Marrying the Man in the Dark

While Sebastian had a penchant for dredging up the past in any circumstance, Damien found himself unable to follow suit.

Here, the assembly comprised entirely of journalists.

Surrounded by journalists both inside and outside, each one acting as a potential megaphone, he refrained from delving into Charisa’s history.

If Damien were to reveal the details of Charisa’s past troubles to Cherise, particularly how Charisa instructed Elvis to start a fire and cause harm, it would open a Pandora’s box of consequences.

Such revelations would impact Cherise and implicate several families associated with those events.

The Tanner, Miles, Lenoir, and Shaw families would all be thrust into the spotlight, facing scrutiny and. potential scandal.

This was especially concerning considering Charisa’s tragic demise five years earlier.

As Cherise’s husband, Damien couldn’t bear the thought of Charisa’s affairs being discussed and ridiculed.

“Is it too difficult to explain? Or are you deliberately avoiding it?”

“Is it that you can’t explain or that you haven’t found a way to explain it?” Sebastian’s smile was taunting. his words cutting.

furrowed brow, Sebastian’s hand moved to massage his temple, a troubled expression clouding his features. “This shouldn’t be happening,”

to erase her memory, hasn’t it?” Sebastian’s tone was accusatory, his words cutting through the tense atmosphere like a

concocted a plan to deceive her after all this time?” He pressed, his gaze unwavering as

“Or is it…”

silent challenge

of

the assembled onlookers, their whispers like a faint

motionless, her fists clenched tightly

now tinged with the crimson of raw

true?” she demanded, her voice quivering

“If…”

her checks. “If any elucidation exists for past events, I implore you to disclose it to

sister’s actions at our wedding caused harm to my mother, and our union was nothing more than a

the magnitude of this revelation. “Then…

profound darkness shadowed Damien’s eyes, casting a somber

pressed his lips together tightly, his voice carrying

desperation. Tll clarify everything. I’ll explain, but definitely not