Chapter 345
Marrying the Man in the Dark
Chapter 345 Embarrass Me As You Like
Cherise was astonished. âIs this a⦠small stage?â
It was clearly larger than the theater at her school!
Her schoolâs orientation stage couldnât compare to this one!
Cherise felt terrified at the thought of dancing in front of so many people on such a grand
stage.
Damien held her hand. âAre
you afraid?â
Cherise nodded. âItâs my first timeâ¦â
As she spoke, she looked up at Damien with worry. âWill I
embarrass you?â
Damien held her hand and gently kissed her forehead. âEmbarrass me as much as you want. Iâm not
afraid.â
Cheriseâs chest tightened silently.
She pursed her lips. âHoney⦠Am I very inadequateâ¦â
Cherise felt particularly worthless as she looked at the women changing into their performance outfits
one by one. Like her and Damien, they were the female companions of the men invited to the birthday
banquet:
âWhy didnât I learn dancing with Lucy back then? Then, I would have an extra skill and wouldnât feel
so⦠humiliated after lying.â
It seemed like everyone was better than herâ¦
The girl sighed, feeling even more miserable.
Damienâs lips curved into an indifferent smile. He kissed the bridge of her nose. âActually, youâre great
at dancing.â
âI saw you practicing in the room today. You were amazing.
At that moment, Kareen started dancing on stage.
Cherise secretly pointed to Kareen on stage. âBetter than her?â
Damien chuckled. âYes.â
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Cherise flattened her lips. âYouâre lying.â
âIâm not.â
The man gently kissed the girlâs check. âTo me, youâre always the best.â
After Kareen finished her dance, a few other women performed.
One danced a Latin dance, another did the Samba, and one even played the violin!
Cherise was so nervous that her body was trembling.
âThese⦠These people are all experts!â
She was basically an amateur compared to themâ¦
She had no skills or strengths to speak of.
Soon, it was Gwennâs turn.
The stage darkened.
Amidst the thick smoke and lights, Gwenn wore a vintage outfit and gracefully waved her sleeves as
she danced.
Cherise was in a daze after watching Gwenn.
She was basically⦠even better than Lucy!
She took a few deep breaths. Besides admiration, she also felt dejected and nervous.
âAlright, Iâm really going to embarrass myself greatly this timeâ¦â
After Gwenn finished her dance, thunderous applause erupted offstage.
Beckham couldnât help but exclaim in admiration. âGwennâs dancing has improved. Itâs even better than
Ariâs dance back then, moreâ¦
He paused and didnât finish his sentence.
The people around them also started discussing it animatedly.
âMs. Tannerâs dancing is amazing! I feel so inferior!â
âItâs because of Mrs. Lenoir. She wanted to dance, so she gave Gwenn Tanner a chance to showcase
herself!â
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âThatâs right. Weâve been overshadowed!â
âAh, Cherise Shaw has yet to perform. I wonder what kind of dance sheâll do. She doesnât even have a
performance outfit.â
âHeh. Letâs wait for Cherise to make a fool of herself! I heard that Mrs. Lenoir is a girl. from the
countryside. She doesnât know how to do anything other than studying!â
Cherise sat in her spot and listened to the discussions around her. She silently looked. down and
played with her fingers.
âNext to perform is Mrs. Lenoir, Cherise Shaw!
Cherise didnât know if it was intentional, but as Kareen announced the order of performers on stage,
she deliberately called out Cheriseâs name after Gwenn.
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