Evelyn leaned at the door of Adrian’s room, eavesdropping on his conversation. She was just passing by when she heard his voice from the room and realized that he was on a phone call. At first, she thought it was a normal business call and was about to walk away when she suddenly heard Harriet’s name. She immediately leaned in to hear what he was talking about with Harriet.
Halfway in, she realized that she had been fooled by Adrian as he was obviously in love with Harriet. She had never suspected him before, as she thought that he genuinely loved her.
Hearing him insult her while speaking to Harriet and practically beg her to come back to him made her blood boil.
How dare he?!
Balling her fists, Evelyn walked away without being seen. She had come to the conclusion that she could no longer trust Adrian.
She was going to fight alone.
Adrian, on the other hand, was looking for a way to get Damien out of the picture without looking like the enemy to Harriet. He knew that he was no saint, but he wanted to be one to just Harriet.
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The next morning, which was a Sunday morning, Damien spent only a few hours with his family before getting ready to leave for Adrian’s house. He had a feeling that he would meet Evelyn there. But, he also knew that Adrian wasn’t stupid and would never put Evelyn in his main house as his parents could show up at any time. So, that left him with only one option.
His penthouse!
“I don’t feel comfortable with this Damien. Who knows what he would do to you? Take Eric with you if you must go.” Harriet pleaded, genuinely worried about her husband. She never thought that she would be so scared of Adrian.
“He doesn’t know I’m coming, my love. He isn’t prepared and even if he is armed, I have my own little weapon,” Damien smirked, caressing her hair.
“W-what are you talking about?” She stuttered and Damien turned around and walked into his closet. When he returned, a scream left her lips and she almost lost her footing when she saw him returning with a pistol in his hand.
“That’s a gun, Damien! Why on earth do you have a gun?” She asked with wide eyes while keeping her distance.
“For times like this…” He answered, accessing the gun and making sure it was loaded. Once he was done, he hid it in his belt.
“You are not going to do anything funny with that.” She said, and he nodded, placing a kiss on her forehead.
“It’s only going to be used for self-defense. I promise.” He said and embraced her before going to the playroom to kiss the twins goodbye.
“Be safe.” Harriet said, fighting off tears as she watched him enter the car.
“I’ll come back to you, my love. Don’t be scared.” He assured her and drove off.
When he got to the penthouse, he was immediately recognized by the workers there as Damien Daniels, so, he got in without any trouble.
“Mr. Adrian’s penthouse is on the top floor. But, I don’t think he’s expecting you.” The receptionist said in a low tone, biting her lips nervously as she was intimidated by Damien’s presence.
“Don’t worry. We’re brothers, so protocols aren’t needed.” He said with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes before walking into the elevator.
As he arrived at the penthouse, he rang the doorbell and moved away from the camera to avoid being seen by Adrian or whoever was in the house.
Two minutes later, Adrian opened the door, thinking it was room service, only to be met with a cold glare from his brother, who was leaning beside the door.
Shock appeared on his face as he remembered that he was hosting Evelyn in the same house.
“Damien? What the fuck are you doing here?” He groaned with gritted teeth, praying to whatever deity that existed to help him keep Evelyn away until Damien leaves.
“Paying my little brother a visit.” Damien shrugged, plastering a fake smile on his face as he tried walking into the house but was immediately blocked by Adrian.
“You aren’t welcome here, Brother. Leave!” He replied, using his body to block Damien from coming in.
“Why? Are you hiding something?” Damien chuckled, loving the look on Adrian’s face. He had suddenly become pale and was already turning red from anger.
“Leave, Damien!” He shouted but was suddenly interrupted by a feminine voice from the penthouse.
“Is everything okay, Adrian?” The overly familiar voice of Evelyn called out and a smirk grazed Damien’s lips.
“I thought as much.” He whispered to himself.
Adrian stood there completely frozen. He didn’t know what to do next, as there was no way out of that. There was no explanation that would make any sense.
The family’s enemy was at his house, calling him by his first name, which showed that they were close.
‘This fucking bitch has ruined me.’ He ruffled his hair in frustration and a scream followed from Evelyn’s lips as she saw Damien staring at her.
“Well, well, well. Look what we have here.” Damien chuckled, pushing Adrian aside as he walked into the room and moved closer to Evelyn.
“Aren’t you supposed to be in prison?” He asked before turning to look at Adrian.
“I always knew you were a coward, I just didn’t know it was this bad. Working with the enemy? Come on, Adrian. You can do better than this.” Damien said, not wanting to show that he already knew that they had been together for over ten years.
He was going to make him pay for his crimes slowly, but first, he needed him to know that one of his secrets had been discovered. With that, Adrian wouldn’t have the guts to fight for his position in the office.
Fear gripped Evelyn as she wondered if he had notified the police on his way. The thought of going back to prison terrified her and, no matter what, she wasn’t going to let it happen.
She quickly slipped into the kitchen while Damien was confronting Adrian and picked up one of the knives.
When she returned, both brothers were at each other’s necks, ready to devour one another.
“I am only helping her because she is blackmailing me. You can believe whatever you want to. I don’t owe you any explanation.” Adrian lied, putting the blame on Evelyn.
“Lies, Adrian! You’re a fucking traitor! Wait until father hears about this.” Damien chuckled and was about to walk away when it dawned on Adrian that he might’ve been recording the entire conversation just like he did with Evelyn.
He couldn’t let him tarnish his reputation and ruin his chances of taking over the company.
He quickly grabbed Damien and punched him across the face, causing him to stagger. He immediately tried to grab Damien’s phone from his pocket, but Damien had a bigger build than him and was a better fighter, so, he overpowered him and slammed him on the wall before returning the punch. He continued until he was sure Adrian couldn’t move, but when he turned, he was met with Evelyn pointing a knife at him.’
“It didn’t have to come to this, Damien. It didn’t. You shouldn’t have come here!” She yelled, waving the knife at his face to keep him away. What he didn’t know was that Adrian was still conscious and Evelyn was only putting on an act to distract him.
While he was focused on Evelyn, Adrian stood up slowly and picked a flower vase before smashing it on Damien’s head.
Damien felt his body weaken from the impact and Adrian was about to take advantage of the situation to overpower him but, Damien quickly took out his gun and pointed it at Adrian, holding his now bleeding head.’
“You can’t use that. You’re Damien Daniels.” Adrian laughed. His lips were injured and filled with blood and his face was swollen from Damien’s punches.
“Give up, Damien! It’s over.” Adrian said and grabbed the knife from Evelyn’s as soon as he saw Damien stagger.
“Fuck you, Adrian.” Damien whispered and pulled the trigger twice, loud shots ringing across the room and an animalistic scream left Evelyn’s lips.