Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 407 Table Salt

In Cherise’s memory, every detail from the previous day played out like a vivid scene. She couldn’t help but blush, her face resembling a blazing crimson sunset, yet she nodded with a sweet smile and said, “I could use a little something to eat.”

“I’ll make some pasta for you,” the man offered.

He responded with a warm smile and gracefully made room for her. On the bedside table behind. him sat a plate of bolognese meatball pasta.

Cherise gazed at the dish and then back at Damien. “Did you… make this?”

It was evident that this was his first attempt at preparing a meal for her.

“Yes,” he confirmed.

A sheepish chuckle escaped him. “I gave it a try; it might not be as good as your cooking, but it’s

edible.”

Cherise found herself in stunned silence. Her eyes widened in disbelief. He… actually cooked for

me?

Damien, having been born into a life of privilege, had never felt the need to enter the kitchen, let alone acquire cooking skills, as he always had cooks and helpers at his disposal.

never been without a chef. He was the kind

person

a deep breath, picked up her fork, and took a bite. It was decent, though it seemed he had forgotten to add salt.

she

to stop her. “Let me do it.” He double-checked, “You want

rose from his seat and quickly made his

returned with a bottle of table salt and handed it

hurriedly added some salt to her pasta and gave it

sweetness to

bottle of salt Damien had handed her, and it, too, turned out to be sweet. It was sugar!

but laugh at the

1/2

of bed. “I think I’ll

her arm.

were surprising, he seemed particularly helpful today, and a vague sense of foreboding began to creep into her heart.

hand away. “It’s okay. I can

downstairs,

she detected a strong

and followed