In the end, it seemed N didn’t like Damon that much.


    However, they had a lifetime ahead of them. Damon had enough patience to make her eventually depend on him just as she once depended on rk.


    “Yeah, but I still hope that if someone bothers you in the future, you’ll think ofing to me for help instead of handling everything on your own,” Damon said.


    His serious demeanor made N’s heart soften.


    “Okay,” she agreed.


    Back in her room, N was about to remove her makeup when her phone rang. It was Vrie.


    “N, your ex–mother–inw is spreading rumors that you’ve been violent with her. The upper crust of Saintornia is already talking about it,” Vrie informed her.


    N looked down. “Don’t worry about it. She’ll get what’sing to her soon enough.”


    Vrie’s tone was filled with frustration. “You don’t know how horrible the things she’s saying are. I’m so angry.”


    N’s heart warmed a little. She replied gently, “You haven’t fully recovered yet. Don’t let someone like her ruin your mood.”


    “I’m just worried about you,” Vrie confessed.


    “The hardest times have already passed. I don’t care what she and rk do now,” N stated.


    To her, Cindy and rk were nothing more than clowns. They weren’t worth wasting her emotions over. If they wanted to bring trouble on themselves, though, she wouldn’t hold back.


    Vrie sighed, feeling a bit sentimental. “It’s good if you don’t care. I didn’t expect rk, who used to treat you so well, to end up like this… Anyway, let’s not talk about this.”


    N pressed her lips together, her expression unchanged. “Nothing stays the same forever, not even feelings, so it’s not surprising.”


    Vrie dropped the topic, and after chatting about a few other things, ended the call.


    N set her phone down.


    Thinking about what Damon had said earlier, she frowned. She hadn’t thought much of it at the time, but now she realized his words had been driven by insecurity.


    Their rtionship was like walking a tightrope–one misstep could lead to disaster.


    Both of themcked security. If he discovered she was with him solely for personal gain, their already fragile rtionship mighte to an abrupt end.


    The thought of <b>this </b>oue caused N a pang in her chest. Forcing herself to ignore the are, the grapto


    shower.


    When she emerged, she found several missed calls from rk and multiple messages anking to meet Ste frowned.


    Initially, she didn’t want to respond, but she feared that he might go to Prospects Technology and create a scene the next day <b>if </b>she ignored <b>him</b>.


    After a moment’s consideration, she called <b>him </b>back.


    “What do you want?” she asked.


    Her tone was nearly indifferent, making rk frown on the other end of the line.


    “N, many people in Saintomnia now know about your alleged violence against <b>my </b>mom. She said if you don’t apologize in person, she’ll call the police,” rk warned.


    Nughed in anger. She couldn’t believe how ridiculous Cindy and rk were being


    “If your brain’s malfunctioning, you should get it checked before it’s toote,<i>” </i>N retorted.


    There was a brief silence on the other end before rk’s voice, now filled with anger, came through. “N, I’m doing this for your own good. If she reports it and causes a scene at Prospectus Technology, it’ll be bad for both you and my uncle. Don’t you think?”


    N raised an eyebrow. Was he trying to threaten her?


    She didn’t want rk and Cindy to create a scene at Prospectus Technology and affect Damon, but that didn’t mean they could control her.


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