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.

continuing cautiously, "You shouldn't disregard your past efforts and feelings. Even if it was a mistake, Lennon hasn't completely erased the past, has

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

and lowering her voice. "Didn't Jacob

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 cut away and allowed to

eyes widened in horror. "Violet is

"I've never opted for the surgery, not because I fear the pain, but because there are too many scars all over my body. If I must wait for my flesh to heal after being cut

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