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 to change

want to change her

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

belittling yourself like this?”

wished nothing more than for Cherise never to change her name, to never return to her Tanner roots.

the truth, she would remain the only Miss Tanner

be sharing this title

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“Silence!”

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

her lips and looked earnestly at Mr.

up my mind. I want

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

expected the once

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

take the surname

Mr. Tanner patted his head and chuckled

only after her marriage that she took

it should be Neller, right?”

Cherise Neller is a bit

“I’d still

with my

“Mother…”

done for her, warmth surged