Damien arrived at his apartment and found his grandfather, Don, sitting in the living room.
"Grandpa? What are you doing here?" Damien asked, surprised.
"I should ask you the same thing," Don replied, his voice strained. "Instead of going to the manor and spending time with your fiancée, you're in this empty apartment."
"Do you seriously think I'll do something just because you tell me to? I can't marry her, I'm in love with someone else." Damien retorted.
Don glared at him, his face reddening. "Are you trying to piss me off?" he fumed.
After a heated exchange, Don's heavy breathing grew ragged. He suddenly fell back onto the sofa, his hand clutching his chest. Damien panicked, immediately calling Marco. Together, they rushed his grandfather to the hospital. Don had clogged arteries so he needed surgery right away.
Sitting in the hospital hallway with Marco, Damien was beside himself with worry. The image of his grandfather's face, red with anger, was seared into his mind. He realized he was so caught up in his own rebellion that he had pushed Don too far. He vowed to himself that he would never make his grandfather angry again. From now on, he would listen.
Two hours later, his friend Vance, who was Don's surgeon, came out of the operating room. "The surgery went well," he said. "The patient has been moved to intensive care."
The next morning, Don woke to find Damien asleep in the chair beside him, exhausted from the long night. Moved by the sight, Don reached out and gently patted Damien's head. Damien woke immediately. Seeing his grandfather awake and with tears in his eyes, he said, "I'm sorry. I'll listen to you from now on, Grandpa." Don just nodded, too emotional to speak.
Just then, the housekeeper Lee entered with Penelope, who was carrying soup and bags of food. "Grandpa, how are you feeling?" Penelope asked, her voice serious.
Don smiled at her. "Better now that I see my beautiful granddaughter." They chatted warmly while Damien remained quiet, the weight of his guilt immense.
Damien stayed at the hospital, accompanying his grandfather for a few days, and then Don was discharged. Damien moved back to the Sterling manor, only to find that Penelope was also now living there. He wasn't happy about it, but he told himself it was for Don. He would try his best to be civil with Penelope. His only goal was to please his grandfather.