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?”

eating with an icy demeanor. “You must be reluctant

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

holds more weight than

belittling yourself

for Cherise never to change

this way, no matter the truth, she would remain

would not be sharing this title with

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“Silence!”

angry glare, then turned to Cherise.

looked earnestly at Mr. Tanner. “No.”

made up my mind. I

with shelter, you may do it anytime. But please say I’ve

aback. He probably had not expected the once hesitant Cherise to

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

to take the surname

head and chuckled in realization. “How

with. It was only after her marriage that she took her husband’s last name.”

be

The name Cherise Neller is a bit of a mouthful. How

“I’d still prefer

met with my

“Mother…”

for her, warmth surged in Cherise’s