A so-called accident had not only cost Damien Valerius his sole pillar of support in the Valerius family, but also made him an object of Jameson Valerius's loathing.
Damien Valerius had once told her that the two of them were just huddling together for warmth. At the time, Aurora Sterling had only understood the surface meaning. Only now did she truly comprehend the feelings behind his words.
"After my third brother's funeral, I was sent abroad. For a long time, I couldn't return to the country without the old man's permission. I had no lingering attachment to the country or the Valerius family, especially after my third brother died." Zeke Valerius's death had severed Damien Valerius's last tie to this family. Without Zeke Valerius, the Valerius family meant nothing to Damien Valerius anymore.
