Chapter 8

I thought Dominic had finally left Pemberly for good. But to my surprise, he managed to team up with a colleague I once trusted, and together, they hatched a plan to deceive me. When I stepped onto the lawn, I was completely caught off guard. It was the weekend, and any good mood I had had disappeared the instant I saw him. He had carefully recreated our wedding ceremony, capturing every detail perfectly. Wearing the custom suit I had designed for him, he stood quietly to the side. His warm smile was fixed on me, full of affection. "Nora, will you marry me?" he asked. My coworkers erupted in cheers around us. "Say yes! Say yes!" A surge of anger boiled inside me. After all the harassment he'd put me through, how could he still think I'd say yes? Damien's eyes gleamed, a flicker of confidence shining through. "Do you really think staging a wedding would make me forgive you?" I couldn't hold it in any longer. In front of all my coworkers, I slapped him hard. The crowd fell silen