Chapter 151

Everything they once had had already evaporated. There was nothing left to retrieve, only distance to maintain. Sloane didn’t want reconciliation. She didn’t want forgiveness. She wanted to walk forward alone, and do it beautifully. Damon stared at her. The calm he’d been forcing onto his face shattered visibly, anger flooding in like a crack racing through glass. “Why?” he demanded. “Why won’t you accept it? Why won’t you accept that I’ve already lowered myself enough?” His voice rose, sharp and resentful. “I gave you everything. Wealth. Security. A name. I tolerated you at every turn. Even when you ruined the medical department, I never blamed you.” His chest heaved. “What else do you want from me?” He truly believed he had done enough. That his concessions were generosity. Sloane lifted her gaze. She looked at him, really looked at him, this man standing on the edge of losing control, eyes burning like a cornered predator. And strangely… She felt calm. “What did you actually do?” sh