Chapter 497: Dark Secret


    "Damien?!" Arabe could not contain her shock seeing Damien in the office working as if nothing has


    happened.


    Actually, he was more like just taking a vacation leave when Lira got arrested.


    Hearing someone just call his name, Damien lifted his head to see Arabe who was standing in front


    of him.


    Then he smiled at him.


    "Oh, your back, I am actually having a ss session and it will start in a minute." He hissed like he was


    in a hurry to prepare his material.


    Arabe strode closer to him.


    Her footsteps were unsteady like she seemed to see a ghost in her office.


    "Did… you? … Did you know what happened to Lira? Did you visit her already? Do you want us to visit


    her?" Arabe had so many questions for him.


    Damien is a good friend both to her and Lira.


    She just didn''t understand why he had to leave when Lira needed him the most.


    He could testify to what happened that day and why Lira was acting weird.


    Why she had to confess a crime that was unbelievable for her to make?


    Arabe knew Lira from the orphanage.


    She knew her as a bit secretive but when ites to her traits, Arabe was sure that Lira could not kill


    someone.


    How much more people?


    Arabe believed that she shared the same judgment with Damien because they were close friends of


    Lira.


    "Of course, I did visit her already," Damien replied coolly.


    "But… But where did you go? I mean… Damien, we are talking about Lira here. She needed us… she


    needed you. Do you believe that she made it? We have to testify…" Arabe suddenly felt her


    emotions beginning to explode about her friend.


    Lira was still held reliable for the bombing that day.


    She had not changed every single word of the confession she made.


    Damien stopped and looked at her seriously.


    "Arabe…" He muttered in a serious deep tone. With his hands together pressing his temple, Damien


    then looked at her in a serious mood.


    "Tell me, Damien. You are there, right? With her? Did you see it? Lira…" Arabe moved closer to his


    desk.


    Damien sat back.


    Then cupped his face like he suddenly became troubled about something.


    "Arabe, Lira… Lira''s confession…." Damien''s serious eyes pierced into her. "I know she is your friend


    but I saw it… I don''t know what came up to her mind… I wanted to stop her but it was toote. I…"


    Damien stopped and buried his face between his palms. "I am f*cked up as a friend, Arabe. I failed to


    stop her!" Damien kicked the next chair as he said full of resentment in his voice.


    After hearing Damien, Arabe was taken aback.


    She seemed so lost hearing him like, how? why?.


    Her mind suddenly upied with so many questions about the incident that day most specifically about


    Lira.


    "Damien! It can''t be! Lira is our friend! You that she cannot kill someone! We know how good she is!


    Especially you!" Arabe hissed as she could not get herself to believe Damien''s words.


    It was just too impossible.


    "Arabe… Arabe… Listen to me," Damien stood up and held her uneasy shoulders. "Chill… okay? I


    will find a way to help Lira… I''m still figuring it how since she was avoiding me too. Okay? Just rx…."


    Damien was obviously trying to pacify her at the moment but…. "How could say that?!" Arabe


    sounded so irritated with a deep frown.


    "You! Lira trusted you, Damien! You are her friend and not only that, you know what I mean! She loves


    you for too long and she was always beside you and never left you no matter what! How …. How can


    you say that? How can you not worry about her, huh!?" Arabe could never be pacified. She didn''t like


    how Damien handled this matter like he was so easy on this. It was about the woman who stayed with


    him like she didn''t know what kind of rtionship they had but Lira was always there for him and


    always good at him so it pissed her off that Damien was taking Lira''s case lightly.


    "Then tell me, what help can we do by panicking, Arabe?" Damien''s tone was also now irate and he


    seemed to just hold his temper for her.


