Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 83 Cake From Little Swan

He pressed his lips together and turned the car back. “I know a patisserie.”

The car made a few turns and eventually stopped at an alley in the older parts of the city.

Jacob pointed at an old sign saying ‘Little Swan Patisserie. “Go on. His sister used to buy him cakes from here.”

“Alright!”

Cherise nodded, slung her back over her shoulders, and dashed toward the shop.

Leaning back in his seat, Jacob wound the window down and lit a cigarette.

Through the smoke, he saw the white-shirt girl push open the old shop door.

It was as though she was opening Damien’s long-closed heart.

A smile of relief appeared on his face.

The butler’s right. Cherise is truly a cure for Damien.

The girl’s naivety and kindness almost seemed to belong in a fairy tale.

been thirteen years since

else had the same mind that his birthday was a depressing and sorrowful event.

were still alive, she would want. Damien to

was smoking his third cigarette when Cherise came

it carefully in her

through the corner of

and avoided his eyes. “The shop. owner said they didn’t have any ready to go and

not pry further. He drove back to the manor.

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coming to celebrate

head and looked at Jacob. He stayed in

“No, no.”

his hand. “I have something to do at the clinic.

the car around and

celebration failed and that guy began

send people to take my clinic

want to get involved in such a

go now!”

arms, Cherise watched Jacob’s car disappear and pursed her lips. “Is it that

the

silent

butler would greet her warmly whenever she came home. The house would be lively when she