Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 306 Fire!

“No,” she said with a somewhat weary look, lowering her head. “I don’t know why, but today I feel unusually tired, so I decided to come back early to get some rest.”

Damien inquired, “What about your place of stay?”

He settled into a more comfortable position on the balcony, watching her petite form near the wall. “Is staying in the grand villa more comfortable than at home?”

Cherise responded, telling a little white lie to spare him any worry, “It’s about the same. It’s quite spacious here, and everyone has been kind to me.”

Changing the subject, she asked, “Are you done with your work?”

“Yeah, I just saw Lenn off.”

“Lenn?” Cherise furrowed her brow. “He came to our place?”

“Yes, but he had left because he got distracted by a woman.”

The man chuckled softly, remembering the anger that washed over Lennon’s face when he saw Rodney attempting to tamper with Lucy’s drink while Lennon was keeping a close watch with binoculars. It had been twelve years since Damien had seen Lennon that. incensed.

Cherise pursed her lips. “Thank goodness Lulu didn’t

“I used to think

rejection, Lulu wouldn’t

the afternoon, her anger surged even

something when he detected a

on the third floor, while Cherise stayed in a single-story house. From his elevated. position, he could clearly observe a woman in sportswear and a cap holding something resembling a water bucket, discreetly sprinkling

his voice turned inexplicably profound. “Are you the only one there right

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her lip. “There’s also Mandy; she twisted

finished speaking, Damien saw the woman behind Cherise’s house retrieve a small object from her pocket.

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narrowed. He could see it clearly it was

onto the gasoline-drenched ground, and in an instant, flames shot

the house, and Cherise, who had been facing away from it, was blissfully

clutched his phone, urgently

a moment, bewildered