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!”

breath. “You’re Mrs. Lenoir from now

that you have a reputation as Mrs. Lenoir.

me, you think your breakfast is more

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

uncle and niece arguing made Damien turn away silently. He wheeled himself to the window to feel the

ten years old, no one other than the villa’s servants cared if he ate breakfast.

climb up more than ten flights of stairs like Cherise just so he could have

had always been lonely

he felt contented when he heard ordinary people like Elvis and

caressed his face. He shut his eyes and had a

“Here, your breakfast.”

crisp voice rang in his ears. “I tried looking in the cafés downstairs but

milk and sandwiches, so I bought what was available. Don’t

your

faced with Cherise’s

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

his hand and put the milkshake in it. “I carried it up

first time trying a milkshake outside.