Her mother glanced at the so-called her daughter's boyfriend, she couldn't deny that he seemed to be taking care of Ina very well, but something about him wasn't right.

"Did he cook all this food?" Her mother asked again Ignoring Damien's presence.

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Ina was about to tell her mother that she shouldn't ignore him when he was in front of her like this, but Damien placed his hand on hers asking to not say anything.

"Yes, he cooked all these dishes, you should try some, Damien is very good at cooking." Ina said and watched as her mother glared at Damien before she started to eat.

"Yes, try some, the food is very delicious." Her father, who had started eating the food, already said.

"Thank you." Damien said to Ina father.

He honestly didn't care about her parents' approval of their relationship, he was only putting up with them because of her, he was doing that only for her.

Her mother picked up the spoon and started to taste the soup.

It tasted very good unlike what she had thought.

"Do you like it?" Ina asked, looking at her mother with hopeful eyes.

Eleanor saw how daughter was looking at her and didn't want to disappoint her.

"Yes, it's good." Eleano replied.

Ina smiled and looked at Damien who smiled back at her.

The rest of the dinner went well as Ina's mother decided to not create problems for the sake of her daughter.

Ina felt happy that at least her mother was trying for her and that was enough for her.

After the dinner, Ina and her mother cleaned the dishes while Damien and her father went to the study room to talk.

...

Inside the study room.

"I heard that you are shifting the administration of the Ray company to London, is that right?" William, Ina's father asked.

"Yes, that's correct." Damien replied.

"Is it because of Ina?" William asked.

Damien chuckled at the old man question, it seems that the two of them will get along.

"Yes, she is having a hard time accepting this place, she is only doing this for you because you wanted her to study here." Damien answered and saw the old man nod his head.

William patted Damien's shoulder and said.

"You're a good man, Damien, Ina must be very lucky to have you."

"Actually, I'm the lucky one, she showed me a side of myself that I didn't know, she made me a different person." Damien said as he smiled to himself.

...

Inside the kitchen.

Ina was washing the dishes and noticed that her mother was staring at her as if she wanted to say something.

"Mom, you can ask me anything you want." Ina said as she looked at her who seemed happy with her words.

"Honey, I'm doing this because I love you, you know that, right?" Her mother asked and watched her daughter smile.

"I know that Mom, I love you too, now tell me what I want to know?" Ina said.

"Does he treat you well? I mean you can tell me if he is forcing you into this relationship?" Her mother asked.

Ina who was listening to her mother, burst into laughter holding her stomach.

"Ah, I'm sorry Mom, but you seem to be watching TV so much lately." Ina said as she wiped the corner of her eyes.

"No, he is not forcing me or anything, just give him time and get to know him, you will find out that he is a very sweet and caring person." She added.

Eleanor sighed in relief, at least now she was sure that her daughter was happy with him.

"Okay, I will try." Her mother said and Ina hugged her mother kissing her cheeks.

"Thank you, so, next question." Ina said as she went back to washing the dishes.

"Don't get too excited, young lady, we are going to stay here for a week, I'm going to keep my eyes on him during this time and if I notice something suspicious I will kick him out of here." Her mother said and watched as Ina tried to not laugh.

Eleanor looked at her daughter and wondered if that rich boy had put his hands on her daughter.

"Did he touch you? and don't think about lying." Her mother asked.

Ina's face became red hearing her mother question.

"If you are asking if we kissed and more than that, then yes we did, but he never forced and yes, we both use protection, so don't worry." Ina replied and heard how her mother gasped.

"That brat, he dared to touch my baby angel, no sleeping in the same room for the both of you." Her mother said.

Eleanor wanted to go and hit, no strangle that man right now, how dare he do that to her baby girl.

Ina rolled her eyes at her mother's possessive behaviour.

"That I can't do, I can't sleep without my bun of happiness." She said and watched her mother reaction after hearing Damien's nickname.

Rising her eyebrow, Eleanor asked.

"Bun? you call him bun of happiness?" Seriously!"

Ina giggled as she wiped her hands with the kitchen towel.

"Yes, it's a new nickname, I only thought about it yesterday." Ina said as she walked closer to her mother.

"You can't tell Damien that I told about it, it's going to be very embarrassing to him." Ina said, keeping her voice low.

Her mother shook her head hopelessly and left the kitchen, she felt like she didn't know her daughter anymore, and that thanks to the brutish, rich boy.

...

"Mom, you can't do this, I'm not young anymore." Ina who was pulled by her mother towards the guest room completed.

"No, no sleeping in the same room with him." Eleanor said as she pulled her daughter with her.

"Dad, say something." Ina looked at Dad who was following them and laughing.

Seeing that her Dad was not going to help her, she decided to run away from her mother and hide in the room with Damien until the morning.

"Mom, I'm very sorry." Ina said as she ran towards her room and closed the door behind her and locked it.

Ina giggled when she heard mother calling her.

"Eleanor, let her enjoy her time, as much as we hate to admit it, but she is no longer the young that she used to be." William said and noticed how his wife looked sad.

"Come now, let's go to sleep, I will make sure to love you for both of us." William said, teasing his wife.

"Shut up." Eleanor said as she entered the room.

...

Damian and Ina room.

"Why are you running?" Damien asked as he closed the book that he was reading and placed it on the nightstand.

Walking towards the bed, Ina continued laughing.

"I ran from my mother, she doesn't want me to sleep with you in the same room." Ina replied as she climbed the bed next to him.

Pulling her closer, he kissed her forehead.

"Go to sleep, you need to rest your body." Damien said as he pulled the blanket covering both of them.

"Sorry that you had to put up with my mother." Ina said as she snuggled closer to him.

"It's, nothing, no go to sleep." Damien said, placing his hand over her eyes.

"Hmm, that's better, now I will be able to sleep." Ina said.

She was very tired after this long evening.

Damien was about to sleep when he felt Ina hold onto his t-shirt tightly.

He removed his hand and laid her head on the pillow.

"Ina, Is it the same as the last time?" Damien said as he unbuttoned her pyjamas top and took off her pyjamas trousers.

Ina nodded her head and held into his hand, scared, she felt that she can't breathe and there was something pressing against her chest and ribs.

"I'm here with you, don't be scared, remember what the doctor said and try to breathe." Damien said as he reached for the drawer next to him and took out a loose t-shirt.

Helping her to sit up, he helps her to wear it before he makes her lay down on the bed again.

"Yes, that's it you are doing great." Damien said, trying to comfort her.

A sob escaped Ina's lips." It's very painful."

Damien shut his eyes close, it was hard to watch her like this in pain and he couldn't do anything to help except for watching and waiting for the pain to go away.

"It's almost over." Damien whispered to her as he kissed the back of her hand.

After twenty minutes, the pain gradually went away and Ina was able to breathe normally.

But these twenty minutes of unbearable pain left her body fatigued.

"It's better now." Ina said after she finished drinking the water cup that Damien handed it to her.

Damien caressed her face lovingly as he stared at her.

"See, I told you not to exhaust yourself." Damien spoke to her gently.

"Tomorrow I will bring a maid to take care of the cleaning and everything else, okay." Damien said and waited for her approval.

Ina nodded her head and felt him kiss her forehead.