CHAPTER 60

Lisa's POV

Damien requested the driver to stop the vehicle as soon as he arrived at Gabriel's home's wide gate so I could drop.

Right up until I reach the door, I can feel his eyes on me. I gently turn around to see him looking just like I anticipated.

He motions for me to enter by waving. He certainly wants me to enter so he can verify that I am telling the truth when I say I want to see Sabrina.

I'm curious about his source of fear.

That he is truly afraid of my leaving him astounds me. I know I shouldn't feel good about this, but I want to. I shouldn't make plans too soon. Damien just wants to make sure that everything goes according to plan. It's all about him in this.

about him alone.

He will be the talk of the town if I leave right now. The bachelor who was said to never want to interact with any woman ever again got married out of the blue and is now divorced after a month.

He won't want to take a chance even if it would make a fantastic headline in the New York Times.

His stockholders and business partners can trust him after a year. Months before is too soon.

Really, I had no plans to go anywhere. I didn't even consider that as a possibility. I know I'll be imprisoned in here for a while, and I've accepted my destiny, but I simply couldn't make sense of what was going on.

In a kiss. Although it was wonderful and intense, he continues to act as if it never happened. Not only that, but he doesn't want us to discuss it and set the record straight.

He does not, however, want me to go.

He should recommend that I depart if he is going to take my emotional condition into account. I am on the point of letting it out right now. I want to weep, but nobody in the home will comfort me if I do.

I made the decision to see Sabrina after that. She seems like the kind of person who could relate to my situation. Visiting Grandma's house is not a good idea.

I now believe that I should take my choice to go to Verona extremely seriously. Although I won't stop him from funding the trip, I must speak with him about Alejandro's phone number.

The first week of October is next week, therefore I need to start packing for the vacation. It will undoubtedly be very beneficial for my mental health and wellbeing.

I'm hoping the journey will bring good news.

I blink briefly to confirm that I am still standing in the front yard as he gestures at me once again. I quickly do a U-turn and swing open the entrance of the residence.

I recall that when I initially arrived here, there were no servants, but now everything seems calm.

Does Sabrina dislike housekeepers? Who assists her with housework now that she is expecting a child?

I hear laughing and turn to see a woman at the bottom of the stairs just as I'm about to navigate the same path Gabriel and I used the last time to get to the living room.

She doesn't look like anybody I know, therefore I'm curious about her. She is fixating on a stairway occupant while looking up. I stop in my steps when I see the individual.

Sabrina is there, looking stunning in a lavender gown. It seems like they are leaving.

To signal my presence, I clear my throat. They really pay attention to it since I can hear Sabrina gently gasp.

"Lisa?" She shouts out as if she can't believe I'm here alone on this night. What are you doing here, Lisa?

The other woman puts her arms across her chest and looks at me with interest as I smile at her.

I tell her, still grinning, "It appears you are leaving, but I came to see you."

"See me? Gabriel is really out with your spouse, so are you talking about him and I?

"No!" I abruptly shaved her off. I'm certain Gabriel and Damien will cross paths. I'm here to see you, I came.

She must want to make sure that this unexpected visit is unrelated to my first time there, when I went to ask them about Damien's personal life and Damien revealed it to me a week after Gabriel told me about it.

"To see me?" you ask. She approaches me with anxiety as she turns to look at her companion. Are everything okay?

I quickly nod "Yes". Simply said, "I just want to spend time with you."

She offers me one of her nicest grins, "Aww, that's so sweet of you", while I twitch my hands uncomfortably. I didn't intend to see her with a buddy. Now that she has company, I am aware that I won't be able to speak freely.

Do you want to join us? We were really on our way to a girl's party. She questions me formally.

I respond by glancing down at my clothing. I didn't try to appear nice at all. I was in a rush to get down here so Sabrina could start cracking jokes that would make me laugh till I forgot about my problems and that I could utilize to get through the rest of the week.

"I'm not wearing clothes for going out."

She dismisses it with a "Nah, it's fine" sign. "It's just a small thing between myself and my buddies. Let's go?

I consider whether to go for a while before deciding. I'll have to go back home and go on being bored and full of self-pity if I don't.

"Yes," I said with a quick chuckle.

"Great," she exclaims as she approaches, reaching out to touch my back with her right hand. She introduces us by saying, "This is my friend Eunice, Eunice meet Lisa, Damien's wife."

She exhales as I extend my hand for a handshake. She's decked up in a lacy white bodycon dress. It is quite brief and seductive. She resembles the kind of person Sabrina maintains as a friend because of her petite face and appearance.

The question "Damien's wife?" My hand is hanging in the air as she turns to see Sabrina, who smiles mischievously.

Sally nods.

Again, the woman exhales. "He later acquired someone who accepted the invitation to become his contacted wife?"

What gives? How did she learn about the agreement Damien and I had? Has Sabrina revealed? Or, was she the one who almost wed Damien?

Sabrina nods again and answers her with a "Yes". The woman looks at me with jealously in her eyes, which quickly changes to interest.

How are you adjusting to the regulations? She questions me, but I have no idea what she means. I let my hands go.

Sabrina speaks first, cutting me off. "Lisa, the acquaintance I mentioned to you was Eunice. The relationship between her and Damien didn't work out.

I firmly say, "I thought as much," as I give her a close look. She is giving me a look that I can't identify. Due of how casually I'm dressed tonight, people may assume that I'm not worthy of becoming the billionaire's wife.

"Why didn't you two work it out?" I discover that my one and only thought is to inquire. There is no need to keep anything from her as she is also aware of it.

"I'm overjoyed to learn that he got someone, and that someone is you. You look too good to be in this.

The restrictions were too strict for Eunice since she doesn't obey them, according to Damien. Instead, Sabrina offers a response.

Which rule? I interrupted Sabrina because I was curious to find out what had truly occurred. The contract's terms were all straightforward, or am I overlooking something?

In order to respond to the query, Sabrina turns to Eunice with a shrug. "The no-strings-attached rule. I am unable to carry out such action. Who the heck is capable?

Sabrina adds, "Of course Lisa can," and they both chuckle.

The man is too attractive. I could already see how much pleasure I would have from grasping his.

I watch them in awe as Sabrina stops her, "Hey, shut up, don't spoil my girl."

Wow! That's it. Because she demanded conditions, Damien chose not to wed this woman.

How are you doing, in any case? After waking up after another brief chuckle, she asks.

How do I feel?

I shrug indifferently, taking care not to let my expression express my emotions, "Pretty easy."

"Easy, you say?" She exhales once more and gives me a dirty look. I guffaw. "What, are you in love with him? If you are sensible, how can you accept such an offer?

Even though it's a joke, I find it offensive.

To my surprise, Sabrina concurs with her, saying, "Yes, that's true." "You must love him," she said.

"What?!" I shout out loud. Obviously not.

"Yes, you are," asserts Eunice.

I vehemently disagree as I shake my head. "I'm not," you say.

My jaw drops wide as Sabrina concurs with me, "Yes, you are."

Their laughing awakens me from my trance and causes me to unconsciously blush crimson. Actually, I was remembering our kiss together with Damien.

Although I believe I didn't permit it since I love him, it nevertheless occurred.

Sabrina and Eunice turn to face each other with their mouths wide as if sensing my thoughts, and then they both scream. She has a crush on Damien Russell.