He was getting more animated , completely missing the dark shift in Damian's expression . " Preston , " Damian cut in , his voice cold . " I've told you before . She has a name . " The sudden chill made Preston uncomfortable . He mumbled a few excuses and left . I was hiding around the corner and ran right Into Damian as he came looking for a drink . He froze for a second , then a small smile appeared . " When did you get back ? You should have said something . " I knew what he was really asking . He was testing me , trying to figure out how much I'd overheard . I met his gaze , a rebellious spark of defiance flaring inside me . " Damian , are you really getting engaged ? " A brief silence hung between us . He knew he couldn't hide it anymore . " Lena , trust me . No matter what happens , I will always keep you and the baby by my side . " That wasn't the answer I wanted . " But Damian , we're already married . Why are you getting engaged to another woman ? " I pulled out the marriage certificate I had always treasured and opened it in front of him . " Look , this is you . " As i spoke , our eyes fell on the document together . The people in the photo were still smiling brightly , but the name ... Right . I had almost forgotten . He wasn't " Liam " anymore . He was " Damian Nordling . " When he reclaimed his true identity , his old , fabricated one was legally nullified . We didn't even need a divorce ; the certificate was now meaningless . " Lena , don't be like this . " Damian snatched the certificate , folded it , and pressed it into his palm . " Now that I'm back , I have respons- ibilities . " " My father had an illegitimate son , and his nephews are all circling , trying to get a piece of the Nordling empire . This marriage alliance is the only way for my mother and me to secure our position . " A tear finally escaped and slid down my cheek . He had his responsibilities . And " us " was no longer one of them , He patiently wiped my tear away , but his voice grew colder . " I can give you anything but marriage . What more could you possibly want ? " I laughed . He was actually asking me what more I could want . Chapter 1 11 56 0 While Damian was out at a social function , I started packing . In two weeks , on the day of his engagement , I would officially leave the Nordling family . As I was about to book a ticket , the vision of my daughter appeared again . She looked at me anxiously , her little fists clenched . " Mommy , we can't go back to the fishing village ! Daddy will find us there too easily ." " What about Driftwood Isle , down south ? It's beautiful , the weather is perfect , and most importantly , it's remote and no one will bother us . " My hand paused . I listened to her and changed my destination to Driftwood Isle . All that was left was to pick up my mother before I left , so we could start our new life together . A moment later , I came across a few old photos of Damian and me , and my mind was pulled back to our time in the village . Back then , he was Liam . He'd been brought to Seacliff Harbor by a distant relative of his adoptive family when he was about three . It wasn't uncommon for people in the village to bring back children they'd had while working elsewhere, so no one suspected a thing . At seven , we were classmates . At fourteen , he wrote me my first love letter . At eighteen , to buy me a coming - of - age gift , he went out to sea with the fishermen for ten days and nearly drowned in the surf . The day he personally fastened the delicate hairpin in my hair , I finally broke down and threw myself into his arms . He just stood there , smiling like a fool , his hands hovering awkwardly , unsure where to put them . The image of him just now , his voice cool and distant as he urged me to accept my new reality , flashed in my mind . It was impossi- ble to reconcile that man with the simple , earnest boy I once knew . It was only now that I truly understood . In just a few months , the intoxicating world of wealth and power had completely changed him . The person named Liam had died back in that little fishing village . I ran my fingers over the hairpin I had cherished for so long , and finally , I left it in the drawer of the nightstand . At midnight , Damian still wasn't home , but he sent me a text . He no longer fussed over my health like he used to . Instead , he forw- arded me a link : A Crash Course in High Society : Mastering the Rules of Etiquette and Survival ... - I scoffed . Lately , he'd been desperately trying to push me into his world , as if mastering these skills would somehow bring me closer to him . But I wasn't him . I didn't have the blood of the elite running through my veins . 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