Chapter 860 Nocturnal Intrigue

Yolanda’s voice dripped with flirtation in the delicate cocoon of her ear. “Damien, you mentioned you’d come over once Cherise drifts into slumber. When might that be?”

“I’m a bit weary. When do you think Cherise will doze off?”

“Why not utilize the sleeping pills you’ve prepared? Didn’t you prepare them?”

Cherise offered no reply.

She simply listened, her silence a canvas for Yolanda’s monologue, punctuated by soft utterances of “Mm,” “Ah,” “Okay.”

“Excellent. Let’s convene at our usual haunt tomorrow!”

Confronted with Yolanda’s buoyant tone, Cherise sighed inwardly, rubbing her temples. “Ms. Weiss.”

Finally, Yolanda exclaimed through the line, “You are…”

“I am Cherise.”

With the phone nestled in her palm, Cherise sighed again, her brow furrowing.

While she didn’t consider her initial “hello” particularly loud, it wasn’t muted.

If her voice reached Yolanda’s ears, why did Yolanda persist in this charade?

her softened tone,

this game, which is evident in

her carefully chosen words was evident.

presumed your late call was in pursuit of an accord regarding the issue of the shares with my husband.”

I, too, wish for an amicable resolution.”

your deliberate choice of words only muddies the waters between you

that my husband maintains a distance from you.”

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icy. “It’s late, Ms. Weiss. Rest well. Perhaps in your dreams,

for Yolanda’s retort, Cherise terminated the call.

discord between her and Damien with such crude

No way!

“Finished?”

Damien stood outside, exuding the scent of tobacco and the chill of

flushed crimson. “You… you

“Mhmm.”

a smile, Damien entered the car, closing the door. His imposing frame once again enveloped Cherise. “My dear little fool,

against him. “I’ve told

always be my

a shiver coursed through her body, Cherise pouted,

a mix of surprise and anger, she met

“Yes, it’s me,”

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