Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 181 Defending Love

She took a deep breath and held Damien’s hand. “Honey, don’t let those people’s words. to you.”

“Even though you can’t see, in my heart, you’re much better than those physically able,” she reassured him.

She was afraid Damien might take it to heart.

In this world, there were far too many people like that: insecure people would choose to mock others for their imperfections. But deep down, they knew-these disabled individuals were often stronger and more resilient than them in ways they could never comprehend.

Damien smiled gently and wrapped his arm around Cherise’s shoulder. “Do you like being with me is a burden?”

get

ever feel

“No, not at all,” Cherise replied firmly. She lifted her head and planted a tender kiss on his cheek. “Hubby,”

“I don’t find being with you burdensome,” she reassured him.

“I’m just worried that you might feel hurt because of me, ridiculed by these uncouth. people,” Cherise admitted her concerns openly.

not burdened, neither am I,” Damien said

squeezed his eyes shut as tears welled

pure-heartedness deeply

thought of herself; her

hand and turn back, when he heard Elvis’s

Mr. Lenoir

crowd redirected their mockery from Cherise to him.

his daughter only to sell her away to a blind man!”

right? All for dear old Mom. He doesn’t even care about his daughter’s happiness!”

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seemingly innocent ones are always the schemers

with venom as Cherise clenched her fists tightly

rupturing rage and quickly

back? Don’t you agree with them?”

home!” Elvis

shouted, Cherise’s

and helped Damien get ready to

shrugged off her hand.

back and faced the villagers with a sarcastic smile. “Cherry always spoke highly of her hometown to me, describing the warmth and simplicity

the whole night when she heard I was

loves this place more than she loves the glitz