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

gesture and angle, it could only

let out his breath. “Cherise, can you tell

in Shaw’s village for many years and never went

ever been

while, she answered, “Uncle Shaw doesn’t go to the city. He hates

I started university, he also didn’t send

to bring me to the hospital. The

in confusion. “Why do you

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steering wheel. “Were you ill when you were

“Yes.”

happening. It started as an ordinary cold. I tried to hide it, but it worsened so severely that I

up spending a lot

said they couldn’t afford it initially. They would

thousand. He said he borrowed the money from a distant relative.”

and continued, “However, that distant relative

turned white on the

you ill during the

Yes.”

nodded innocently. “Speaking of this, I should remind Uncle Shaw the next time

though we never saw the distant relative in all these years, we still have to return the money.”

matter of integrity.”