Marrying the Man in the Dark (Damien and Cherise) novel Chapter 553

Chapter 553 Unspoken Feelings 

The sound of Lucas’ footsteps faded into the distance, leaving behind a profound silence.. 

Cherise lifted her gaze, her eyes icy as they met Damien’s. She bit down hard on his arm- 

Their long-awaited intimate encounter was brief. 

Despite her body’s yearning for more, Damien understood that Cherise was no longer the same woman he once knew. 

In the past, she was a naive student, and he could take advantage of her without reservation. 

But now, she was astute, composed, and mature, a respected doctor. 

He couldn’t waste her time or damage her reputation. 

“Mr. Lenoir.” 

Cherise emerged from the bathroom, made herself presentable, but her face still showed a hint of discomfort, “I can choose to forget what happened.” 

“But I trust you will honor your promise and provide our hospital with the twenty million in medical funds, not a penny less.” 

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something and looked up at Damien, “Additionally, when making the donation, I hope you can specify that fifteen million of the twenty million should be allocated to our cardiology department, thank you.” 

Damien buttoned up his suit jacket, a faint smile playing on his lips, “Dr. Shaw, you certainly know how to negotiate.” 

“I recall this morning, I only agreed to ten million.” 

“Is that so?” 

Cherise narrowed her eyes, her sharp gaze fixed on him, “Considering what you just did to the daughter of the Tanner family, the sister of Ms. Charisa of Miles Manor, I believe charging you ten million is a bargain.” 

“If you disagree with this amount, it’s not a problem.” 

“I’ll simply send the photos I took this morning to the media.” 

She smiled at him, “Imagine, that picture will be seen by people all over the world.” 

“Do you think that’s worth less than ten million, Mr. Lenoir?” 

Damien Lenoir’s eyes narrowed slightly, “When did you become so shrewd?” 

“I learned a thing or two from you.” 

Cherise teased him, her eyes twinkling mischievously, “You wanted to exchange my time for ten million.” 

“In comparison, aren’t you the more cunning one?” 

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Damien squinted at her, and after a moment, he laughed. 

She had indeed changed. 

In the past, if he had taken such liberties with her without her consent, she would have been furious, giving him the cold shoulder for a long time. 

But now, not only did she not ignore him, she even thought to use that to her advantage. 

He took a deep breath and looked at her, “Since you feel like you’ve been wronged, how about I treat you to a meal as compensation?” 

Cherise glanced at the time; it was already lunchtime. 

She chuckled, “Sure.”