Marrying the Man in the Dark

hapter 553 Unspoken Feelings

The sound of Lucas’ footsteps faded into the distance, leaving behind a profound silence..

Cherise lifted her gaze, her eyes icy as they met Damien’s. She bit down hard on his arm-

Their long-awaited intimate encounter was brief.

Despite her body’s yearning for more, Damien understood that Cherise was no longer the same woman he once knew.

In the past, she was a naive student, and he could take advantage of her without reservation.

But now, she was astute, composed, and mature, a respected doctor.

He couldn’t waste her time or damage her reputation.

“Mr. Lenoir.”

Cherise emerged from the bathroom, made herself presentable, but her face still showed a hint of discomfort, “I can choose to forget what happened.”

will honor your promise and provide our hospital with the twenty million in medical funds, not a

something and looked up at Damien, “Additionally, when making the donation, I hope you can specify that fifteen million of

smile playing on his lips, “Dr.

only

“Is that so?”

what you just did to the daughter of the Tanner family, the sister of Ms. Charisa of Miles Manor, I believe

disagree with this amount,

photos I took this morning

picture will be

that’s worth less than ten million, Mr.

eyes narrowed slightly, “When did you become

a thing or two from you.”

“You wanted to exchange my time for ten million.”

the more cunning one?”

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after

indeed

taken such liberties with her without her consent, she would have been furious, giving him the cold

now, not only did she not ignore him, she