Damon's gaze instantly darkened, but he remained silent. Instead, he withdrew his arm from Rebecca's grasp and pulled out the chair closest to her. "Have a seat." Afterward, he avoided looking at Rebecca and sat in the chair beside her.

Rebecca's smile faltered momentarily, but she quickly regained her composure and sat next to him as if nothing had happened.

Most people probably didn't notice, but Nathaniel could sense Damon's indifference toward Rebecca.

Their behavior suggested that they had not reconciled, yet if they hadn't, Damon likely wouldn't have brought her along like this.

Pushing aside the strange feeling in his heart, Nathaniel smiled and said, "Alright, it's Rebecca's welcome-back party tonight. I'm glad everyone could make time to come."

The room buzzed with conversation, with most attention focused on Rebecca.

For a moment, she felt as if she were back when she was with Damon-being the center of attention.

if Damon hadn't come with her tonight, these people wouldn't

Her ultimate goal in returning to the country was to marry Damon

suddenly cut through the chatter. "If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Sumner was recently seen with Nyla Jayston. How is it that, in less than two weeks, he's back with Ms. Austen? Could

anyone in Saintornia dared to cross Damon, let alone accuse his

"What are you talking about? I

really that clueless, or are you just

the room, the girl next to Erin gently nudged

would likely face repercussions

shopping with Erin and mentioned it to her, Erin insisted on coming along.

turned icy. "Erin, if you don't have anything nice to say, keep your mouth shut.

and turned

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