Chapter 16 " I was too late back then and didn't get the chance to confess to Celeste . This time I absolutely won't be late again . " Damien heard Chase's determined voice clearly , and it hit him like a punch . Damien was near / ? driven mad with rage . could take his place !

All this time , they had been manipulating him , leading him to do things that wronged Celeste , so that Cha His eyes turned red with fury as he snatched Kevin's phone , his face dark and menacing as he said , " Chase , Celeste will only ever love me ! I'll apologize to her , and we'll get back together ! " She didn't fall for you before , so do you really think you have a chance now ? Dream on !

" * Chase remained utterly calm , saying indifferently , " It doesn't matter if she won't love me or be with me right away . At least I'm better than you . After how you've hurt her , even if she doesn't choose me , she'll never go back to you . " Damien's breath caught , a deep pain stabbing through his heart .

Yet he still forced himself to appear composed , grinding his teeth as he spat out , weren't for you and Kevin being so despicable and manipulative , deliberately leading me to neglect Celeste , how would we have reached this point ? " Upon hearing this , Chase let out a cold , mocking laugh . " Damien , don't be ridiculous . If you had truly been devoted to Celeste , how could a few words from Kevin and his crowd have swayed your feelings ? " If it " Kevin and his crowd haven't changed .

They've always been like this , constantly cycling through women , playing with one and discarding her . Haven't you known them long enough to figure that out ? " There are plenty of players in our circle , and while faithful men are rare , they do exist . Why didn't you listen to them and treat Celeste well ? If you had treated her properly , I wouldn't have had any chance to approach her today! You're the one who wronged her ! " His words hit the nail on the head .

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Damien's face turned pale , completely drained of color , and his lips trembled uncontrollably . " It's not like that … It's not … " He kept shaking his head , muttering in a daze as the phone slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor . The entire private room fell into deathly silence . Kevin and the others felt extremely awkward , unsure of what to say .

Kevin and several others had indeed intended to lead Damien astray , constantly telling him that everyone in their circle was like this - keeping a current favorite on the side was no big deal . But for all those years before , Damien hadn't listened . Only when he met Ophelia did he gradually start taking their words to heart . However , Kevin and the others had heard bits and pieces about the situation between Ophelia and Celeste . Celeste wasn't the type to bully others .

Over all these years , everyone had heard about her character and conduct , and many had actually interacted with her . As for Ophelia … well , there was no need to elaborate . Perhaps only Damien , the person directly involved , was blind to her hypocritical true nature . Still , Kevin and the others knew they were at fault and honestly apologized . ཟ དོ F ཕའོ ཆེ ཚའྀ ༄ ༴ ཤ བྷསྟྲ རྗ ཇ ཅ རྗན ཇ ཐ " Sorry , Damien .

This whole thing is our fault . " But maybe Celeste and you really aren't meant to be . She's suffered so much with you and has been tormented so many times . It's remarkable she hasn't gone crazy . Letting her go is the best thing you can do for her . " Damien remained silent , feeling like a massive boulder weighed on his chest , making it hard to breathe . What could he do now that things had come to this ? Could he even blame them ? It seemed like they hadn't actually done anything .

He could only blame himself . His momentary lapse in judgment , dissatisfaction with the status quo , and desire for more exciting love led him to this point . It was all his fault . Damien got himself a private room , ordered dozens of bottles of alcohol , and drank morosely . The harsh , burning liquor went down his throat , but he felt nothing . He didn't know how many glasses he'd consumed , but his mind became increasingly clear while his heart felt like it was being pierced with needles .