Chapter 22 You Can’t Be So Reckless

“We were just sending you away so we could talk about things we didn’t want you to know about.”

Cherise’s actions stopped entirely.

She turned and looked at Damien with a complicated expression.

“So you didn’t have to rush back at all. Nor did you need to get yourself into such a wretched

state.”

Cherise gritted her teeth and wanted to say something, but Elvis immediately started to smooth things over. “Mr. Lenoir, Cherise was afraid you were hungry.”

“Please don’t take offense. Cherise grew up in the countryside since she was young. She views things too simply sometimes. Please pardon her.”

“Uncle Shaw!”

had done anything wrong, so she couldn’t stand her uncle degrading her

“Keep quiet, Cherise!”

deep breath. “You’re Mrs. Lenoir from now on. You can’t be

have a reputation as

think

the Lenoir family’s daughter–in–law, the wealthiest family in

and niece arguing made Damien turn away silently. He wheeled himself to the window to

years old, no one other than

one would ever climb up more than ten flights of stairs like Cherise just so he

had always been lonely

when he heard ordinary people like Elvis and Cherise argue over something

shut his eyes and had a self–deprecating smile on the corners

“Here, your breakfast.”

crisp voice rang in his ears. “I tried looking in the cafés downstairs but

milk and sandwiches, so I bought what was available. Don’t turn

your

faced with Cherise’s

a straw into a milkshake. She looked up with a smile as she passed

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