After Damian got back to Jackdaws Mansion, he lingered outside for a smoke before going in.
“Good evening, Mr. Quigley. Would you like something to eat?”
“Sure. Something simple will do. Thanks,” Damian told Cora as he took off his coat, “Where's Wren?”
“Oh, she's studying. She has been working so hard lately.”
“I see.”
Damian was confused about the sudden change.
Now that he thought about it, he had a gut feeling that Wrenna was hiding something from him.
After he got changed, he went around the house looking for her.
She was hiding in the guestroom reading when he found her.
Damian wanted to go in straight, but the door was locked.
This made him even more curious.
“Who's there?”
Wrenna's nervous voice came from within.
“It's me.”
“Oh, Damian! Hold on!”
Wrenna scrambled to keep all her books before going over to get the door.
Right after she opened the door, she pushed Damian out and closed the door behind her.
“Have you eaten?” she asked quickly, “Let's have dinner together.”
She pulled him away from the room toward the dining area.
Damian eyed the disconcerted girl and smiled. Her behavior confirmed his doubts, but he just went with the flow and had dinner.
“I heard you've been reading a lot lately. What are you reading? I wonder what kind of books you like.”
Damian knew Wrenna was never good at studies. In fact, she never loved studying.
Reading comics or some romance novels was the best she could do.
Her family even had to pull some strings to get her into university just so she could graduate with an art degree. They simply had to get her a university degree, but Wrenna regarded studying as a chore.
That was why her recent behavior sparked Damian's curiosity.
Wrenna got restless when Damian asked her a question. “Nothing much. I'm just reading for my classes. Do you want some soup?”
Damian raised his brows and a glint shone in his eyes.
He had been having a lot of soup lately, but he never once asked what he was drinking.
He had always thought that Wrenna was just looking out for his health.
“What soup is this actually?” Damian decided to fire the burning question in his mind.
He spotted how Wrenna's expression froze for a second.
“Um... Just something good for you.” “What's inside?”
“Well... I'm not sure actually...”
Wrenna's face was turning red. She stuttered and could not even finish a sentence.
Damian knew someone like her was inherently incapable of doing anything bad.
He chuckled and drank up his soup before smiling at her.
“You don't have to make this anymore.”
Wrenna blinked her eyes at him. Did he find out?
Don't tell me he's angry.
“I'm sorry, Damian,” she said softly, “I really don't mean to make you angry.”
Damian was not expecting her to apologize. He had no idea why Wrenna was on the verge of crying. He still had not fully understood the situation.
He got up and walked over to her. Damian pulled her into his arms and coaxed her like a child.
“Why are you apologizing, Wren? I should be the one saying sorry. The soup tastes nice. I shouldn't have turned you down. Please forgive me, will you? Come on, don't cry.”
He lifted her chin and kissed the girl on the corner of her lips.
Wrenna was stunned.
Wait... I'm the one at fault here... Why is he apologizing?
Damian could not help but smile looking at her reaction.
He dipped his head and kissed her again, but this was not enough to satiate him.
After all the soup he had been taking over the days, Damian felt an urge to touch her. Their kiss went on for a long time until Wrenna finally pushed him away.
They sat back down and had dinner quietly. Wrenna was so embarrassed she did not even look at him.
As for Damian, he seemed to be in a phenomenal mood.
Dang it. There's nothing wrong with me.
Calm down, Damian Quigley, calm down.
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