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…

reached in time, she would have taken her own life at

been bullied by Nicky in the

Nicky’s friends were behind

studying in Adania. Why have you never come to look

“If

where your school was, I wouldn’t have known my beloved cousin was in the

a sneer. “I haven’t seen you in a few

smiled suggestively, giving Lucy goosebumps.

front of Cherise. “You’re not worthy to be Cherise’s cousin! You’re

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

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

scoffed while approaching Cherise. “Cherise, come

her side were

glared straight at him.

going to do if I come to

maliciously and leaned closer to her.

behind Cherise held her hands to prevent her from escaping.

approached Cherise

sharp dart landed on Nicky’s right