Chapter 336 Billionaire's Lies

• The estate garden glowed in the soft light of moonbeams, the scent of unfolding jasmine drifting around like a forbidden tale yet to unfold. Lanterns breathed softly with every gasp, their fluttering patterns against the courtyard wall like falling leaves. Eliana walked barefoot now, her heels left at the garden door. Her blue-black dress stuck to her body like moisture, leaving a splash of spilled ink behind.
• She had caught sight of him before he left—Damian—by the fountain, his demeanor as stiff as ever, his profile unrecognizable. Braced broad shoulders, crossed arms tight over his chest. The moon etched light onto the leaves' sharp ridges. He turned as if he had anticipated her.
• "Eliana," he breathed, a sigh lost amidst the crinkling leaves.