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?”

an icy demeanor. “You must be reluctant to change your name.”

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

name Shaw holds more weight than our renowned

why are you belittling

wished nothing more than for Cherise never to change her name, to

matter the truth, she would remain the only Miss Tanner in

be sharing this title with anyone else!

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“Silence!”

shot her an angry glare, then turned to Cherise.

her lips and looked earnestly at Mr. Tanner. “No.”

up my mind. I want to

public and provide me with shelter, you may do it anytime. But please say I’ve

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

the table. “Taking your mother’s surname

take the surname Miles

chuckled in realization. “How foolish of

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

should be Neller, right?”

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

still prefer Cherise,

my mother today.”

“Mother…”

all that Charisa had done for her, warmth surged in