Chapter 73
She followed Damien, and it was obvious that the latter a regular at the bar. The manager recognized him instantly and greeted him respectfully, “Welcome, Mr. Radbury.” Damien ordered two glasses of beer. A pretty waitress bent over him and whispered seductively, “Mr. Radbury… we’ve missed you very much.” Damien made a gesture and signaled her to leave them alone. “Is this where you spent the night when you didn’t come back home?” Ava was feeling uneasy, and she muttered jealously. “The truth is, I am the owner here.” “Are they your exes then?” Ava questioned. He sneered, “That lady is my employee.” “Guess I am just an employee as well then?” Damien gulped his drink in one go and savored the warm sensation in his throat. Damien turned and gazed at Ava. He never knew that Ava was pretty cute when she was jealous. He was blinded by everything back then. “Ava, do you simply fall in love for every good guy out there?” He was slightly offended by her intimate interaction with Enrico in the backyard earlier this evening. Damien admitted that he was a cruel husband to Ava in the past and Enrico was probably the only member of the Radbury family that welcomed her. But, that rascal… Ava was annoyed and replied defiantly, “Wow, look who’s talking now! You are the one fooling around all this while!”
Although she was clueless about the reason behind Damien and Enrico’s soured relationship, Ava expected them to reconcile someday. But it seemed like everything was impossible now. While placing her glass down, Ava stood up and was ready to leave. But Damien grabbed and dragged her back onto her seat. “Stay away from Enrico from now on” Damien ordered. “Why should I agree with everything you’ve said? You’re domineering and rude!” He tightened his grip on her. Under the influence of alcohol, he had a sudden urge to confess everything that was piling up in his heart for almost twenty years. “You can ignore everything but this. If you choose him between us, then…I will be alone forever.” His voice was soft, but Ava could hear everything. What was he talking about? “Then tell me, what happened between the two of you?” The bar was loud but Damien couldn’t feel anything. His cold eyes seemed to reveal the hidden
intense emotions from the inside. That year, Damien and Enrico were eight and five respectively. He snuck out of the house together with Enrico to a park nearby. Once they arrived at the park, Enrico was craving cotton candy. Hence, Damien reminded Enrico to wait at the bench for him.
When he returned, Enrico was missing! He was kidnapped and the kidnappers demanded a huge ransom of money from their parents in exchange for Enrico. The police managed to nab the perpetrators shortly after, and the latter was jailed. However, Enrico was confined in a dark house for three days and he never recovered from the traumatic experience since then.
He was sick for a few years and underwent many therapy sessions before recovering. But, Enrico never forgave Damien for everything. Enrico blamed Damien for abandoning him in the park. He even thought that Damien hated him and had kidnappers took him away purposely.
Their brotherhood was destroyed since then.
Ava was surprised after listening to the story. This was her first time learning about the incident.
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