Chapter 22 Damien pleaded , " I'm sorry , Celeste . I really do love you . I can explain everything that happened with Ophelia . I misunderstood the situation and was deceived by her . I've already taught her a lesson . Please , don't be this cruel , I beg you . " Just give me one more chance . I swear I'll never hurt you again ! If I do, I'll walk away with nothing ! No - I'll transfer all of my assets to your name right now !

" As he said that , he picked up a shard of broken porcelain and pressed it against his neck . He then forcibly wrapped one of Celeste's hands around the shard , giving her control over his life . A crazed smile appeared on his face . He felt bitter as he added , " Celeste , if you hate me , go ahead and kill me . Just don't reject me . I can't bear a future without you . " I can lose everything else , but I can't lose you . Punish me however you want … I'll accept it .

As long as you don't leave me , you can lock me in a freezer , throw me in prison , hit me , or curse me ! " Celeste was horrified upon hearing those words . She yanked her hand away , not even caring that he opened a wound in his own neck , and angrily slapped him across the face again . " No ! Absolutely not ! I don't want to see you ever again . I hate you , Damien ! If you don't want me to hate you forever , then get out of my life ! " With that , she shot him a fierce glare .

Celeste quickly pulled her parents and Chase out of the room without caring how badly Damien was hurt . " Let's go . I don't want to spend another second with that lunatic . " Thomas , Eleanor , and Chase all tried to calm her down as they left . Their figures grew smaller and smaller , until Damien was left alone in the private room . Clutching the bleeding wound on his neck , he suddenly let out a laugh . " Why didn't you be a little more ruthless , Celeste ?

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It would've been great if you killed me so I could atone for my sins , so why did you let me live ? I'll take it as a sign you couldn't bear to lose me . " Some lies , if told long enough , might even fool the one who tells them . But deep down , Damien knew all too well that Celeste truly didn't love him anymore . What was he supposed to do ? He still loved her deeply . Damien felt extremely bitter . Due to the blood loss , his vision began to darken in waves , and his whole body became cold .

Just when he thought he might die , someone suddenly carried him away . Damien forced open his heavy eyelids to take a look . It wasn't Celeste . She wouldn't come back to save him . It was an unfamiliar bodyguard . With that thought , he couldn't help but close his eyes and lose consciousness . When Damien woke up again , he was no longer in the private room . Instead , he was locked in a pitch - black room . It was so dark he couldn't see his fingers .

It was impossible to make out anything around him . Just as he was trying to make sense of his surroundings , a projection suddenly appeared on the wall in front of him . On the left was a photo of him kissing Ophelia . On the right , a photo of Celeste kissing Chase , The two photos mirrored each other perfectly , dripping with irony . Even if Damien were an idiot , he would still have recognized this as Chase's doing . Besides , that wasn't the only photo . Chase had done it on purpose .

For every image of Damien being intimate with Ophelia , a matching one of Chase and Celeste appeared right beside it . The countless photos pierced Damien's eyes like daggers , each one searing his heart . His eyes reddened with fury . He slammed a fist into the wall with all his strength . " Stop ! Stop it right now ! " Even so , the stream of projected images did not stop , no matter how he roared . They continued flashing in front of him , continuously tearing at his conscience .

It was as if the photos were saying , " What right do you have to be jealous and angry ? You did all of this , so why can't you bear it when Celeste is the one doing it ? She suffered like this in the past as well . Of course , you have to experience it for yourself . "