Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 997 Unyielding Embrace

After pronouncing those words, he firmly clasped Cherise’s shoulders, guiding her into the car with purpose, and followed suit, enveloping her in his embrace as they settled inside the vehicle.

Throughout the journey, Cherise hurled curses at him, her anger simmering beneath the surface like a tempestuous sea.

Her ire stemmed from Damien’s confining of her freedom and his inexplicable failure to offer an explanation.

Why, she pondered, did he not clarify if he was facing difficulties?

Why did he remain silent if the situation did not align with Sebastian’s depiction?

Given her current feeling f

explanation he provided.

him, he should have known that she would unquestionably believe any

Yet, he uttered not a single word of clarification.

Did he truly lack an explanation, or did he feel absolved of the obligation to offer one?

What, she questioned, did he perceive her as?

An object?

A pet?

Or perhaps merely a plaything devoid of memories, past, or the capacity for independent thought?

In truth, she harbored doubt regarding Sebastian’s assertions concerning their relationship.

Her instinctual response to Sebastian was repulsive, while her innate connection lay with Damien.

Furthermore, she entertained the notion that the version of herself devoid of memories held affection. for Damien.

have been entangled with Damien amidst an arranged

ceaseless internal conflict,

the enigmatic warmth that radiated from Damien, a familiar and

same Cherise you once knew,” she confessed, her voice

hatred,” she continued, her words

depth of those emotions, I cannot remain

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being, she exhaled a deep sigh. “Let us part ways, Damien,”

me, we shall dissolve our union,” she implored.

his grip on her arm. “I

gaze as she reopened her eyes. “By what right do you oppose my

marriage may have begun as a transaction and later entangled with my mother’s

has long been closed.”

his voice carrying a steely determination. “I swore an oath never to let you slip away from me in this lifetime,” he asserted, his words echoing with an

hold for me?” Cherise challenged, her voice tinged

declared,

woman who would relinquish all for love! I possess reason and intellect,” she asserted boldly, her conviction

formed on Damien’s brow as he regarded her

former Cherise was a woman governed solely by her emotions, devoid

pursed her lips, nodding in affirmation. “Yes,

glint flickered in Damien’s eyes, his expression inscrutable as he considered her re

crimson lips

affection.

conclusion, he seized her with force, his

flesh.

Cherise’s mouth, the