Chapter 103

Chapter 103

Damian watched as the blonde woman, along with Mónica, stopped dragging her and it was Mónica who started dragging her.

"Dad, do you remember Susan? You met her when you went to pick me up from school several times," Mónica said, smiling as she pushed Susan in front of her.

"I remember her," Damian said, smiling at Susan.

"How are you?" Damian asked kindly.

"I'm fine, thanks for asking," Susan said, with a slight blush on her cheeks.

"Did you come with your family?" Damian asked. Susan was around the same age as Mónica, about 25 years old, so it was strange for her to come to this kind of event.

"Uh... I came with my aunt," Susan said, with a somewhat rigid smile.

"My parents died," Susan said, seeing Mónica look at her vague words.

"What!?" Mónica exclaimed in astonishment.

"Why didn't you tell me anything?" Mónica said, looking at Susan.

"My mother died six years ago, my father started drinking and gambling, and he eventually died of a heart attack," Susan said sadly.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there for you during those times," Mónica said, hugging Susan as her eyes turned red.

"Hm, it's okay," Susan said, shaking her head.

"At that time, our relationship became somewhat awkward, and I know it wasn't your fault," Susan said, smiling tearfully at Mónica.

"I distanced myself from you even though you tried to get closer to me, forgive me," Susan said.

"It's okay, I understand the reason, it must have been difficult for you too," Mónica said, smiling at her.

"You're too kind," Susan said, shaking her head.

"We've known each other for almost 20 years, I know you're also a kind woman," Mónica said, smiling as she wiped Susan's tears.

Damian watched the situation somewhat speechless, anything he said would be out of place since he didn't really know Susan that well.

He was just calm, not doing anything to anyone, why did they have to put him in this situation?

Still, he put on a friendly expression as he thought of something to change the mood.

"I'm sorry you see me in this kind of situation," Susan said, embarrassed as she looked at Damian.

"It's okay, seeing a beautiful woman cry is one of my guilty pleasures," Damian said, smiling at her before laughing at her shocked expression.

"Pff," Mónica couldn't bear it either and burst out laughing at Susan's expression.

"I thought you were more serious," Susan said, laughing softly after recovering.

"Not really," Damian said.

"By the way, have you heard anything from Emma?" Mónica asked.

"No, she went to London after school, and I haven't heard from her since then," Susan said, shaking her head.

"Hm," Mónica nodded before looking at her father.

"Dad, can I invite Susan to stay at our house?" Mónica asked, acting adorably.

Damian couldn't help but smile as he looked at Mónica, she reminded him of when she was little and asked for something in the same way.

"Of course, sweetheart, as long as Susan wants to," Damian said, smiling.

"I don't know, I'm staying with my aunt now, and I don't want to leave my brother alone. What if we do it another day?" Susan said, somewhat embarrassed to reject them.

"Come on, don't be so polite, if you can't, then it's fine," Mónica said, laughing as she playfully slapped her arm.

"Girls, I'll leave you to chat," Damian said, smiling at the two young women before walking towards Sophia, who had been left alone.

...

Tony walked with Pepper to the center of the hall before starting to dance with her among other people.

"Tony, everyone is looking at us," Pepper said, somewhat embarrassed.

"Are you uncomfortable?" Tony asked softly.

"No, it's just that dancing with my boss in a low-cut dress in front of my coworkers is not something I would want to do," Pepper said with a strained smile.

"I think you look beautiful," Tony said, smiling at her.

Pepper smiled as she danced gently with Tony.

"Damian came with Sophia and Mónica," Pepper said.

"Really? I didn't see them," Tony said, looking around a bit.

"You didn't even see Damian, what were you thinking?" Pepper asked with a playful smile.

"Hm, maybe there was a beautiful back occupying my thoughts," Tony said, smiling as he raised his hand from Pepper's waist and ran it over the skin of her back.

"Tony!" Pepper exclaimed quietly as she gently took Tony's hand and placed it back on her waist.

"There are people watching us," Pepper said, embarrassed.

"I could fire you if it makes you feel better," Tony joked with a smile.

