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?”

demeanor. “You must

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

last name Shaw holds more weight than our renowned

why are you belittling yourself like this?”

more than for Cherise never to change her name, to never return to her Tanner

this way, no matter the truth, she would remain the only Miss Tanner in the

sharing this title with

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“Silence!”

her an angry glare, then turned to

lips and looked earnestly at Mr.

I’ve made up my mind. I want to take my

and provide me with shelter, you

Tanner was taken aback. He probably had not expected the

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

you intend to take the surname Miles or

head and chuckled in realization. “How foolish of

Miles was never hers to begin with. It was only after her marriage that she took her husband’s

be Neller, right?”

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

still

my

“Mother…”

had done for her, warmth surged in Cherise’s