    "Look, Ipletely understand you. Your feeling about Lira''s case is all valid but please try to


    understand me too. I am still in shock as, to why Lira had to do that. I don''t know what is on her mind


    and that time! I swear, I wanted to snatch that thing but she pushed me away. I really don''t know and


    like you, I am still figuring it out, Arabe. It''s hard for me. I f*cking can''t sleep at night because of that


    incident and I worried about her so much. You may think I am handling it too lightly, yeah.... but, it''s


    very hard for me. It is very hard for me too, Arabe." Damien''s eyes turned gloomy and Arabe could


    clearly see it but, "Then why did leave?" She asked as her frown went deeper.


    Damien looked at her for a while then he released her shoulders. He folded his arms up to his chest


    and leaned his back on his desk. "I need to visit my mom." He answered inly.


    Damien''s statement gave her another shock.


    Arabe could not believe what she was hearing.


    "Mo… mother?" She wanted to reconfirm just in case she misheard his words.


    All she knew was Damien had no more parents alive.


    When she met him abroad, he was living on his own.


    His house was inly like a bachelor''s crib.


    She had not seen his parents nor pictures of them in any corner of his house.


    "You said… both of your parents passed…" Arabe uttered in thin air trying to decipher what was


    Damien trying to do in her head.


    She was sure that Damien had told her before that his parents had passed away when he was just 14


    years old due to a car crash ident.


    "I lied." Eric was quick to interrupt Arabe''s confusion. His eyes were so deep looking at her. "My


    mother is still alive and she has been in aa for so many years. I thought she was going to follow


    my dad but that day her doctor called me that my mom but in very bad shape and condition so I had to


    go in a hurry. You see, I waited for that moment to see her open her eyes again." Damien''s eyes turned


    a bit teary while he exined the true story to Arabe.


    "But why did you have to lie about her?" Arabe asked along with her questioning eyes.


    "I''m sorry." Damien went back to her and held her hands.


    Pressing her palms a bit. "I…" He heaved a heavy sigh. "I hate her." He added after breathing heavily.


    Arabe looked at Damien and could see his sadness within.


    "I hate her because I med her for what happened and I wish they switched ces with my dad."


    Damien''s tears went out from the corners of his eyes but he easily shook them away while Arabe


    was stunned by Damien''s new revtion. Her heart suddenly pitied him as he continued.


    "One night, my dad went home from work." Damien continued with a bitter sad tone like he didn''t want


    to remember it all but for the sake of her, he wanted to tell everything to her. "He saw my mom making


    out with our butler in our house and in their own room. Huh!?" Still holding her hands, Damien


    continued as a bitterugh escaped from him. "Instead of using his gun to kill them both, my dad chose


    to leave the house but my mom ran and chase after she got inside my dad''s car and then, that''s it! Now


    tell me, tell me... should I''ll be grateful to her?" Damien asked mockingly and deeply frowned.


    "Oh!... I''m… I''m sorry, Damien. I… I didn''t know." Arabe felt so embarrassed about her attitude


    toward Damien earlier. All she thought, she had known him so well as they lived together abroad for so


    many years but then, she was mistaken.


    He hid some parts of his life from her and he just show those good things.


    Well, how could he me him?


    She clearly understood that all people had dark secrets in life and that included her.


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    She just exposed to Damien what she want him to know but not everything about her.


    "How''s... how is your mom?" Arabe asked worriedly.


    "She''s fine," Adam answered indifferently like he still was still angry at his mother.


    "Damien," Arabe felt she needed tofort him as she held his shoulder.


    "She is still your family and no matter what, she will always be. Please give her a chance." Arabe


    thought that Damien''s life was very sad ever since as he had no one before. He was storing all the


    hatred in his heart. Maybe it was time for him to let go. "Your mom escaped from death. Maybe there


    must be a reason for that, Damien. To fix her rtionship with you." Arabe added just wanted to get


    rid of Damien''s hatred toward his mother.


    Then Damien took a heavy sigh and smiled. He naughtily messed her hair a bit and then said, "I know


    that, okay? She''s okay now. As a matter of fact, she''s with me now." He added beneath his smile.


    Arabe was stunned hearing Damien and also she was quite happy about it.


