Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 65 The Formidable Man

Cherise wiped the sweat from her forehead, and a frothy patch of bubble clung to her hair. “Lila assigned me to this job; the machines are broken, so I must hand wash them.”

Ian knitted his brows furiously. The sheets had always been machine-washed at the sanatorium, and hand-washing was unheard of!

This is absurd!

“I’m going to have a word with Lila about this.”

He turned around, intending to leave.

But before he could, Cherise noticed his displeasure and tried to stop him. “Ian!”

Alas, she forgot that her feet were covered in water and foam.

As soon as her delicate feet touched the ground, she slipped and lost balance…

Ian swiftly reached out to grab her.

Just as Cherise was barely an inch away from falling into his embrace, she instinctively held up her hands and stopped herself from colliding with his body.

Her actions cut lan’s heart like a blade.

But he managed a nonchalant front, embracing her body as if it were an accident.

“Hah.”

cold, heart-piercing laughter echoed from

head to see a wheelchair parked at

man with a black

exuded a dangerous air that filled

presence.

had never seen anyone like him.

and he emanated a formidable

posture.

is this guy?

did was sit in the

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he doing here?

advantage of his momentary distraction and slipped

something amiss in the air, she frowned and turned her head to look toward the laundry room’s entrance…

“Dear!”

in the wheelchair, what discomfort Cherise was feeling. immediately vanished.

her feet with an unwashed sheet, then scurried

He pulled her into his arms and said, “Lucy heard you’re back at work, so I’d

he held her in his lap, Cherise became self-aware

a public space. Besides, Ian was around, and she did not want to be a subject of

the more she struggled, the tighter Damien’s grip

was in an unhappy marriage. Besides, she was mindful not to