The ride back to Sterling Mansion was suffocatingly quiet.Rain began to fall, streaking the tinted windows of the armored Maybach.The city lights blurred into streaks of gold and silver.Damian stared out into the darkness. He hadn't spoken a single word since they left the gala.His jaw was clenched tight, and his posture was rigid.His hand, still wrapped securely around Evelyn's, felt unusually cold.Evelyn watched him closely.She had seen Damian angry.She had seen him ruthless.But she had never seen him like this.He looked entirely shaken."Damian..." Her voice was soft, breaking the heavy silence in the car.He didn't turn his head right away."What did he say to you?" she asked gently. "When he shook your hand... what did Silas whisper?"Damian finally closed his eyes. A heavy, exhausted sigh escaped his lips.He turned to look at his wife. The impenetrable armor of the billionaire CEO was gone, leaving only a man questioning his entire existence."He asked if I knew
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