Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 516 Whispers of Devotion.

Damien closed his eyes, and a teardrop trickled down from the corner of his eye.

His voice was low and quivered, “I don’t know.”

Cherise regained consciousness and immediately noticed her right hand wrapped in bandages.

“Mom!”

As Cherise awoke, the first image that flashed in Cherise’s mind was Charisa.

The haunting recollection was etched in her memory as she recalled Charisa being carried away on a stretcher, soaked in blood, just before she lost consciousness.

Mom’s health was already fragile.

Could she still endure?

“Aunt Charisa is fine.”

Zachary rose from his seat, grabbed a pillow, and skillfully positioned it behind Cherise, allowing her to relax against the headboard easily. Reflecting on the unsettling incident, he remarked, “I don’t know if Maeve hesitated at the last moment or if it was a mere slip of the hand.”

“She didn’t hit any of Aunt Charisa’s vital organs; Aunt Charisa barely managed to pull through.”

“Thirsty? Would you like a glass of water?”

“Mm.”

Cherise breathed a sigh of relief, but when she reached for Zachary’s glass of water, she noticed his heavily bandaged right hand and gasped.

Zachary noticed this, too.

approached with water and gently asked, “Feeling better?”

“Mm.”

The girl nodded.

isn’t critical, her health demands ongoing hospital monitoring. It will

Cherise nodded.

see her then?”

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until tomorrow.”

smiled reassuringly, “Don’t worry, Bunny.”

-Aunt Charisa is doing

grew up under her care. I care for her as

happened to her, I wouldn’t be sitting here idly chatting

her lips, hesitated, and

“Where’s my father?”

could he be? He’s

of water. He

her hand, expressing his longing to be by her side in

words trailed off.

“Ari, if you die, I will die with you.”

not share this with

had just recently accepted Aunt

knew that Beckham

at once would be too harsh for

Cherise pursed her lips and sighed,

recalled something and

intending to say something, but ultimately, no words

to ask about