THE reporters were twice as shocked after hearing Damian’s revelation. Damian smirked because he knew that Carter would also feel the same thing.‘He thought that I would not share something like that with the press, especially since it could affect me, Veron, and the market confidence we have in the company, but I guess he underestimated me that much,’ Damian thought, his teeth clenching. ‘I’m more determined to take him down than hide my past down the grave.’“Torture?” asked one of the reporters, his eyes widening—the same as his colleagues. “Could you share more details about it, Sir Damian?”Damian nodded, smiling. He took a deep breath before telling everyone about his past. “Before, I had a huge scar on my back. It was horrible. Even my father was shocked, and he cried after seeing it.” He laughed sadly, remembering the first time he met Veron. “I couldn’t remember anything about it, but recently, I remembered my past. My back was intentionally burned with a gas lighter.”Ever
“Someone is looking for you,” Diana informed, her tone angry, as she pointed at Damian. “I never thought that a trash like you still has friends, huh? Are you using your free time to make friends instead of making more money? Is that why you can’t buy the limited-edition Chanel bag I want?”“No, Diana. That is not the case,” Kane answered, shaking his head. “It is just so hard to earn money nowadays, and I… I don’t have friends,” he said, glancing at Damian. “Maybe he just mistook me for someone else—”“No. I’m not mistaken. I’m really looking for you, Kane Hopkins,” Damian interjected as the side of his lips rose.“Hah. And you were still trying to deny it,” Diana scoffed.Damian looked at the angry woman. “I’m here to offer your husband a job to work for me. I was impressed by his sculptures online, so I personally went here to negotiate with him.”“You? You will offer a job to this guy?” Diana asked, looking at Damian from head to toe. “Aren’t you just scamming us? You don’t even l
Bryan’s mouth widened as he couldn’t believe what he just heard. Damian trusts him? He couldn’t even trust himself, which is why he immediately hid away from the spotlight after the company faced troubles upon their parents’ death.And that is not the only evidence of his cowardness.“I was the one who told Sabrina about Correl’s plan before, but instead of solving it, I begged for her to come back, even if it meant forgetting about all of you.” Bryan forced a laugh. “I don’t want her to be involved with the Ferremento family’s issues. But you know what? If only I had helped her back then, maybe she is still alive…”Damian smiled sadly, shaking his head. “There are also many what-ifs in my mind, too, but thinking about the past can’t do anything right now. We could only focus on the present and stop those two from doing their evil deeds.”As he said those words, Bryan remembered something from his statement earlier. “Wait, did you just mention Carter? Correl’s eldest son?”“Yes. He is
Cielo left the room afterward, and Helena, who had a disappointed look on her face, did the same thing.Ethan, who was usually silent in times like this, also showed emotions for the first time.His eyes were cold, showing hostility toward Carson, thinking a useless man like him ruined Ava’s life.“Aren’t you going to leave as well? I heard that you are taking care of some work by now,” Ethan asked, referring to the pending proposal in the Medivien Corporation’s subsidiaries. “Come with me. I will accompany you.”“No thank you, Ethan. I need to talk to Carson,” Ava answered, her gaze moving toward her husband. “Can we talk for a minute in private?” she asked, yet she had a commanding tone.But instead of answering, Carson stood up and slammed his hands on the table, causing the fork to fall on the floor, before leaving the dining room without saying a word.“That son of a bitch. Is he just adopted? Because I couldn’t see even a small similarity to the other members of the Ferremento f
TAKING THE phone from his pocket, Carter called one of his people. “I want you to transfer the house I recently bought to Carson’s name. Do it immediately, and inform me when you are done.”“Yes, Sir,” the person on the other line affirmed.“And one more thing. All the investments I gave to one of Ava Medivien’s subsidiaries… Pull it immediately,” Carter commanded, causing Carson to look at him in shock. “I want you to take care of everything as cleanly as possible. Do you understand?”“I understand, Sir.”Carter ended the call afterward. A few seconds later, he got a message that the house transfer had been processed, and his investments had been pulled out.“I already transferred one of my houses to your name. It was located in the suburbs, so you and Ava would have privacy, and at the same time, it was near the City. Hence, the less travel time,” Carter said, mainly explaining why he bought that house in the first place. “You can ask Ava to evacuate this instant.”“Wait… That fast?
“Young master, Carter has deceived us! Someone entered the secret room without anyone noticing, and took the files inside the vault!” Leo reported, his tone panicking. “The whole warehouse was in chaos right now. Hera also couldn’t have a grip on herself!”“Shit. I can’t go there just yet. I have an urgent meeting in five minutes,” Damian replied, his gaze fixated on the wall clock. It was with a potential business partner so he couldn’t cancel it. “Can you manage it for an hour? I will immediately go there after the meeting.”“It will be hard, but I will do my best and update you from time to time, young master.” Leo tried to sound confident despite his heart beating rapidly.“Thank you, Leo,” said Damian in a low tone before he ended the call.He could only sigh repeatedly while resting his elbows on the table, and burying his face on his palm. But he couldn’t afford to think about everything right now. He was at work, and he should be professional.Fortunately, the meeting’s locatio
MEANWHILE, Damian went to the warehouse to sort some things out. Despite Leo managing to stop the chaos of the employees, the tension was still all over the place.The employees thought that one of them was a possible traitor, which is the reason why the secret room was infiltrated.“If there is something we need to do in a critical situation like this, it is to trust each other,” Damian said, trying to meet everyone’s gaze. “Whoever the traitor was, I’m sure that he or she will be caught soon. It has nothing to do with all of you.”“How can you still say that despite knowing that one of us here could stab you in the back, young master?” asked one of the employees, and the confusion was evident in her tone.“My wife told me that one who cannot trust someone, can’t be trusted.” Damian smiled, remembering how those words were ingrained in his heart. “So, continue doing all your tasks like nothing happened. I and the management will solve this. Meeting adjourned.”Damian left the podium
Anya gasped, her eyes widening in shock. “Is that… a memory card? Inside the pendant?”“Yes.” Damian nodded, moving his fingers to scan the memory card he was holding. “When did she give it to you again?”“A few days before graduation.”“Then, Dollie and Carson already met before you two had a girls’ date…” It wasn’t a question, but a statement.“Yes, they did. But why would Dollie give me a pendant with a memory card inside? She didn’t even mention that when placing it on my neck,” Anya mumbled, her brows furrowing. “What could that possibly contain?”“That is what we need to know.”Damian stood up and took his robe. He also gave Anya one before he went to his working table. Upon opening his laptop, Damian placed the memory card and clicked the only folder in the file manager.Both of them gasped in shock upon seeing the memory card’s contents, the pictures Dollie had taken in Carter’s documents when they met each other at the restaurant.“Oh my God…. The evidence for Carter’s evil p