Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 1141 What About Lucy?

Cherise tenderly cradled her filled belly, her fingers tracing gentle circles as she posed her inquiries, her voice laced with growing anger. "What has prompted this abrupt rush toward marriage?"

"Did you not mention that Lennon harbored profound affection for Lucy?" "Why, then, is he hastily tying the knot with Violet in less than a fortnight?"

"Surely he's aware of the mistreatment Violet inflicted upon Lucy in the past?"

Cherise's fury surged with a deluge of questions. Then, without pause, she continued, "Why did you not cut your ties with Lennon earlier?"

"A man like him is contemptible," she added, her disdain palpable.

"He failed to shield Lucy while they were together, and now, after parting ways, his attention seems fixated solely on her, yet behind everyone's back, he's pre- determined a date for his wedding!"

Listening to his wife's impassioned grievances regarding Lucy's unfair treatment, Damien offered a helpless smile. He tidied away the small bed tray and put it away, his voice gentle as he spoke. "There's more to this than meets the eye."

"To get his inheritance from the Belcourts, Lennon must wed Violet."

Cherise couldn't help scoffing in response, "Hmph, it all boils down to money at the end of the day."

merely

romantic ties with Lucy have created tensions with the Belcourts. Marrying Violet is the quickest and easiest

beyond his reach

her skepticism, scoffing, "Do not even bother putting

striving to ascend as heir of the Gray family so that he can uncover

skepticism. "And Lennon? What about him? Is his motive solely

"I suspected as much. Lennon, being slightly older than you and having

to prove himself, and I empathize with his desire to stand toe-to-toe with you, but his chosen path is misguided..." she trailed off, her

you think that Lennon

the scales tipped too

just leap into Violet's arms the moment Lucy rejects him, can

consideration or respect

offered her a smile but said nothing

thoughts, the more she grappled with the realization that her

grounds to feel

their relationship was Lennon, only to be rebuffed by

his rights