Marrying the Man in the Dark

‘However, I don’t need you to treat me to a meal. I’ve long forgotten the taste of my childhood. What I love the most now is the food my husband cooks.’

After carefully reviewing the message several times to ensure there were no typos or ambiguities, Cherise pressed the send button.

Two seconds after sending the message, she received a response from Sebastian.

He sent a smiling emoji and responded, ‘You may have forgotten the taste of your childhood, but I still remember it.

‘If you have time, let’s meet up for a meal. I remember where I bought the drumsticks for you back then.’

Perhaps afraid that Cherise would refuse again, he added, ‘I went back to that store a few days ago. It’s still there and hasn’t closed down.

Cherise gripped her phone tightly, her eyes shooting back and forth between the phone and the view outside, still uncertain about how to respond.

Taking a deep breath, she simply turned off her phone and decided not to respond.

But an uneasy feeling still coiled around her heart.

Was it really okay to stand up to an old classmate like this? She thought anxiously, leaving her feeling adrift in a sea of uncertainty.

With these thoughts in mind, she looked up and glanced at the man driving next to her.

eyes, and there were even traces of redness

had been exhausting for him,

of the reasons that contributed to his overexertion was her old classmate,

eyes, ruminating between Sebastian and

longer the same person he was

and night,

these two people was more important to

arrived at the Lenoir

you

deep voice brought her attention back to

meeting Sebastian for a split second, she panicked and

thoughts, he smiled faintly at her. “You

a loss

man was just serious a moment ago. Why is he talking about

if he really likes children… I could give him

her bag, tidied up her things, and got out of the car. Then she threw herself into his arms, kissing

reaching out to pinch her delicate face. “What do you