Chapter 8
I gently shook my head, looking at Damien.
“I’ve already seen the most beautiful scenery in this world. After that, no other view could ever catch my eye. Do you understand?”
Damien shook his head while crying, tears falling heavily onto the stone path before him.
I smiled and stood up, gently patting his head.
You’re Delcher’s brother, so I think of you as my little brother too.”
I know you don’t know how to love, so I taught you. If you ever fall for another girl in the future, don’t deliberately act childish or say hurtful things to push
her away.”
To love someone means to treat her well.”
You’ll definitely meet someone whose heart and eyes are full of you. That person just isn’t me.”
Damien kept his head down, his voice muffled.
I know. I know what my brother was like, and I know what kind of person you’re drawn to.”
But I was scared. If I wasn’t a bastard, if I wasn’t so troublesome, I was afraid you wouldn’t have been able to hold on until today.”
At this, Damien suddenly looked up, staring directly at me.
Now that I’m here today, I absolutely won’t allow you to have any suicidal thoughts!”
smiled slightly.
Okay.”
didn’t want to argue with him about this. With Damien here, I definitely couldn’t do anything.
amien wanted me to go back with him, but I insisted on returning to my own place. Unable to change my mind, he had to take me home.
fter standing guard downstairs all night, Damien knocked on my door early the next morning.
he moment I opened it, Damien was holding a ring and dropped to one knee.
Violena, let’s get married! I’m here to take you home!”
he three years were up. I didn’t want to get entangled with Damien anymore, so I moved to close the door.
amien pressed his hand against the doorframe.
lease, Violena, just let me say a few words.”
ly hand paused on the door.
Damien, just go. I have nothing to say to you.”
eeing that I finally spoke, Damien immediately straightened up on his knees.
I’m not leaving unless you come with me! Marry me, and we’ll go home together.”
lowered my eyes, looking at Damien kneeling before me.
Go back for what? To watch you and Rosy mess around at home again? To see you sweating all over her? Or to go back and be a nanny for Rosy and your hild? I remember Rosy’s pregnant, isn’t she?”
Damien’s shoulders tensed, and he rushed to deny it.
No, that’s not it. I made Rosy abort the baby. She and I are completely over! As long as you’re willing to marry me, I’ll definitely treat you well from now on. I-”
I laughed at Damien’s words.
Damien, 1 told you yesterday-you don’t know how to love.”
“Not only do I not love you, but even if I did, I couldn’t accept that your way of loving someone involves endless hurt and betrayal.”
“If you really love me as much as you claim, then let me go. Let me do what I want to do and see who I want to see.”
Damien’s face went deathly pale. His lips trembled for a long time, but he couldn’t say another word.
My tears fell in heavy drops.
“Damien, these past three years, you’ve hurt me countless times. Did you think I really didn’t care?”
“Forget marrying you-I can’t even stand having any relationship with you anymore.”
Three whole years.
In the beginning, Damien was no different from a street thug.
Once, he made a bet over a woman and raced motorcycles with a group of street kids at the infamous “Death Bay.”
ro protect him. I took his place and crashed so badly I had a severe concussion. I spent an entire month in the hospital, and I still have a permanent scar on the back of my head from that incident.
Later, I forced him to start learning company management. He offended clients countless times with his careless words, and I spent sleepless nights drinking with clients and salvaging business deals, step by step stabilizing the company to get us where we are today.
But what I found most unbearable was how he and his friends treated me like a plaything, a chip they could trample on at will.
Everyone said I was madly in love with him, so he stood with them, accepting their flattery and joining in their insults toward me.
These memories are still vivid today.
f this is love, then I don’t want any part of it.
My tears dripped onto Damien’s hand, and he flinched as if burned.
No, Violena! Let me explain!”
I really didn’t mean it. I just felt like you didn’t love me, and I wanted proof!”
I was just insecure. I really do love you-please believe me…”
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