Chapter 176

Damien looked a bit helpless. “They only show up during holidays anyway. Just don’t let them get to you.”

“Still... you should be careful around them, Damien. I’m afraid they might go to crazy lengths for money,” Lilah cautioned, glancing in the direction Rose had just left.

Damien chuckled softly, relaxed as ever. “They’re still Mom’s relatives. I doubt they’d actually try to hurt me. Don’t worry too much.”

Lilah opened her mouth to say more but hesitated. Some lines you thought people wouldn’t cross—well, it didn’t guarantee they wouldn’t. She just hoped she was overthinking things.

“Oh, by the way, Damien—Lydia’s probably heading back soon,” she suddenly remembered.

Lydia had called her yesterday, saying she’d just wrapped up a show and wanted to treat herself to another vacation. Then she had started throwing all sorts of questions about Damien again.

Just hearing the name made Damien’s temples throb. “She said she’d be back soon when she left