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!”

which explains why she has such a

orphanage showered Cherise

Cherise could only offer a sheepish smile to the woman in charge. “In that case, let’s load these drumsticks onto the truck together,” she said as she

to do

of her hand, the two men promptly began loading the

was soon filled to the brim with

Damien and Cherise trailed their car to the

cafeteria, a group of children sat quietly at the tables, awaiting their meal.

like Serafina, who were born into privilege, the children at the

their bright black eyes shone like grapes-they

the role of volunteers,

the orphanage, Cherise and Damien even donning the

housed numerous children.

from the small truck would likely only suffice for two or three

the drumsticks to the children that evening, Cherise and Damien leaned against

you see that girl? She

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

her head and replied,