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

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

holds more weight than

why are you belittling

Cherise never to change her name, to never return to her

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

would not be sharing this title

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“Silence!”

glare, then turned to Cherise. “Cherise, are you still considering changing

her lips and looked earnestly at

made up my mind. I

to the public and provide me with shelter, you

probably had not expected the once hesitant Cherise to have

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

intend to take the surname Miles or Neller?”

chuckled in realization.

never hers to begin with. It was only after her marriage that she

be Neller,

bit of a

replied, “I’d still prefer Cherise, Shaw.”

with my

“Mother…”

had done for her, warmth surged in Cherise’s heart.