Chapter 7
Rosy was dragged out screaming while Damien stood stone-faced, as if he couldn’t hear her wails at all.
“Damien, you monster! Now you want to play the devoted lover? Where were you before?”
“Tin telling you-you’ll never measure up to your brother!”
“You think Violena actually likes you? How laughable! Didn’t you see her face when I mentioned your brother that day? She’s only ever had room for him in
her heart!”
Rosy was quickly dragged away, and the room fell silent once more.
Damien stood motionless.
The secretary’s face was full of sympathy. His lips trembled for a long moment before he spoke softly: “Miss Vio… Miss Violena is at Lily Cemetery.”
I knew nothing of the chaos on Damien’s end.
At that moment, I sat before Delcher’s grave, carefully wiping his photo on the headstone.
You’re so heartless, disappearing for three whole years. Three years is such a long time-why didn’t you visit me in my dreams?”
‘But it doesn’t matter. We’ll see each other soon. This time, you can’t send me away.”
I did what you asked. Damien isn’t that reckless kid anymore. He’s become the decisive President Scott. You can rest assured leaving the company to him.”
n the photo, Delcher looked exactly as he had three years ago-smiling eyes, gazing at me with pure tenderness.
Looking at his picture, I felt completely at peace.
Damien has grown so much these past three years. He’s a lot like you were back then.”
If only you were still here. Your little brother isn’t that troublemaker who needed your protection anymore. You’d be happy to see him now.”
Delcher, this time you have no reason to refuse me, right? That wedding we never finished, I-”
But before I could finish, a familiar voice interrupted me.
What do you mean no reason? Am I not reason enough?”
looked up toward the voice. Damien stood before me, eyes bloodshot, holding the stock transfer documents I’d had delivered to the company.
I was right. You’ve only ever had my brother in your heart.”
These three years you stayed by my side, but you never truly saw me.”
y the end, Damien’s voice was choking with emotion.
You think I don’t know what you’re thinking? You think I don’t know who you’re really seeing when you look through me?”
Violena, I’m not stupid!”
For three years, everyone said you were madly in love with me, that you loved me enough to die for me!”
But only I knew-I never made it into your heart.”
forced my lips into a slight smile, tears streaming down my face.
fes, Damien was incredibly perceptive-every bit as sharp as Delcher had been. How could my little act escape his notice?
Then why did you come? Every single day for three years, I’ve wanted to join him. I haven’t stopped thinking about him for even a second.”
Since you understand, then honor your brother’s dying wish and run the business he left behind.”
Let me go. Let yourself go too.”
Large tears rolled down Damien’s cheeks. When he spoke again, his voice was barely recognizable through the sobs.
“But I’ve done so many things to hurt you. I’m still that same troublemaker!”
“Please, I’m begging you-no matter the reason, stay with me, okay?”
“My brother would never want you to die with him. His greatest wish wasn’t about the Scott family business-it was you! He wanted y
My gaze softly fell on Delcher’s photo.
“But I have no reason to keep living.”
“I should have died with your brother in that accident three years ago. It was him-it was Delcher who gave me these three stolen ye
“It’s… enough.”
Damien’s head snapped up, looking at me with eyes full of desperation mixed with a thread of hope.
“What about me? Do it for me!”
“Let me be that reason-the reason for you to keep living. Can’t I be enough?”
