Chapter 75 A Cold Distance

• The days dragged on in a tense silence, the atmosphere in the house colder than ever. Aurora had never felt so distant from Damian. Each day, she watched as he grew more affectionate toward Lina and colder toward her. It was hard to keep pretending that everything was fine, especially when she could see the way Lina seemed to take pleasure in Damian’s indifference toward her. Every time Damian ignored her, Lina’s smile seemed to grow wider, her confidence rising.
• Damian’s behavior was a calculated move in their plan, but it still hurt. The way he would look at her with cold eyes, the way his voice would be sharp and dismissive it was as if she was nothing to him. And perhaps that was the hardest part of all: realizing that, in this game, she really was nothing to him anymore.
• But it wasn’t just about the coldness. Damian had taken to treating her like a servant in front of everyone. He barely spoke to her unless it was to give an order. She would serve him in silence, her heart sinking with each command. Every time he would speak to Lina, laughing, touching her arm in ways he had never touched Aurora, she couldn’t help but feel a sharp pang of jealousy.