Damian approached Celine. He placed his tray on the table. Damian stood up again and put his hands in his pants pockets.
"That's your food. Finish it quickly. Then after this, I'll join you outside. My friends want to meet you, Baby."
"I'm not confident. They're probably a bunch of rich people."
"You're with me, Baby. Nobody will disrespect you there. Okay."
"Let's just see how I feel after eating. I really don't like being the center of attention."
Damian sat beside Celine. Celine looked at the steak with a blank stare. She ate enthusiastically because she was really hungry. She didn't care about Damian's reaction to her eating manners. It only took a few minutes to finish the plate of steak.
Damian smiled faintly. Celine was not shy in front of him. Celine drank the wine without elegance. She drank it nonchalantly without hesitation.
"You're enjoying the million-dollar wine impressively," Damian said sarcastically.
"And in the end, no matter how much the wine cost, it will just end up in the trash. So don't expect me to care. Even if you only gave me a glass of plain water, I wouldn't mind," Celine replied casually.
"Now, let's meet my friends."
"No female friends, right?" Celine asked.
"Are you jealous?" Damian asked back.
"In your dream."
"If that's the case, let's go. You probably won't mind meeting my friends."
Celine nodded, walked to grab her paper bag, and entered the walk-in closet to change clothes.
Celine came out confidently, even though she didn't like dressing like that, but to maintain her dignity, Star chose to wear the dress instead of being embarrassed in Damian's shirt.
Damian was stunned looking at Celine. The girl looked even more beautiful despite not putting on makeup at all.
"How long are you going to stand there, uncle?"
"Stop calling me uncle. I'm not your uncle."
"The more you get angry, the older you look."
Celine laughed. Damian, who was not pleased, immediately pulled Celine's arm, causing her body to spin and hit his broad chest.
"You seem to really enjoy mocking me," Damian touched Celine's chin. Celine looked up because her height only reached Damian's chest.
"I'm just stating a fact."
Damian didn't respond. Arguing with the girl would only make his face look older.
"If you speak up again, I'll shut your mouth," Damian said. Celine immediately fell silent. However, it wasn't Celine's name if she didn't cause trouble. The girl suddenly stepped on Damian's foot, which was covered in sandals.
"Oh God," Damian muttered. Celine laughed and ran out. She forgot that outside her room, Damian's friends were having a party.
Celine suddenly froze in front of the room. Now it was Damian's turn to laugh at Celine's surprised face.
However, unbeknownst to Celine, since she came out, a pair of eyes had been watching her intently. Without realizing it, the owner of those eyes approached Celine.
Damian grabbed Celine's waist. The owner of those eyes widened in surprise. Damian invited Celine to get closer to his friend.
"Baby, let me introduce you to my friends. That one over there is called Juan, next to him is Simon. Then the one in black is Julian, next to him is Jasson, and the last one is Mario." Celine's gaze momentarily fixed on Damian's friend named Mario. She felt like she had seen him before, but where?
Celine shook hands with Damian's friends one by one. As she was about to shake hands with Mario, unexpectedly, he mumbled "San Francisco". It was as if he was reminding Celine of something.
Celine widened her eyes. The man smiled faintly. Damian quickly shifted Celine because she had lingered in front of Mario for too long, and Damian didn't like it.
"Baby, come here. Sit here."
Damian forcibly pulled Celine to sit on his lap. Celine closed her eyes for a moment. Honestly, she felt very embarrassed. Especially because Mario knows who she is.
"Why have you been staring at my girlfriend, Mario?" Damian glared disapprovingly at his friend. Mario smiled.
"Sorry, Dam. I just feel like I've seen your girlfriend somewhere before, in San Francisco about 3 years ago."
"Has she left such an impression on you that you still remember her?" Damian asked irritatedly.
"Why are you angry at him? I did meet her before," Celine interjected. She didn't want Damian to be mad at Mario. She didn't want Mario to reveal the truth about who he really was.
"Are you defending him?"
"Do you want me to go into the room or stay here? Are you asking me to leave just so we can argue? You're acting like such a child, Damian."
"I'm sorry." Damian rested his forehead on Celine's shoulder. All of Damian's friends were dumbfounded by his unusual behavior. A cold and untouchable man was now acting spoiled towards a girl?
Mateo nearly dropped his glass. He took out his phone and captured the rare moment.
"Wow, it looks like aunty Anne will soon have a son-in-law," Mateo mumbled. He sent the photo to Damian's mother. Somehow, he wondered how she would react to seeing it. One thing was for sure, Mateo was confident that Damian's mother would contact him soon.
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