N lowered her gaze and <b>nodded</b>. “Okay.”


    As they neared thepany, N <b>asked </b>Damon to drop her off at the corner.


    He frowned, clearly displeased. “Am I so embarrassing to you?”


    “It’s not that,” N replied. “I just got divorced from rk. If people from thepany see us together now, it will negatively affect you.”


    “I don’t mind,” Damon said tly.


    “But I do. I need some time to adjust to our rtionship, so let’s keep it private for now, okay?” she asked, her voice tinged with hope and a hint of hesitation.


    Damon covered her eyes with his hand, his voice low and husky. “Alright, but I’ll need to collect some interest.”


    N was startled, her eyes widening “What kind of interest?”


    Hershes brushed against Damon’s hand, tickling him slightly. He held her waist and leaned in to kiss


    her.


    “Mmph.” N stiffened, instinctively trying to pull away. As she moved back, she <b>found </b>herself pressed against the car door, unable to escape. She could only surrender to Damon


    After what felt like an eternity, Damon finally pulled away.


    N was breathing heavily, her normally pale cheeks flushed red. She leered at him, her anger apparent but not fully scathing


    Damon’s gaze darkened. “Are you sure you want to look at me like that?”


    His eyes narrowed dangerously.Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    N took a moment to calm herself and said softly, “You don’t have to wait for me tonight. I’ll head back <b>on </b>my own.”


    “Okay,” Damon replied.


    “Then I’ll get out now,” N said.


    Seeing her avoiding eye contact, Damon smiled. “If you don’t want to get out, that’s fine too. I’ll just consider it a small loss on my part.”


    N was rendered speechless. She quickly opened the car door, stepped out, and walked briskly into the crowd without looking back.


    Damon’s smile widened as he watched her annoyed figure.


    Upon arriving at thepany, he saw a familiar face standing at the entrance.


    “Stop the car,” he ordered but remained inside, staring icily at rk


    rk had not yet noticed him and was scanning the crowd for N. When he spotted her, he hurried over and blocked her path.


    “N!” he called out.


    Startled by rk’s sudden appearance, N instinctively took a step back. She noticed the fiery anger in his eyes and frowned, feeling defensive.


    “What do you want?” she asked.


    Her wariness only fueled rk’s sneer. After she exposed his marriage to Jordyn, Richard had pped him twice, and Cindy had expressed severe disappointment.


    “Now you’re scared? Why weren’t you afraid when you spread news about my marriage to Jordyn?” he demanded.


    His <b>eyes </b>were bloodshot, filled with disgust and hatred. If he hadn’t fallen for N, he wouldn’t be in this mess! It was all her fault!


    “It’s not like you didn’t send people to ransack my house!” N shot back.


    “If I hadn’t, how would I know if you were hiding backups to use against meter?” rk retorted as if his actions werepletely justified.


    N was at a loss for words, wondering how she had been so blind to his true nature before.


    Not wanting to argue further, she tried to push past him.


    rk grabbed her arm, gritting his teeth. “N, you’ve <b>done </b>this to me. Are you just going to walk away?”


    As N was about to shake him off, a cold voice came from behind. “Let her go!”


    Both turned to see Damon.


    N’s eyes widened in surprise. Shouldn’t Damon have been at thepany already?


    rk sneered. “Uncle Damon, this is between me and her. Why are you interfering?”


    Damon’s gaze was icy. “She’s my girlfriend now.“–


    “What?!” rk stared at Damon and N in disbelief. It was as though he had just heard something absurd.