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!”

comprehend the magnitude of your actions?” Cherise gripped the voice-altering microphone tightly. “If it were merely trivial, I wouldn’t have resorted to locking

and terminate her pregnancy. But at the time, your child wasn’t even two months old.

assist you in testing Cherise’s loyalty to you?” After uttering those words, lan seemed to wrestle with guilt, seemingly realizing he was wrong. “Regardless of my

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

had transpired back then… The

Given how lan had caused them to lose their first child,

also willing to provide with financial assistance and even extended an apology… seized a pair of scissors at her side, and strode forth resolutely to slice through the