Chapter 416: Her Secret


    “Don’t!” Lira shouted with a strong refusal in her tone.


    The feeling of being rejected and disowned by Damien was just too much for her to handle.


    She felt angry but she felt she needed to understand everything.


    In the first ce, she knew everything about Damien’s feelings toward Arabe but then she still


    epted the truth.


    She all knew the situation she was putting herself into but now, she had to leave with a very heavy


    heart.


    Arabe was back in Damien’s life and she had no ce in his house anymore.


    “Lira, calm down yourself, will you?” Damien uttered holding her arms.


    He was obviously trying to stop her from creating noise or she would be heard outside.


    “Damien, I want to leave now.” Lira refuted very eager to leave the house.


    Damien looked at her like he was studying her keenly.


    Lira looked at him meeting his eyes.


    In her heart, she wanted Damien to stop her and tell her the words she wanted to hear from him right


    now to appease her sadness and disappointment.


    She wanted him to hug her and stop her from leaving.


    She wouldn’t ask for more but to see in Damien’s eyes that he didn’t mean what he said to Arabe a


    while ago.


    Lira gritted her teeth to have a grip on herself.


    “Stay…” Damien then muttered while looking at her attentively.


    Lira felt good.


    Is she just dreaming that Damien wanted her to stay?


    She couldn’t believe him.


    She looked at him in disbelief.


    “Stay… Arabe will get worried if you are going to leave tonight.” Damien added inly.


    His eyes were serious and firm looking at her.


    Lira was quickly taken aback.


    She felt very disappointed.


    How could she expect Damien to ask her to stay?


    How could she expect that Damien was worried about her wholeheartedly?


    All this time, she was still nothing to him.


    She had no value for Damien.


    He just saw her as a friend, a helper, and an acquaintance if necessary.


    Lira felt her heart clenched so hard.


    She felt embarrassed but she could not be angry with him.


    She had no rights and they were not lovers.


    She couldn’t nag or express her disappointment toward him.


    Then Lira smirked. “Just please tell her that my first day is tomorrow. I’m sure she would understand.”


    Lira said trying hard her voice not to stagger in front of him.


    Damien’s expression looked displeased and his grip on her arms tightened.


    He looked at her impatiently.


    “Then tell it to her,” He said with an impatient tone then he left like he was pissed at her.


    Lira was left alone in her room.


    She shoved herself onto her bed and cried.


    Her stubborn tears were unstoppable.


    She was hurt.


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    Very hurt by Damien but she had no right toin.


    It was he choice at the beginning so she should be responsible for all her heartaches caused by her


    decision.


    Lira heaved a deep sigh while wiping her tears.


    She stood up and looked at herself in the mirror.


    She had to fix herself to avoid Arabe’s suspicion.


    Lira had no hatred toward Arabe.


    She was always thankful to meet her before and had known her wonderful family.


    She was forever grateful for how she helped her before and she would never forget that.


    She didn’t consider Arabe as herpetitor in Damien’s heart for she knew the fact that she could


    not rece her in his heart.


    Lira made sure that her eyes weren’t moist and red anymore before she went out with her trolley


    luggage in her hand.


    First, she looked around feeling the intensifying sadness that she had to leave the ce.


    When she decided to quit her job and be with Damien, this ce became her home.


    In every corner of this house, she had memories like dancing and singing while cleaning or cooking for


    Damien.


    Some were fun memories with Damien and some were their intimate memories.


    Now, she was not just going to leave the ce but she also had to leave the good memories and this


    saddened her heart.


    She felt her heart crying inside.


    It was too heavy.


    Why leaving was so difficult?


    Especially leaving good memories.


    Lira heaved a heavy sigh trying so hard not to cry again.


    She had to finish what she needed to do andpletely leave the ce before she couldn’t control her


    emotion.


    Controlling her emotions was torture for her.


    She wanted to release everything and be okay after though she knew it was going to be very hard.


    Lira knocked on Arabe’s door but there was no answer.


    She knocked again but still, it was silent inside.


    She clearly heard Damien earlier that Arabe was already resting in her room.


    Lira looked at her watch and frowned.


    Is she already sleeping this early?


    Maybe she is just so tired today because she just got out of the hospital.


    Having her thought, Lira still needed to check on her.


