Regret Came Too Late

Selene never cared about Vincent's past, nor did he concern himself with hers. They simply respected each other; that was all.

If marriage could be compared to running a company, they would indeed have made excellent partners-steady, dependable, and composed-though lacking the burning passion that often ignited such unions.

But passion was fleeting. Ultimately, every marriage would settle into companionship, much like how they were with each other now.

Vincent took a drag from the cigarette, his brows faintly knitting together. It was too bitter for his taste.

Meanwhile, downstairs, Damien still felt his heart pounding as he stepped into his

car.

His phone rang all of a sudden.

It was his father-Christopher Jensen.

The voice on the other line was hesitant. "I heard you've been giving Selene some trouble lately."

attentiveness toward her and her sudden

forcing down the bitter taste in his

it today," Christopher said. "Apparently, you have been sabotaging a few of her

meddlesome fools and their endless

rubbed his eyes wearily, and even in the rearview mirror, he could

than anyone how she avoids

on

opinion was formidable. Should those rumors be allowed to develop unchecked, the entirety of the Jensen family would be branded with the damaging accusation of having

had first moved out, he and his wife,

Nevertheless, when boundaries were tested, they had to choose Damien their biological

ever since you were kids,"

words landed like a blow to Damien's chest. It took him several seconds to lower his gaze and

into each other as long as

she could just flee abroad and avoid

at the

If you weren't obvious about it, there wouldn't have been so many rumors in the