Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 220 A Resolved Misunderstanding

She was the one who was injured. She was the one who was hurt and hospitalized.

Yet she was concerned about his feelings. She pulled at his arm, hoping he would be soothed.

“Don’t you like silly fools?”

She pursed her lips and clung to his arm. “Don’t be mad at me.”

Damien sighed helplessly. He raised a hand and caressed her soft, white face. “And you? Are you still mad at me?”

Cherise paused and realized that he was referring to his eyes.

She shook her head at once. “I’m not! Not anymore!”

“I’m not mad at you either.”

His voice deepened as he pulled her closer. “I’m mad at myself.”

He placed his chin on her shoulder. “I’m mad at myself for letting things get to this point. At first…”

He shut his eyes. His voice was filled with pain.

“At first, I asked Frances to prepare the food you like and instructed the butler to send away all the servants. I was planning to explain about the eyes. Before we went to the countryside, I got Jacob to form the best team of opticians overseas. I wanted them to create a plan and prepare a reasonable reason for my eyes to be ‘healed. But I didn’t want to lie to you. Before everyone else knows that my eyes are all right, I wanted to tell you there was nothing wrong with my eyes the whole time. But Ian beat me to it.”

his voice, her heart ached as though it

the truth. She thought it was just an excuse when he said he was planning to

now that she thought back…

instructed Frances and had her prepare a table full of food. The servants were dismissed,

was not just an excuse. He was

to accept her wholeheartedly and lay all his secrets

Yet…

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lips. “I was

not give

lan

to explain himself, nor did she give him the chance to care for their

I’m wrong. I wasn’t a good wife. I’m not a good cherry. I’m at bad cherry…”

at her babbling.

sighed softly. “Cherise.”

“Mmhmm.”

you

“Mmhmm.”

when you

“Mmhmm.”

your time of

flushed as red as a

I tell