Ch. 1106..1110

Chapter 1106 The huge wedding venue could house more than " t1663219916005i="">a thousand guests. Sherry entered the venue under the bodyguard's supervision

Alarge group of guests, dressed glamorously, entered her sight.

Most of them were influential businessmen in Glenchester, so Sherry barely recognized any of them.

On the bright side, the people would not know about her or the secrets between her and John, so the chances of her embarrassing herseff in front of the publicdropped

drastically. There was free-flow champagne and snacks all over the place

Sherry walked to a comer and started her drinking spree.

John and Shannon should have gone backstage to prepare for their grand entrance

As the crowd quieted down and gathered around, the emcee and the staff prepared for thecouple's march-in Sherry stood in the inconspicuous comer and decided to stay invisible until the ceremony ended

While she was munching on snacks, a familiar voice came from behind her.

"Sherry, is that you?" Sherry froze for a moment before she turned around. The voice belonged to a young man in a gray jersey, which obviously did not fit the dress code of the ceremony.

Despite already being in his thirties, his fit physique and tanned skin plus his dimples and warm smile made him looklike a senior in university.

Sherry wore a smile

"Mason, hi! It's been a while." "It's been a while indeed." Mason smiled.

's been more than a year! Where have you been?" Sherry cautiously peeked at the bodyguard twometers away and said. you know.

Going places, visiting cities here and there." "How are you?" he asked.

"I'm doing okay." It was then that several people walked past them and some of them glanced at Mason. Sherry overheard one of them talking about Mason." Look, that's Mason Brown, Mrs.

Stockton's ex-fiance."

The gossipers then went off without pause.

Sherry pursed her lips at Mason who merely smiled nonchalantly as if he was not concerned aboutthe remarks. He said, "You know, | believe I've been living my best life in the past few years.

| feel relaxed." Sherry was surprised by his words.

He stared at her.

"| don't need to be with someone | don't like, and my parents are not forcing meanymore.

| feel like | can go out with someone that | really like."

Sherry blinked nervously.

Just when she was arranging her words for a reply, a loud clunk sounded behind her.

Sherry then realized she and Mason were standing beside a secret entrance.

She turned around to see John walking in in his white suit.

His hair was combed backward which added a layer of frost to his cool looks. He emanated a strong aura that would make anyone distance themselves from him.

When Sherry instinctively stepped back, Mason became aware of the situation and stepped forward to protect her.

it was then that one of the staff came up to the side of the red carpetand said to John, "Sir, Mr.

and Ms.

Fowler are ready on the other side.

Your position is by the red carpet, and all you have to do is wait for Mr.

Fowler to escort Ms.

Fowler to you." John pursed his lips for a fraction of a second before he recovered to his usual humble and kind self. "Okay."

He did not look at Sherry or Mason.

He simply walked past them and headed to the end of the red carpet.

The emcee then started the ceremony by announcing the arrival of the groom

Chapter 1107 Romantic music wafted through the air. Everyone stopped chatting and tumed their attention to Johnstanding in front of the red carpet. The door at the other end slowly opened, revealing Matthew and Shannon.

Everyone saw the father and daughter clearly, including Sherry who was in the corner.

Shannon smiled sweetly as she curled her hands around Matthew's arms.

Matthew walked her down the aisle with a heavy expression as if he was unwilling to give his daughter away.

They walked over to John

The emcee, who was also the marriage officiant, then said into the microphon Fowler, please hand the bride over to the groom.” Matthew's eyes got teary at that juncture He patted Shannon's head, whispered something in her ears, and made her tear up as well He then put her hands onto John’s hands and said something to him as well

Sherry was too far away to hear what Matthew said to John, but his teary eyes stated thathe was having a hard time giving his daughter's hand away.

He had probably told John to take good care of Shannon or something like that.

John smiled

He then held Shannon's hand and walked forward to the stage, leaving Matthew wiping his tears alone. Sherry rolled her eyes at the man and then emotionlessly watched the couple walk up the stage.

The spotlight shone on them.

Sherry could hear the female guests voicing their admiration for John and the married ladies expressing how awestruck they were about hisyouth and wealth.

Many of them were jealous of Shannon for marrying the richest man in Glenchester, which would make her the richest woman in the city.

The ceremony was like any other.

After the marriage officiant guided them to read their vows, the crowd witnessed the exchange of the wedding rings and instructed thegroom to kiss the bride in the end.

Thundering applause broke out at the end of the simple ceremony.

Sherry rubbed her eyes, which somehow felt tired, and turned around. Before she could walk out of the door, however, the bodyguard stopped her. "Ms, Fowler, the wedding isn't over.

