Vincent understood exactly what Daniel was doing\u2013he saw the whole performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Vincent could even respond, Daniel kept pushing. \u201cI heard you\u2019ve been scouting locations?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent gave a slight nod. \u201cYeah.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
.(56 )\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
His tone was flat, his voice not particularly loud, but it carried clearly enough for Scarlett and Damian to hear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That simple \u201cYeah\u201d caught Daniel off guard. His curiosity grew. \u201cSo, what\u2019s the plan? When are you popping the question?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Initially, Daniel had just been showing off for Scarlett\u2019s benefit. But these next questions came from genuine nosiness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent shook his head. \u201cHaven\u2019t decided yet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing that, Daniel realized Vincent was serious about proposing. He warmed up, offering eagerly, \u201cNeed any help planning? I\u2019m great at this stuff.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent declined with a faint smile. \u201cNo, thanks. I\u2019ll handle it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A twinge of something\u2013maybe envy\u2013pinched Daniel\u2019s heart, but he kept his tone light and impressed. \u201cMan, you\u2019re really going all out for Sabrina. Never seen you like this before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent didn\u2019t reply, letting the silence hang.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nearby, Scarlett and Damian had heard every word. As Vincent finally stopped talking, Damian couldn\u2019t hold back a low scoff. \u201cSome people have no shame.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daniel\u2019s temper was quick to flare. He spun around, \u201cDamian, who the hell are you talking about?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian didn\u2019t back down, sneering, \u201cWhoever feels guilty, I guess,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Furious, Daniel rolled up his sleeves and started forward, ready for a fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian wasn\u2019t intimidated. He stepped up to meet him, the two now standing chest\u2013to\u2013chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Up close, Damian curled his lip and muttered, \u201cLapdog.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daniel\u2019s eyes narrowed dangerously. \u201cYou looking for trouble?\u201d he growled, his voice low.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
21:00 Wed, Jan 14 d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 393 Provocation\u00a0<\/p>\n
He drew his fist back, ready to swing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian braced himself, muscles tensing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
56\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing things escalate, Scarlett quickly stepped forward. She tugged at Damian\u2019s arm. \u201cDamian, don\u2019t. If a dog bites you, you don\u2019t bite it back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian paused, glancing down at her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett met his and nodded. \u201cLet\u2019s just go\u00a0<\/p>\n
gaze\u00a0<\/p>\n
home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He clearly hated backing down, but starting a brawl here\u2013especially with Vincent wouldn\u2019t end well for anyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
present-\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as Daniel was primed to throw the first punch, Scarlett\u2019s intervention stalled him. Frustrated, he spat her way, \u201cYou\u2019re still such a piece of work!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian\u2019s expression darkened immediately, but Scarlett moved in front of him first. Her voice was low but sharp as she addressed Daniel. \u201cAnd what does that make you? Any better? I used to consider you a friend. I remembered your favorite food, your drink orders. And how did you repay that? Is that how a decent person acts?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daniel was momentarily speechless. \u201cYou\u2014\u201d he stammered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett didn\u2019t flinch from his anger. \u201cI can say, without a doubt, I never did anything to wrong you,\u201d she shot back, her voice rising. \u201cCan you say the same?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was true\u2013Scarlett had gone out of her way for Daniel in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back then, Daniel had told himself it was just her way of cozying up to him for information about Vincent, so he\u2019d never truly valued her kindness, dismissing it as mere brown\u2013nosing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But regardless of her motives, the fact remained\u2013she had been good to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daniel fumbled for a retort, coming up empty. He turned to Vincent instead. \u201cVincent, are you just going to stand there?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Vincent could speak, Scarlett cut in, \u201cWhat\u2019s he going to do? He\u2019s no better. You\u2019re two of\u00a0<\/p>\n
a kind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daniel was seething now. \u201cYou\u2019re a real-\u201d he started, but Vincent grabbed his arm, cutting him\u00a0<\/p>\n
off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSabrina\u2019s waiting,\u201d Vincent said, his voice calm. \u201cNo point in this. Let\u2019s go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daniel wanted to argue further, but after a tense moment, he shut his mouth. Still, he shot Scarlett a few final, venomous glares before turning away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
21:00 Wed, Jan 14 d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 393 Provocation\u00a0<\/p>\n
:\u00a0<\/p>\n
56\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Watching him, Damian warned, \u201cKeep looking at her like that, and I\u2019ll make sure you can\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daniel didn\u2019t reply, only let out a contemptuous snort.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he started to leave with Vincent, Damian made a move as if to follow, but Scarlett quickly caught his hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDamian,\u201d she said firmly, \u201cit\u2019s not worth it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing her, Damian reluctantly let the tension drain from his shoulders and stayed put.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1.1K\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Editorial Board: Our editorial team works behind the scenes to refine each chapter, maintain consistency, and deliver the best reading experience.<\/p>\n
Silent Dreams Never Die \u2014 Author: John Miller 393 Vincent understood exactly what Daniel was doing\u2013he saw the whole performance.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-impossible-condition-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27757\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}