로그인Mia The words stole every bit of air from my lungs.For several moments, I could not even respond. Then Damon brought out a thick file from his briefcase.Then he placed it directly in front of me.“What is this?”“The Zenthros project. I didn’t really give it to Athena, I gave her another project disguised as the Zenthros project. Mia, I know how hard you worked on that. There is no way I would just hand it over.” My hands trembled slightly as I opened the file and quickly flipped through the pages.The deeper I looked, the harder it became to breathe.Everything was there. Every detail I had spent countless hours creating.A painful knot formed inside my chest.Because he had been telling the truth. He really had not given it to Athena.He truly had not betrayed me. For several moments, neither of us said anything.Damon simply watched me while I struggled to process everything. Finally, I closed the file and lowered my gaze.“I need some time, Damon.”His expression softened.“Mi
Mia The shock of finding him there made my heart leap into my throat.Then my shock quickly transformed into outrage.“What exactly are you doing inside my bedroom without permission this early in the morning?”Damon immediately raised both hands as though surrendering.“Mia, please calm down, this situation is not what it looks like.”I tightened my grip on the towel wrapped around my body.“I am standing here wrapped in a towel while finding you inside my bedroom, so I would love to hear exactly what you think this situation looks like from my perspective.”His expression was filled with embarrassment.“I knocked several times before coming inside, when I didn’t see you in here, I assumed you were already awake somewhere else inside the house.”I stared at him suspiciously.“And that somehow justified walking into my bedroom without permission?”He shook his head.“No, I’m sorry. Jim was asking for you repeatedly.”My anger faltered.“Jim sent you looking for me?”Damon nodded.“Y
Mia The next day, Damon came to see Jim like he promised to. Jim fell asleep while holding Damon’s hand, after a short while. We quietly stepped out of his room and gently closed the door behind us while making sure not to make any noise to wake him.I slowly glanced toward the hallway before finally speaking.“I cannot remember the last time I saw him this happy and this completely carefree.”Damon’s expression softened as he looked back toward Jim’s closed bedroom door.“I think he spent years imagining what having a father would be like, and now that he finally knows the truth, he is trying to make up for all those missing years as quickly as possible.”A small smile pulled at my lips despite everything.“That makes sense.”Damon chuckled under his breath.“He somehow managed to ask me at least fifty different questions throughout a single afternoon without stopping even once to catch his breath.”My smile widened.“Only fifty questions sounds surprisingly low for him, he usually
Mia When we arrived at the house, Jim’s entire mood visibly improved. I guess being back inside a familiar environment made him even more excited. “This is officially the best day that has happened all month. I am finally sleeping inside my own room again,” Jim announced enthusiastically while looking around the house with obvious happiness shining inside his eyes.I couldn’t help smiling as I looked at him.“I think everybody inside this house feels exactly the same way right now,” I replied while gently brushing my fingers through his hair.Jim grinned.“The worst was the hospital food. I missed mum’s cooking soo much.”Damon laughed beside him.“I hundred percent agree with you..”“See, Mom, even Dad agrees with me.”The word still felt strange every time I heard it.Dad.Even now, I was still adjusting to hearing Jim say it so naturally.Damon’s expression softened, though he tried not to make a big deal out of it.After helping Jim get comfortable inside the living room and ma
Damon For years, I had walked into boardrooms filled with powerful investors, negotiated multimillion-dollar deals without hesitation, and faced situations that would have intimidated most people, yet somehow the thought of taking my son home felt more overwhelming than any of those things combined.Jim was practically bouncing with excitement despite the doctor’s repeated warnings that he still needed to take things easy during his recovery period.The second he saw me standing in the doorway, his entire face lit up with so much happiness.“Dad!!! I’m finally free.”I smiled as I walked toward his bed.“You have been here for recovery purposes, not because anybody was holding you prisoner against your will.”Jim threw his hands into the air.“No. I’ve definitely been trapped here.”I pulled a chair closer before sitting beside him.Watching him smile so freely made me realize just how much he had become the center of my world within such a short period of time.For years, there had
Mia The next morning Jim’s excited voice filled the hospital room.Jim had barely finished breakfast before he started asking questions again.The moment Damon stepped inside the room carrying a coffee cup in one hand and several documents in the other, Jim immediately sat up straighter in bed and pointed directly at him with excitement shining brightly across his face.“Finally, you are here. I still have a lot of important questions for you, dad.”He pulled a chair closer and sat down without hesitation.“Alright then, ask whatever questions you want answered today.”Jim’s face brightened even more.“What is your favorite color ?”“Probably dark blue. It has always been my favorite color for many years.”Jim nodded thoughtfully as though recording the information somewhere inside his head.“What is your favorite food? Mom makes me eat vegetables a lot of the times. I hope you don’t like it as much as she does.” Damon immediately looked toward me with amusement shining inside his
DamonThe next morning, the weather changed so suddenly that the entire retreat schedule was thrown into complete disarray.Dark clouds gathered over the resort and swallowed every trace of sunlight that had been shining only moments earlier.Strong winds slammed violently against the windows and m
Mia The tension between Adrian and Damon became almost unbearable, and I immediately stepped between both of them before things could escalate into something much worse.I raised my hands slightly and exhaled a frustrated breath.“Both of you need to stop this.”Adrian was still visibly furious, a
He was sitting on the couch with his hands folded together. His gaze remained fixed on the rain outside.He turned when he heard my footsteps.“It seems you’re having difficulty sleeping tonight too.”I sighed softly before sitting on the armchair nearby.“Well, yes. It is difficult sleeping when y
Mia I stared at my phone long after Damon said that we needed to talk, a thousand emotions were already colliding inside my chest.My very first instinct was to hang up immediately because after everything he had put me through, I truly did not owe him anything anymore.However, Damon refused to e







