Marrying the Man in the Dark

Damien nodded, his deep voice laced with a comforting undertone. “I understand your disdain for them. However, they remain Zachary’s true family, no matter how much you detest them.”

“We’re here to apologize and arrange a wedding for Zachary and Lyra.”

“This wedding cannot take place without their approval.”

Cherise froze, and an icy cold tension gripped.

She was consumed by anger that she had momentarily forgotten about the wedding.

“But we are being too kind to them!”

“We have no other choice; they are Zachary’s family, after all.”

Damien smiled and reassured, “But don’t fret; we will always have the upper hand.”

“I have the power to gain and make them lose everything.”

His words caused Cherise to pause momentarily.

She bit her lip and asked, “Is that acceptable?”

“Absolutely. Business collaboration inherently involves risks.”

fails to yield a profit, the responsibility lies not with

finally sighed in relief as the weight lifted from her

am craving for

“Alright.”

faintly, “I’ll have Mr. Kolson find out where the

fancy seared

gentle voice of a middle-aged woman chimed in, “I know a good

her brow, finding the

nearby, beaming brightly, and her gaze instinctively

attention was fixed on Damien.

need to trouble Mrs,

He then turned around and prepared to depart

“Damien!”

Damien left, Patricia felt her heart

towards him and asserted, “I need

believe we have anything

gaze and refrained from commenting out of

initiated a conversation, he naturally declined.

escorted Cherise towards the

me

rushed over and blocked Damien’s path, her eyes pleading. “We