Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 386 A Distant Relative

Damien sighed. “Have you been experiencing your menstrual cycle recently? You seem to be overthinking and more anxious than usual.”

Cherise was taken aback.

Menstrual cycle…

She instinctively protected her lower abdomen with her arms. “You… you… How did you know…”

“Do you really think I have no idea what you did in the bathroom?”

Damien shook his head in resignation. “Don’t worry. Uncle Shaw will be fine.

“Even if anything happens, you have me.”

Damien took a deep breath and looked ahead. It seemed his words were not only for Cherise but for himself.

In reality, he had guessed what was going on when he saw the license plate number of the car parked in the empty lot beside Elvis’ yard.

Those two men were fit and alert. They did not look like ordinary people.

Furthermore…

Damien narrowed his eyes. He had glimpsed into the house through the rearview mirror when he started the car.

his hands towards the

and angle, it could only

breath. “Cherise, can you tell me about

Shaw’s village for many years

been to the city?”

answered, “Uncle

also didn’t

bring me

at Damien in confusion. “Why

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fingers tightened on the steering wheel. “Were you ill when you

“Yes.”

too young to understand what was happening. It started as an ordinary cold. I tried to hide it,

a lot of money.”

aunt said they couldn’t afford it initially. They would have no choice but to bring me

Shaw later returned to the hospital with two hundred thousand. He

that distant relative never

knuckles turned white on the

during the summer?”

Yes.”

remind Uncle Shaw the next time

never saw the distant relative in all these years,

matter of integrity.”