Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 1189 A Deep-Seated Feud

Her heart pounded fiercely against her chest, and her hands trembled as she handed the towel to Mandy.

Cherise hurried to the balcony without hesitation, her footsteps echoing in her ears as she urgently called out for Damien.

"Darling..."

The woman's voice quivered with an impending wave of tears as she spoke on the phone.

Meanwhile, Damien sat across from Jude, casually sipping tea. When Cherise's voice reached him, his demeanor abruptly shifted. "What's wrong?" His tone grew tense and concerned.

"I just saw Lennon here," Cherise murmured, her voice laden with concern. "He... he wasn't his usual self."

Cherise sat on the balcony, closing her eyes. She was desperately trying to recall the way Lennon used to be at this time.

It was clear: he was not himself.

In Violet's presence, his eyes appeared hollow and joyless.

His indifference felt like a cold blade slicing through Lucy whenever he looked at her.

His posture slumped, weighed down by an unmistakable solitude and desolation. While she prided herself on her perceptiveness, her thoughts were always on Lucy, unintentionally neglecting Lennon at the time.

Tears cascaded down the woman's cheeks as she exclaimed, "I knew it... I just knew it! After all these years of friendship with Lennon, how could he possibly be a scoundrel... how could he..."

man on the phone fell silent momentarily, her words hanging heavy as he gripped the

Jude, who was sitting and sipping his tea with serene detachment. "If

feud with the Belcourt family," he continued, his tone

A deep-seated feud.

like shards of glass, shattering her emotions once

not only hurt Lucy but

struggled to speak through her tears, sniffling. "Lucy drank a lot today, got a fever, and fell

hope she..." Her words dissolved into sobs, and

impossible, Cherry," Damien stated calmly, his demeanor contrasting sharply with her

his own decision," he

you try to talk him out of it?" she asked,

helped him make

was left utterly

she wanted to ask Damien caught in her throat,

felt like everything had come full

met Lennon because of her

her influence that sparked

between Lucy and Lennon remain intertwined with

closest friend, she inadvertently brought

you at Gray

and continued,