Forbidden Desire. | ✓

(39) Find What You're Looking For.

Sahara doesn't move and neither does Damian.

"Why are you doing this, Sahara?" Damian asks.

"Because I know both of us can't function without each other, why can't we give it one more try? One more chance?" Sahara asks as tears pool up in her eyes.

"Have you ever seen us work out? We can't be together and that's the end of that bloody conversation." Damian curls his hands into fists. He doesn't want to give in, he still believes she deserves better than him, she'll always deserve better than him. 

For the first time ever, anger rises through Sahara, "How could you say that so easily? Why can't you fight for us? I just want you to say you want to stay, that's all I want!" She repeatedly hits his chest, sobbing.

But little does he know that Sahara also believes he deserves someone better than her, she believes that he deserves someone who can fulfill the role of Mrs. Vasiliev.

"We're not compatible, Sahara. There's nothing to fight for." Damian says, his voice dry with no hint of emotion. And then, he says something he knows will steer Sahara away from from him, for good, "You can't walk with the people I walk with, you can't act the part of a wealthy man's wife, you don't have the traits I need in someone who can handle the people in the world of business. You're too simple of a girl who can't stand beside me as my wife, do you understand?"

It ripped Damian apart to say such harsh words to someone he would give his life for. But he couldn't do it, he didn't have the courage to take her back, he didn't have the courage to give her the life she deserves.

Sahara takes a few steps back, from disbelief, tears slip down her cheeks. "You're right, that's all I needed to hear. All I needed to hear was that you didn't want me, you didn't need me, you couldn't be around me. After everything I gave you, after everything you put me through, I'm finally sick and tired of loving you. I hope you find what you're looking for, Mr. Damian Romeo Vasiliev. I hope you can find someone who will love you and teach you the meaning of such feelings."

Right before she begins to walk away, she says, "I hope for the best for you and your future, you truly will not ever see me again." Her heels click away into the distance.

Something in the way she said that sent Damian sickening vibes, it didn't feel like. But he ignored the feeling. She's better off without me, she's better off without me, she's better off without me, he keeps repeating in his head.

• • •

Ria was laughing with Viktor about how she spilt the drink on Stella when she notices Sahara, "Sahara! We're here!"

Sahara gave her sad smile, "Are you guys enjoying it here?"

Ria looks at Sahara's expression and asks, "Are you okay? Did you talk to Damian?"

"Let's just say I'm signing those papers." Sahara says quietly.

Viktor clears his throat, "Sahara... I have something to tell you... Damian never sent you divorce papers..."

Sahara looks up with her brows knit together in confusion, "Huh? What do you mean?"

Ria nods, "Viktor asked their lawyer, and he said Damian never even talked about divorce, let alone prepare the papers and send it to you."

That sparks hope inside Sahara, he never wanted a divorce in the first place. He never wanted to leave her.

Sahara still a little confused, "Then, why does he-"