Chapter 466 The Relentless Woman
Damian felt his limbs turning stiff when he heard Stella’s conversation. Instead of confronting her in person, he lost himself in a train of thoughts when he was on his way back.
It took him a short while to link the missing pieces of puzzles together, and he soon sorted out the things confusing him the most.
It turns out she’s merely playing the victim! She was never discriminated against because she was an exceptional freshman! Others had been staying away from her because they were aware of her true colors!
I thought others wouldn’t stop picking on her because they had a crush on me! It turned out that was never the case—I was the one who had been deceived all this while!
She once told me she had a few close acquaintances, but I had never seen any of her so-called close acquaintances!
On top of that, she had never shared her past with me! Although she said she wasn’t in love with me because of my family background, she had never once turned down the gifts I got her!
She might have been staged our encounter as well! Perhaps she had sent the seemingly frail old man my way just to deceive me! She’s just trying to act kind and innocent in front of me!
Apart from feeling enraged, Damian was overwhelmed by guilt and shame again whenever he recalled the things he had done.
He thought he could easily read others, but that was never the case. He was just another man who would fall for another woman’s tricks easily.
Damian wasn’t head over heels in love with Stella, but he got rebellious and felt the urge to get into a relationship with her since his parents were against the idea. As a result, he ended up hurting his family.
When Stella started playing the victim in front of Damian after he figured out the truth, he couldn’t help but wonder if he was even in his right mind then to be deceived by such inferior acts.
Why have I fallen for someone like her? Does it have anything to do with me and my arrogance back in the day?
When he was about to sever ties with her, she brought up the request to break up and made her way abroad.
Soon, he went abroad without sorting things out with his family since he felt guilty about everything that he had done. Thus, the issues snowballed over the years.
Throughout the years, his family thought he hadn’t moved on from Stella, but it turned out he was just being cautious around others.
Similarly, Clarissa found it hilarious when she figured out her son thought they wouldn’t stop blaming him for falling for a manipulative woman like Stella.
“See? That’s precisely the reason I’m trying to facilitate effective communication amongst us! You’re just like your father when you refuse to communicate with us! Stop making a fuss out of a trivial issue when it’s perfectly fine! You don’t think others get married to their better half the moment they encounter one another, do you? It’s time for you to stop sulking and start picking yourself up!”
Damian still thought he was the one at fault for the misunderstanding he had caused throughout the years.
“Why don’t you tell Wren everything’s fine and stop her from overthinking things since Stella isn’t even the one getting in your way?”
“I-I—” Damian stuttered since he had his fair shares of doubts.
Arching her brows in confusion, Clarissa asked, “What’s wrong? Are you afraid of embarrassing yourself again?”
It’s quite embarrassing for him to admit he’s the one at fault in front of his wife who looks up to him so much. If Wren is aware that he has been deceived by Stella…
Clarissa’s lips started twitching against her will. She tapped on her son’s head and instructed, “You need to stop dwelling in the past and sort things out with Wren! Otherwise, things won’t work out between the two of you!”
Damian seemed nothing like the president of Tyson Corporation whenever his mother was around to teach him a lesson.
He assured her with a smirk, “Alright, I’ll keep that in mind, Mom.”
Clarissa was afraid that wasn’t the end of the duo’s issues. To begin with, the affection they had for one another wasn’t mutual.
Although they might start falling in love with one another after spending time together, there was a limit to everything.
Wrenna and Damian had gotten married to one another for six months after being engaged for two years and acquainted since young.
Clarissa was afraid they were never meant for one another since he couldn’t develop feelings for Wrenna.
In spite of the things she had in mind, there was nothing she could do for the duo. Otherwise, she might make things worse.
Damian brought Wrenna home shortly after they had their dinner.
He thought of telling Wrenna the truth whenever he recalled the things his mother brought up.
Nonetheless, he just couldn’t bring himself to initiate the conversation as he was too embarrassed to acknowledge his mistakes.
In the end, he failed to sort things out with her and called it a day as soon as they reached home.
Wrenna was nowhere to be seen the moment he roused from his sleep in the morning.
