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.

Elvis extending his hands towards the

and angle, it could only mean they were putting handcuffs on

let out his breath. “Cherise, can you tell me

mentioned he stayed in Shaw’s village for many years and never went anywhere.

he ever been to

brow and pondered. After a while, she answered, “Uncle

I started university, he also didn’t send me there.”

only been to the city when I was six to bring me to the hospital. The only other

in confusion. “Why

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on the steering wheel. “Were

“Yes.”

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

a lot of money.”

two hundred thousand. My aunt said they couldn’t afford it initially. They would have no choice but to bring me home

later returned to the hospital with two hundred thousand. He said he borrowed the money from a distant relative.”

continued, “However, that distant relative never

white on the

ill during the summer?”

Yes.”

this, I should remind Uncle Shaw

the distant relative in all these years, we still have to return the

a matter