Chapter 9

Damien, upon discovering my taxi journey on the day I left, ran to the airport like a madman.

He knelt on the ground, begging airport staff to tell him my flight information.

A fellow disciple showed me a video of him pleading desperately at the airport, but my heart remained unmoved.

After going abroad, I threw myself wholeheartedly into my studies.

Over these years, although I had to give up my career as an interior designer due to deteriorating health from overwork,

I never stopped learning, always maintaining my passion for design.

Eagerly absorbing knowledge like a sponge, I had no time to concern myself with events happening back home.

It was my junior who kept me updated on Damien's fate.

He told me that after losing the divorce lawsuit and being left penniless, Damien shut himself in his studio every day, frantically painting for me.