Chapter 220 A Resolved Misunderstanding

She was the one who was injured. She was the one who was hurt and hospitalized.

Yet she was concerned about his feelings. She pulled at his arm, hoping he would be soothed.

“Don’t you like silly fools?”

She pursed her lips and clung to his arm. “Don’t be mad at me.”

Damien sighed helplessly. He raised a hand and caressed her soft, white face. “And you? Are you still mad at me?”

Cherise paused and realized that he was referring to his eyes.

She shook her head at once. “I’m not! Not anymore!”

“I’m not mad at you either.”

His voice deepened as he pulled her closer. “I’m mad at myself.”

He placed his chin on her shoulder. “I’m mad at myself for letting things get to this point. At first…”

He shut his eyes. His voice was filled with pain.

“At first, I asked Frances to prepare the food you like and instructed the butler to send away all the servants. I was planning to explain about the eyes. Before we went to the countryside, I got Jacob to form the best team of opticians overseas. I wanted them to create a plan and prepare a reasonable reason for my eyes to be ‘healed. But I didn’t want to lie to you. Before everyone else knows that my eyes are all right, I wanted to tell you there was nothing wrong with my eyes the whole time. But Ian beat me to it.”

in his voice, her heart ached as though it was pierced by an

was unaware of the truth. She thought it was just an excuse when he said he was planning to reveal it to

that

instructed Frances and had her prepare a table full of

an excuse. He was telling

night, he planned to accept her wholeheartedly and lay all his secrets before

Yet…

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lips. “I

not give him a

trusted lan too

him the opportunity to explain himself, nor did she give him the chance

I wasn’t a good wife.

chuckled at her

He sighed softly. “Cherise.”

“Mmhmm.”

tell me when you meet any other

“Mmhmm.”

mustn’t lie to me when

“Mmhmm.”

tell me when your

immediately flushed as red as a

can I

his hand and pinched her

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