Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 1215 Lennon's Death

"I told them it would seem improper to outsiders that I am suddenly marrying Violet when we were raised as siblings. So, to avoid gossip, we're planning to go on a cruise and have a ceremony of sorts.

"It won't be too late to have a formal celebration later with friends and family once the timing is right and my position in the Belcourt family is secure."

Lennon added, his lips curling, "By then, they probably never imagined that there wouldn't be a future for them beyond that."

"What about you?" Damien asked, his deep, inscrutable eyes gleaming with an array of intricate glimmers as they bore into Lennon. "What about your future?"

"I don't need one." Lennon chuckled, his determined gaze shining through his pale face. "I've been avoiding it too long; I can't keep running forever. Confronting these demons is an inevitability.

"It's just..." He closed his eyes. "I hope that when Alexis is older, you can tell him that his father was not a coward. And that he never wronged his mother."

Lennon sighed deeply, "I'm only in my thirties. Isn't it said that beauty is a curse? That's me, I guess."

Damien raised an eyebrow, "You may be cursed, but you won't die that easily."

"Let's hope you're right." Lennon shrugged, "If I don't make it back, remember to tell your brother to take good care of Lucy."

A slight crease formed on Damien's forehead, but he remained silent. In truth, he didn't want to tell Lennon that Lucy had absolutely no feelings for Colin. Despite the idyllic scene of them laughing and talking in the courtyard, they had wrapped up their divorce that very morning.

Their marriage had been nothing more than a ploy by Anthony to control Colin. With Anthony now in jail and Jude bringing Dorothy home to care for her and rebuild the Gray family, Colin and Lucy no longer needed to maintain the charade that was their marriage.

Although Damien knew that Colin had developed genuine feelings for Lucy, such emotions couldn't be forced, especially with someone as headstrong and uncompromising as Lucy.

Lennon scrutinized Damien's face, "Make sure you live a good life."noveldrama

Three days later, Lennon and Violet departed early to return to Adania.

That night, Lucy came down with a high fever, so Cherise and Mandy stayed up to care for her late into the wee hours.

A week later, an almost fully recovered Lucy got up and accompanied Cherise, Colin, and Mandy back to Adania. Damien had returned three days earlier due to an urgent matter at his company and was not with them.

"It feels like forever since I've been back!" Mandy felt refreshed as she took a deep breath of Adania's familiar air as she walked through the airport.

However, Colin, who was visiting Adania for the first time, barely concealed a frown. He was unused to the cold of the harsh northern winter.

Cherise went to retrieve their luggage with Otto and Alexis.

Lucy stood in the lobby wearing a black trench coat, idly watching the news on the broadcast screen.

A breaking news segment caught her attention.

A group of people were searching a charred cruise ship wreckage at sea, looking for any signs of life. But there were none.

"The latest report from our correspondent reveals that this cruise ship was hosting a family gathering for the Belcourt family to celebrate the union of the Belcourt family's adopted son, Lennon Belcourt, and their daughter, Violet Belcourt.

"Tragically, the cruise ship met with an accident. All on board is believed to be dead..."

It was a quiet yet dramatic end for Lennon.

Standing before his grave, Lucy found it impossible to muster a smile despite numerous attempts.