Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 390 Have You Had Dinner?

“You should have informed Charisa when Cherry was ill. Then, Charisa could have arranged for the best doctors for her.”

“Instead, you chose to accept a job from the black market and brought Cherry back to the village after she recovered.”

“Cherry said you hated going to the city. I suppose one of the reasons was that someone would discover that you set the fire thirteen years ago.”

you feared

“The other reason was that you knew Charisa had people searching for you worldwide.”

Elvis’ fingers turned pale as he clenched his fists.

After a moment, he closed his eyes and muttered, “L… was selfish.”

Suddenly, he recalled a memory from thirteen years ago. A little girl on the hospital bed reached. out her tiny hand and held his hand.

“Uncle Shaw, I don’t have parents, and I don’t want them. All I want is you and Aunt Sarah. You are nice to me.”

“People said you would send me away eventually…”

Her

eyes were swollen from crying. She looked at him expectantly with innocent eyes. “Uncle Shaw, I’ll listen to everything you say. I’ll be good.”

“Please don’t send me away, okay?”

time, he looked at her doll-like face and felt his heart

your birth

want

it was her lifebuoy. “I don’t want anything else.

detention center room. He looked at

center and talked to Elvis all afternoon.

Cherise asleep in

at her revision notes and smiled.

her. It was

1/2

helped her change into pajamas before laying her on a large bed.

“Bayes’ theorem…”

mumbled about her studies in

feeling amused. He covered her body with a blanket.

about Elvis for as long as possible. She has to sit for her finals soon.

for you all night.”

bed, Damien left the

of warm honey garlic salmon. “Mrs. Lenoir cooked this for you. She waited

she smiled and continued, “Mr. Lenoir, would you like to have it in the study or the dining room downstairs?”

go to the dining room.”

smiled and went downstairs.

Frances followed him.

the table and stood behind him to