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!”

took a deep breath. “You’re Mrs. Lenoir from now on. You can’t be so

have a reputation as Mrs. Lenoir. It’s more

to me, you think your breakfast is

Lenoir family’s daughter–in–law, the wealthiest family in

uncle and niece arguing made Damien turn away silently. He wheeled

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

ten flights of stairs like

had always been

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

breeze caressed his face. He shut his eyes and had a

“Here, your breakfast.”

his ears. “I tried looking

so I bought what was available.

your

turned and was faced with Cherise’s tiny,

looked up with a smile as she passed it to him. “I bet someone as wealthy as

and put the milkshake in it. “I carried it up fifteen floors. Don’t be rude,

first time