Next

nding on the balcony of her room, staring blankly at whatever lay ahead. It felt as though the world had stopped spinning for a moment, giving h

hone ringing was a

'm not picking you up at

. See you so

e welcome her mother's arrival. Her father had loved hunting and preferred the wild outdoors, a stark contrast to her mother, a refined a

sorrow of not having a harmonious family. So, she chose not to bother welcoming her mother

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with a woman. Maybe this time, Damian would call her a girl? Damian was the kind of man with a hint of dece

ic

ned her lif

ng-I'll take re

ing her like the last time you slept with a woman from a poor background? Can't you tell the difference this time? Joanna is a girl, Da

Damian replied, shaking his head and shrugging hi

Lucas warned, adjusting his slip

Joanna's data. "Gloria McLian. That name sounds familiar,"

s circles. We even collaborated with her

ear-old's eyes widened in shock

is hair after repeatedly reading Joanna's personal data, un

nd sighed. "What are y

er that she's my mother's friend?! No-my mom even considers

should he care if this McLian woman was s

Gloria's daughter, she'll send me to some godforsaken place, maybe the middle of Afric

nstantly. "Damn, that

ey cursed

d island or other remote place. It wasn't just him; Lu

rking as an ordinary employee at my company? S

exiling you. For God's sake! How could you not know Gloria had a daughter and that she's Joanna, the girl you s

know I'm against that kind of

her be exiled

ee months due to a fatal mistake. Worse, he had to sleep in the stables. If his mother found out he sl

ay? This is insane!" Damian

n to Damian's complicated mess, he was startled to

." Damn it, h

e have a guest. I'll give you

I'm on

to act calm like nothing's wrong. If you panic, your mom will know you messed up. D

n snapped, grabbing his car keys from t

aled it to be a fake. He didn't know the full story, but somehow they exchanged contact in

e recalled the steamy night he'd spent with her. Perhaps marrying Joanna would

uropean-style mansion. Damian stepped out, walked along the pale gra

ding toward the living room. His heart nearly s

h

ne to my daughter's house f

a bit isn't a problem, ri

egs had been shaking under the dining table, and swea