Chapter 15 In the past , when Damien got tired of Celeste and stopped caring , he always thought that nothing in her life mattered more than loving him . He assumed she would be bound to him for life no matter what . But reality had slapped him hard in the face . If his past self had known about today's events , he would probably have hated himself for the rest of his life . After all , he had once truly and sincerely loved her . His love just couldn't withstand the test of time .

Damien looked out at the busy traffic through the window , feeling incredibly empty and dejected . Life seemed to have lost all meaning in an instant . The phone on the desk beside him kept lighting up - it was his friend Kevin Tully calling . " Damien , the guys are having a get - together . Are you coming today ? Bring your mistress along . " Don't bring your wife , though . She's timid and can't handle much , and she's pretty boring .

" Hearing the noisy chatter from Kevin's side , Damien's brow furrowed deeply as he said with suppressed anger , " Ophelia and I have broken up . If you ever dare say another bad word about Celeste , your family's company might not be so lucky . " Kevin was stunned for a moment , and his friends fell silent upon hearing this . After a long pause , they gave a few dry laughs . " Damien , you're joking , right ? Didn't you like Ophelia ? How did you suddenly break up ? What about Celeste ?

" " We're divorced , " Damien said quietly . There was an indescribable sense of loneliness in his tone . Meanwhile , Kevin and the others froze for a moment , and even the music in the background stopped . " No way ? Really ? You're actually divorced ? " With Damien's continued silence , Kevin and the others had to believe it , even if they didn't want to . They suppressed the hint of joy in their hearts and pretended to comfort him , " Damien , we all know you're heartbroken .

Come drink with us . Maybe if you drink enough , your heart won't hurt so much . " After a long silence , Damien agreed . When he arrived at the private room at the club , he sat down with a grim expression , silently drinking bottle after bottle . Several friends were drinking with him , and some tried to comfort him and defend his honor . " Damien , Celeste really doesn't know what's good for her .

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With her family background and status , being able to marry into the Ashford family was like winning the lottery . " We can't believe she actually divorced you . She really doesn't know what's good for her . " " Exactly . It was just over finding another woman , right ? Everyone in our circle has multiple women . You stayed faithful to her for six years - doesn't that earn you the right to have someone on the side ? " " Right , you didn't even have several others , just one .

Once you got bored , you would've dumped her anyway . Why did Celeste make such a big deal about it ? " Though they spoke this way , some of them clearly had ulterior motives and were just deliberately agreeing with him . Damien drank his alcohol in silence , finding their chatter irritating . With a bang , he slammed the bottle heavily on the table , and the entire private room instantly fell silent . He looked around the entire private room and unconsciously frowned .

" Where are Kevin and Chase ? Why don't I see them ? " Before they could explain , Kevin walked in with a smile while talking on the phone , " Chase , didn't you have a crush on Celeste for many years ? Now that Damien is divorced from her , you have a chance to pursue her , " This is a rare opportunity . I've been working to set this up for you for ages . If you can't make it happen this time , don't come crying to me for help again .

" Who knew being a bunch of players would actually pay off ? Seriously , though , every solid marriage in our circle has a faithful husband . " When you can't keep it in your pants , you create nothing but drama . Sure , I sleep around , but I got snipped years ago and never planned to marry some poor woman and ruin her life . " This is how I'll be for the rest of my life - I have fun and that's it .

But Chase , if you don't make a move soon , you're going to miss your chance at happiness entirely . " Despite Kevin's casual , irreverent manner , his concern for his older brother Chase Tully was genuine . Chase hummed softly in response , " I won't waste this chance . I'm already overseas . "