Marrying the Man in the Dark

Just before leaving Lermille, Cherise asked the director of Lermille Hospital to keep helping find this kid she was looking for. Little did she know, when she got back to Adania, someone had already brought the boy there.

As they drove, Damien glanced at the kid sitting next to Cherise in the back seat through the mirror, his face showing all sorts of emotions. To figure out who this kid was, they had to wait for Cherise to remember Otherwise, they were stuck.

“Now that you adopt me, should I call you Mom and Dad?” Alexis piped up as the car stopped, furrowing his brows.

Before Cherise could answer, Damien jumped in with a grin. “We already have kids, and you have your own parents. Maybe calling us Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir or perhaps our first names.”

“Okay, Damien and Cherise it is,” the kid decided. “Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir sound too formal. People might not get how close we are.”

“You’re quite sharp,” Cherise admitted; stunned by the kid’s maturity.

car, Cherise offered her hand to Alexis. “Let’s

replied cheerfully. He seemed used to calling them that. Walking behind Cherise and Damien,

as they entered the Lenoir Residence. Frances greeted them, mentioning that Mr. Lennon had been waiting in the living room.

bit tensely. “Got

asked, “Is he

Rumor had it he was vice president of Damien’s company,

him up with a room,” Damien instructed.

leading

new to the Lenoir family, Alexis didn’t know anyone yet. So, when Cherise greeted Lennon, he copied her and waved