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

If it weren’t for his rejection, Lulu

unfair comment in the afternoon,

when he detected a

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 it around the

furrowed, and his voice turned inexplicably profound. “Are

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

woman behind Cherise’s house retrieve a small object

eyes narrowed. He could see it clearly it was a

the gasoline-drenched

house, and Cherise, who had been facing away from

his phone,

for a moment, bewildered

to see the blaze roaring skyward. The entire house. appeared to be swallowed by

dropped his phone, leaped from the balcony, and

She swiftly removed her coat, dipped it into a nearby water tub, and wrapped it around

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