Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 24 Blue Darts

Eriana was an annoying troublemaker. Cherise didn’t want to be involved with her.

But Cherise never thought Eriana’s underlings would ambush her at the school’s back door.

The school’s isolated and uninhabited back door was overgrown with weeds.

Lucy pulled Cherise to the back door. They had just left when the hooligans guarding the back door surrounded them.

“I’m right. You really left from the back door.”

The crafty leader smiled maliciously. “I haven’t seen you in a long time, Chèrry.”

The man looked like a criminal. Lucy frowned slightly. “Who is this?”

Cherise took a deep breath. “Aunt Eriana’s son, Nicky Gruber.”

Nicky was three years older than Cherise but kept repeating grades because of his poor results. When Cherise sat for her SATS, Nicky had just gotten into a dubious, third–rate school in Adania.

He had sinister thoughts about Cherise since they were young. He had even tried to force her to…

her uncle hadn’t reached in time, she would have taken her

Cherise thought of how she had been bullied by Nicky in the past, a wave

retreated subconsciously, but Nicky’s friends were

studying in Adania. Why have you

“If

have known my beloved cousin

he spoke, he approached Cherise with a sneer. “I haven’t seen you in a few years. You’re glowing,

suggestively, giving Lucy goosebumps.

Cherise.

tsk. You say such nasty things, pretty girl.”

hung from the corner of Nicky’s mouth. He indicated for his friends to

while approaching Cherise. “Cherise, come here and let me look at you.”

side were clenched into fists.

pursed her lips and glared straight at him. “Don’t come near me!”

are you going to do if I come to you?”

maliciously and leaned closer to

man behind Cherise held her hands to

approached Cherise crudely…

dart landed on Nicky’s right knee.