Marrying the Man in the Dark

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!”

she thought about it. “I used to think

for his rejection, Lulu wouldn’t have to date that hideous

about Rodney’s unfair comment in the afternoon, her

when he detected a suspicious

was on 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

turned inexplicably profound. “Are you the only one

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lip. “There’s also Mandy; she twisted her

as she finished speaking, Damien saw the woman behind Cherise’s house retrieve a small object

–

it clearly it was

tossed the lighter onto the gasoline-drenched

Cherise, who had been facing away from it,

clutched his phone, urgently

moment, bewildered by the sudden

to see the blaze roaring skyward. The entire

time to lose, Damien dropped his phone, leaped from the

the 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, and wrapped it around her nose and mouth. With determination, she darted into the blazing structure.