Return With the Billionaire Baby Daddy-Chapter 78: Take advantage of each other

"Did you have no idea about that girl?" Karina was surprised when she received information from Darius over the phone.

"Yes, I didn’t instruct anyone to flirt with Damian," Darius sounded anxious. "Perhaps she’s one of his ex-girlfriends... Or maybe she’s the girl who slept with him before Valerie left him. This can’t be allowed... He shouldn’t choose any girl other than you!"

"Um..." Karina bit her lower lip. "It’s better if you pretend not to know about this because it’ll raise questions for Damian about who informed you if you confront him."

"Karina, you don’t know Damian... He’s indeed bad... He’ll have fun with any girl when he feels sad."

"But why is he sad? Is it because Valerie didn’t accept him anymore? I don’t even know if they’re still in a relationship or not..." Karina sighed heavily and sank onto the sofa. "I’m really confused now. If indeed he doesn’t have a relationship with Valerie anymore, Valerie wouldn’t be shocked when she saw the photo..."

"I’ve told you... Damian likes to do unexpected things. Like when he slept with Valerie’s friend after the bachelor party... that was truly unexpected because, before that, he loved Valerie deeply and even prepared a lavish wedding for them... I won’t be angry with him now, but I’ll investigate," Darius explained. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Um... Okay..."

"Everything will go according to our plan, don’t worry..."

Karina ended the call, looking at her phone with annoyance, then glanced at Tristan who was smiling thinly at her.

"As I said, he’s just a jerk and he’s never satisfied with just one girl!" Tristan stated firmly. "There’s no point in you chasing after him... It’s like chasing something that will make you suffer. For instance, if you manage to marry him, then you’re no longer pretending to be sick, his sympathy for you will fade away, he won’t pay attention anymore, then he’ll start playing with other girls or even want to approach Valerie... You’ll be disappointed," he continued, pointing at Karina.

Karina looked at Tristan with irritation.

"You know that fact but you try not to believe it because you’re still obsessed with wanting to have him," Tristan said again.

"Why do you talk as if I’m not attractive and can’t make a man fall in love with me?" Karina asked disappointedly. "It’s like you’ve belittled me... You consider me uglier than Valerie or those other girls... Then what’s the point of you saying ’I love you’ to me all this time... Love wouldn’t hurt!" she continued, her eyes welling up, then got up from the sofa.

Tristan fell silent, watching Karina walk towards the chair near the glass wall, and then sit there.

"Have I gone too far?" he thought to himself.

Karina looked out, haunted by Damian’s handsome face, especially in the morning when their faces were so close almost kissing.

’He flirted with me, that means he’s also interested in me... He’ll be a very faithful man when he’s deeply in love. I’m sure of it... And what’s happening now is also a sign that he’ll love me someday... He can treat the woman he loves like his queen,’ she thought optimistically.

"I’m sorry..."

Suddenly she felt Tristan embracing her from behind, then kissing her neck.

"You hurt me," Karina whispered with a tense face.

"I didn’t mean to hurt you... I just want you to know that I always want the best for you."

"The best for me is what I most desire, and that’s Damian."

Tristan clenched his jaw, seemingly emotional, but he still tried to remain calm and didn’t want to show his displeasure to Karina.

"If you love me and want the best for me, you know what I want... Do it for me," Karina said with a blank stare. "I’ve paid for it with myself even though our relationship will never be acknowledged... You know that’s better than me kicking you out of my life..."

"Yes, you’re right..." Tristan whispered.

Karina released herself from Tristan’s embrace and turned to face him, looking up at him who was much taller than her.

"I want you to leave now... You should be with Valerie more often than me," she said, stroking Tristan’s chest. "I’m sure sooner or later Damian will meet her, then they’ll argue because of that photo. I want you to be there, to calm Valerie... It could make Damian sink, or even hate him," she continued.

Tristan remained silent, still looking into Karina’s eyes.

"Don’t you want to?" Karina asked.

"I’ll do it... I’ll do whatever you want, as long as you’re not angry with me and..."

"I know what you want..." Karina walked towards the bed. "You can come here at night when everyone is likely asleep."

Tristan clenched his fists. ’Maybe now I’m fulfilling all your wishes... But don’t expect that one day you can get rid of me. I wouldn’t do all this if I didn’t get something in return... And the reward is you... You’ll be mine without me having to share you with Damian!’ he thought with such cold determination as if harboring resentment.

...

Damian parked his car in front of the building that sold various types of jewelry luxurious bags, and other accessories at fantastic prices. But as he was about to get out, his attention was diverted by a call from his ash-gray pants.

"Hannah?" Damian furrowed his brows upon seeing the caller ID from Hannah. "Hello?"

"Oh, finally you answered!" Hannah sounded relieved but also enthusiastic.

"What happened?"

"It’s bad... Valerie is very angry with you, she might even want to end your relationship!"

"What?" Damian was taken aback, his heart racing. "What happened? What made her change her mind and get angry with me?"

"Someone sent her a photo... and it’s a photo of you with Clara... She said that girl is Clara," Hannah explained.

Damian immediately fell silent, recalling his meeting with Clara a few days ago.

’Who... Who took a photo of us?’ his eyes widened, his breath racing, a mix of emotions and curiosity. ’Her coming to me must have been just to trap me... She wants Valerie to be angry!’

"Sir?"

Damian refocused on the call. "I’ll be there," he said.

"Okay..."

Damian ended the call and hurriedly started his car, then drove towards Valerie’s house.

"What does Clara mean by doing this? What does she gain by ruining my relationship with Valerie? Or could it be that what happened two years ago wasn’t just for fun but she deliberately wanted to destroy me with Valerie?" he wondered, each moment with Clara always leading him into a curse.