All Chapters of Divorced, Disgraced and Disowned: Chapter 41

Damien loosened the knot of his tie the moment the elevator doors slid shut behind him. The faint hum of the penthouse’s private lift surrounded him, but it did little to quiet the noise in his head. All he could see was her face, the look in her eyes before she walked away from him. Cold and Detached, like he was nothing more than a mistake she desperately wanted to erase.His jaw clenched.The penthouse elevator opened directly into his living room, but for once, the luxurious space brought him no comfort. Floor-to-ceiling windows stretched across the massive living room, revealing Silicon Valley bright beneath the morning sun. Usually, this place grounded him. Controlled. Predictable. Quiet.Today, it felt hollow.Damien tossed his car keys onto the marble counter and shrugged off his blazer carelessly, the penthouse in perfect silence, no interruptions, no expectations.Exactly how he liked it.Yet somehow, he found himself hating the silence.He loosened his tie and walked strai