Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 52 A Threat

Damien’s neck veins bulged. “I never touched her. She was exhausted because she had been overworking due to blackmail.”

“Interesting,” Jacob muttered. He glanced at Cherise after Damien shared everything that had happened. His gaze was filled with respect and admiration for her. “She has been holding the fort for you but didn’t ask a penny from you. And she’s even working behind. your back. She’s a rare find.”

He turned to Damien and rolled his eyes. “Why did you call me here so late? You know she’s been over-exhausting herself, so all you had to do was give her sufficient rest.”

“First off, I wanted to remind you that it’s time to let the public know of my physical condition.”

“Secondly,” Damien added.

He reached out his hand and gently moved Cherise’s hair. “What could I do to make her stop pretending to be tough in front of me?”

His explanation took Jacob aback. “So you called me here because you don’t know how to deal with your wife?”

The man’s brows creased tightly. “In a way, yes.

He softly tapped the edge of the bed and said indifferently, “Leave it to me.”

“Do you have a place for me to stay the night? I think you should let her have some rest. after everything she’s been through.”

nodded in

where she would ask for his help and

her to share her problems immediately instead of bottling them up.

expected her to

rather exhaust herself than share

and simple-minded little lady, but her persistence

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the first time I’ve stayed at your place. It’s quite fascinating,” Jacob said, chuckling softly. He wrapped one arm over Damien’s shoulder. “As expected,

finished his sentence, something didn’t feel right.

kind, why would you let your

he shrugged and left the room. “Think whatever

you want.”

tall, lean man walk away. He then glanced at Cherise, who was still fast

the hallway light. “What’s wrong with caring for

sure you’re more than aware of what

the

how your three previous

could still pose a threat to you in the future.”

narrowed his eyes. “We can discuss this later.”

how he felt about Cherise!