Ch. 1111..1115

Chapter 1111 Shannon smiled. "| know, Mom. Don't worry.” The waiters refilled John and Shannon's glasses, The bride and the groom then turned to the table of

relatives

Everyone was standing except Sherry.

She munched on a hunk of bread with her head lowered down

For some reason, her hands were shaking terribly to the point that the bread almost fell out of herhand Maybe because the bread was too dry, she had a difficult time swallowing it

While she was trying to swallow the bread, Matthew called to her coldly, "Sherry, John and your sister are here for atoast.” Sherry looked up and saw everyone

else looking at her, including John and Shannon.

John's handsome features and slender figure stood out from the group.

He wore a fake but polite smile and stared at her profoundly.

Sherry had no idea what he was thinking Shannon frowned.

Since everyone's attention was on Sherry, no one noticed the brazen resentment she had for her sister. Sherry forced herself to swallow the bread and then said,"

Sorry, | was carried away and didn'tnotice you two." Her words left everyone speechless.

John walked over to her with his glass of champagne.

Shannon was slightly surprised but managed to catch up to him.

In this situation , Sherry was forced to stand up with her glass.

“My dear sister and brother-in-law, | wish that you two will grow old together.

A toast!" She raised her glass and finished the champagne in one gulp.

The champagne was slightly spicy on the tongue, but it helped her swallow the bread and freedher throat. She put the glass down.

"I'm done. You guys go ahead."

John smiled

"Great one, sis.”

Sherry actually wanted to throw up

Shannon and the others were stunned

They did not expect John to call Shannon ‘sis’

Both Matthew and Janine were slightly shocked

Maybe because of the auspicious event, they forgot about the fact that Sherry had once dated John. Before they could recover their composure, John turned to the others with a smile.

"Everyone, cheers!"

Shannon followed him and raised her glass.

Chapter 1112 Cold water splashed onto her face and dripped from her chin. She shut her eyes tightly and took a deep breath tocalm herself down.

As she regained her breath and calmed her mind, she opened her eyes.

She looked better than she had a few minutes before.

In a haste, she grabbed the tissue paper from the side and started wiping the juice off her dress. After she finally cleaned herself, she went out and saw Matthew waiting for her outside.

Sherry was surprised to find her father in the corridor.

She asked, "Why are you here? Are you waiting for—" Slap!

Matthew struck her on the face before she could finish her sentence.

The scorching sensation stung her face.

Her mind went blank for a moment before she looked at her father in confusion.

Matthew stared at her.

"You ungrateful brat, your mother and | have already been putting up with your nonsense with your disrespect for us, and now you're trying to play gameswith your sister and John? Are you trying to let people know about your past relationship with him? Don't be an embarrassment to me!".

Sherry scoffed.

"Mr. Matthew Fowler, what are you afraid of? | have been spoiled in the countryside since | was young and only joined thefamily in my teens.

| didn't spend enough time there because you two are afraid that people might gossip about me. Tell them that, or just tell them | am not your daughter! Disown me!" Matthew's expression turned grim. He raised his hand but this time, Sherry took a step back and avoided it.

Matthew scolded her, "How dare you avoid me! Where have you been in the past year?!" Sherry continued to taunt, "Didn't Shannon and your wifetell you anything?" "What do you mean? Have they known where you've been all along?" He looked surprised.

"Of course. While John was choosing his wife at home that day, | was there and | met Shannonat his house." Sherry noticed the shock on her father's face, so she continued, "What's wrong? Didn't they tell you?" Matthew looked around cautiously to make sure there was no one else in the corridor.

"Why are you at the Stockton Residence?!" "Because | was there the whole year!" Tears trickled down Sherry's cheeks as she maintained her forced smile.

She never intended for him to find out about this, but why would he, her own father, treat her like an outsider?

She had become John's mistress fora year so that her family could live a good life, yet her parents treated her poorly, and her father just slapped her without finding out the truth.

Why? What did she do wrong? Was it because she was their daughter? Matthew widened his eyesin disbelief.

"Why were you there for a whole year?" Sherry wiped the tears off her face.

She forced a tight smile and said, "Because John kept me there." "Why? Why did hekeep you there?" Matthew demanded.

"Do you remember what happened a year ago? When you and your wife knelt before me, asking me to helpyou? Don't tell me you've forgotten all about it." Matthew's rage dissipated, and he froze.

