S O M E T H I N G B E A U T I F U L

C H A P T E R 38

Damien's POV

You know that saying you don't know what you have until it's gone, well I fully understood it now. It's been over a year since Lily and I broke up but she is all I think about all the time. It's a very painful sensation I'm experiencing and I can't get over it. I need to tell Lily but she doesn't want to even see me better yet talk to me when she sees me she acts like I don't exist.

I'm sitting at this team gala and I don't really have energy to be here but every single person was expected to be here. The guys in the team I hang out with are talking about what this gala could be for because we had no description. Leo and I weren't friends anymore we were just teammates, when he found out I cheated it really put a strain on our relationship and now we don't hang out. I know Leo really liked Lily and believed she was a good influence on me, when I was with Lily I wasn't out every night like I am now.

When I was with Lily I would go home and spend the evening with Lily sometimes we would go out but not a lot, wven at times when Lily would be away I would stay at home. My playing improved a lot in that period and my mental state was good and stable but I had to go fuck it up. I can't live well without Lily but she obviously can, I had been keeping up and she had her modelling career growing constantly and she always looked happy on her instagram stories and when papparazzi took pictures of her.

I turned to look at the doors of the ballroom and the girl I was thinking about walked in as if I my thoughts had conjured her up. Lily walked in and Adonis had his hand on her waist, she looked gorgeous as always and she was smiling. They were greeted by Mr Hammond and there was chatter for a long time and I had a sinking feeling in my chest. I knew that Adonis was very respected by all businessmen but that would not explain why he was at a Los Angeles Team Gala.

Adonis was a man who just exuded power everywhere, whenever I saw them I was overwhelmed because both had an aura about them that screamed power and elite. Lily's aura made me insecure at times when we were dating and I don't think she ever tried to have that aura, it was something she naturally had when we stepped into rooms she could grab everyone's attention just by being there.

I don't think they even noticed but they had most of the ballroom just watching them as they minded their own business. He pulled out a chair and she took a seat then he took his seat next to her with his arm behind her chair and they casually conversed between the two of them. They hadn't noticed but the atmosphere and conversation in the ballroom had shifted. People were talking about them curiously.

Bryant called me and said ,'Dude you might want to stop staring.'

The boys started laughing at me and I just played it off and shook my head. The owner of our team walked onto the stage and got everyone's attention.

Mr Hammond smiled and said ,'Well I'm sure everyone is wondering what this gala is for and I'm glad to announce that it's a very happy occasion. Today we are more than happy to announce that the team has a new majority owner and lucky for the players and employees he has way more money than me.'

There was a rumble in laughter throughout the ballroom. Mr Hammond chuckled at his own joke and said ,'Anyways without wasting anymore time I'd like to introduce your brand new majority owner some may know him for being the hottest billionaire for multiple years, an award I never managed to get in my hay day.'

I was now very curious to find out who the bew majority owner is, Mr Hammond continued and said ,'Not only does he have those accomplishments but he is the second highest earning person in world under thirty years old. '

Hearing Mr Hammond say under thirty seemed make everyone including me more curious except I knew exactly who it was but I was praying that somehow it wouldn't be him.