Damon's hand stopped midway for a second in the process of putting food into his mouth. He dropped his spoon back on his plate and raised a brow without responding to what Mrs Evans said "Get someone to call Mr Oliver down here. I'm sure he'll be happy to hear this" Mrs Evans said " I got back less than a week ago. Someone who doesn't know better would think you have ulterior motives with your desperacy to get married to me" Damon's eyes were downcast and there was no emotions in his words "Of course, I am desperate to get married to you. You're my fiancé! It's better for us to get married as soon as we can" Ella slightly raised her voice. It was the first time she spoke that way to DamonShe didn't understand why Damon didn't find her appealing, most men did. "Calm down, darling" Mrs Evans poured herself a cup of juice and then gently stoked Ella's hair as though calming an angry beast. "Don't get yourself all worked up. Nathan had no objection to getting married to you. He know
"Answer me!! Were you at Francier's Meal last night?" Ella asked again when Damon didn't answer "You speak of getting married to me. But you still have so little trust in me" Damon responded Ella saw that she had crossed the line and have bursted out without any rational reason. The last thing she would want to happen was to use her own hands to push Damon away How else would she get to be Snyder's family young madam? She reduced her tone of voice and replied "I'm sorry, Nathan. My outburst was out of the love I have for you. It just hurts that you don't want me to be close to you in any way" "Condone yourself" Damon spat and dashed out of the room. Ella pushed the books off the table in anger. There was one way that'll keep Damon chained to her for life, whether he wants or not. And that was to get pregnant for him Oliver holds the final say and he obviously would be delighted if Damon bears him a child. Then, Damon would have no choice but to get married to her Ella knew th
Damon stared at Ambrose for a few seconds before he looked away. He suddenly felt like kicking Ella off the seat next to him and telling Ambrose to sit there instead Ambrose cleared her throat and went to sit where Ella was formerly seated. "Alright, everyone has arrived. Let's start. Our gathering today is to get to know ourselves better and get comfortable with each other" Brandon stated" So, this won't be a boring get-together, I've decided to spice things up by starting off with a game of truth and dare" Brandon continued "I'll spin a bottle and whoever the bottle points to will pick a paper from the jar of truth or dare depending on what the person chooses. Whoever fails to fulfil his truth or dare will pay a fine of $3000. Yes, three thousand dollars!" "Sounds fun. Let's get right into it!" Carl, one of the casts raised his hands in the air and the rest of the casts cheered with him There was already a bottle on the table. Brandon twirled the bottle and the head pointed to
Ella pulled her fingers that were under the table so hard that she didn't realise when she pulled her nails off Damon brutally left her no face! He rejected her but willingly chose Ambrose. It was a hot slap on her face! She was embarrassed! All because of that wrench!! The casts caught the underlying message in Damon's actions but they didn't make it obvious. They acted as though they didn't understand because they didn't want to be caught up in the higher-ups business. They'd rather watch from the side and gossip in private Brandon who felt smug and even happier than Damon twirled the bottle whose head pointed to Damon Damon chose dare and picked a paper from the dare bottle. Brandon collected the paper and read it out loud "Pick a girl and make her blush in three minutes. If you don't succeed, pay the lady a thousand dollars" Ella scratched under the table in agony. Something at the back of her mind told her that she wouldn't get picked and she would, once again, be humiliated
The next day, Damon got up early and got ready for work. Oliver was still in Damon's room with his illness still acting up. Thus, it took Damon a while before he could get ready under Oliver's constant disturbance After he was done, he went down for breakfast and left for work. Unlike the last time when he was dressed casually , he wore a lilac turtle neck and a black blazer over it. A black stud earring sat on his right earlobe. His hair was left in a ruffle while his right hand was dipped in his pocket. His stoic expression and unhurried steps created a barrier between himself and the rest of the world, warning everyone not to approach him for any reasons He didn't stop at the receptionist. Rather, he headed straight to the private elevator which was for Jeremy alone The staff on the floor, although excited to have seen him again, didn't stop their work and gossip like the last time. The last time, Jeremy kept them working over-night and he even termed it "easy punishment" The
"I'm only helping my uncle out by pointing out the flaws I saw in that presentation. Why should I apologise for that? Right, Uncle?" Damon looked at Jeremy "Uncle?" Not only Ian, all the people that didn't recognise Damon were shocked. So far they knew, Jeremy had never mentioned having a nephew. "You think by calling him Uncle, you'll be allowed to go scot free. Our meeting has been delayed by you!" Mr Robbins spat Ian's eyes shifted. Earlier, he also heard Damon call Jeremy his uncle. Was it possible that this man was Nathan Snyder? Had he dug two pits for himself by offending both Nathan and Jeremy? Ian took alternative gazes at both Jeremy and Damon. He shook his head. It was impossible for him to be Jeremy's nephew. There was no slight resemblance between them Jeremy had been quiet all along. The thing he most feared had started to unfold. On the day he received the news that Nathan had returned, he was in country Z to finalise the transfer of all properties of the entire S
Later that day, Jeremy received a call from Tyler, the person he called to investigate to check whether Damon is really Nathan "Sir, I've been trying to investigate, but it seems in the span of twelve years that he was away, he stopped existing. It doesn't make sense, I can't find a single information about him" Jeremy fell into deep thought. A few seconds passed before he replied " Search for what happened to Paula Brooks and her son, Damon Brooks" "Alright sir. Do you have a picture of them?" Tyler asked " I don't. You can try finding out the roots of Damon Brooks from Baron Patel, and then do the rest using your own sources" Jeremy replied " Baron Patel?" "Yes. I'll send his picture" Jeremy was well aware of what took place during Damon's welcome party. The person that told him about Nathan's return also filled him up about all that took place in the hall When he heard of it, his suspicions concerning Damon heightened It would be more than disastrous if everything he put
In the evening of that day, Ambrose went out to get some kitchen supplies when a call from her mother came through "Hello mother, how have you been?" Ambrose excitedly said over the phone. She hadn't heard her mum's voice in a long while. Coupled with the giddiness she felt due to what happened the previous evening, there was clear ecstasy in her voice "I almost thought you'd forgotten your mother" Loretta said over the phone. Although her words were hinted towards anger, her tone of her voice was gentle and caring "I'm sorry mother. A lot has been on my plate lately. I've missed you sooooo much" Ambrose replied, stretching the "so" "A lot that you couldn't even spare time to check up on your mother? Is Damon there? I expected more from him" Loretta shook her head "Uh, Damon is- working?" Ambrose replied. It wasn't a complete lie. He was working, sort of. "Are you sure?Are you lying to me? Are the both of you on good terms?" Loretta asked, she was able to detect the slight chang