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For ten years of our marriage, whenever Damian Blackwood cheated, I was the one who cleaned up his messes.
It had become an open secret, whispered throughout the elite circles of Los Angeles.
Until he started toying with a viral model from Texas and carelessly knocked her up.
As was my routine, I threw down a ten million dollar check, ordering her to have an abortion and disappear.
But that very night, as Amber Lynn lay in the hospital, tears streaming down her face, Damian lost all control and kicked the door open.
"Who told you to lay a hand on her?"
"Claire, Amber isn't like the others. I'm keeping this child."
"From today onwards, you are to take care of her every need. If anything happens to the child, you'll be held solely responsible!"
His investment partner, standing nearby, tried to placate me:
"Mrs. Blackwood, this is just a passing fancy for him. Don't take it to heart. Amber is merely a pretty plaything; how could she ever measure up to you?"
"Making a bit of a fuss is one thing, but that should be the end of it. You wouldn't actually dare to divorce him, would you? You've endured this for ten years; this time will be no different."
He had cheated hundreds of times before, and each time, I was the one managing the public relations fallout.
Everyone said I was hopelessly devoted to Damian, that I'd sooner die than leave his side.
But this time, I suddenly felt… weary.

Gilded Cage, Broken Wings

Back when he first got together with Claire, Ethan had approached him.


At that time, Ethan threatened him to leave Claire, but he never yielded.


Ethan mocked his humble origins, sneering that he was unworthy of the Blackwood family’s eldest daughter.


He also claimed Damian would never amount to anything, destined never to stand by Claire’s side.


Young and fiercely proud, Damian tore up the check Ethan offered him on the spot.


"I will use my own efforts to show you who is truly worthy of her."


Everything from the past replayed vividly before his eyes, and a crushing wave of belated regret and guilt engulfed him.


There might be a mole in the company; otherwise, Ethan couldn't have gotten his hands on that agreement.


Damian instructed his assistant to investigate secretly.


He himself, however, drove to Las Vegas.


Chapter 12