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

the orphanage showered Cherise with

sheepish smile to the woman in charge. “In that case, let’s load these drumsticks onto the truck together,”

woman raised her hand, halting Cherise, “There’s no need for you to do that. Our two workers

hand, the two men promptly

soon filled to the brim

the female director, Damien and Cherise trailed their car to the orphanage.

home’s cafeteria, a group of children

born into privilege,

bright black eyes shone like

the role of

even donning the volunteer attire and distributing drumsticks

orphanage housed numerous

likely only suffice for

to the children that evening, Cherise and Damien leaned against the small window outside the cafeteria, observing the children

girl? She resembles you.”

decorated with two round eyes and pink

head and replied, “I’m not