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.”

echoed from the doorway.

head to see a wheelchair parked at the entrance of

a man with a

exuded a dangerous air that filled the laundry with his

presence.

had never seen anyone

commanded respect, and he emanated a formidable

posture.

this guy?

was sit in the wheelchair with an

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he doing here?

lan, took advantage of his momentary distraction and slipped out of his embrace.

in the air, she frowned and turned her head to look toward the

“Dear!”

her gaze met the man in the wheelchair, what discomfort

wiped off the foam from her feet with an unwashed sheet, then

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

her in his lap, Cherise became self-aware and tried to fight him off

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

she struggled, the tighter Damien’s grip

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