Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 24 Blue Darts

Eriana was an annoying troublemaker. Cherise didn’t want to be involved with her.

But Cherise never thought Eriana’s underlings would ambush her at the school’s back door.

The school’s isolated and uninhabited back door was overgrown with weeds.

Lucy pulled Cherise to the back door. They had just left when the hooligans guarding the back door surrounded them.

“I’m right. You really left from the back door.”

The crafty leader smiled maliciously. “I haven’t seen you in a long time, Chèrry.”

The man looked like a criminal. Lucy frowned slightly. “Who is this?”

Cherise took a deep breath. “Aunt Eriana’s son, Nicky Gruber.”

Nicky was three years older than Cherise but kept repeating grades because of his poor results. When Cherise sat for her SATS, Nicky had just gotten into a dubious, third–rate school in Adania.

He had sinister thoughts about Cherise since they were young. He had even tried to force her to…

If her uncle hadn’t reached in time, she would have taken her own life at the scene.

been bullied by Nicky in the past, a wave of nausea emerged uncontrollably in

retreated subconsciously, but Nicky’s friends

you never

“If

wouldn’t have known my beloved cousin was in the same city as me!”

spoke, he approached Cherise with a sneer. “I haven’t seen you in a few years. You’re glowing,

suggestively, giving Lucy goosebumps.

and stood in front of Cherise.

tsk. You say such nasty things,

corner of Nicky’s mouth. He

while approaching Cherise. “Cherise, come here

her side were clenched into

and glared straight

are you going to do if

leaned closer

man behind Cherise held her hands

approached

A sharp dart landed on Nicky’s right knee.

other leg