Marrying the Man in the Dark

Would Lennon think that she was humiliating him?

A sense of unease crept over Cherise at this thought. She bit her lip.

“Mr. Belcourt, I didn’t mean to… You know that I suffer from amnesia. After I lose my memory, I often find myself confused. Somehow, I keep forgetting about social cues and etiquette…”

She turned to him with a sincere gaze. “Please don’t take this to heart. Don’t feel bothered by this. I’ll ask Frances to change this for you…”

Frances pursed her lips as she approached and reached for the half-full plate of pierogies before Lennon, only to be met with his glare.

His eyes narrowed, and his tone was cold. “I said there’s no need for that!”

He lowered his head. Gazing at the food on the plate, a bitter smile filled his face as he began to eat.

Cherise was speechless.

She innocently turned her eyes to Damien and mouthed, “What should we do?”

“Ignore him.”

said plainly, “He has a tendency to blow up like this.”

at Cherise. “What

take

So, this time, she’s going somewhere they would never find. She won’t return

Lennon to pause

smile, lowered his head,

Mr. Belcourt, please be careful not

an eye on him while talking to

give Lennon advice when he began wolfing down the pierogies.

keeping his head lowered, asking, “Did

It took Cherise a moment to process that Lennon was talking about Lucy. Is

Lennon carefully. “Are you acquainted with Lulu as well, Mr.

mustered a wan smile. “I’m not sure if you can say we’re acquainted,”

“Cherise.”

sense Lennon’s apprehension. He interrupted the conversation to stop Cherise. “Have you remembered anything

“I did recall some things, but there isn’t much that I’ve remembered, and the memories are

“Very well.”