Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 1158 Violet's Evil Deeds

How can I make peace with my genuine feelings, like Cherise mentioned? Lucy couldn't think of an answer. Every time she shut her eyes, Lennon's icy stare haunted her. I should've seen the truth earlier. I should've seen it coming.

If he genuinely cared about me, how could he stand idly by while the Belcourt family harmed me and my father? If he genuinely cared about me, how could he choose to become engaged to Violet after discovering everything Violet did to me? I should've realized it sooner. He's a shrewd and ruthless man in business. How can he afford sentimentality in matters of love?

"Lucy..." Cherise gently clasped Lucy's hand, uncertain how to soothe her in that fragile moment. Cherise wasn't Lucy; she was unable to fathom Lucy's pain and grief and was not equipped to ease her from the emotional storm.

it was a mistake,

causing tears and snot to stream down her face. Supporting her head on her hand, Lucy turned to Cherise, slightly dazed. "Do you know why he promised me not to bother Colin?" With a bitter smile, she rolled up her right sleeve, exposing a series of unsightly scars on her pale, slender

down and lowering her voice. "Didn't Jacob introduce

Lucy chuckled bitterly. "Violet anticipated it, so she laced the whip with something before using it on me. It seeped into the scars, and they can't be removed unless the flesh under these scars is

widened in horror. "Violet is truly

but because there are too many scars all over my body. If I must wait for my flesh to heal after being cut away, I might end

the uneven scars on her right arm through her clothes. "Keeping these serves as a reminder. They remind me of how naïve the old Lucy was. To endure such treatment from that man's family and still be so loyal to him." With that, she