Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 82 I’ll Celebrate His Birthday

He sighed and said, “Don’t say anything when you return home. You should finish your meal and rest early. He needs time alone.”

Cherise was even more confused. “Why?”

“No reason.”

Cherise could tell that Jacob did not want to explain the reason.

However, Cherise would not give up until she got the answer. She once questioned a teacher about a math problem until the teacher cried.

Therefore, she tackled her curiosity with the same determined attitude as with her studies. She sat in the front passenger seat and asked Jacob many ‘why’ questions.

“Why won’t he have dinner?”

“Why am I not allowed to speak?”

“Why is today special?”

“Why won’t he eat with me on this special day? It’s not like he has period.”

Jacob was stumped.

Why does she have so many questions?

he could only sigh helplessly.

was stunned briefly. “It’s his

thought Jacob was mistaken. She had memorized Damien’s birth date when they registered their

She was sure his lunar

birthday based on the Gregorian calendar.”

Cherise finally understood.

her birthday based on the lunar calendar. Thus, she assumed it was the same

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turned out people in the city celebrated their Gregorian calendar

little guilty. “It’s my husband’s birthday, but I didn’t a present…”

prepare

him a present. He stopped celebrating his birthday

“You’re going to ask me why he doesn’t celebrate.

planning to ask

answer

distance. “When Damien was thirteen years old, his sister, Maeve, worked

a fire broke out that

Cherise froze.

Damien’s sister before marrying

sister died in a fire when

it to

death, she pushed Damien from

Damien covered in black soot when brought to the hospital. His heart. clenched at the thought. He could not stop tears from gathering in