Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 986 Facing the Storm

Emma chuckled softly.

“You’re quite clever, Cherise.

With a graceful stride, Emma approached the window, peering at the swarm of reporters gathered outside the library. “While I may lack the finesse of a professional journalist, feel free to decline my inquiries, challenge me, or even put me on the spot.

“But,” she paused, turning back to face Cherise with a playful smile, “what about those reporters out there? How do you plan to handle them, Cherise?”

Cherise furrowed her brow, rising slowly to join Emma at the window, her heart fluttering with a hint of panic.

Oh dear.

Were all those reporters gathered for her?

Inwardly. Cherise grappled with a sense of unease.

She had glimpsed the motto of Adania University when she and Blake entered through the school

gates.

Having recently watched dramas, Cherise had picked up the notion of challenging Emma.

and difficulty adapting, dealing with Emma was one thing, but facing hundreds

grew

Emma’s confidence swelled. “Is something bothering you,

you an escape route. Why not just

maintained her composure, offering a serene smile to Emma.

into her chair and idly playing with her phone, “if you don’t release me, I can’t leave. And if you do, then I should? Wouldn’t that

was momentarily speechless, her smugness tempered by Cherise’s calm

merely posturing, Emma retorted,

it, Cherise. You’re apprehensive about facing those professional journalists downstairs.”

challenger to Cherise’s confidence, Emma

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986 Facing the Storm

her stance.

your way downstairs already.”

you can intimidate professional journalists

if Mrs. Lenoir will keep up her bravado when

but she’s still putting on a front. Talk about

to betray Damien openly if

of voices echoed one after another, filling the room with their