Sensing that N was about to refuse, Damon pressed further, “I’ll drive you, or your can stay at my ce. Your choice.”
“I’ll call Vrie first,” N replied. All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org.
She quickly dialed Vrie and briefly exined what had happened, asking if she could stay at her ce for a few days.
Vrie, furious, immediately offered toe pick her up.
Just as N was about to agree, Damon calmly took the phone from her hand.
“It’s toote for that. I’ll take N over. You don’t need toe,” he said firmly.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line before Vrie’s voice came through, much louder. “Damon, why are you at N’s ce<b>?!</b>”
Damon ignored her question. “Just send me the address, Ms. Weir. I’ll take care of it.”
He hung up and handed the phone back to N, his expression calm. “Go pack your things.”
N pressed her lips together as if she wanted to say something. Seeing the calmi determination in Damon’s eyes, she took the phone and nodded before heading into
the bedroom.
Less than ten minutester, she emerged with a small bag.
Damon raised an eyebrow at the bag, which clearly contained no more than a few
outfits. “That’s all?”
“Yeah. I’m only staying a few days,” N answered.
“Alright, let’s go,” he said, reaching out to take the bag from her.
N pulled it back. “No need, I’ve got it.”
Damon didn’t insist. He turned and headed toward the door.
On the way to Vrie’s ce, Damon reminded N that she could always reach out to him if anything happened.
“We’ve already confirmed it was Gabriel. I expect the issue with the data leak to <b>be </b>resolved within two weeks, so try not to worry,” Damon assured.
N nodded, then hesitated before asking<b>, </b>“Will Prospectus Technology sue Gabriel?
“Yes. But if he cane up withpensation, there might be a settlement,” Damon replied.
Hundreds of millions<b>… </b>That was no small amount. If such a debt fell on N, she wasn’t sure she could ever repay it in her lifetime. She doubted Gabriel had that much money either.
“If he can’t pay, will he go to prison?” she asked.
The car stopped at a red light, and Damon turned to look at her. “If he can’t pay, then yes, he’ll likely face prison time<b>.</b><b>” </b>
N’s hands clenched tightly in herp, and her face turned pale.
Damon noticed and frowned. “Are you worried about him?”
“No, not at all. If he ends up in prison, it’s his own fault. I just… never thought things would get to this point,” she remarked.
She remembered how, when Harrison first married Wren, she and Gabriel had gotten along quite well. She had believed they would grow into close siblings. It turned out she had been na?ve.
Wren never saw her as family, and now even Harrison had chosen to side with Wren.
N thought that maybe the day Harrison remarried was the day she lost her home.
“I’ll have someone protect you. I won’t let hime anywhere near you,” Damon said. firmly.
“There’s no need. I’ll be safe staying with Vrie,” N said, rejecting his offer.
After a moment of silence, Damon’s voice came out hoarse. “N, please don’t push me away. If I hadn’te back for my phone tonight… I don’t want to think about what might have happened. I can’t go through that again. I don’t want you to be in any danger.”
Although he tried to keep his voice steady, N could hear the lingering fear in his