Marrying the Man in the Dark

Sebastian rested his back against the chair and smiled at Cherise.

Sunlight filtered through the glass window, casting a mysterious shadow on his sharply defined face.

Cherise cleared her throat. “No.”

But she did hate him, especially when Lennon mentioned that Sebastian was determined to prevent Damien from succeeding. Deep down, she held some resentment towards him.

In other words, even if it were not Sebastian and were someone else, Cherise would still find the person despicable. He took advantage of the Lenoir family’s crisis to enrich himself.

Despite knowing the situation involving the Lenoir family and that the shares could not be sold at such a low price, he still took advantage of Tristan’s financial difficulties. He secretly purchased the shares while Damien was away. He even refused when the Lenoir family offered to repurchase the shares at a higher price based on market value.

Seeing such despicable behavior, Cherise would never have bothered to meet him if he hadn’t been her desk mate.

heartily. “The way you avoided eye contact when denying

rivalry with Damien affect our friendship. Business is like a battlefield, where everyone fights for their camp and interests. I’m doing this for the sake of the

for the welfare of my employees and grow my company. So don’t blame me for

up the coffee pot and filled the empty coffee cup before Cherise “That’s enough. It’s not easy for us to meet. Let’s not discuss business matters. I remember your grandmother has always been in poor health.

gaze dulled when Sebastian

mother, Charisa,

was a life well-lived, ye Cherise still felt a pang of sadness whenever she thought of her. She regretted not spending much time with her grandmother after

lips and

reality and smiled at him. “Its okay. My grandmother passed away peacefully with her family by her side. She didn’t suffer. It was simply the natural course of aging. In a way, it was a

of cake to