Chapter: 1917

Jerome had planned to grab dinner with her, but she turned him down. Her thoughts were with Damian—he was sensitive, and if she had dinner with Jerome while he was absent, it might send the wrong message.

On her way back to the hotel, Damian was already awake.

He looked around the familiar hotel room, mind blank for a second. After resting a bit, he slowly started piecing together what had happened. But he'd been too drunk—he could only remember Nina helping him into the car. Everything after that was a fog.

"You're awake?" Kristian's calm voice broke the silence. "Nina left a note for you. It's on the bedside table."

"Where is she?" Damian asked, rubbing at his temples. He was still dizzy and not feeling great.