Marrying the Man in the Dark

“I’m heading downstairs now, not at your request, but because I’ve grown weary of sharing this stuffy air with all of you in this study room,” Cherise declared firmly.

“By the way, has there been a change in leadership with the principal and the dean of this school?” she inquired, her tone assertive.

“I’ll ensure they review the surveillance footage here so they can witness the disregard for privacy among the students of Adania University,” she added before gracefully turning to leave, her departure exuding poise. “I recall the library’s surveillance also captures audio.”

As Cherise finished speaking, a loud “bang” reverberated behind her, indicating someone had smashed the surveillance camera,

Observing Cherise’s departure with clenched teeth. Emma muttered, “Smashing it won’t make a difference. Those data have already been uploaded to the cloud.”

Taking a deep breath, she narrowed her eyes, retrieved her phone, and dialed a number. “Caleb, Cherise has left the room.”

“Ensure she’s intercepted, make her address the online messages properly, and make her confess that she’ll do anything for any man!” she instructed firmly

principal and the dean witnessing today’s harassment on video, they won’t

someone like Cherise in the school is considered disgraceful, and

sneered over the phone. “I already have firsthand

Cherise legally adopted a child from the welfare home. Can you guess whose child he is?”

none other than the illegitimate child of

news, I’m poised to

and Blake to the first floor, intending to exit

they were surprised to find the back door also besieged

how to proceed, Cherise noticed the security guard accepting money from the prompting

utility room was cramped, dusty, and challenging to navigate.

bribes, open the entrance door, allowing the reporters to flood in like a swarm of locusts.