Fated Marriage Spoiled by My Ice Billionaire novel Chapter 23

Damian looked at her like she was a kid who'd gotten caught doing something wrong. He reached out and ruffled her hair, cutting her off.

"What's done is done, so stop thinking about him. I don't care about your past. That wasn't mine. But your future? That's what matters to me."

Isabelle looked up at him, and for just a moment she thought Damian looked incredibly handsome.

"Stop overthinking it. Let's go eat." A smile curved his lips as he took her hand and led her toward the street.

He smiled! He actually smiled at her!

Isabelle's mood lifted immediately, and the nervous tension in her chest finally eased.

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Damian brought her to the Grand Palace.

They sat at the same window table from last time, and Isabelle couldn't help asking, "Who was that woman you had dinner with before?"

"My ex-girlfriend."

"What?"

Damian finished ordering and looked up at her seriously.

"She just got back from abroad, so I took her out for a meal. But don't worry. There's nothing between us anymore."

"So... that night, do you remember how you got home?" Guilt crept into her voice.

"I wasn't drunk." His tone was as cold and matter-of-fact as ever.

Isabelle took an awkward sip of water and couldn't bring herself to look at him.

So he'd been faking it the whole time. He knew she'd slapped him, and he probably heard every word she'd said about him too.

God, could this get any more embarrassing?

"Damian," Isabelle said.

"Yeah?"

"So, um, at the office... could we keep this quiet? I don't want it to affect your work."

After stumbling through that explanation, she suddenly realized how selfish she sounded.

She wasn't worried about his work at all. She was worried about her own.

If everyone in the department found out she'd married the CEO, how would she ever survive at the office?

He stayed quiet for a moment, then nodded.

He didn't look particularly happy about it, though.

"What about you? Do you have any requirements for me?" Isabelle quickly changed the subject.

"Just don't break the law." The answer caught her completely off guard.

The steaks arrived, and Damian didn't let her touch hers. He cut it up for her first and slid the plate over before starting on his own.

Isabelle ate while watching him.

Maybe being married to him wouldn't be so bad after all.

During the meal, she explained her family situation to him. As expected, he didn't seem to care at all. It was like as long as it was her, nothing else mattered.

That made her like him even more.

Will I regret this?

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