Damian couldn’t even feel his left foot anymore. His entire leg felt numb as if it had lost all sensation. However, he knew this was just the beginning. As expected…
Alex sat on the couch while looking down at him as he lay on the ground. “If you want to suffer less, tell the truth. Don’t wait until I lose patience. When that time comes, I won’t even listen to what you have to say.”
Damian’s mind raced. What should he say? If he told the truth, Alex would most likely kill him. But if he didn’t say anything, Alex wouldn’t trust him either. “What… do you want me to say?”
Alex replied, “Let’s take it one thing at a time. First, tell me why you took Jewel away.” Damian thought he could be justified in this matter. “It has nothing to do with me. It was your mother who forced us to leave the country. She gave me 150 thousand to make Jewel disappear from Summer City. We had no choice.”
Alex looked at Damian as he narrowed his eyes. He intentionally mentioned Jewel’s name, and Damian wasn’t surprised at all. It seemed that he had known all along that Jean was Jewel. Perhaps Damian was responsible for changing her name!
Alex leaned forward and grabbed Damian by the collar. He sneered. “No choice? Did my mother force you to take Jewel out of the country, and she forced you to take Jewel to a hotel?”
Damian frowned. “It was all arranged by your mother. She never liked Jewel. Don’t you know? She couldn’t break you two apart, so she sought me out. She gave me 70 thousand to help her stage a play. That night, Jewel was deliberately robbed by the thugs your mother arranged. I happened to appear at the right moment, and Jewel became less resistant to me.
Jewel usually treated me indifferently, but she said she wanted to attend dinner with your mother. So, I took her to the hotel smoothly, which resulted in you seeing us, but in reality, we didn’t do anything. The hickeys on her body were deliberately left by those thugs. You were too agitated at the time and didn’t listen to our explanation.”
Boom! These words were like a muffled thunderclap exploding in Alex’s ears, causing his mind to buzz and his brain to go momentarily blank. His thoughts seemed to be transported back to that cold night.
He saw Damian coming out of the hotel room with the girl in his arms, and his anger peaked instantly. After getting out of the car, he directly punched Damian without a word.
Jean instinctively held him back and told him not to hit Damian, but it only fueled his anger even more because she was protecting Damian. And he uttered a bunch of nasty things to her.
He pointed at her and accused her of being shameless, promiscuous, and two-timing him. She seduced him while sleeping with others without any scruples. He berated her mercilessly. He paid no attention to her explanations and ignored her disappointment and her tears.
All he could think about was her betrayal and his own grievances. How much had he done to be with her and convince his mother to accept her? How many compromises had he made? How hard had he worked?
He had always thought that she had betrayed him. Throughout the eight years, he felt like his heart was being torn apart every time he thought of that night.
But now, he felt an even greater pain-a pain that made it hard for him to breathe. It was as if someone was holding a knife to his heart and stirring it around. It was his mother! It was all his mother’s doing!
Why hadn’t he suspected his mother even for a moment? How could he believe that his mother, who loved him so much, would love the girl he loved just as much?
Alex felt like he might have developed auditory impairment. Why was it that he could only see Damian’s lips moving, but couldn’t hear a word?
He stood there, stunned as if his blood was flowing backward. He felt a coldness he had never experienced before, as if he was in hell and surrounded by a chilling sensation that spread from his feet to his whole body. He shivered uncontrollably. If Jewel regained her memories one day and learned the truth…
He didn’t dare to think about it. Suddenly, a wave of helplessness washed over him. His nose immediately felt a tingle, and his throat felt like it was stuffed with cotton. Even taking a breath became difficult for him.
