Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 177 How Could I Not

During the trip, he was not only accompanying his wife back to her hometown but also taking steps to enhance the security in her home village and initiating financial support

for small businesses.

“How could I not?” The man raised his eyes, observing the petite woman by the small river with Blake, who was wholly engrossed in fishing. “I want to ensure that her favorite foods. await her every time she returns.”

He gently shut his eyes.

The neighborhood restaurant boasted a wishing wall adorned with sticky notes bearing the heartfelt wishes of the restaurant’s patrons.

As Cherise enjoyed her meal, Damien took a moment to scan the wishing wall thoughtfully.

Eventually, he found a pink, heart-shaped sticky note in the corner. In elegant

handwriting, it read, “I hope that each time I return, I can savor the amazing food in this restaurant! Cherise.”

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With a sigh, Damien opened his eyes. He focused through the black silk covering them, gazing steadily at Cherise, who was bathed in the soft, orange light of the setting sun.

so simple; how could he possibly let her down?

“Darling!”

a plastic bucket filled with fish. “I caught a massive fish!” She eagerly displayed the bucket.

a fish measuring

locked onto the black silk obscuring Damien’s eyes. Her

her downcast lips quivered, “I’m sorry, darling, I forgot that. can’t see…”

you

vowed to herself that she would take her husband to see

sank slightly. He mustered a faint. smile, saying, “Even though I can’t

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sure you don’t mind, darling? Fish are slippery and smelly, you… you

man shook his head gently.

disappointment eventually

bucket. Yet, the fish proved to be quite elusive. Every time she

the entire water bucket toppled over amidst an

from the

lip, “It got

catch another

woman took a