Chapter 436 Do You Love Me
Stella just sat there, looking very pitiable as she wanted Damian’s affection.
However, Damian did not do anything after he asked Wrenna to apologize.
There was no expression on his face.
Stella knew Damian’s temper, so she did not wait for Damian to help her and stood up on her own. That said, she swayed a little as she seemed to be feeling weak.
But even so, she gathered herself and kept her calm before facing Damian.
Nevertheless, Damian merely wrapped his arm around Wrenna’s waist and said, “Let’s go home, Wren.”
That caught Wrenna off guard, and she raised her head to look at Damian before taking a glance at Stella. She immediately nodded as she was eager to leave.
As soon as they got outside, Stella caught up to them and said, “Damian, I hope you can clear things up with Wrenna.”
But despite hearing her, Damian ignored her and continued walking. However, Wrenna froze up, feeling restless even after she was shoved into the car.
On the way home, no one said anything.
Wrenna was afraid that Damian would bring up divorce or separation if she said anything.
So, as soon as they arrived home, she immediately jogged her way upstairs. Before Damian could catch her, she already packed up some of her stuff and was leaving.
When she reached the door, Damian grabbed her hand.
“Where are you going, Wren?”
“I want to go home. I miss my parents.”
Wrenna pried open Damian’s hand with all her strength and continued walking.
Damian merely sighed and followed her.
“I’ll drive you there.”
“No!”
Wrenna bit her lips and looked pitifully at Damian. The girl that never once refused Damian now had a strong sense of determination in her eyes.
She did not want to see nor hear him.
On the other hand, Damian immediately turned soft after seeing those eyes of hers.
“Alright. Let the driver send you over then.”
Wrenna turned around and hopped in the car before Damian leaned forward and gestured for her to lower the window.
He looked sincerely into Wrenna’s eyes and noticed that it was a little red. It was like Wrenna was trying really hard to hold the tear and sorrow. Her face was pale, and her body all tensed up. Her fingers were squeezing into the bag in her hand. Damian could not bear seeing her like that.
He reached out his hand and grabbed Wrenna’s fingers.
“Trust me, Wren.”
Wrenna lowered her head and looked at their overlapped hands.
She did not know what to say.
After that. Damian slowly let go of her hand, and the car drove off.
On the way to her parents, Wrenna finally gave up and started crying a river. Her cry was so loud that it actually affected the driver’s ability to drive.
However, before she reached the Jackson family, Wrenna stopped crying and decided to change her destination. She wanted to go back to school.
Wrenna got back to her dormitory with bloodshot eyes, and her dormmates asked immediately about what happened.
Nevertheless, Wrenna just kept on crying.
Truth be told, sometimes, people merely need a shoulder to cry on.
So, Wrenna cried her lungs out with all her friends by her side.
After letting it all out, she looked at her friends with a pitiful gaze, and Dora quickly passed her a glass of water.
“Drink some water. Take it slowly.”
After finishing the huge glass of water, Wrenna finally squeezed out a smile.
“I… “
She was just about to speak but realized that she lost her voice from all the crying.
“Don’t say anything,” Xandra said. “We all know this has to do with Damian somehow.”
Wrenna nodded, but shook her head after that.
“What was that?” Dora was a little impatient. “A yes or a no?”
Wrenna was quiet for a long while before finally speaking with her hoarse voice, “I’ve never told you guys about how Damian had a first love years ago, right?”
“Oh god. First loves and exes, those are definitely hurdles to one’s relationships.”
Hearing that, Wrenna’s pupils constricted, obviously affected by what her friend just said.
Her nails turned pale from the sheer force at which she clenched her fist.
“So what?” Xandra said calmly. “I don’t think the first love is the issue here. It’s Damian’s attitude towards it. Is he still in love with his first love?”
Wrenna’s expression darkened.
“No way! Wrenna, I always thought that you and Damian were getting along just fine since you’re childhood sweethearts! I mean… how could he be in love with another woman? You… “
Linda yanked at Dora, signaling for her to stop talking.
“Are you sure Damian’s still in love with her?” Xandra asked bluntly.
Wrenna bit her lips as she did not know whether to say yes or no.
Then, all of them looked towards Xandra. She was the smartest out of all of them, and she had never disappointed them.
