Marrying the Man in the Dark

“Tell me about it,” Ursula replied, oblivious to the sarcasm laced in Cherise’s words.

“So, my advice is: back off. Damien and my sister have a bond that surpasses time, a connection you could never replicate. Even if you reconcile, jealousy will poison your relationship, leading to constant conflict. So, why subject yourself to such misery? Wouldn’t it be easier for everyone if you just let them be?”

Unaware of the sting. Ursula pressed on, “Speaking of which, I heard that Damien never even bought you a house or a car during your time together, right? How fortunate for my sister and me! He bought her at house three years ago, and I just received a brand-new car this year!”

Ursula’s gloating peaked as she declared, “I think it’s pretty clear who Damien truly values, right?”

back, “Confidence is certainly admirable. However, I believe you’ve misunderstood. Not everyone is as desperate and lacking

grin faltered. “… What did you say?”

no need for Damien to buy me a house or a car. If I desired such things, my parents could easily provide them, but

“A woman of substance doesn’t rely on her parents or a man. She earns her own

“Especially not from a stranger, someone whose kindness

her voice now icy, “you and your sister, Rowena, are nothing more than parasites, invertebrates clinging to

bristled like a cornered animal. “You!” she spat, dropping whatever she held and lunging at Cherise.

heart, wouling smirk as she effortlessly evaded Ursula’s attack, “Damien, bless his sentimental heart,

matador, Cherise continued, “And let’s be perfectly clear, you and your sister, Rowena, are beneath my contempt. You’re mere specks in my eyes, unworthy of my attention. Have I made myself sufliciently