Dark Secrets of the Blind Husband

After pronouncing those words, he firmly clasped Cherise’s shoulders, guiding her into the car with purpose, and followed suit, enveloping her in his embrace as they settled inside the vehicle.

Throughout the journey, Cherise hurled curses at him, her anger simmering beneath the surface like a tempestuous sea.

Her ire stemmed from Damien’s confining of her freedom and his inexplicable failure to offer an explanation.

Why, she pondered, did he not clarify if he was facing difficulties?

Why did he remain silent if the situation did not align with Sebastian’s depiction?

Given her current feeling explanation he provided.

him, he should have known that she would unquestionably believe any

Yet, he uttered not a single word of clarification.

Did he truly lack an explanation, or did he feel absolved of the obligation to offer one?

What, she questioned, did he perceive her as?

An object?

A pet?

Or perhaps merely a plaything devoid of memories, past, or the capacity for independent thought?

In truth, she harbored doubt regarding Sebastian’s assertions concerning their relationship.

was repulsive, while her innate connection lay with

that the version of

how the former Cherise could have been entangled with Damien amidst an arranged union resembling

wearied by the ceaseless internal conflict,

surrendered to the enigmatic warmth that radiated from Damien, a familiar and foreign warmth enveloping her

she confessed, her

aspire to embody a clarity that discerns between love and hatred,” she continued, her words trailing like delicate

after comprehending the depth of those emotions, I cannot remain by your

being, she exhaled a deep sigh. “Let us part ways, Damien,”

me, we shall dissolve our union,” she

on her arm. “I refuse,” he declared firmly.

unwavering gaze as she reopened her eyes. “By what right do you oppose my decision?”

may have begun as a transaction

chapter has long

never to let you slip away from me in

relevance does your vow hold for me?” Cherise challenged, her voice tinged with defiance.

Cherise of yesteryears!” she declared, her words brimming with a newfound

would relinquish all for love! I possess reason and intellect,” she asserted

regarded her with an intensity that pierced through her

on his lips. “Are you suggesting that the former Cherise was a woman governed solely by her emotions, devoid of reason and intellect?”

pursed her lips, nodding in

dangerous glint flickered in Damien’s eyes, his expression inscrutable as he considered her re