Chapter 745 A Stark Difference
“I’ll be there shortly!” Damien answered before abruptly ending the call.
Cherise was a little bewildered and frowned as she put her phone away.
What’s gotten into him? Why is he so upbeat this morning?
However, a black Cayenne suddenly pulled up beside her before she could begin to ponder further.
Then, the car window was lowered, revealing a man with a stern and chiseled face. “Get in!”
Cherise was surprised. “Were you nearby when you called me?”
How did he arrive so soon?
“No,” Damien responded with a smile and held the steering wheel as he drove. “I came from home.”
Cherise was astonished and instinctively glanced at the call log on her phone..
Our call was only ten minutes ago. Did he cover a thirty-minute distance in just ten minutes?
“Slow down,” Cherise warned as she noticed the car speeding.
Damien slowed down the car as she requested.
He held the steering wheel, gazing ahead. Then, he glanced affectionately at the woman in the backseat through the rearview mirror. “Cherry.”
“Hmm?”
“I love you.”
Cherise was taken aback. “Why are you suddenly saying that?”
“I just felt like saying it.”
“For you to confess suddenly… Did you do something that would anger me?”
Damien’s hand on the steering wheel tightened slightly. He looked at Cherise through the rearview mirror with amusement and exasperation in his eyes. “I merely expressed my feelings. There’s no need to overthink about it, right?”
Cherise’s cheeks flushed slightly. She peered at him cautiously through the rearview mirror. “I just find it strange…
Her gentle voice was laced with a hint of warmth. “Why did you say that out of the blue?”
Damien’s grip on the steering wheel tightened subtly.
It wasn’t out of the blue! I have a good reason for confessing my feelings!
Emotions rolled in his heart as he gazed at Cherise in the back seat.
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He had been searching for her for five years. Even if he did not find her, she still risked her life to save him from a raging fire three years ago. Yet, she did not ask for anything in return but remained silent about what she did.
This was a stark difference from Rowena, who abused her status as his savior to demand something from him over the past three years.
Cherise was precious to him. She willingly braved that raging fire and burned herself to save him. Still, she never asked for his thanks or repayment. Aside from her profound love for him, there was no other way to explain it.
Damien had wanted to express his gratitude many times. However, he knew that was not what she desired.
They had been separated for five years. It was his mistake that led to their separation. Between him and her, there was also the burden of generational hatred. Yet, she loved him enough to disregard herself, hoping only he would survive.
Damien sighed deeply and accelerated the car.
Cherise sat in the back seat, observing the increasingly unfamiliar landscape outside. She furrowed her brow. “Damien, where are we going?”
But Damien remained silent and continued driving,
After a while, just as Cherise was about to inquire about their destination for the third time, the black Cayenne finally came to a halt.
Cherise instinctively glanced out the window.
An endless expanse of the sea outside made her mind momentarily go blank. The distant coastline was clear, and the sea and sky harmonized in a peaceful blug
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