The Reborn Wife Of The Tyrant CEO
Chapter 262 - 258

Chapter 262: Chapter 258

Zoe probably didn’t know about the recent drama between me and Damon. The minute she saw me, she rushed over with a big smile and grabbed my hand." Eliana! When I found out you were the one my dad is meeting tonight, I came over here!"

"Take a seat Mr. Zack, you too, please" smiled at Zoe and gave her father a nod

Since Zoe and I were pretty tight, the atmosphere between me and Zack was pretty chill. As the waiter was serving food, Zoe suddenly whipped out her phone and announced, "I’m inviting Damon over!"

Zack’s face fell. He obviously knew about the thing between me and Damon, and he wasn’t too happy that his precious daughter was crushing on him.

Zoe was always one to march to her own beat, not really giving a damn what her family thought. She wouldn’t care much about her father’s disapproval.

"Eliana, is that okay? I’ve been stuck with my dad recently and haven’t heard from Damon." Zoe looked at me with hopeful eyes.

I took a sip of my coffee and said with a light smile, "Sure thing."

Zoe dialed Damon’s number, and soon a deep but indifferent voice came through. "What’s up?"

"I’m having dinner with Eliana, wanna join us?" Zoe asked straight up

There was a brief silence on Damons end before he spoke again, "Can’t. I’ve got a meeting tonight."

I breathed a sigh of relief. It would’ve been super awkward if he showed up, especially with Zoe here.

"You’re such a buzzkill. How about I find you after your meeting for some late-night snacks?" Zoe offered again.

Damon rejected her straight away, "Can’t, I’m really busy"

And with that, he hung up

Zoe let out a deep sigh, and Zack, with a dark look on his face, clearly wasn’t too thrilled about his daughter chasing a guy and getting rejected.

"Dad, what’s with that look?" Zoe sensed her dad’s displeasure and quickly made her stance clear, "You can’t stop me from going after Damon. And you can’t say he’s not good enough for me either"

Zack was clearly not happy and simply shifted his gaze towards me.

I had no idea how to respond to his look, so I just looked away.

Zack came to the city for two reasons. One was to check out a joint venture project, and the other was to attend Jones and Scarlett’s engagement party.

I was surprised that the Dawson family and Moonlight Enterprises were connected.

"Ding!"

My phone pinged. I glanced at it and saw a message from Damon "When are you coming back from dinner?"

I decided to ignore it, switched my phone to silent, and continued my dinner and chat with Zack and Zoe. The whole thing went pretty well.

After dinner, Zack and Zoe said their goodbyes, and I had James drive me back to Starlight Estates.

"Ms. Brooks, are you and Mr. Coleman back together?" James asked as he drove.

"Huh?" I was taken aback by his question. After a moment of thought, I answered, "No."

James asked again, "Then why are you..?"

"You’re wondering why I chose to stay at Starlight Estates?" I laughed heartily, "There’s a reason. You’ll understand eventually"

it must’ve taken a lot of courage for James to ask that question. After my brief explanation, he didn’t ask anything else.

Back at Starlight Estates, there was no sign of Damon. A servant came up and took my bag, whispering to me. "Mr. Coleman is upstairs. He doesn’t seem to be in a good mood."

"I see" I changed my shoes and grabbed a drink, not bothering to check Damon’s mood.

After I finished my drink, I instructed the servant, "I want some seafood porridge. Can you make some?"

The servant nodded and left. I turned to head upstairs for a bath, only to see Damon standing on the stairs, looking gloomy.

I was puzzled. What was with the look? Did I do something to upset him?

"You didn’t reply to my message and didn’t take my calls, is this how you communicate with me?" Damon’s eyes were cold, and he gave off a gloomy vibe.

"I was having-dinner with Mr. Zack. You knew that, didn’t you?" I headed upstairs, answering him calmly

As I walked closer, Damon’s gaze followed me. When I was about to pass him, he reached out and stopped me. "Jones sent you an invitation, didn’t he?"

He really did know everything

"Yeah, he’s getting engaged to Scarlett. He invited me to the party, isn’t this proof that he’s over us?" I thought my logic was pretty clear.

He let out a cold chuckle, "Or did he just want an excuse to see you? Normally, he wouldn’t invite you."

He warned me, "If you dare attend his engagement party, you’ll regret il"

"Ned, I may have been the one to propose this deal, but you can’t confine me, can you?" I looked at Damon

"Unth Jones and Scarlett are married, you can’t see him. There’s no room for negotiation" Damon was adamant.

I thought this was ridiculous and flatly refused his demand, "I only agreed to get back together and have a baby with you. I never said I’d give myself completely to you!"

I walked upstairs after finishing what I had to say, with Damon right behind me. The moment I entered the bedroom, he shut the door.

"When you proposed this deal to me, you should have been prepared to go along with me?" Damon grabbed my hand tightly, "Not playing along while thinking about other men!"

I had no idea what he was talking about. Was I thinking about other men?

Right now, I only have two wishes. One was to find out who killed Joshua, and the other was to clear my father’s name.

Damon pulled out his phone and showed me a photo. It was the one I took off the ring and sent to Jones.

Jones had forwarded the photo to Damon with a message attached. "I could’ve married her. But you’re not worthy of her at all."

I was totally blown away. I didn’t know Jones shot out such a direct, provocative message, but what Damon showed me next? Man! I didn’t see that coming. "Thud!"

A box hit the ground, and a diamond ring rolled out of it. It was the one Jones gave me, which I had kept as a memento and tucked away in my bedroom drawer.

"How did you get this?" I was a bit taken aback and bent down to pick up the diamond ring

Damon stomped on the ring before I could reach it. He was looking down at me; his eyes were filled with rage, and his whole aura became dangerous and icy.