HIS UNCLE’S WIFE: BILLIONAIRE’S REGRET 의 모든 챕터: 챕터 31 - 챕터 38

His gaze lingered on the closed door through which Katie had left moments earlier. The image of blood dripping from her tightly clenched fist refused to leave his mind.He slowly slipped his phone back into his pocket before walking toward the door. “Let’s go.”The housekeeper stepped aside respectfully as Damien left the study and followed her downstairs.The main doors stood wide open as members of the household staff carefully carried luggage into the mansion.Damien’s footsteps gradually slowed. Standing near the center of the entrance hall was the elderly woman with silver hair neatly tied into a bun. Her posture was elegant, despite her age as she carefully pushed a wheelchair forward.Seated comfortably inside it was Donald Stark. Although the older man still looked thinner than usual after the accident, the healthy color gradually returning to his face made him appear far stronger than when Damien had last seen him inside the hospital.The moment Donald noticed Damien, his fac

Damien looked at her injured hand before extending his own. “Give it to me.”Katie hesitated to stretch hers.“I’m not going to hurt you.” His calm voice made her finally loosen her fingers. She slowly placed her hand in his.Damien’s fingers closed around her wrist, supporting it without applying pressure. He opened the small container of healing powder and examined the cut across her palm.The sight of it made his expression tighten. “You did this because you were angry at me.”Katie immediately looked away. “It was an accident.”Damien opened the container and carefully took a small amount of the powder between his fingers. “Hold still.”Katie nodded.He gently brushed the powder over the injured area and the instant it touched the cut, a sharp sting shot through her palm.Katie flinched violently. “Ah!”Damien immediately stopped. “Sorry.” His eyes lifted toward hers, concern replacing the controlled expression he had been wearing.“I’m sorry,” he repeated more quietly. “It stings

Damien remained outside the office building after Katie had entered. His expression had changed and the warmth that had been there moments ago was gone, replaced by a cold stillness as his eyes remained fixed on the entrance where Brian had been standing.His first instinct had been to walk over and confront him, but he had restrained himself because Katie had been beside him, and the last thing he wanted was to turn her first day back at work into another painful memory.His hand tightened around the car keys. Brian was not merely his nephew by marriage. Damien lowered his eyes briefly as an old memory resurfaced.His elder sister, Victoria, was eighteen when she gave birth to Brian.At that time, Damien had been only six years old, too young to understand why the adults around him spoke in hushed voices whenever his sister’s name came up.Victoria had never had an easy life. She had fallen in love young, and Brian’s father, Jerry Anderson, had refused to accept the child when he di

Katie didn’t wait for Emma to finish speaking.The moment she heard that Damien was waiting downstairs, she picked up her handbag and hurried toward the door, her earlier exhaustion temporarily forgotten.“Mrs. Stark, wait—”“I’m coming.”She opened the office door and nearly collided with Damien, who had just reached the hallway. Damien had one hand in his trouser pocket, his expression calm as usual, but the moment Katie saw him, something inside her softened.Without thinking, she stepped forward and wrapped both arms tightly around his waist.Damien froze. The few nearby employees immediately became very interested in anything other than the two of them.Katie pressed her cheek against his chest, holding him as though she had been waiting all day to see him.Damien slowly lowered his gaze toward her. “Katie?”She didn’t answer immediately. He could feel the tension leaving her body, and after a brief hesitation, he placed one hand gently against her back.“Long day?”Katie nodded