Chapter 14 Isabelle followed Damien into the study , her voice still choked with sobs . " Damien , if Seraphina really hates me this much , maybe I shouldn't have come back … " Damien rubbed his temples , his tone still reasonably gentle . " Don't overthink it . She's probably just in a bad mood . " " Why is she in a bad mood ? Is it because of me ? " Isabelle's tears fell like broken pearls . " I know , I should never have come between you two … " Damien poured himself a whiskey , not responding . Seeing this , Isabelle cried even harder . " Do you not love me anymore ? No one in this world has ever truly loved me . If you're going to abandon me too , then what's the point of me even being alive ? " With that , she bolted toward the floor - to - ceiling window . h www Damien reacted in a flash , grabbing her wrist just as the expensive whiskey sloshed onto the floor . " Stop this nonsense ! " His voice was tight with suppressed anger . Isabelle collapsed into his arms , sobbing . " Then can't you be like you were before … ? " She looked up , her eyes swollen and red . " At least punish her a little ? The way she treated me today … it really hurt me . " Damien was silent for a moment before finally nodding . # 1 T sharp and insistent . એ તો " ! & They had just reached the door to Seraphina's room when the mansion's doorbell rang , T The butler hurried over , his face pale . " Mr. Blackwood , there are police officers at the door … " Before he could finish , three uniformed in . e Seraphina was already standing in the hallway , as if she had been waiting . She was dressed in a silk robe , her long hair falling loos- ely around her shoulders , glowing softly in the light . " I'm the one who called them , " she said , her voice Lerrif gly calm . Damien's face darkened , " Seraphina ! " p She slowly rolled up her sleeve , revealing g the shocking bruises on her arm . " T'd like to press charges against Isabelle Croft for assa- ult . " She looked at the officers . " The evidenc " Are you out of your mind ? " Damio grabbed right wrist.e was just joking with you ! " " A joke? " Seraphina sneered , yanking her arm free . " Mr. Blackwood has a very peculiar definition of a joke . " Isabelle's face went white . She stammered , " I didn't mean to … I was just … " " Then apologize , " Seraphina cut her off . " Otherwise, we'll let the justice system handle it . " Under the watchful eyes of the police , Isabelle could only bite her lip and bow her head in humiliation . " I … I'm sorry … " After the police left , Seraphina closed her bedroom door without a backward glance . Damien stood in the hallway , his brow furrowed . Was he imagining things ? Why had Seraphina become such a stranger ? Late that night , he knocked on her door . Seraphina leaned against the doorframe , the collar of her robe slightly open , revealing her delicate collarbone . She held a glass of red wine , her voice lazy . " Something I can help you with ? " 20:12