Marrying the Man in the Dark (Damien and Cherise) Novel
Chapter 158

Chapter 158 Where’s Ian?

Violet clenched her fists in silent frustration.

Cherise returned to school to replace Lucy lounging in the infirmary, engrossed in a phone game. She

furrowed her brow and reached out to block Lucy’s phone screen. “Where’s

Ian?”

Lucy shot her a disdainful look, adjusted her phone, and continued playing. “He’s gone.”

“Just like that?” Cherise bit her lip, realizing she hadn’t thanked Ian properly for helping with her injury.

Lucy leaned back. “Well, it’s better he split than stick around and make a fool of himself. I mean, he’d

never compete with me to be your kid’s godparent.”

Cherise was puzzled. “What do you mean by ‘making a fool of himself and ‘being my child’s

godparent”?”

Caught off guard, Lucy cleared her throat and mumbled, “I didn’t say anything. Your must’ve misheard.”

Cherise’s intuition told her something was up between Lucy and Ian.

She snatched Lucy’s phone, demanding, “Tell me what happened!”

Lucy was annoyed at the interruption. “What’s there to explain? I got rid of that lan guy. He knew you

were married but kept pestering you with his schemes.”

“Just now, Sunny’s dad lifting that chair was just a scare tactic. He rushed in and got hurt, hoping you’d

feel sorry for him.”

“A conniving guy like him being gone is a win for you and Damien!” Lucy explained.

She took advantage of Cherise’s stunned state and snatched her phone back. Unfortunately, when

Cherise took her phone, her in-game character had been defeated, and her opponent had wiped out

her virtual crystals.

Seeing the big ‘Failed’ word on the screen, Lucy was upset and shot Cherise a resentful glance. “You

owe me a game!”

“Hey, I helped you, and you delayed my game?!”

Cherise pressed her lips together.

“Lucy, you can’t talk badly about lan like that.”

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Cherise took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, and looked earnestly at Lucy. “Ian isn’t the

person you’re saying.”

“He used to be someone I admired, our high school pride.”

“Maybe he came to see me just to thank me or wanted to chat.”

“I reckon he didn’t have the full picture earlier. When he saw someone being unkind to me, he stepped

in to help out of sheer kindness.”

Her

gaze was sincere, “We’re all from the same background; helping each other is the least. we can do.”

“Even if he had ulterior motives, he did get hurt trying to protect me. I haven’t had a chance to thank

him, and you drove him away. No matter what, that’s not right of you.”

Cherise might not be the quickest thinker, but she understood the basics of human. relationships and

principles. Her aunt had always taught her to repay kindness.

After all, Ian intended to help her.

Lucy pursed her lips. “But he’s got motive!”

“Cherry, can you please not think so highly of everyone?”

“I can see right through lan’s intentions.”

Cherise took a deep breath, smiled at Lucy, and said, “Maybe you’ve misunderstood him.”

“You carry on with your game; I’ll replace Ian.”

With that, she picked up her backpack and dashed away.

Lucy furrowed her brows, annoyed and worried with Cherise’s naïve and overly trusting. nature. “Why

do you want to see him?”

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