You can't leave." "Can't you see that they've come down from the stage?". Sherry said

"The ceremony is over, but there's still the banquet.

Sherry clenched her fists.

Right before she could launch a punch in his face, Mason came over. "Sherry? Who is this guy? What is he talking about?"

"Some goon," Sherry said angrily and then retumnedto the crowd.

Mason frowned as he glanced at the bodyguard before he followed Sherry into the throng ofpeople The banquet was held on the second floor.

Each table was labeled accordingly for families, relatives, and friends

All the guests seated themselves according to their relationship with the bride and groom.

When Sherry and Mason arrived at the banquet hall, two waiters came over to serve them. “Excuse me, miss, which side are you from? The groom or the bride?"

"Im just a friendof the Stocktons." The bodyguard , who had followed her up, then added,” She's Sherry Fowler, the bride's sister." Sherry glared at the bodyguard who

emotionlessly lowered his head.

The other waiter asked, "What about you, sir?" Mason glanced at Sherry.

Chapter 1108 The waiters exchanged a quick glance, and one of them said to Sherry, "Ms. Fowler, this way,please.” Sherry followed the waiter inside. Just when Mason wanted to go in, the other waiter stopped him and pointed him in anotherdirection

"Sir, your seat is this way.

Please follow me."

Mason frowned

Sherry turned around with a smile.

"Mason, you go ahead.

Well talk after the banquet." She was aware of Mason's feelings for her, but it was not the time totalk about that.

She wanted to wait for this whole thing to end before telling him to move on instead of clinging onto her.

All in all, she wanted to cut all ties with the Fowlers and the Stocktons.

Mason's eyes gleamed upon hearing her words.

He nodded and hummed a reply.

He then followed the other waiter to his seat.

Sherry followed the waiter to the front seat, where the bride’s family was seated.

She saw Matthew and Janine happily sitting in the main seats of the table while the other relatives congratulatedthem. The lively atmosphere fizzled out when Sherry appeared at the table.

Everyone looked at her in shock and responded coldly to her arrival as if she should not be there.

Matthew was just as shocked as the others.

“What are you doing here?" Sherry put on a fake smile.

"| was invited, of course." The waiter pulled out a chair for Sherry beside Janine.

Sherry glanced at the seat and decided to sit opposite Matthew and Janine instead.

She would rather sit at the furthest end with two lesser-known relatives than sat beside Matthew andJanine.

The already awkward situation was exacerbated, and both Matthew and Janine wore a frosty look.

Matthew asked, "Where have you been in the past year?"

Before Sherry could speak though, Janine intervened andsaid, "The relatives are at the table, and it's Shannon's wedding today. Let's wait until the banquet is over." Matthew took a deep breath to suppress his anger.

There were friends and families at the table, and knowing Sherry's rebellious personality, if she enraged Matthewwith her words or actions, it would only embarrass them all.

He glared at Sherry.

"Since you're here, enjoy the banquet. When this is over, follow me home." Home? Sherry's gaze shifted, but she did not speak a word. Matthew ignored her and continued chatting with the other relatives. Friends and families congratulated him and Shannon for making the family proud. "| guess welll have to call Shannon Mrs. Stockton when we see her next time." Matthew shook hands humbly "You're too kind Even if Shannon marries the king, she's stil a junior in the family, so you guys can call her as you did before.” "She's a junior alright, but we can'ttreat her as we do." "Yeah. John Stockton is the richest man in Glenchester, and she's his wife.” "Shannon is really capable. really wonder how you two raised such a perfect daughter.

if my daughter is half as capable as she is, | would be thankful.” Matthew nodded and waved humblyas his grin widened

Chapter 1109 Janine wore a smile on her face. "All of you are too kind. We just taughther to be humble and grateful We didn't really put her through anything special, or teach her how to find a magnificent man like John.

It's fate that brought them together." "That's because Shannon is a charming girl.”

Janine chuckled shyly.

"Oh, you guys flatter me.

Come on, let's eat.”

Someone raised his glass.

"Here's a toast to celebrate Shannon finding a great man like John.”

Matthew raised his glass andboomed , "Yeah, a toast!" Everyone at the table raised their glasses into the air.

Only Sherry continued to munch on her food and ignored the proposed toast.

Everyone stared at her.

Sherry sensed their gaze and responded with a smile,” You guys go ahead, don't mind me."

CongratulateJohn and Shannon? She simply could not do it.

She was not a saintess that could forgive the dirty couple.

Everyone frowned at her reaction and then turned to Matthew and Janine for further instructions. Both of them wore a frosty look at Sherry's reaction.

