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..."

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

and sipping his tea with serene detachment. "If you

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

A deep-seated feud.

words pierced Cherise like shards of glass, shattering her

had not only hurt Lucy but had also inflicted deep wounds upon

her tears, sniffling. "Lucy drank a lot today, got

can find happiness... I hope she..." Her words

his demeanor contrasting sharply with her

decision," he added, his voice

of it?" she asked, her voice filled with

make that choice," Damien

was left

she wanted to ask Damien caught in her throat, unable to

felt like everything had come full

met Lennon because of her

influence that sparked Lucy's love for

the complex dynamics between Lucy

seeing herself as Lucy's closest friend, she inadvertently brought about an irreparable calamity

at Gray Residence?" Damien asked

breath and