Chapter 12 Damien belatedly felt some regret . If he hadn't sought excitement and looked for another woman , would none of this have happened ? Even so , all the men in their circle were like this . They'd have one at home and one outside , some even with several on the side . There were plenty of men who played around more than he did . Ophelia was gentle and understanding too , so why couldn't Celeste just accept her ? Damien felt confused and puzzled . He didn't sleep a wink all night .

An indescribable anxiety and restlessness in his heart constantly urged him to go faster . He needed to find Celeste quickly , or he would regret it for the rest of his life . The people he had sent out to investigate worked for a long time before finally bringing back news . Taylor placed a stack of documents and a USB drive in front of Damien . " Mr. Ashford , we found her . Your wife … Ms.

Wilde took the divorce agreement you signed when you got married to a lawyer , and now your divorce has been automatically finalized . " Also , she and her parents have all had their identities erased and left . We only know they bought plane tickets to Carvonia , but their whereabouts after that are unknown . " Taylor's voice grew weaker and weaker , wishing he could bury his head in the ground to avoid meeting Damien's deadly gaze .

After he finished speaking , the entire room fell into deathly silence . It was terrifyingly quiet . JOnly at this moment did Damien belatedly remember that early in their marriage, he had secretly signed a divorce agreement behind Celeste's back to reassure Thomas and Eleanor . He had initially thought this agreement would never be needed and had completely forgotten about it . He never expected that one day , Celeste would actually use it to leave him !

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Damien's face showed no expression , but his hand gripping the stack of documents kept tightening , crumpling the papers into a ball . Burning fury accumulated in his deep , profound eyes , like he was about to explode . He forcibly suppressed it , torturing himself as he flipped through the documents in his hand . The texts and photos detailed everything Celeste had done during this time . She was truly determined to leave him . Even so , Damien couldn't accept it !

" Search to the ends of the earth if you have to , but find her ! You must find Celeste ! " Damien's chest heaved with rage as he threw the documents heavily onto the desk . Taylor was perplexed . " Mr. Ashford , you don't love Ms. Wilde like you used to . Wouldn't divorcing her be a good thing ? Why are you so obsessed with not letting go ? " Ms. Wilde will never accept Ms. Hart , and she'll never accept you having other women .

Even if you force her to stay by your side , it will only hurt you both . Besides , Ms. Hart isn't as gentle and understanding as you think . " The USB contains evidence we found of Ms. Hart deliberately framing Ms. Wilde . You should take a look . " Upon hearing this , Damien's expression instantly darkened . Ophelia suddenly burst in as he was hesitating whether to investigate the contents of the USB drive . " Damien , did Ms. Wilde have people badmouth me again ? She truly hates me !

It seems like she wants to drive me away forcefully . " I wanted to stay by your side for the rest of my life , but she… she's forcing me to go . Maybe I should just leave you . " She sobbed , covering her face and wiping her tears as she ran toward the door , just like she had done countless times before . However , she didn't hear anyone chasing after her , even after running a few steps . The tactic that had always worked was now failing to take effect .

Ophelia kept looking back several times , walking extraordinarily slowly. No one had come after her , even after the elevator reached her floor . The grievance on her face froze in place , unsure whether she should actually leave . Meanwhile , Damien inserted the USB drive into his office PC , his handsome face tense as he rapidly scanned through the videos . Countless surveillance clips pieced together everything Celeste had done during that time . She never bothered to bully Ophelia . Instead , it was always Ophelia who deliberately provoked and framed her .