Marrying the Man in the Dark

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!”

Cherise gritted her teeth. She didn’t think she had done anything wrong, so she couldn’t stand her uncle degrading her before Damien.

“Keep quiet, Cherise!”

deep breath. “You’re Mrs. Lenoir from now

reputation as Mrs. Lenoir. It’s

your breakfast

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

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

was around ten years old, no one other than the villa’s servants cared if he ate

than ten flights of stairs like Cherise

always been lonely and

when he heard ordinary people like Elvis and Cherise argue over something as simple as breakfast.

his face. He 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 couldn’t

milk and sandwiches, so I bought what

your

faced with Cherise’s tiny,

milkshake. She looked up with a smile as she passed it to him. “I bet someone as wealthy as you hasn’t tried

he wasn’t taking it from her, she grabbed his hand and put