Damien’s POV
I had just returned from work and wanted to get in to get some air in the Garden. It made me feel closer to my dead mother and brought me closer to her memory.
Many people have asked me why I preferred to live in the villa with my father and not in my many penthouses, but the truth was that the villa felt more like home. My mother and my elder brother once lived here. This wasn’t just any house, it held memories that I have cherished and loved and I couldn’t just leave.
Mostly, the garden was my favorite place as a child where I would watch my mother plant and grow her flowers while my brother would name each of the plants as our favorite.
That day, when I found Ariana kissing a random stranger in that space, I felt she had disrespected my mother and crossed the line, I we