    So, she opened the door and slowly entered inside.


    She didn’t want to bother her if she was already sleeping.


    She just needed to know if she was okay since she just got out of the hospital.


    She maybe needed something or maybe something happened to her.


    Fever? Or she copsed because she still felt sick.


    These were the thoughts of Lira.


    Afraid to disturb Arabe, Lira tiptoed to check on her.


    To Lira’s surprise, her bed was empty.


    Arabe wasn’t resting or sleeping.


    Lira quickly looked around the room.


    She checked the bathroom and her walk-in closet but Arabe wasn’t around.


    Lira felt something was odd but she still have to look outside for her.


    Maybe she just wanted to chat with Damien.


    Maybe the two were catching each other.


    Just the thought of it, it gave Lira’s heart instant pain.


    Even though, she went outside and found Damien in the living room.


    He was sitting and reading something.


    “Damien, Arabe is not in her room.” Lira came rushing and announced worriedly.


    Hearing Lira, Damien quickly stood up. His expression was shocked by her announcement.


    “What? Are you sure?” He asked in a hurry wanting to confirm the situation.


    “Yes, I already searched everywhere.” Lira answered worriedly.


    Without dying another second, Damien went out.


    “Arabe!” He was calling her so loud.


    “Arabe!” He called out checking the garden outside but there was nothing.


    Lira was also checking the rooms entire the house but Arabe wasn’t there.


    Damien went back to her room.


    There, he stopped seeing a paper on the bedside table.


    He quickly got the paper and he easily deciphered that it was a letter from Arabe.


    Damien,


    Sorry but I have to leave. I got some urgent things to do so I have to go like this.


    Please take care of Lira for me. Remember that she is an orphan and she has nothing but you. She


    loves you Damien please do not offend her. I really hope that you two will take care of and look after


    each other. I will be the happiest if you two will end up as a lover soon.


    Thank you for helping me out today.


    Your forever friend,


    Arabe


    After reading Damien’s letter, Lira came in running.


    “Do you find anything?” Lira asked worriedly.


    Damien quickly clenched the paper inside his palm.


    “Nothing,” Then, he went out leaving Lira inside the room.


    His expression was displeased and pissed.


    Lira stood rooted on her spot.


    Earlier, she had read the letter from Arabe but she didn’t dare to pick it up and give it to Damien.


    Judging her letter, Arabe seemed to hear them earlier inside the room.


    There was no doubt that Arabe was running away than Lira leaving the house.


    Arabe was always considerate of other people.


    This just meant that she didn’t want Lira to leave and she didn’t want to cause any problems between


    Lira and Damien.


    She rather leaves than destroy a rtionship.


    Lira was snapped back to her senses when she heard the shattering of sses on the floor.


    Then Damien’s car followed.


    Damien was surely followed and looked for Arabe outside.


    Denying the letter to her earlier already crushed her and now he was going to find Arabe.


    Lira held herself and breathed heavily.


    She needed to breathe the air she needed in her body.


    She needed to stabilize herself so she could think properly.


    One thing is for sure, she couldn’t leave Damien like this.


    Lira quickly put her luggage back in her room and closed her door.


    Meanwhile, Trishia heard that Arabe was already dismissed.


    She was not in the hospital anymore.


    She felt relieved that finally after a little of her drama, she agreed to her.


    She saw Arabe’s sincere eyes and she knew she was going to be true to her words.


    Now, she had no problem.


    She now knew that begging sometimes was a powerful tool.


    Too bad for Arabe, she wasn’t genuine about it.


    Trishia just considered it as one of her acting like she was doing a movie drama.


    She giggled that Arabe easily believed her drama.


    She smiled then it widened when she realized that she was going to be Mrs. Sky tomorrow.


    She was overwhelmed with excitement when her door opened and someone strode inside without


    knocking on her door or getting her permission.


    She looked at the person who was standing arrogantly in front of her.


    “Why are you here?” She nagged with her eyebrow curled upward.


    “Trishia… Trishia… dear, to congratte you of course.” Sen. Meyer sounded with a wicked grin on his


    face.


    Trishia rolled her eyes at him.


    The Senator was acting close to her but there was more.


    She could see something more, something big why he was inside her room.


