"We are sorry for the trouble we caused!" William and Anna's voices rang out from behind the moment Damian stepped out of the elevator.
Sigh!
Damian lowered his phone and turned, giving the two a proper look for the first time since they appeared.
Their bodies stiffened instantly under his gaze. He could see it clearly. They were on edge. They needed him to like them, needed his approval more than they were willing to admit.
It reminded him of himself back when these small things mattered.
Sigh!
Damian exhaled again and ran a hand through his hair, pushing it back slowly. It was not that he had become arrogant or dismissive. Something deeper had shifted. A man who had fought battles capable of leveling cities could not return to smiling at every small interaction like it still mattered the same way.
His world had grown and naturally, the smaller things began to fade.
