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.

“Hmph! A real playboy!” Cherise pursed her lips. “Thank goodness Lulu didn’t end up with him!”

anger flared each time she thought about it. “I used to think he was a

If it weren’t for his rejection, Lulu wouldn’t have to date that hideous Rodney!”

in the afternoon, her

something when he detected a suspicious figure lurking

observe a woman in sportswear and a cap holding something

furrowed, and his voice turned inexplicably profound. “Are you

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“There’s also Mandy; she twisted her ankle…”

speaking, Damien saw the woman behind Cherise’s

see it

onto the gasoline-drenched ground,

who had been facing away from it, was

his phone, urgently

moment, bewildered by the sudden urgency.

spun around to see the blaze roaring skyward. The entire house.

dropped his phone, leaped from the balcony, and yelled, “Cherise,

woman standing by the house appeared unfazed, seemingly oblivious to Damien’s words. She swiftly removed her coat, dipped it into a nearby water tub,

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