Chapter 12

Damien looked up and met Aurelia's gaze, which was filled with unmistakable disgust. The hatred in her eyes was so intense, it felt like a blade slicing through his heart. How could this be? His mind went blank. He couldn't understand why Aurelia would look at him with such revulsion. Didn't she like him? She had liked him so much that no matter how indifferent or dismissive he was, she never seemed to care. She was always smiling, always clinging to him, and pestering him to do this and that. She had liked him so much that she had no problem lowering her pride to pursue him first, despite being a rich heiress. She had liked him so much that she never cared, even when others mocked her and called her his simp. Instead, she would reply with pride, "I do like Damien. He's amazing. What's wrong with liking someone like him?" She had once loved him so deeply. But now, when she looked at him, the light in her eyes was gone, replaced entirely by cold, unyielding disgust. What had hap