Marrying the Man in the Dark

Cherise observed Ian’s smug portrait from her vantage point across the screen. She subtly tightened her grip on the microphone as she listened to his haughty tone. She asserted confidently, “I’m pretty sure Cherise won’t buy into your story.”

“Why not?” Ian retorted. “You don’t know that country bumpkin well enough,” he chuckled. “Back in high school, she was always buried in her books while the rest of us slacked off. Thus, she was constantly ostracized by others. Whenever I showed her the slightest attention or gifted her anything, she’d be so moved that she practically fell in love with me on the spot.”

“Damien, I acknowledge that you facilitated my release from the mental hospital, apologized, and even provided financial support. From your perspective, that’s a monumental gesture. But let’s not overlook the fact that it was your actions that landed me in the mental hospital in the first place, shaping me into who I am today!”

Cherise’s heart raced at Ian’s revelation. Damien was the reason Ian ended up in the mental hospital? She pressed her lips together. “Is that so? I almost forgot if you hadn’t brought it up. Were you admitted. because of me?”

“Obviously! You saw fit to confine me to a mental hospital for the past six years because of that minor incident. And your sister even shattered both my legs back then. If it weren’t for my resilience, I’d be a cripple by now!”

voice-altering microphone tightly. “If it were merely trivial, I

was also wrong to drug her and terminate her pregnancy. But at the time, your child

wrong. “Regardless of

so much, an extra three million and a house should be like spare change to you…” On the other side of the

then… The high school senior she had once revered deeply was actually such scum… At this moment, she was both furious and

children greatly. Given how lan had caused them to lose their first child, Damien must have harbored such hatred for him. Flow could Damien have put his

related to him, Damien had swallowed his bitterness. Not only did Damien release lan… but Damien was also willing to provide with financial assistance and even extended