Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 181 Defending Love

She took a deep breath and held Damien’s hand. “Honey, don’t let those people’s words. to you.”

“Even though you can’t see, in my heart, you’re much better than those physically able,” she reassured him.

She was afraid Damien might take it to heart.

In this world, there were far too many people like that: insecure people would choose to mock others for their imperfections. But deep down, they knew-these disabled individuals were often stronger and more resilient than them in ways they could never comprehend.

Damien smiled gently and wrapped his arm around Cherise’s shoulder. “Do you like being with me is a burden?”

get

ever feel

“No, not at all,” Cherise replied firmly. She lifted her head and planted a tender kiss on his cheek. “Hubby,”

“I don’t find being with you burdensome,” she reassured him.

“I’m just worried that you might feel hurt because of me, ridiculed by these uncouth. people,” Cherise admitted her concerns openly.

“If you’re not burdened, neither am I,” Damien said reassuringly.

He squeezed his eyes shut as tears welled up.

deeply touched Damien.

never thought of herself; her concern was always for

hand and turn back, when he heard Elvis’s low

take Mr. Lenoir

and the jeering crowd redirected their mockery

look who’s here! Raised his daughter only to sell her away to a blind man!”

dear old Mom. He doesn’t even care about his

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The seemingly innocent ones are always the schemers

venom as Cherise clenched her fists tightly and bit back

noticed her barely suppressed rupturing rage and quickly

you agree with

home!” Elvis roared.

shouted, Cherise’s anger

bit her lip and

Damien coldly shrugged off her hand.

highly of her hometown to

whole night when she heard I was willing to

loves the glitz and

the simplicity of this place-the little stream and the

know, the neighbors and fellow villagers from her home would see her and her uncle’s family this

voice deep and imbued