“Thanks, Lydia, I appreciate it,” N replied.


    Lydia shook her head with a smile. “It’s no trouble.”


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    As soon as N returned from fetching water in the bathroom, she heard Vrie’s quiet sobs. She hurried to the bedside, setting down the basin of water, and gently nudged


    Vrie.


    “Vrie, how are you feeling?” she asked.


    Vrie opened her eyes. Upon seeing N, she began to cry even harder. “N… is my life a failure?”


    Noticing her red–rimmed eyes, N quickly knelt beside her and replied gently, “Why do you think that?”


    “The Weir Group is in trouble, and I can’t help at all… I’m clearly attracted to Brandon, but I’m too afraid of the age difference to pursue it. I decided to get engaged to Zayn for the Weir Group, but I’m not doing it wholeheartedly… And Zayn has a mistress…” Vrie confessed.


    She tried to convince herself that she didn’t care, but it was impossible to feelpletely indifferent, especially since Zayn’s mistress had given birth to a son. He could never really cut ties with them.


    The thought of spending her life pretending to be happy with someone she didn’t love made her feel hopeless.


    Moreover, she knew that Zayn only wanted to marry her to gain control over the Weir Group. Being with him felt like ying with fire, yet she felt she had no other choice.


    Seeing Vrie cry <i>so </i>heartbrokenly made N feel a pang of sympathy. She quickly wiped her tears away andforted her. “Vrie, don’t worry. Damon ns to help the Weir Group. We’ll get through this, and you don’t have to be with Zayn.”


    Vrie looked stunned as if she didn’t fully understand what N meant. “What did say? Damon… is going to help the Weir Group?”


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    Previously, Jonathan had sought Damon’s help several times, but each request had been refused.


    Vrie wasn’t naive. She understood that Damon wouldn’t help the Weirs without a reason. N must have said something to him.


    “N, you’ve already helped the Weirs so much…” she began.


    N it’s not without conditions, so you don’t need to feel too burdened.”


    ently held her hand. “Vrie, it’s Damon who intends to help the Weir Group, but


    Even though N said this, Vrie still recognized that Damon wouldn’t care about the Weir Group’s survival if it weren’t for her.


    This realization made her feel even more touched. She cried, “N, being your friend is the luckiest thing that’s ever happened to me!”


    N was taken aback. She thought being liked by Damon was also the luckiest thing that had ever happened to her.


    Upon reflecting on everything Damon had done for her without asking for anything in return, her heart felt both full and painful.


    In the midst of their silence, Lydia pushed the door open, holding a bowl of chicken soup. Ms. Kinsey, the soup is ready.”


    N collected her thoughts and got up to take the bowl. “Lydia, you should <i>go </i>rest. I’ll take care of things here.”


    Seeing that Vrie was awake and didn’t seem to need her help, Lydia nodded. “Okay, Ms. Kinsey. If you need anything, just call me.‘


    “Got it,” N replied.


    After Lydia left, N fed Vrie the soup and wiped her face before stepping out.


    Instead of hurrying back to her room, she turned and headed to the study.