and walked to the fence separating their properties.
Jamian, what exactly do you want?”
amian was silent for a moment, then his voice was low as he said.
arelel, you have no one here in Miami, just Alistair’s empty promises. I’m worried about you.”
if one day he mistreats you, or his feelings change, I’ll be right here, so I can take you away immediately,”
brele looked at him, her eyes calm and unwavering.
won’t worry about things that haven’t happened.”
ust like back then, it’s not that I couldn’t feel the faint condescension in your heart, but as long as you didit actually do anything to trample any dignify, Foul retend not to know and love you with all my heart.
But you did
he paused, her tone final.
And once that line has been crossed, there is no going back
lowever, Damian stubbornly shook his head, refusing to leave
While this stalemate remained, another storm was quietly brewing
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Chapter 20
Back in New York, Sabine, tired of waiting for Damian to return, could no longer sit still and followed him all the way to Miami.
When she saw with her own eyes that Damian was living just a wall away from Lorelei and that all his attention was focused on her.
sabine’s tightly wound nerves finally snapped.
the stormed into the Sterling estate without a second thought, pointed at Lorelei’s nose and shrieked.
Lorelei! You shameless bitch!”
Isn’t having Alistair enough for you? You still want to seduce Damian, too? How can you be so cheap!”
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