Marrying the Man in the Dark

“This includes Damien, your father, and all your family and friends. Do you know how much the shares I gave Damien are worth?” The man’s hand stroked her face gently. “One billion. Even the dumbest person wouldn’t casually give away something worth one billion. Still, I gave all of that to Damien because his woman begged me to sleep with her.”

At that moment, Cherise couldn’t remember who that man was, but she remembered how she felt then. She had shuddered as she felt fear, despair, and helplessness. The emotions in her mind made her body tremble unconsciously again.

Upon seeing the woman shiver uncontrollably, Damien’s heart utterly ached. “It’s okay. You’re safe.” He extended his arms and embraced her. “It’s in the past. I won’t cook anything else if you don’t like my cooking. You don’t have to look at anything you don’t like.”

“Cherise…” At the side, Frances couldn’t help but turn away and wipe her tears when she witnessed this scene. She had been serving Damien closely in Lenoir Manor all his life since his parents passed away when he was eight years old.

two decades, this was her first time seeing Damien behave so humbly. The man was always aloof and arrogant in front of others, even

meekly and

what was upsetting her. Finally, a tear fell from the corner of her eye. She looked up at Damien. “There was a man.” She took

will believe me. He also told me to obey him and that he’s the only one who can protect me in the future.” As she spoke, she pursed her lips and looked up at Damien with a

took Damien a long time to coax Cherise to sleep.

Damien composed himself before turning to look at his son. “Mm. But the doctor said this