    "Oh, seriously? Can I pay a visit to her too?" Arabe was excited to see Damien''s mom.


    "Of course, you can. you can drop by tonight if you are free." Damien responded.


    Arabe halted and looked at Damien with apologizing look.


    "I can''t," Arabe refuted. "I... have anothermitment, I''m sorry." Bill had arranged a special dinner


    tonight with his surprise guest for her and she agreed.


    Damien looked at her seriously then he nodded. "Going out with Bill Sky? He asked more than liked


    concluding it.


    Arabe heaved a sigh before she answered. "Yes.. we are going to meet some special guests for our


    wedding," Arabe answered.


    Damien stopped.


    His stern eyes were fixated on her. "Wed... wedding?" He asked it again trying to make sure that he


    heard it right.


    Arabe nodded. "Yes, Damien. I am getting married to him the day after tomorrow." Arabe


    announced excitedly. "And you and your mom should go. Okay?" She added with her sweet smile.


    Damien was unmoved. He seemed not to hear her.


    "Damien, are you okay?" She quickly asked worriedly.


    "I... I should go. I''mte for my ss." He responded then he ran away without waiting for Arabe''s


    reply.


    Arabe frowned at Damien''s indifference then she heaved a sigh before she went to her matters.


    The whole afternoon, she prepare her students for the recital as they would y together with Adam in


    the wedding ceremony.


    She was d that Adam came out with this suggestion.


    Her boy suggested like he was so happy that after a long time they would finally be remarried again


    and this time, it was not because of any contract but for real.


    This time the main reason was nothing but only love.


    They love each other.


    Before her ss ended, Arabe already heard a car stop in front of the school.


    One of her bodyguard signal that their boss had arrived.


    Arabe quickly ended the session and let her students go.


    Timely, Bill strode inside her ssroom with his devilishly handsome demeanor.


    Arabe was happy to see him like she didn''t see him for ages when the fact that she just saw him


    earlier this lunch.


    She went toward him and quickly hugged and kiss him.


    He smiled at her.


    Then she blushed.


    "Why are you smiling?" She asked with burning cheeks.


    "Because you are cute," He answered inly.


    "Why do I have the feeling that you are mocking me?" She asked feeling bad about his smile.


    "Nah... I''m not just used to having a sweet and beautiful wife," Bill answered.


    "Do you like it?" Arabe asked full of curiosity.


    "I like it. I like it a lot." Bill answered and then grabbed her close and kissed her so passionately. She


    responded with all her heart.


    "Shall we?" Bill broke the kiss like he was holding his urge to do something more to her.


    Arabe smiled and nodded.


    "By the way, Damien is back," Arabe announced.


    Bill halted and frowned deeply as they were walking holding hands.


    "Are you, okay?" Arabe asked. "Do you want to see him?" She added.


    "No need." He answered without any interest in his tone. "Our guests are waiting for us." He added.


    Arabe nodded and followed Bill.


    "Who are our guests?" Inside the car, Arabe was excited to know like she could not wait until they


    arrive.


    "You are too impatient. You will see." Bill just replied to herzily.


    "Come on!" She felt bored and wanted to do something as she held his sleeve and pulled it repeatedly


    like a naughty stubborn child.


    "Arabe, behave yourself," Bill said with a bit of a warning.


    She didn''t want to listen and she did it again and again. "I''m not gonna stop until you tell me," She said.


    Bill heaved a heavy sigh and looked at her impatiently, "What am I going to do with you?" He hissed


    Arabe justughed at his husband''sint.


    "I think you have to get used to it too," She remarked smiling.


    Suddenly, Bill grabbed her hand and pulled her over him.


    Bill put her on hisp.


    "You can piss me off, it''s fine but you have to deal with the consequences." Bill then sealed her lips with


    his before she could speak.


    When they finally arrived at the venue.


    Arabe was startled seeing their guests.


    "Farrah?!" Arabe shouted in disbelief and excitement at the same time.