Rose dabbed her tears lightly and looked pitifully at Damien. "Damien, do you really think I said those things to Lilah because of your job?"
Damien didn't respond, just adjusted his glasses casually.
Lowering her head again, Rose added softly, "I wasn't doing it for anyone else... I just want to get along with Lilah. I don't want her to dislike me. I hope we can still be family."
Damien sighed. "Don't overthink it. My sister doesn't dislike you. She's just never been the social type. It's not personal."
"Damien..."
"I've got things to do. You should get on with yours too." Without giving her a chance to continue, he turned and walked off.
The second he turned around, all the softness on Rose's face morphed into sharpness.
Lilah, Damien belongs to me.
You don't ge
