Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 184 The Jade Pendant

Despite them being in the right and her husband standing up for both her and her uncle, nobody seemed pleased.

Yet, she didn’t blame her husband-she found it rather satisfying.

“Cherry!”

As Cherise and Damien started to walk back, Jack, who had been observing, approached with a playful grin. “Who would’ve thought you’d still remember me after moving to the city?”

“Let’s not head home just yet,” he suggested. “Why not come to my place and meet my chubby little ones? The older one just turned four and can call you Auntie now!”

Cherise bit her lip and glanced at Damien. “Dear…”

“Go ahead if you want to go,” Damien had a faint smile on his lips and said calmly, “I haven’t heard children’s laughter in years.”

“Alright!” Cherry responded eagerly.

Cherise’s eyes gleamed, and her face lit up with joy as Damien nodded.

my

is rare to have someone born in the city who holds rural life so close to their heart. I take back what I

dear in his heart would bother to remember these little details about the countryside,” Jack said

ups and downs, he could sense Damien’s

he was particularly friendly

joined the children, and her laughter harmonized with

tea for Damien, his eyes glinting with

1/2

with the children as

subtle smile curved on his lips. “We’ll let nature take its

reap what

chuckled, “Make sure to treat our Cherise well, okay?”

abandoned, and left in our remote village,” Jack sighed, sipping his tea. “I was ten years old when she was found. I remember discovering a tiny jade pendant tucked inside her

mentioned to my parents,

scolded by my parents. They said Cherise was now a

his teacup tightened ever so