Finally, it was Janine who recovered her composure and nudged her husband.

Matthew then changed his expression and said, "Let's just ignore her.

Here, a toast to Shannon!" "Yeah!" Everyone ignored Sherry and drained their beverages to the last drop. Soon, one of the relatives, a middle-aged man, switched his attention to Sherry.

"Sherry, | haven't seen you for a while now.

What have you been up to?" Sherry looked at the man who looked well-maintained for his age. His features resembled that of Janine's.

She barely remembered the man.

She only remembered that Janine had a brother named Jake; this must be him.

She looked at the man's saccharine smile and said, "Hi? | don't remember having a young and handsome uncle. Have we met before?" Her question silenced the table again.

Jake was stunned.

He did not expect Sherry to not remember him, yet call him young and handsome.

Was it a sarcastic remark, or was it to insinuate that they were not close?

The others were caught by surpriseas well, and it fueled their resentment for Sherry.

How could she not recognize her own uncle and even dare to voice it out in public? She should have known that it would embarrass himin front of everyone.

Both Matthew and Janine responded grimly.

Bam! Matthew slammed the table and shouted, "He is your Uncle Jake! How could you not recognizehim? Mind your words!" Sherry simply hummed a reply and smiled at Jake.

"Uncle Jake, I'm sorry.

I've only been in the family for a few years, and my mother only brought Shannon home, so | never got the chance to see youoften didn't do it on purpose." Her words silenced the table once more.

Everyone else turned to Janine

Jake's expression changed.

He might resent her for being rude, but he managed to keep his cool

“It's okay.

Like you said, we don't meet often, so it's normal that you don't recognize me."

Janine grunted

"Sherry, are you trying to cause a scene here? If you are not happy with me, we can talk about it at home after the banquet.

Don't embarrass me in front

of everyone!”

Sherry scoffed

"| didn’t mean to speak at all

You guys made me." It was Jake who had spoken to her while she was eating, so it was not herfault

Chapter 1110

Janine’s expression froze.

Even Jake, who spoke to Sherry first, was stunned. He asked, “Sherry, are you unhappy with me or something?”

Sherry smiled. “I didn’t even know you before this, so why should | be unhappy with you?”

Jake was left speechless.

Janine was trying her best to suppress her anger.

The atmosphere became awkward for a while until Matthew intervened. “It’s enough. The girl came back when she was already a teen. She was spoilt in the countryside. Just ignore her and enjoy the banquet.”

Janine rested her anger and said, “Yeah, just ignore her. Let’s eat.”

She turned to Jake to say, “Jake, don’t mind her. Just enjoy the banquet.” The awkwardness faded as the others agreed with the suggestion. Jake grumbled, “You guys shouldn’t have brought her back. Now that Shannon is Mrs. Stockton, if others know that the little savage here is her sister, it will only embarrass the family more.”

“Yeah, Jake’s right.”

Sherry clutched her cutlery tightly.

Janine said, “I know, | know. Father wants her back; and you know how his tempers are. We can’t possibly argue with him.” Sherry looked at her and saw the brightest smile on her face. She had no idea that her own mother would be this gleeful to discredit her. She slightly raised her knife, but before she could pitch it out, Matthew intervened.

“Enough. No matter how rude she is, Sherry is our daughter. We'll try our best to teach her the right way. Let’s just leave her for now and enjoy the banquet.”

As Sherry’s bitter expression changed, she subtly lowered her hand holding the knife.

Meanwhile , Janine sulked in silence. The others zipped their mouths since the man of the family had spoken. They continued to enjoy the banquet and simply ignored Sherry’s existence.

Just when Sherry thought she could make it through the banquet without any more hindrance, The bride and groom came by. John and Shannon had changed into simpler attire to walk around more comfortably.

John had changed into a black suit with a red bowtie

sitting snugly at his collar while Shannon had changed into a red dress.

There were a few waiters behind them holding trays of champagne.

Everyone at the table stood up, except Sherry. This time around, everyone placed their attention on the bride and groom instead of the black sheep at the table.

John and Shannon went over to Matthew and Janine who wore the brightest smiles on their faces.

John grabbed a glass of champagne and said, “Matthew, Janine, thank you for letting me have Shannon's hand in marriage. A toast.”

Shannon raised her glass together with her parents. Their glasses clinked before they took a sip.

“John, I'll leave Shannon in your care. Please take good care of her.”

“I'll take care of her with everything I’ve got. Don’t worry,” John said.

Janine said to Shannon, “Shannon, you have to be a good wife to John and share the burden, do you understand?”