Damian felt his limbs turning stiff when he heard Stella's conversation. Instead of confronting her in person, he lost himself in a train of thoughts when he was on his way back.
It took him a short while to link the missing pieces of puzzles together, and he soon sorted out the things confusing him the most.
It turns out she's merely playing the victim! She was never discriminated against because she was an exceptional freshman! Others had been staying away from her because they were aware of her true colors!
I thought others wouldn't stop picking on her because they had a crush on me! It turned out that was never the case—I was the one who had been deceived all this while!
She once told me she had a few close acquaintances, but I had never seen any of her so-called close acquaintances!
On top of that, she had never shared her past with me! Although she said she wasn't in love with me because of my family background, she had never once turned down the gifts I got her!
She might have been staged our encounter as well! Perhaps she had sent the seemingly frail old man my way just to deceive me! She's just trying to act kind and innocent in front of me!
Apart from feeling enraged, Damian was overwhelmed by guilt and shame again whenever he recalled the things he had done.
He thought he could easily read others, but that was never the case. He was just another man who would fall for another woman's tricks easily.
Damian wasn't head over heels in love with Stella, but he got rebellious and felt the urge to get into a relationship with her since his parents were against the idea. As a result, he ended up hurting his family.
When Stella started playing the victim in front of Damian after he figured out the truth, he couldn't help but wonder if he was even in his right mind then to be deceived by such inferior acts.
Why have I fallen for someone like her? Does it have anything to do with me and my arrogance back in the day?
When he was about to sever ties with her, she brought up the request to break up and made her way abroad.
Soon, he went abroad without sorting things out with his family since he felt guilty about everything that he had done. Thus, the issues snowballed over the years.
Throughout the years, his family thought he hadn't moved on from Stella, but it turned out he was just being cautious around others.
Similarly, Clarissa found it hilarious when she figured out her son thought they wouldn't stop blaming him for falling for a manipulative woman like Stella.
“See? That's precisely the reason I'm trying to facilitate effective communication amongst us! You're just like your father when you refuse to communicate with us! Stop making a fuss out of a trivial issue when it's perfectly fine! You don't think others get married to their better half the moment they encounter one another, do you? It's time for you to stop sulking and start picking yourself up!”
Damian still thought he was the one at fault for the misunderstanding he had caused throughout the years.
“Why don't you tell Wren everything's fine and stop her from overthinking things since Stella isn't even the one getting in your way?”
“I-I—” Damian stuttered since he had his fair shares of doubts.
Arching her brows in confusion, Clarissa asked, “What's wrong? Are you afraid of embarrassing yourself again?”
It's quite embarrassing for him to admit he's the one at fault in front of his wife who looks up to him so much. If Wren is aware that he has been deceived by Stella...
Clarissa's lips started twitching against her will. She tapped on her son's head and instructed, “You need to stop dwelling in the past and sort things out with Wren! Otherwise, things won't work out between the two of you!”
Damian seemed nothing like the president of Tyson Corporation whenever his mother was around to teach him a lesson.
He assured her with a smirk, “Alright, I'll keep that in mind, Mom.”
Clarissa was afraid that wasn't the end of the duo's issues. To begin with, the affection they had for one another wasn't mutual.
Although they might start falling in love with one another after spending time together, there was a limit to everything.
Wrenna and Damian had gotten married to one another for six months after being engaged for two years and acquainted since young.
Clarissa was afraid they were never meant for one another since he couldn't develop feelings for Wrenna.
In spite of the things she had in mind, there was nothing she could do for the duo. Otherwise, she might make things worse.
Damian brought Wrenna home shortly after they had their dinner.
He thought of telling Wrenna the truth whenever he recalled the things his mother brought up.
Nonetheless, he just couldn't bring himself to initiate the conversation as he was too embarrassed to acknowledge his mistakes.
In the end, he failed to sort things out with her and called it a day as soon as they reached home.
Wrenna was nowhere to be seen the moment he roused from his sleep in the morning.
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