Marrying the Man in the Dark (Damien and Cherise) novel Chapter 1223

Chapter 1223 Gwenn the Secretary
Maeve looked at him through tear-filled eyes as if she had a lot to say but didn't know how to begin.

Charles could no longer suppress his emotions. Ignoring the blood still oozing from his chest, he dashed towards Maeve and held her close. "It's all my fault."

"No, you should stop blaming yourself."

"Maeve... I can't stand the thought of life without you... I can't... I..."

Maeve dissolved in tears, holding him close. "Why are you so foolish..."

"I never meant to betray you..."

After days of suppressing his emotions, Charles finally broke down. "That day... I was drugged. I really never meant to betray you..."

Damien closed his eyes, opening and closing his fists.

An hour later, Maeve eventually succumbed to her slumber.

With his chest wrapped in bandages, Charles sat on a bench outside the hospital room, looking up at Damien, who was reclining against the wall. "Aren't I just pathetic? As a man, not only did I fail to safeguard my wife, I am the one who…"

"There was a powerful drug in your drink that day," Damien sighed. "I had it tested; the blame is not yours. That woman from that day... she deliberately set you up. However, she was very adept at eluding detection, bypassing all the cameras. She didn't want us to discover her true identity."

Charles raised his gaze. "But I know."

That woman's face… It would be burned in his memory forever!

Just then, Charles's phone rang, displaying an unknown number. He frowned and answered it.

A woman's voice, laced with amusement, greeted him from the other end of the line. "Mr. Luther, it's been a while."