Their eyes met across the room full of chattering children, and Elena felt her heart skip a beat.“Hello, Damien,” she said, trying to keep her voice steady even though her pulse was racing. “I didn’t know you would be here.”His expression was unreadable as always, but something flashed in his eyes, surprise, maybe, or something else entirely. Something warmer than the usual cold distance he maintained.“Neither did I,” he said quietly, his gaze still locked on hers, intense and searching.Before Elena could respond, hurried footsteps echoed down the hallway. A woman in her late fifties, dressed in a professional gray suit, appeared at Damien’s shoulder, slightly out of breath.“Mr. Carrington!” The principal’s voice was high with anxiety. She practically bowed as she addressed him, her hands clasped together nervously. “We are so terribly sorry about what happened between our students and your son. I assure you, we take bullying very seriously and ….”“My wife has already taken care
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