Marrying the Man in the Dark

Isn’t that a dormitory for school staff?

She is Beckham and Charisa’s daughter. Surely, she doesn’t have to live so modestly, right?

“We’re home!”

The door of the red BMW swung open. A little girl in a white frilly dress hopped out, beaming happily. She sprinted towards the entrance of the dormitory, saying, “Mommy, I’m so tired!”

Cherise locked the car. She held her children’s hands and entered the apartment building. “Let’s hurry home, take a bath, and go to bed.”

“Okay!”

“Ms. Shaw, you’re twenty-five years old. Can you stop talking in a childish voice like Sera?”

“Hey, twenty-five is still considered young!”

“Mommy, people my age are what is called young…”

the car and listened to Cherise and her children’s conversation fading into the distance.

matter how she acted in public, Cherise reverted to her down-to-earth self when with family and enjoyed

lit a cigarette, and observed the lights flicker to life in the staff dormitory. A

fall in love with another man and their children had his blood in their

apartment were adorned with pink rabbit- patterned

door and turned on the light. “Sera, Ren, go change your clothes. I’ll get the bath

Serafina grinned and announced, “I’ll go

one hand tucked in his pocket as he quietly

startled. She turned to her son with a smile. Although he was only five, his attitude seemed more like that

because you’ve been frowning and forcing yourself to

isn’t work trouble, it must be someone

gracefully plopped down on the couch. “So, Ms.

her son’s hair.

just tired from

used to act like this when you

Cherise was rendered speechless.