Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 976 Unexpected Intrigue

The man shook his head in mild bemusement, a faint smile playing on his lips. “It’s not particularly urgent.”

Cherise’s response was quick and relentless. “Still, let’s give it a listen. What if it’s truly significant?”

“Mr. Whitlock emphasized its importance when he contacted me…”

Unable to dissuade her, Damien closed the bedroom door with a resigned sigh, then proceeded to remove his coat before reclining on the bed, drawing Cherise close into his embrace.

“How about this: we listen together, and afterward, you can get some rest?”

Cherise nodded in agreement, her lips slightly pursed. “Alright.”

As Damien inhaled the scent of her hair, he pressed play on the voice recorder—

The night enveloped them in quietude as they lay intertwined.

Cherise’s expression oscillated between shock and embarrassment, while Damien’s eyes held a hint of amusement.

The room was filled with the voices emanating from the recorder.

“Your husband isn’t aware of our rendezvous, correct?”

“No, he’s oblivious, and he’ll remain so… Does your wife suspect anything?”

“That old hag, ugh!”

“Come closer, my love, come kiss me.”

“Embrace me…”

herself

Whitlock had stressed the significance of the recording when entrusting it to her.

listening to the clandestine affair of unfamiliar voices.

escalating and the content becoming more… intimate?

woman’s

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covers, the sounds persisted, relentlessly assaulting her ears.

peeked out from beneath the blanket. “Um… dear,

arched an eyebrow, sensing her embarrassment, and decided to tease her a bit. “But isn’t this what

a mischievous grin, he lifted the

voice her frustration about Mr. Whitlock. “I thought… I thought Mr. Whitlock,

believed everything he said… but I never expected…”

her

so good about listening

How mortifying!

meant no harm, Cherise.”

calm voice carried a hint of amusement. “Didn’t you

nodded silently. “He

“Mm.”

teased her, “Perhaps Yolanda and Mr. Whitlock are trying to promote the relationship between us as a married

as she tried to grab the recorder. “How does this promote

she’d forced Damien into this embarrassing