Confusion

Ariel looked at Damien's hand. And then she looked at his face.

Then she asked him in a stern voice, "And what about the hell you put me through?"

She clenched her fists and blurted out, "There is someone else who is doing his best to pull me out of the hell that you put me through, Damien. And you show up now, after all these years, and say that you want me to give you a hand again? It's not that easy."

Ariel felt a sharp pain in her heart as soon as those words came out of her mouth.

And so did Damien. Hearing Ariel mentioning about Kenneth made his heart ache to the deepest corners.

Ariel regretted saying those hurtful words to him when he was finally back in her life after so long; when he was brave enough to ask her for her help.

She gave a sorry glance to him and said in a soft voice, "Damien, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that."