Talia immediately jumped up with joy.
Damian said, "I'll protect her, don't worry."
It's because you're here that I'm worried, Bella said silently in her heart, but didn't show it on her face.
She understood that, with Damian's intelligence, if she acted like she really didn't want Talia to be around him, he might think it's odd and possibly start guessing the truth.
Fortunately, Talia is still young, looking entirely like her without a trace of Damian's features, otherwise she wouldn't dare let Talia have contact with Damian.
Her emotions turned and turned inside, but Bella smiled slightly on the surface and said, "Talia can be quite mischievous, so I apologize for the trouble, Mr. Sinclair."
Seeing her polite yet distant smile, Damian's brow furrowed again.
It seemed ever since he saw her, he couldn't stop frowning; there was always so much frustration in his heart.