Maybe because the revelation took him by surprise, he faltered backward.

He managed to hold himself together after a while." You're saying because you went to Johnto ask for help, and you made a deal with

him? So, he..." "Why else do you think a rich man like him will invest in your company without any good reason?" Matthew frowned tightly.

He murmured, "No, | remember that he told me that he is interested in our family business and its future development,so he invested in us..." He had once assumed that the investment only took place because Sherry had begged John, but he did not expect her to be locked up for a year.

That would mean that Sherry had been John's mistress for a whole year! Why would he marryShannon now? His face swiftly turned pale as he connected the dots. He glared at Sherry before he went back to the wedding venue.

In her pathetic state, Sherry grinned softly.

Chapter 1113 Matthew walked away. Sherry thought he would at least feel guilty or something, but it seemed like she overestimated him. She took a deep breath to regulate her emotions.

She turned around and wanted to go into the toilet to clean herself up again, but she founc Queenie standing at the door. Queenie looked like a princess in her yellow dress and with her blonde wavy hair.

Sherry had no idea how long Queenie had been standing there

Queenie was looking at her with a complicated look.

Sherry paused for a moment and walked past her.

She went into the toilet and started washing her face at the faucet.

Queenie came in and awkwardly looked at her.

"Hey... You won't get the red slap mark off with water.” Sherry ignored her and continued towash her face.

Subtly, Queenie handed her the cushion foundation." This brand's cushion foundation is good. You can use it to cover the mark." Sherry paused for a moment and accepted thefoundation. "Thanks." She started to tap the foundation on her face with the little cushion.

Queenie pouted.

"You don't need to thank me. | just don't like seeing an ugly person. The slap makes you hideous." Sherry scoffed

"You're cute when you don't speak."

Queenie's expression changed

“Are you saying that I'm not cute when | talk?" Sherry covered the slap mark with the foundation and putthe cushion back into the box.

Then, she gave it back to Queenie and was about to leave.

"Sherry, wait!” Queenie shouted

Sherry turned around emotionlessly.

"What?"

Queenie awkwardly pouted

The cruel words were stuck in her throat when she saw Sherry's reddish eyes. She would have scolded Sherry if she had not overheard the conversation. "Your eyes are a little red," she stated.

Sherry looked into the mirror.

She then closed her eyes and rinsed them with water.

Queenie asked in a small voice, "Aren't you close with your family?"

"Nope."

"They treated you poorly, and you still helpedthem. Why?" Queenie was baffled "Maybe I'm that dumb," Sherry said

Queenie furrowed her brows.

"| know you're a little dumb but you shouldn't call yourself that.”

Sherry washed her eyes and turned to her with a smile."Thank you.” Queenie’s gaze softened

"You're welcome. | still hate you though." "Whatever." Sherry then walked out of the toilet.

There were two ways at the end of the quiet corridor: one that led outside, and onethat returned to the banquet venue Sherry took the exit on the left without a second thought

She then saw the bodyguard that John had arranged to watch over her in her way.

The bodyguard stood in front of her and stopped her from leaving

"Move."

However, the bodyguard wasexpressionless

"The banquet is still ongoing

Chapter 1114 Sherry curled her fists and sat on the floor. She leaned on the icy cold wall and decided to wait for thebanquet to be over. She refused to return to the banquet hall.

The bodyguard then left her alone and retreated two meters.

At the same time, someone else was watching from behind the corner.

The man with the slender figure stayed in the shadows as he leaned on the wall.

He was still dressed in the black suit with the red bowtie, but his face was emotionless.

He had been standing there for a while, and even the back of his jacket startedto wrinkle.

After Matthew returned to the banquet hall, he pulled Janine away from the table.

"Come out. | have something to talk to you about," he said coldly.

Janine's expression changed.

She followed him out of the hall through the other exit, a safe passage with no one around.

"What's wrong? Why did you pull me away?" Matthew glared at her.

"Sherry has actually been staying at the Stocktons' place for more than a year now, hasn't she?"

Janine's face turned pale.

"H-how did you know? Was it Sherry? That wretched girl!" "You knew and you didn't tell me?!"

“| only found out about itwhen John and Shannon were engaged." "YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME!" he shouted.

