Marrying the Man in the Dark (Damien and Cherise) novel Chapter 607

Chapter 607 You’re Not The Same!

“Hey!” Cherise objected, “Show some respect to the person who saved your sister!”

“Alright, alright. I respect the person who saved my sister… who just fell on her bottom.”

Cherise’s anger simmered. Damien always knew how to provoke her.

Unable to restrain herself, she grabbed a throw pillow and threw it at him. He caught it with practiced grace, and a faint smile appeared on his lips. “You’re still the same silly, spirited gi I see.”

Cherise had transformed from a nineteen-year-old college student to a distinguished figure in academia.

But to him, she was still the same as before. Awkwardly charming. Witty with a touch of vulnerability.

Cherise wouldn’t realize that no matter how formidable or famous she was in the eyes of others, she would always be that silly girl to Damien.

“I’m not silly. You are!” she shot back, puffing up like a ruffled kitten. “It wasn’t even my problem to begin with! You suddenly started making suggestive remarks and tried to….”

He raised an eyebrow and replied with a laugh, “Me being suggestive about you? Goodness, no!”

Cherise scoffed. “Right. And who just wanted a ‘more substantial’ thank you? Who said I would know what he desired?”

“You were up to something!” she fumed. “I simply reacted to your obvious advances and ended up falling because I wasn’t paying attention. Silly? Not me!”

He chuckled. “Dr. Shaw, overthinking is your superpower. I thought you were intelligent, so I assumed you knew what I wanted. But you’re still a little silly in the most endearing way.”

Cherise glared. “So, no inappropriate thoughts earlier?”

“Not at all,” Damien replied, his voice steady.

“Then what kind of thanks did you mean?”

He looked