"I don't think you'd survive a week without me," Pepper said, smiling.

"Maybe," Tony said, smiling as he admitted it and leaned a little closer to Pepper.

Their gazes met, and like two magnets, they started to draw closer.

Pepper also leaned a little closer to Tony, and just before their lips touched, Pepper quickly pulled back.

"How about we get some fresh air?" Pepper said, with a blush on her face.

Damian glanced at the message on his phone as he watched Tony leave the building.

He couldn't help but sigh as he walked over to Pepper.

After bidding farewell to Monica and Susan, he spent some time with Sophia.

"Hello, Pepper," Damian said with a smile.

"Hi, Damian," Pepper replied with a friendly smile.

"I see you were having a good time," Damian said mischievously.

"Oh my God, don't tell me everyone saw us," Pepper said, covering her cheeks with her hands, embarrassed.

"Don't worry, just as you were about to kiss, I broke a glass to get everyone's attention," Damian joked as he laughed.

"By the way, Pepper, there was an emergency and Tony had to leave. He asked me to take you home," Damian said, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

"An emergency? Is he okay?" Pepper asked, confused and furrowing her brow.

"Well, he's physically fine, but maybe not mentally. He received some bad news," Damian said.

"Should I go see him?" Pepper murmured to herself, wondering.

"Yes, you should go see him tomorrow. I'm sure he has to explain why he left out of nowhere and left you alone," Damian said, smiling at her.

"Then I'll wait for you to take me," Pepper said, nodding as her mind began to create scenarios for why Tony had left.

"Sophia is over there. If you want, you can sit next to her. I think we'll leave soon too," Damian said, smiling at Pepper.

"Alright," Pepper said, nodding.

Damian looked at her and couldn't help but shake his head with an ironic smile. Although Pepper didn't show it, he could sense that she was somewhat sad about the situation.

A while later, Monica finally approached Damian and told him she was ready to leave.

So Damian went to fetch Sophia and Pepper before leaving the building.

Damian had already sent a message to his AI to wait at the entrance.

When they stepped out, the limousine was already parked, and Damian opened the door for the three women to get in before getting in himself.

"Can you tell me your address?" Damian asked Pepper.

"Sure," Pepper said before providing him with the address.

A few minutes later, Damian dropped Pepper off at her doorstep and, after making sure she entered safely, he left.

The vehicle drove through less crowded areas before disappearing and reappearing at his house in New York.

The three of them got out of the car while chatting.

Sophia was recounting the interaction she had witnessed between Christine and Tony.

"Don't worry, I'm sure Tony will do something about it," Damian said.

"He looked quite serious," Sophia said.

"And how did it go with your friend?" Damian asked Monica.

"Good, we're going out together tomorrow," Monica said with a smile.

"That's great," Damian said, stroking her hair.

When they entered the house, they were greeted by the three little girls who didn't want to go to sleep without saying goodbye.

Carol and Ana also arrived to greet them.

Damian just smiled and embraced them.

"Did you do something interesting while I was away?" Damian asked, giving them kisses on the cheek.

"We played a game to see who could lift the cars in the garage," Alice said with a cute smile.

"Uh?"

"Pff," Carol burst into laughter at Damian's expression.

"In the end, we couldn't do it. We only lifted a little on one side," Ivy said, pouting.

Damian took several seconds to recover before smiling ironically at them.

"I see that my girls are very strong," Damian said, kissing them.

"You've greeted your father, it's time to sleep," Ana said to the girls. It was already quite late.

The girls pouted but obediently nodded.

"Come on, I'll tuck you into bed," Damian said, smiling at them as he walked to his room with the three girls in his arms.

"How did it go?" Carol asked with a smile when Damian left.

"Good, it wasn't bad to change the environment," Sophia said with a slight smile.

"I reunited with my friend again," Monica said.

"Did the press bother you?" Ana asked Sophia.

"No, but I actually met a journalist who asked me some questions," Sophia said, chuckling.

"That smile seems like the kind that will give Damian headaches," Carol said, laughing.

"Perhaps," Sophia said with a smile.

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