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.

while

the notion that the version of herself devoid

reconcile how the former Cherise could have been entangled with Damien amidst an arranged union resembling a transaction, compounded by her parents’ evident hostility.

by the ceaseless internal conflict, she yearned for resolution.

warmth that radiated from Damien, a familiar and foreign warmth enveloping her

you once knew,” she confessed,

that discerns between love and hatred,” she continued, her words trailing like delicate whispers in the still

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

the depths of her being, she exhaled a deep sigh. “Let us part ways, Damien,” she

we shall dissolve our union,” she implored.

unyielding, tightened his grip on her arm. “I refuse,”

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

as a transaction and later entangled with my

chapter has long been closed.”

narrowed, his voice carrying a steely determination. “I swore an oath never to let you slip away from me in this lifetime,” he asserted,

relevance does your vow hold for me?” Cherise challenged, her

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

who would relinquish all for love! I possess reason and intellect,” she asserted boldly, her conviction unwavering.

regarded her with an intensity that pierced

lips. “Are you suggesting that the former Cherise was a woman governed solely by her

in affirmation. “Yes, she admitted.

his expression inscrutable as