His roar stunned her for a moment before she retorted," What could you possibly do about it even if you knew? Shannon has fallen for John,and John loves her.

He came to us and agreed to marry Shannon, even if he has another woman at home.

| know Shannon is important to him and is special to him."

Enraged, Matthew pointed at her.

"That woman isn't just some whore outside. It's our daughter! Shannon's sister!"

Janine scoffed.

"You took her in as your daughter, not me.

I'd rather not acknowledge her as my own blood." Matthew was infuriated by her remarks .

He tapped his forehead and continued , "Do you know why she's been kept there for more than a year?" "Howshould | know? Maybe she's trying to seduce John and make him marry her instead." "She's there because she helped us!" Matthew sighed.

" Have you forgotten that we begged her to save us a year ago? She helped us overcome thefinancial crisis." Janine was stunned, but she quickly recovered her composure.

“Are you saying John kept her there because of the deal she made to save us?" "What else?"

“Hmph! Even if it's true, sheasked for it.

We knelt before her when we asked her to help, so what else does she want?" Janine continued to discredit her. "She's still our daughter! If others find out that both our daughters are related to the same man, one as his wife and one as his lover ,what will the public think of us?!" Matthew consciously lowered his voice to avoid being overheard.

Janine's gaze shifted.

"Shannon has married John.

As long as that ungrateful girl stays away from John and doesn't talk nonsense, no one will know."

Matthewfrowned in silence.

Janine took his silence as a sign of acceptance.

She sighed and said, "Shannon has really fallen for John.

If John doesn't have feelings for her, why would he marry her? Marriage is huge, especially for the richest man inthe city. He won't simply marry anyone that he doesn't like.

Stop overthinking.

As long as Shannon is able to live her best life, | don't care about anything else.” It had been an hour since Sherry satby the wall in the corridor.

The banquet finally finished and the guests started to come out.

Chapter 1115 The bodyguard turned away as soon as the guests came out.

Sherry's eyes gleamed. She wantedto leave the hotel, but when she stood up, her legs went numb.

Maybe because she had been sitting with her legs crossed for an hour and bolted upall of a sudden, she lost her balance and fell. Fortunately, before she crashed to the ground, a strong tanned arm caught her.

Sherry looked up and met a pair of bright eyes looking at her.

“Are you alright?" Mason asked.

Sherry smiled.

"Yeah. |'m fine. It's just that my legs are a little numb." She retracted her hand after she regained her balance.

"I've been looking for you. | didn't see you here just now. Why are you sitting down here?" Mason said.

“Nothing in particular. | just don't want to go back inside." Mason remembered her poor relationship with her family andpursed his lips.

He switched the topic and said, "The wedding is over. Let's go." Sherry went out of the hotel with Mason behind her. As the two of them stepped out of the entrance, she peered up into the bright sun and the blue sky.

She took a deep breath to enjoy her regained freedom.

Mason noticed the happiness on her face.

"Sherry, are you free later? Let's go for a drive." "Of course." She could use this chance to make things clear. “My car is over there. Come on." Sherry then followed him to the parking lot.

All the guests had left the hotel and headed towards their respective rides.

Ahush settled over the wedding hall.

In his black suit, the groom was standing beside the ceiling -to-floor window next to the door.

He pocketed his hands as he watched the guests walk to the parking lot.

He then spotted Sherry walking towards the parking lot with Mason, and a frosty look appearedon his face. Shannon had been standing beside him minutes ago, yet he did not even spare her a glance.

She frowned and looked in the direction of his gaze to see Sherry and Mason among the guests.

Her expression changed.

She immediately curled her hands around John's arms and asked softly, "John, what are you looking at?" Johnretracted his gaze.

"Nothing." "Let's go home. The wedding is over." "I still have to go back to the office to settle some leftover work. You go home with Mom and Julie." He listlessly retracted his arm from her hands.

Shannon looked shocked.

She wore a sulky expression and said, "John, are you really leaving me alone on our wedding day?" John's expression subtly changed.

He smiled and stroked her face.

"Good girl, go home with Mom and Julie. I'll come home as soon as I'm done." "But today is our wedding day. Can't you do that tomorrow?" Shannon protruded her lips and begged.

"Shannon, | don't like repeating myself. If you don't listen to me, I'll get mad." Despite his words, he continued to wear a smile onhis handsome face.

However, Shannon felt scared all of a sudden.