    “Get out! Or I will call my men or… my husband, Bill Sky!” Trishia knew that this old man was no good.


    She was sure that he was up for something.


    After her words, the Senator burst tough at her.


    He seemed to hear the funniest joke in his life. “Men?” He asked frowning andughing at the same


    time. “Husband?” Heughed louder.


    Hisugh was too irritating in her ears.


    He was deliberately mocking her.


    Trishia was clenching her fists hard.


    “Dear, you are too excited.” Sen. Meyer added then heughed again.


    “You! Get out! I don’t want to see you anymore. Don’t you know what I can do to you if I’m already Bill’s


    wife?” This time wore a wicked grin. The Senator’s smile quickly faded away. “You wouldn’t want to


    know. After all your cruelty towards me, you should know that I am going to after you. If I were you, say


    goodbye to your business and your political career already because I will make sure that those will be


    gone so soon. You will wake up one day that nothing has left for you old man.” Trishia said roughly.


    Her eyes were despising the old Senator as she released a wicked grin.


    "Oh! I like that! Your brain is getting bigger. but always remember this, you can''t beat me in anyways,


    Trishia." The Senator went closer to her. His wicked eyes pierced into her.


    "What do you want now, huh?" Trishia asked just to end their unpleasant conversation.


    "Well, just so simple." The Senator answered. "I want to be at your wedding. Aren''t family should be


    invited to a wedding of any family member like me as your adoptive father and you as my useless


    daughter?" The Senator continued his mocking of her.


    "No way! You are not invited to my wedding and spare me! You are not my family and will never be!"


    Trishia was already shouting. "Now, get out!" Trishia was already bursting with anger.


    The Senator strode closer to her.


    Trishia wanted to go out and leave the senator alone but she was given another shot earlier.


    It was thest shot and she could go home.


    Bill promised to pick her upter.


    If she wasn''t mistaken, he was already around the area by now.


    "I know you will say that but think about this, are you going to go with my demand, or I will tell to Bill


    Sky that you are just tricking him all these times." The Senator had a wicked grin on his face.


    His expression was clearly telling her that he was not joking.


    He was serious and his eyes were threatening her.


    Trishia was trying to hold her grip.


    She knew this old man was capable of anything.


    Too bad, he also knew her secret.


    Soon, she had to get rid of him again in her life.


    She would not let this old man destroy her n and her future with the Sky.


    "What now? What is your decision? huh?" Sen. Meyer sounded impatient.


    "Aren''t you afraid that you will die at my wedding? I can always ask someone to poison your drink


    there." Trishia sounded with her eyeballs bulging provoking the old man. She was not afraid of him


    anymore. Plus, she almost killed him but he survived. This old man seemed to have a long life but


    Trishia swore she would put an end to his life sooner.


    "Hahaha!" The Senator''s serious expression faded then heughed again mockingly. "Before you can


    do that, think about your beloved mother, Trishia." The Senator then spokeughing. His eyes were


    threatening her.


    Hearing her mother, Trishia jolted.


    Surely, the Senator would not spare her mother.


    Even if she poisoned the Senator, his men would do the work.


    This Senator was always cunning and couldn''t be trusted.


    "So? tell me now, Trishia... what is your decision? huh?" The Senator''s voice quickly snapped Trishia


    back to her senses. She looked at the Senator with her killer eyes.


    "Don''t you ever touch my mother, you monster!" She screamed at him angrily.


    "It''s up to you dear." The Senator replied with a smile. "Invitation or your secret to being revealed. Well,


    I am thinking to gather the media and make a press conference about this tomorrow. Hmmm... It will be


    fun! Your secret was going to be broadcast around the world." The Senator sounded excited.


    Trishia was irked so much that she wanted to shoot dead the Senator at that moment.


    She never wanted to see this wicked old man again and she would not allow him to ruin her wedding.


    She knew it wasn''t just the invitation, he wanted but he wanted more.


    This old man would not stop until he got what he wanted from her.


    And he would use all means including her mother.


    Trishia gritted her teeth giggling with annoyance with the Senator''s presence.


    Just when the door opened, "Secret?" Bill unexpectedly strode inside standing dignified with his ck


    suit as he sounded calm.


    Trishia was dumbfounded looking at the Senator.