Marrying the Man in the Dark

“But then, he suddenly opened his eyes and asked me why I kept doing this. He admitted that he had known all along that I was secretly nurturing and caring for him.”

“He asked if I wanted to be with him… I shook my head and tried to escape, but he pulled me back,” the girl narrated, her face slowly turning red. “It was a first for both of us that night…”

“After he had sobered up from the alcohol the next day, he proposed to me and asked for my hand in marriage…”

“I wasn’t sure if he just wanted to take responsibility for being the first man I slept with or… if he saw me as your replacement, but I accepted.”

“After that… the car accident happened.” Lyra looked up at Cherise sincerely. “Cherise, I’ve been honest with you. I haven’t lied to you at all… Can you help me…”

Cherise was surprised. Everything Lyra had shared was completely unexpected.

lips. “So, are you still determined

earnestly. “He was the one who proposed to me. I didn’t force him to do it! I’m prepared to marry him. I’ll stay by his side even if he never wakes

him from a distance, but now I can finally be close to him, even if he’s unconscious. I don’t want to

her phone and played an audio clip recording of

so happy! Can… can I have

Zachary’s voice in the recording was cold yet polite. “Do I just

“Yes…”

to you today. I hope you will marry me and stay with me for the rest of my life.

“I will! I will…”

The recording abruptly ended.

the recording, Lyra looked at Cherise hopefully. “If I use this recording to register

smiled. “You’re incredible.” She had to admit that she was moved by