Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 22 You Can’t Be So Reckless

“We were just sending you away so we could talk about things we didn’t want you to know about.”

Cherise’s actions stopped entirely.

She turned and looked at Damien with a complicated expression.

“So you didn’t have to rush back at all. Nor did you need to get yourself into such a wretched

state.”

Cherise gritted her teeth and wanted to say something, but Elvis immediately started to smooth things over. “Mr. Lenoir, Cherise was afraid you were hungry.”

“Please don’t take offense. Cherise grew up in the countryside since she was young. She views things too simply sometimes. Please pardon her.”

“Uncle Shaw!”

Cherise gritted her teeth. She didn’t think she had done anything wrong, so she couldn’t stand her uncle degrading her before Damien.

“Keep quiet, Cherise!”

Lenoir from now on. You can’t be

must know that you have a reputation as Mrs.

think your breakfast is

this?! You’re the Lenoir family’s daughter–in–law, the wealthiest family in Mondale!”

Damien turn away silently. He wheeled himself to the window to feel

was around ten years old, no one other than the villa’s

up more than ten flights of stairs like

had always been lonely and

he felt contented when he heard ordinary people like Elvis and Cherise argue over something as

his eyes and had a self–deprecating smile on the corners

“Here, your breakfast.”

woman’s crisp voice rang in his ears. “I tried looking in the

so I bought what

your

turned and was faced with Cherise’s tiny,

a milkshake. She looked up with a smile as she passed it to him. “I bet someone as wealthy as you hasn’t tried this before.

she grabbed his hand and put the milkshake

was Damien’s first time trying a milkshake