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

of the orphanage showered Cherise with praise.

woman in charge. “In that case,

her hand, halting Cherise, “There’s no need for you to

wave of her hand, the two men promptly began loading the truck.

was soon filled to the

director, Damien and Cherise trailed their

group of children sat

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

eyes shone like grapes-they still

the role of

donning the volunteer attire and distributing drumsticks

orphanage housed numerous

truck would likely only suffice for two or

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

you see that girl? She resembles

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

shook her head and replied, “I’m