Marrying the Man in the Dark

Damien closed his eyes, and a teardrop trickled down from the corner of his eye.

His voice was low and quivered, “I don’t know.”

Cherise regained consciousness and immediately noticed her right hand wrapped in bandages.

“Mom!”

As Cherise awoke, the first image that flashed in Cherise’s mind was Charisa.

The haunting recollection was etched in her memory as she recalled Charisa being carried away on a stretcher, soaked in blood, just before she lost consciousness.

Mom’s health was already fragile.

Could she still endure?

“Aunt Charisa is fine.”

Zachary rose from his seat, grabbed a pillow, and skillfully positioned it behind Cherise, allowing her to relax against the headboard easily. Reflecting on the unsettling incident, he remarked, “I don’t know if Maeve hesitated at the last moment or if it was a mere slip of the hand.”

“She didn’t hit any of Aunt Charisa’s vital organs; Aunt Charisa barely managed to pull through.”

“Thirsty? Would you like a glass of water?”

“Mm.”

Cherise breathed a sigh of relief, but when she reached for Zachary’s glass of water, she noticed his heavily bandaged right hand and gasped.

this,

concern, he approached with water and

“Mm.”

The girl nodded.

water glass and explained, “Although Aunt Charisa’s condition isn’t critical, her health demands ongoing hospital monitoring. It will take

Cherise nodded.

I see her

until tomorrow.”

smiled reassuringly, “Don’t

-Aunt Charisa

I care for

happened to her, I wouldn’t be sitting here idly chatting with

lips, hesitated, and finally believed

“Where’s my father?”

be? He’s with Aunt

a glass of water. He sighed while drinking, “Mr.

Aunt Charisa lay unconscious, he clasped her hand, expressing his longing to be by her side in

trailed

Beckham also professed, “Ari, if you die,

not share this

had just recently accepted Aunt

Beckham was

her newly acknowledged parents all at once would be too harsh for her.

pursed her lips and sighed, setting aside her worries.