Chapter 181 Defending Love
She took a deep breath and held Damien’s hand. “Honey, don’t let those people’s words. to you.”
“Even though you can’t see, in my heart, you’re much better than those physically able,” she reassured him.
She was afraid Damien might take it to heart.
In this world, there were far too many people like that: insecure people would choose to mock others for their imperfections. But deep down, they knew-these disabled individuals were often stronger and more resilient than them in ways they could never comprehend.
Damien smiled gently and wrapped his arm around Cherise’s shoulder. “Do you like being with me is a burden?”
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“No, not at all,” Cherise replied firmly. She lifted her head and planted a tender kiss on his cheek. “Hubby,”
“I don’t find being with you burdensome,” she reassured him.
“I’m just worried that you might feel hurt because of me, ridiculed by these uncouth. people,” Cherise admitted her concerns openly.
“If you’re not burdened, neither am I,” Damien said reassuringly.
He squeezed his eyes shut as tears welled up.
Her pure-heartedness deeply touched Damien.
Despite facing ridicule and accusations from the people, Cherise never thought of herself; her concern was always for Damien’s feelings.
He sighed, about to grasp her hand and turn back, when he heard Elvis’s low voice.
“Cherry, take Mr. Lenoir home!”
Elvis’ voice echoed, and the jeering crowd redirected their mockery from Cherise to him.
“Tsk tsk tsk, look who’s here! Raised his daughter only to sell her away to a blind man!”
“Isn’t that right? All for dear old Mom. He doesn’t even care about his daughter’s happiness!”
“It’s hilarious. The seemingly innocent ones are always the schemers in disguise…”
Their words dripped with venom as Cherise clenched her fists tightly and bit back her lips in anger.
Elvis noticed her barely suppressed rupturing rage and quickly responded.
“Why hold back? Don’t you agree with them?” he sneered.
“Go home!” Elvis roared.
As soon as Elvis shouted, Cherise’s anger vanished instantly.
Feeling completely defeated, she bit her lip and helped Damien get ready to leave.
However, Damien coldly shrugged off her hand.
He turned back and faced the villagers with a sarcastic smile. “Cherry always spoke highly of her hometown to me, describing the warmth and simplicity of the people here.”
“When we were in the city, she was thrilled the whole night when she heard I was willing to accompany her back to our hometown.”
“She loves this place more than she loves the glitz and glamour of the city.”
“Even in wealthier surroundings, her heart yearns for the simplicity of this place-the little stream and the fish.”
“But little did she know, the neighbors and fellow villagers from her home would see her and her uncle’s family this way.”
Damien spoke with clarity, his voice deep and imbued with.
arrogance.
A sudden hush fell over the crowd as his words hung in the air.
Before the incident, Cherise and Elvis had enjoyed a stellar reputation in the village.
Cherise had been a beacon of pride for the entire community when she successfully secured a spot in university.
Now, they faced the villagers’ disdain. The shift from admiration to mockery was jarring and disheartening.
“Haha, do you think your words mean anything?” Ben sneered.
“I could come up with nonsense just like the garbage you spouted earlier.”
“You don’t have to be blind to sweet talk someone!”
“If Cherise was so attached to this place, why marry you? Why bother with college? Staying
here would’ve suited her just fine, wouldn’t it?”