It turned out she had made her way to the faculty for her assessment since she was about to transfer programs.
Alfred was against the idea of Wrenna doing that. To be precise, he was irked by Wrenna’s decision. Thus, he left shortly after he dropped by to check on her.
As a matter of fact, Wrenna was equally guilty since she had skipped a lot of lessons over the past two months.
She couldn’t imagine how things would turn out if she failed to transfer program and had to face her tutors and lecturers again.
There were merely a few students in the spacious hall since there weren’t many students trying to do a transfer.
The invigilator sat throughout the entire session since a glance was all it would take to ensure none of them were up to anything silly.
It would take the students, including Wrenna, a few hours to sit through the assessment. After another long day at the faculty, Wrenna called it a day shortly after she had her meal.
Since there were a few more tests, she roused from her sleep early in the morning and made her way to the faculty again the next day.
Damian thought of dropping by Wrenna’s faculty to pick her up. Thus, he had everything on his schedule rearranged.
Wrenna grinned the moment she saw him. However, she fell into a deep slumber shortly after she made her way into the car.
Hence, Damian knew it wouldn’t be wise to bring up such a serious topic. He thought of telling her the truth in the near future.
A few days after the assessment, it was time for Wrenna to figure out if she had made it or not.
To her surprise, she made it to the borderline for each of the tests.
Thus, she couldn’t help but wonder if it was a result of her hard work over the past two months or had it something to do with her relationship with Damian.
The person in charge informed her the changes would take effect in the upcoming semester. Thus, she would’ve to catch up with the rest of her peers during her semester break since she was a newly transferred student.
Afraid she might not make it through the upcoming lessons, she continued racking her brain instead of celebrating her achievements.
Most of the time, she would travel from one to another lecture hall just to catch up with her peers to prepare for the upcoming semester.
She had no time for leisure activities and would merely return to her room after she had her meal; she couldn’t even recall the last time she had a proper conversation with her roommates.
The only thing she had in mind was to catch up with her peers of a different major. Thus, she knew she couldn’t afford to waste her time.
As soon as she returned home, she would lock herself in the study and complete the daily assignment once she took a shower and finished her meal.
In order to catch up with her peers after spending two years idly, she dismissed all the other activities apart from studying.
Whenever her family members had gatherings, they would make fun of her, saying they wouldn’t have to get her enrolled through the backdoor had she worked hard a few years ago.
Soon, they stopped making fun of Wrenna since the relentless young woman had made herself clear that she was serious.
Occasionally, Clarissa would drop by with nutritious meals she made Wrenna. Similarly, Cora would make Wrenna all sorts of delicacies.
Damian finally had peace of mind since his so-called wife wouldn’t drop by his office and ask him out for a meal with her anymore.
He couldn’t get used to it, but he knew he wasn’t supposed to get in her way. After all, she had made up her mind to be a better self.
“Wren,” Dora yelled, stopping Wrenna from leaving the moment Wrenna was about to make her way to another lecture.
“It has been such a long time since our last meal together! It’s Linda’s birthday soon! Shall we go get her a birthday gift? You’re not allowed to turn me down! It’s time for you to take a break!”
“B-But—” Wrenna stammered as she was against the idea.
“You’re coming with me! Xandra is waiting for us downstairs! We’re going to give Linda a surprise! I’m afraid you’re going to turn into a horrendous geek if you continue studying in the library every day!”
Wrenna saw Xandra waiting for them at the entrance as soon as she marched downstairs.
Although she was rather indifferent, she broke the silence and asked, expressing her concerns, “What’s wrong with you? Why have you lost so much weight?”
Dora played along with Xandra and asked, “See? I’m not the only one who thinks you’re different! Wren, why are you working so hard when you have switched your major? Isn’t it fine as long as we’re not dropouts?”
“Isn’t it obvious? I need to work twice as hard just to ensure I can make it to the graduation ceremony since I’m not as smart as others!” Wrenna answered with a self-deprecating smirk.
“I guess you’re right! Unlike you, no smart women would turn their lives upside down because of a man!”
In spite of Xandra’s harsh remarks, Wrenna responded with a smile since she couldn’t get enough of Damian.
