Marrying the Man in the Dark

Just before leaving Lermille, Cherise asked the director of Lermille Hospital to keep helping find this kid she was looking for. Little
did she know, when she got back to Adania, someone had already brought the boy there.
As they drove, Damien glanced at the kid sitting next to Cherise in the back seat through the mirror, his face showing all sorts of
emotions. To figure out who this kid was, they had to wait for Cherise to remember Otherwise, they were stuck.
“Now that you adopt me, should I call you Mom and Dad?” Alexis piped up as the car stopped, furrowing his brows.
Before Cherise could answer, Damien jumped in with a grin. “We already have kids, and you have your own parents. Maybe
calling us Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir or perhaps our first names.”
“Okay, Damien and Cherise it is,” the kid decided. “Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir sound too formal. People might not get how close we
are.”
“You’re quite sharp,” Cherise admitted; stunned by the kid’s maturity.
As they got out of the car, Cherise offered her hand to Alexis. “Let’s go.”
“Sure thing, thanks, Cherise!” Alexis replied cheerfully. He seemed used to calling them that. Walking behind Cherise and
Damien, he remarked, “Your family seems really rich. So, how old are your kids?”
Cherise chuckled and answered his questions as they entered the Lenoir Residence. Frances greeted them, mentioning that Mr.
Lennon had been waiting in the living room.
Damien nodded, a bit tensely. “Got it.”
Curious, Cherise asked, “Is he here for business?”
Though she didn’t remember Lennon well, she knew he was connected to Damien somehow. Rumor had it he was vice
president of Damien’s company, with loads of talent and good looks.
“Take Alexis upstairs, and Frances will fix him up with a room,” Damien instructed.
“Okay!” Cherise agreed, leading Alexis upstairs.
In the living room, a handsome man was deep in a serious phone call. Cherise waved at him before taking Alexis upstairs. Being
new to the Lenoir family, Alexis didn’t know anyone yet. So, when Cherise greeted Lennon, he copied her and waved at him too.

Initially annoyed at a phone call, Lennon calmed down when Cherise greeted him. But when he noticed the kid, his eyes
widened in surprise.
“Lenn?” Damien called out.
Seeing Lennon’s focus on Cherise’s direction, Damien raised an eyebrow, crossing his legs elegantly. “What’s up? Think
Cherry’s changed?”
“She does seem different,” Lennon admitted, snapping out of it. “Who’s the kid with her?”
“A recent adoption from an orphanage,” Damien explained with a smile. “Cherry took a liking to him.”
“You spoil her too much,” Lennon sighed, shaking his head before getting back to business with Damien.