“There are only two choices right now. One, you and Damian continue your wedded lives and work hard to make him fall in love with you. Since you’re already married, might as well take advantage of the situation and not give the first love a chance. The second option would be to divorce if he no longer loves you. Find someone who will. But of course, I know you’ll never choose the latter.”
Wrenna nodded her head affirmatively. “Xandra, I’ve loved Damian for so many years! I don’t want to give up! Damian wants me to trust him. I don’t think he’s someone who would do things behind my back. Since he married me, he’s never going to divorce me. I know that he promised his mom that his marriage is a lifetime affair just like the other Tysons. So, he’s not going to bring that up if I don’t bring it up. I’ve thought about it back then. As long as we’re married, I’m going to try my hardest to make him love me, no matter how long it takes.”
“That’s the spirit! We can’t let that shameless couple… No, that sl** get her way! Even if it means dragging them both down with you.”
“Right. I’m not going to get a divorce.”
Wrenna bit her lips. She was determined to not give up.
“Did you cry because the first love said something to you?”
The smart Xandra seemed to have figured out what happened.
“F***. That girl is shameless!”
At that moment, Wrenna felt a little more at ease after her friends comforted her.
Her facial expressions were more animated as she puffed up her cheeks and said, “Yeah! She’s that shameless. She even acted all weak and soft in front of Damian, just like those wicked side chicks in movies, trying to paint me in a bad light in front of him. She’s so evil!”
“Yeah, it sounds like she’s a manipulative girl with a head filled with schemes for sure. She’s definitely trying to cause a rift between you and Damian. That way, Damian would be more biased towards her, causing you to suffer. And when you can’t bear it any longer, you’d give up, and… “
“Hold it right there!” Wrenna did not seem to like what she was hearing.
“Dora, I’m not that stupid. I won’t fall for it. Besides, Damian’s a smart guy as well. He would definitely see right through her tricks.”
“Hmph. Do you think it’s that easy? You’re too naive, Wren. He’s a man! They become idiots in front of their first loves.”
“He won’t. Stop saying that! I’m going to get mad if you don’t.”
Wrenna was not having it. She could not allow her friends to slander Damian like that.
Hearing that, Dora pursed her lips. “Sure. Your Damian’s not stupid, but you are. Can you deny that?”
“I’m not stupid at all,” Wrenna argued, even though she knew that she was not the brightest.
Linda snickered. “Wrenna, you’re not actually stupid. You’re just too naive. We’re worried that you might be no match for that first love of Damian’s.”
“Don’t worry. I too, have my ways of handling things.” Wrenna pouted with a mean glare.
Nevertheless, in her friends’ eyes, the way she displayed her self-confidence was rather humorous, to say the least.
“That’s cute, Wrenna. But don’t you worry. You have us as your advisors! Three brains are better than one, as they say.”
“Thanks guys.”
Everyone smiled in response.
Right then, Wrenna’s phone rang. It was Damian, but she did not pick up immediately.
“Wren,” Xandra spoke. “You need to learn how to express your feelings for Damian and your emotions too.”
So, Wrenna bit her lips, nodded and proceeded to pick up the phone.
She walked to the balcony while listening to Damian’s voice.
“Wren, are you back in school?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. I got it.”
“Damian. I didn’t tell my parents about our fight. You don’t have to tell them either.”
Wrenna was afraid that her parents would chastise him if they found out.
Despite everything that happened, she still cared about Damian.
That said, Damian was a smart guy, so he understood Wrenna’s intentions.
He wanted to say something to her but realized that the only on his mind was his concern for Wrenna.
“Damian, I… “
Wrenna wanted to ask something, but she stopped herself before anything came out. She was still too afraid.
“What is it?”
“I… I’m not going to agree to a divorce, Damian. Your mom told me you promised her that this marriage will be the only one you’ll ever have and that you’d never give up on it. Am I right?”
“That’s right, Wren,” Damian answered in a low voice. “I asked you to trust me on this. I have taken everything into consideration before I married you, and this marriage will be the only marriage I’ll ever have. We’re not getting a divorce.”
“Okay.” Wrenna decided to trust Damian.
As long as we’re still married, I’ll continue to do my best to acquire Damian’s love.
“Damian, do you love me?” she suddenly asked.
At the other end of the call, Damian got caught off guard by Wrenna’s question and was speechless for quite a while, unable to answer.
