Chapter 202 The Desperate Plan

The shareholder meeting at Cross Group became the final straw that crushed Damian. He returned to his empty apartment in a daze and collapsed heavily onto the couch. The X-Factor cancer patent was his only lifeline and the very hope he had pushed away with his own two hands. While he was lost in thought, the doorbell rang with an urgency that felt out of place. Damian stood up, irritation etched between his brows, and yanked the door open to reveal a woman standing in the doorway. She wore ill-fitting clean clothes, and her hair was a mess. It was Erin. Her eyes were hollow, but they lit up with an eerie sparkle the moment she saw him. "Darling!" Erin screamed as she lunged at him. Damian stumbled back from the impact and instinctively tried to push her away. She hugged his waist tightly and buried her face in his chest as she greedily inhaled his scent. "Darling, I finally found you! They locked me up and wouldn't let me see you!" Her speech was incoherent, and her voice was