Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 495 Shaw Or Neller?

“Cherise”

Mr. Tanner spoke with a furrowed brow during dinner. His voice was low and filled with concern, “Do you have something on your mind?”

Cherise quickly snapped back to reality. “No, nothing.”

“You’re telling me there’s nothing bothering you?”

Gwenn retorted with an eye-roll, her tone laced with annoyance. “You just reached for the food in my bowl, didn’t you?”

Cherise was taken aback.

She quickly realized she had indeed extended her fork into Gwenn’s bowl, even picking up a piece of vegetable from it.

She withdrew her hand at once, gave an embarrassed smile, and lowered her head to continue eating.

“Cherise, what did you do today?”

Mr. Tanner sighed softly and asked.

“Both your father and Damien are busy today. It’s just the three of us here at dinner tonight. If something’s troubling you, let me know.”

Cherise shook her head. “It’s… nothing.”

“What else could it be?”

“You must be reluctant

“Grandpa, if she doesn’t want to change her name and return to her Tanner roots,

eyes, the last name Shaw holds more weight than our renowned

you belittling

to change her name, to never return to her

she would remain the only Miss Tanner in the family.

sharing this title

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“Silence!”

Tanner shot her an angry glare, then turned to Cherise. “Cherise, are you still considering changing your name?”

pursed her lips and looked earnestly at Mr. Tanner.

up my mind. I want

wishes to announce my identity to the public and provide me with shelter, you may do it anytime. But please say I’ve taken my

Tanner was taken aback. He probably had not expected the once hesitant Cherise to have such a resolute response

lightly tapped the table. “Taking your mother’s surname isn’t out of the question.

intend to take the

Mr. Tanner patted his head and chuckled in realization. “How foolish

hers to begin with. It was only after her marriage that she took her husband’s

be Neller, right?”

Cherise Neller is a bit of a mouthful. How about just Cherry Neller?”

replied, “I’d still prefer

my mother

“Mother…”

that Charisa had done for her, warmth surged in Cherise’s