Return With the Billionaire Baby Daddy-Chapter 98: be honest

"Darling, I don’t think she’s home," said Eduardo, standing with a support stick in both hands, looking dashing with a slightly bloated belly and thick beard.

"I’m sure she’s here, Damian’s car is here too," Adriana replied, glancing at Damian’s car.

"But there’s no response from inside."

"Hmm..."

Adriana crossed her arms, stared at the door until it slowly opened, and smiled when she saw Valerie.

"Look, I knew she was home!" she said cheerfully, quickly approaching Valerie and kissing her on both cheeks.

Valerie smiled awkwardly, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, feeling nervous and uncomfortable, unable to stop thinking about her recent activity with Damian.

"You look pale and tired," Adriana said.

"Oh?" Valerie shrugged, shaking her head. "I... I didn’t realize I looked so bad. I just finished cooking and... and cleaning the house," she finally lied.

"Hmm..." Adriana fell silent, unable to deny the scent of the man on hers.

Valerie felt even more nervous, feeling uneasy under Adriana’s gaze.

"Hey, Damian!"

Eduardo saw Damian coming from the living room, wearing only pants and an unbuttoned white shirt, looking disheveled, especially with his tousled hair.

Valerie turned, immediately rolling her eyes. ’Oh no, he really can’t keep a secret! Adriana must be able to guess what we just did!’ she thought angrily.

Damian quickly approached Eduardo and cautiously embraced him, while Valerie entered the living room followed by Adriana.

"Long time no see," Damian said cheerfully, releasing his embrace and looking at Eduardo. "You look even more chubby and... I like your beard!" he continued, laughing.

Eduardo furrowed his brows with a frustrated look. "I don’t like my body like this. It’s because I couldn’t exercise and had to eat more, then take medication... It’s for my recovery, but I feel like it’s ruining my posture too!" he said anxiously.

Damian laughed again and patted Eduardo’s shoulder. "Don’t worry about it. Adriana still loves you, and you can start going to the gym and dieting again after you fully recover," he said, looking at both of Eduardo’s legs.

Eduardo just nodded and entered the living room with Damian, but only Adriana was there. Valerie was gone, maybe to the bedroom to clean herself up?

"I didn’t expect you to be here," Adriana said, looking at Damian with a probing gaze. "And it seems you’re not here for Daniel," she continued.

Damian smiled thinly and nodded.

"Please tell me what’s going on?" Adriana asked.

"Honey, he’s not obligated to tell us... Don’t force it," Eduardo glanced at Adriana in horror.

"I want to know, it’s about my sister!" Adriana exclaimed, furrowing her brows. "I want to make sure this man isn’t playing with her... She’s suffered enough!" she continued, glaring at Damian.

"I understand your feelings as a caring sister," Damian calmly replied. "I won’t hurt Valerie anymore... I’ve decided to reconcile with her... And she’s given me that chance, but everything still needs processing because there was so much chaos before..."

Eduardo immediately nodded in agreement. "I understand this very well, their relationship has wounds... it’s a family matter due to the shame of the canceled marriage."

Damian nodded.

"And actually, we were just set up," Valerie, who had just arrived, said, her face looking better with a little makeup and lip balm.

Damian immediately turned to her and let her sit beside him.

"It was Samuel who asked Clara to seduce Damian that night," Valerie explained with a displeased look. "Unfortunately, Damian couldn’t control himself, so that bitch succeeded in seducing him and..."

"I’m also wrong for this," Damian interrupted before Valerie finished speaking. "But what happened over the past two years has been punishment enough for me; I won’t repeat it, never," he said, reaching for Valerie’s hand and holding it.

Valerie remained silent with a sad look. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"I didn’t expect this," Adriana said, looking surprised and shaking her head. "How could he do this to you?"

"He’s obsessed with having Valerie, but he can’t compete with me naturally, so he used cunning ways to snatch her from me!" Damian replied curtly.

"You’re also at fault, Damian..."

"I know..."

"This is bad, and I feel like we’re all enemies of Samuel now," Eduardo said sternly. "He not just trying to separate you, but he’s put us all in trouble and in a sad, difficult time... Especially for Daniel. He should have told us that Valerie was pregnant... He knew how much our family struggled and suffered, even when mommy was once sick because of that problem..."

"At that time, I asked him not to tell anyone that I was pregnant," Valerie said, lowering her face, and then resting it on Damian’s shoulder. "I was always afraid to come back... I always thought that peace was very bad... My heart was filled with hatred..."

"But even though you asked him to keep your pregnancy a secret if he were a good and humane man, he should still have told all of us... But he didn’t!" Adriana said angrily, picturing Samuel’s face. "He thought he could bring you happiness... He thought he could do everything best for you... He’s crazy, his obsession has gone too far!" she continued, sighing and running her fingers through her hair, visibly emotional and heated.

"If we keep dwelling on this issue... I can’t stop regretting being deceived... 2 years is not a short time," Valerie said, with a sad look in her eyes.

"It’s okay..." Damian immediately hugged her from the side. "Such things won’t happen again... And most importantly, we’re back together now... We know that he’s the worst, so we have to be careful," he said calmly, occasionally kissing Valerie’s head.

Adriana sighed, unable to deny her sadness at seeing Valerie, imagining her thoughts and feelings.

"So what did you do to Samuel?" Eduardo asked.

Damian shook his head. "I don’t know... If I imprison him and then he tries to defend himself, it will get me involved with him again. I’m sick of it... I don’t want to see him again..."

"But he deserves to be punished!" Adriana exclaimed, with a serious look, as if she didn’t want Samuel to just go free like that. "He and Clara should be imprisoned because they made you lose 2 years of being together... Then caused losses due to the canceled marriage, mental losses... Leaving behind trauma..."

"No, there’s no need to report them to the police," Valerie said, feeling the warmth of Damian’s hand holding hers. "I don’t want what happened between Clara and Damian to be known by many people. It’s scandalous, and embarrassing... It could ruin his reputation... Samuel will humiliate him... He will say bad things about him," she continued sadly.

Damian sighed, feeling choked up, not expecting that behind her anger, Valerie still always thinks about his reputation and good name, so she chooses to let Samuel and Clara go free. He couldn’t say anything but hug her, feeling touched