Marrying the Man in the Dark

The man persisted in teasing her, “If you count to ten I’ll know what to do.”

Cherise rolled her eyes, saying, “Do you think I’m a child?”

Despite her words, she still glanced at his face and began counting.

“One, two, three, four… nine, ten!”

As she reached ten, a small truck pulled up outside the Lenoir Group Building.

Two men and a woman emerged from the truck.

The men appeared to be laborers, while the woman had a gentle demeanor reminiscent of someone involved in charity work.

With a smile, the woman ushered the men inside, “Mr. Lenoir, I appreciate your willingness to donate food to the children at the orphanage in Adonia…”

Damien rose from his seat and addressed the lady, “Its not me who wishes to donate. It’s my wife.”

“My wife is compassionate and understands the challenges faced by the children at the orphanage, so she specifically requested me to reach out to you to donate drumsticks to the children.”

Upon hearing this, the woman turned to Cherise with a smile, “Mrs. Lenoir is truly generous and kind- hearted!”

is remarkable, which explains why she has such a wonderful husband like

the orphanage showered Cherise with

woman in charge. “In that case, let’s load these drumsticks onto the truck together,” she said as she gestured to the drumsticks before

halting Cherise, “There’s no need for you to do that. Our two workers from the

a wave of her hand, the two men promptly began

truck was soon filled to the brim with drumsticks.

of the female director, Damien and

orphanage home’s cafeteria, a group of children sat quietly at the tables, awaiting

were born into privilege, the children at the orphanage appeared particularly thin.

black eyes shone like

role of volunteers,

Cherise and Damien even donning the volunteer attire and

housed numerous children.

small truck would likely only suffice for two or three

leaned against the

see that girl? She

decorated with two round eyes and pink puffy lips, earnestly devouring a drumstick. “Were you like

and