Marrying the Man in the Dark

Is she really going to throw the keys down?

Didn’t she just kick me out of the car? Why is she letting me into her house now?

Does she want to talk to me?

Damien furrowed his brow, feeling skeptical as he walked to the area below Cherise’s apartment. He positioned himself where the keys could be caught.

“What are you up to?”

Although doubts had started creeping into his mind, he couldn’t shake the feeling that the person on the other end couldn’t be anyone else.

After all, no one else would have known so much about his relationship with Cherise and gone as far as to seek out Mr. Kolson’s WhatsApp account.

Damien pondered with furrowed brows.

‘Splash!’ A basin of cold water was abruptly dumped from Cherise’s balcony.

Damien was drenched. Chill seeped into his bones.

Never before had he been so thoroughly and embarrassingly drenched.

Mr. Kolson witnessed everything from a distance. His mouth hung open in shock. “Mr. Lenoir…”

phone beeped

you think you can win over

me

Damien Lenoir was speechless.

“Ren?”

After draining the bathtub, she

“Soren, it’s time

succulents. They’ll die if you

“Oh.”

room with the empty basin. He closed the balcony door and said, “Mommy, you and Sera can go to bed

“Okay.”

ruffled her son’s hair, “Hurry up and finish your bath. Don’t play

“Got it!”

the bathroom door with a

into Serafina’s room. She picked up a fairy tale storybook and lay down

where the mermaid turned

against the head of the bed, observing Cherise with her

page with the story about the mermaid and narrated it earnestly, “The

handed tissues to Damien in the black Cayenne

“Hmm.”

had taken off his coat, wearing only a