Marrying the Man in the Dark

Mrs. Lydia hesitated, glancing at Cherise. “But… Mrs. Lenoir hasn’t donated yet…”

Cherise squinted her eyes, realizing once again that Mrs. Lydia was no simple woman; she was keenly observing her all along, which explained her hesitation.

Her impression of Mrs. Lydia had already soured with the matter outside of the auditorium.

Now, she was convinced that Mrs. Lydia was benefiting from these children.

This only fueled her determination to adopt Alexis..

So, Cherise stood up with a smile. “Mrs. Lydia, if you are asking for a donation, I am willing to contribute.

“You see, I have my eye on a child named Alexis.”

“I would like to know, if I donate one million to the orphanage, would I be able to adopt this child?”

Cherise believed that one million was a substantial amount in Mrs. Lydia’s eyes.

Yolanda laughed in a mocking manner, sending her fiery gaze at Cherise.

“One million?”

“Cherise, aren’t you being stingy?”

million from her pocket and handed it to Mrs. Lydia. “The previous ten million I gave you was for the welfare of the children in the

million is a token of appreciation for taking care

with satisfaction. “Mrs. Lenoir, do you really think

may not be as

willing to

Mrs. Lenoir be willing to spend thirty million to

claim you cannot afford

can afford it… I will always offer a price that is

eyes at her. “Is that so?”

“Absolutely!”

took a deep breath, then she

distinctly heard Mr. Hampson

nails dug into her

her décision was

thirty million is

“Forty million.”

produced another twenty million in check.

was evident that she had come

breathed out through her nose; she was about to raise the bid but was interrupted by Damien’s cold and indifferent voice coming through the earpiece. “That’s enough,

to engage in

bit down her lower lip in frustration, but she also understood that forty million was truly a