Chapter 669 Are You An Angel?
An array of red wines and spirits adorned the coffee table.
Once the hotel staff left, Damien finally released Cherise and asked, “Which one would you like to drink?”
Cherise was momentarily stunned, realizing that Damien wanted her to drown her sorrows in alcohol. She didn’t object to the idea.
Taking a deep breath, she replied, “I don’t mind having a drink. But Damien, this doesn’t mean my medical career is over. Instead… I’m embarking on a new journey!”
Seeing her maintain a tough facade, Damien smiled and gently poured her a drink. “Here you go.”
Cherise sat up straight on the couch and accepted the red wine he offered before downing it in one gulp.
Silently, Damien poured her a second gla*s, then a third, a fourth…
Eventually, Cherise became so intoxicated that she slumped into Damien’s arms, giggling. “Tell me, what kind of job can I do? I’m not very clever. What else can I do if I can’t be a doctor?”
“I once considered becoming a lawyer, but I’m terrible at debating. Besides, I’m not very intelligent.”
“What do you think I could do? Do you think I would make a decent nanny?”
Damien furrowed his brow at the sight of Cherise’s drunken state.
He tenderly pulled her into his arms. “Work can wait. You should take a break first.”
“Remember? You promised that if I helped you resolve the issues with Martha and Isaac, you would let the two children accompany me for a while.”
Cherise gazed at him and nodded. “Yes, I made that promise!”
Damien smiled and continued, “Are you comfortable with the children traveling to Adania. with me?”
Cherise pondered briefly before shaking her head firmly. “No, I’m not.”
Damien sighed helplessly as he observed her. After all these years, Cherise only resembled the girl he had first met when she was drunk.
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Over the years, she must have learned many ways to protect herself. But how could she have anticipated that Gwenn would follow her to Lermille?
“If you’re worried…”
Damien cunningly retrieved his phone and activated the recording function before asking gently, “Cherise, if you’re concerned about the children traveling long distances… Why don’t you come to Adania with us? You can join in the fun and keep an eye on us. How does that
sound?”
Cherise held a bottle of wine, thought for a moment, and finally nodded. “Okay.”
“Damien… you’re a good man.”
Sunlight streamed through the window, bathing Cherise’s face in a warm glow. Under the radiant sunlight, her flushed face, due to alcohol, appeared exceptionally beautiful.
Damien saved the recording on his phone with satisfaction and smiled at her. “When you said I’m a good man, are you putting me in the friend zone?”
Cherise was startled and quickly shook her head. “No… I genuinely think you’re a good person… If it weren’t for you…”
She gazed at Damien’s face in a daze, smiling innocently at him. “If it weren’t for you today, I wouldn’t know what to do…”
“And also…” Cherise picked up the bottle, poured herself a drink, and downed it in one gulp. “Without you, I wouldn’t have thought about so many things. I wouldn’t have expected Dr. Lane to do such a thing…”
Then, she looked at him dazedly before reaching out to touch the sharp contours of his face. “Damien, are you an angel? Why is it that… whenever you appear, many of my problems. seem to be solved…”
