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Marrying the Man in the Dark (Damien and Cherise) novel Chapter 45

Chapter 45 Push Me Upstairs 

Mr. Kolson raised his head and spotted Cherise. Mrs. Lenoir is back, sir.” 

What time is it?” 

It’s exactly nine now.” 

The man in the wheelchair smiled. It’s probably been a decade since I’ve last had dinner this late.” 

Cherise paled. She helped Frances serve the food on the table guiltily

You didn’t need to wait for me. It’sit’s almost exam season. I will be studying until late at night for a while,she murmured

Damien did not bother exposing her excuse. Let’s eat.” 

She nodded silently, but her heart was jumping out of her chest

He didn’t realize that I lied, right

She would hardly lie since she was young. Every time she did, she would feel ill at ease for quite some time

She chose a seat far from the man to hide her nervousness

Yet just when she sat down, the man frowned. Come here.” 

Why?” 

Feed me.” 

She was lost for words

Was the man hooked on her feeding him

Without any choice, she huddled into the chair next to him cautiously. She picked up and began feeding him

He ate elegantly but at a snail’s pace. She felt miserable

the 

spoon 

She was starving and exhausted from all the physical labor at the sanatorium. Now, she had to feed him spoonful by spoonful

But it was only natural that she, as the wife, fed her husband

Damien finished his food about twenty minutes later

Cherise placed the spoon down and wiped his mouth gently

The line on his face made him look rugged and unapproachable. But it was soft to the touch

His skin seemed to be in a better condition than hers. The sensation made her heartbeat quickened

A few seconds later, she put the napkin on the table and began her meal

After an afternoon of work, she was starving enough to have an entire feast

The youthful woman held her cutleries tightly and polished off all the food without holding back under the warm light of the glass lamp

Dumbfounded, Mr. Kolson and Frances watched as she devoured the food

Damien sat in the same spot. He sipped some tea. It looks like studying is an incredibly strenuous task.” 

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