Her Divorce, His Downfall (Sophia and Damian) novel Chapter 124

Chapter 124

Suppressing the blazing anger in his chest, he clamped his jaw tight and said nothing.

Daniel glared at his obvious defiance, his temper flaring.

“You stubborn boy–did you hear me? Apologize!”

Julian cut in timely, a lazy smile playing on his face. “That’s enough, Daniel.

“Damian just mistook my fiancée for his wife. It’s no big deal. Misunderstandings happen, and we’ve cleared it up. No need for an apology.”

Damian seethed inwardly. What a show of generosity!

He was the one suffering, the one whose wife had been stolen, yet the culprit was acting like he was being magnanimous.

It was backwards and absurd enough to make him spit blood.

A fire burned in his chest, threatening to consume him.

Just as he was about to snap, Daniel pulled him back, turning to Julian with a forced smile.

Thank you, Julian! The party’s starting soon—you two gó

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your seats at the main table.”

Julian nodded slightly, brushing a strand of Sophia’s hair behind her ear.

His arm slipped naturally around her waist, a familiar, intimate gesture that made it clear this was no first–time act.

Sophia didn’t resist; she looked up, her smile meeting his tender

gaze.

Julian’s fingers gently grazed the tip of her nose, his voice overflowing with affection. “Let’s go, my fiancée.”

Their ease with each other was that of a long–term couple–one doting, the other docile.

Ignoring Daniel and Damian entirely, they walked hand in hand toward the main table at the center of the ballroom, their affection on full display.

Damian’s gaze fixed on their clasped hands, the anger in his eyes threatening to burn through the scene.

A sharp, crushing pain tightened around his heart, spreading to every limb, and his eyes stung with bitterness,

How could Sophia do this to him?

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How dare she?

At that moment, Julian felt like nothing but a nuisance.

Damian took an instinctive step to follow, but Daniel grabbed him roughly, urgency in his voice.

“Damian, how much more are you going to cause a scene? You did this to yourself. You didn’t cherish Sophia when she was here–no boundaries, rumors with her sister, breaking her heart until she was gone.

“Son, it’s too late. There’s no going back.”

Daniel knew that since Sophia’s death in the fire, his son had put on a brave face by day.

However, at night, he drank himself into a stupor, suffered from insomnia, and had lost a great deal of weight.

But how had it come to this?

Even without investigating the fire’s details, he could guess it had everything to do with his reckless son.

Regret and suffering meant nothing now.

Damian had made his choices, and he had to live with them.

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Daniel’s expression turned serious, his tone a stern warning.

“Listen to me clearly. She is not Sophia anymore. She is Vivian, the heiress of the Fitzgerald Family in LA, and your uncle’s fiancée.

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“Reporters are everywhere–don’t be foolish. Put aside any inappropriate thoughts you have.”

He paused, lowering his voice.

“Julian’s back in New York to invest. Even though Bradley stepped down from the NEC, he has many protégés in high places.

“Tonight, dozens of politicians and businessmen are here, all after Julian and his international logistics project.

“The Hall family’s reputation, and your own, are in your hands. If you act out and ruin the event, you’ll have to face the

consequences.”

Daniel’s words doused much of the anger blazing in Damian’s chest.

He nodded heavily.

Patting his shoulder, Daniel then turned to greet the guests.

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The hostility in Damian’s eyes faded, and his gaze drifted instinctively to Sophia, only to see her heading toward the restroom alone.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he followed.

Damian waited by the restroom door for a short while, finally cornering her as she stepped out.

Before she could react, he grabbed her arm and pulled her into an empty room nearby.

Sophia struggled frantically, opening her mouth to scream.

But Damian moved faster, covering her mouth with his hand and pinning her against the wall.

His hot breath fanned her neck, sending a shiver down her spine.

Moonlight slipped through the window, illuminating her delicate figure and panic–stricken eyes.

In the next instant, a misty glaze clouded the corners of her eyes, but she turned her head stubbornly, holding back her tears.

This was it–the aloof stubbornness he knew so well.

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coldly, never begging for mercy.

They’d known each other for over a decade, been married for three years he would never mistake her.

Damian’s eyes darkened as he stared at the face he’d dreamed of every night.

God knew how long he’d waited for this moment.

He’d known Sophia wasn’t dead–she couldn’t be.

But if she was alive, why hadn’t she come back to him all this

time?

Didn’t she know how he’d suffered, how each day had felt like a

year?

He’d thrown himself into work like a madman, drank himself senseless, and treated his subordinates with ruthless cruelty.

He had turned himself into a hollow shell, someone everyone

avoided.

The only thing keeping him alive was the obsession that she was still out there.

His Sophia was alive. He’d been right.

But she didn’t want him anymore; she wouldn’t even acknowledge him as her husband.

Sophia had become his uncle’s fiancée. How could he bear this?