Ch. 1121..1125

Chapter 1121 Sherry did not continue to sit. She pushed the door open and got out of the car.

Peter walked up to her and smiled.

He said politely, "Miss Fowler, Master Stockton is inviting you to go over." Sherry crossed her armsin front of her chest. She stared at him coldly.

"Where's he inviting me to?"

"I'm not sure either.

You'll know once you get inside the car." "Why's he looking for me?" Peter maintained his smile.

"I'm not certain about that either." Sherry smirked before she raised her leg and kicked him.

Peter had not expected her to hit him, so he was caught off guard and kicked aside.

Sherry immediately ran away before his eyes.

She passed through the middle of the two black sedans and ran to the roadside.

Peter gasped.

He quickly shouted to the people he had brought with him.

"Get out of the car and go after her now!" A team of bodyguards got out of the car and went after Sherry.

By that time, Sherry had already run into a small decorative forest that was by the roadside. She hurried through the forest quickly in order to throw them off.

She could not afford to be taken back.

She did not want to meet John or have any more entanglements with him.

She gradually picked up speed.

The wind blew past her ears and swept her fringe off her forehead.

At that moment, she could hear the sound of footsteps of the group of people who were getting closer to her. Sherry turned back to have a look.

Agroup of bodyguards was approaching her.

They would be able to catch up to her in seconds.

When she turned her head back to face the front and was about to speed up, she ran into something. Her vision blacked out for a moment, and she bounced backward.

However, an arm circled her waist at that moment and caught her figure that was about to fall. A familiar scent wasted over from over the top of her head.

Confused, Sherry raised her head and encountered a pair of laughing eyes with an evil gleam to them. The gold-rimmed glasses did nothing to hide John's

delight.

Sherry's face paled.

With one arm encircled around her waist, John caressed her face with the other.

He said with a smile, "Why are you in a rush? I'm here.

| won't run away."

Sherry was speechless.

F*ck!

“Move your paws away!" She yelled at him.

John chuckled.

Then, he lifted her by the waist.

Sherry found herself hanging over his shoulder.

She struggled to get down, but John trapped her legs.

She punched him.

"Stupid John, let me down!"

John ignored her.

He ignored her resistance and walked forward.

Soon, they got out of the forest and came to the roadside.

Adark blue sports car was parked there.

Sherry turned to take a look.

Was John going to throw her into the car? 1 Could she take the opportunity to run away after he threw her in? However, just as thatidea formed in her mind, John halted his footsteps and looked toward Peter.

Peter sensed John's gaze.

He immediately said to two bodyguards, "Take the thing out."

Two bodyguards revealed the ropes that they held behind their backs.

After that, they walked up to John.

One of them tied Sherry's hands together while the other secured Sherry's legs.

Sherry said, "...Stupid John, f*ck you mmh..." Before she could scold him any further, Peter sealed her mouthwith tape. Then, he smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Ms.

Fowler." Sherry's voice was muffled as she tried to shout," Mmmh! Bunch of stupid dogs!

They'd better waitand see! Bang.

Suddenly, she was thrown onto the passenger seat and the back of her head hit the car seat.

Sherry turned her head to glare at John as she felt the urge to beat him up to death.

Her eyes were wide and round.

Her eyeballs looked like they were going to pop out.

John bent over and pinched her face while laughing.

Then, he put on the seatbelt for her.

The dark blue sports car sped along the road and drove toward the suburbs south of Glanchester Citv.

Chapter 1122 The car finally stopped after almost an hour had passed.

Surrounded by majestic natural scenery, a modern villa had been built in the middle of thislandscape. Awide creek flowed in front of the villa and there was a hill behind it too.

The surrounding environment had been manually cleared while preserving the natural scenery.

It was very clean and tidy.

There were not even bits of grass on the bluestone path.

The car stopped in front of the villa.

John got out of the car without waiting for the security guards who were guarding the villa to walk over. He walked around the car to Sherry's side.

He opened the door and pulled Sherry out.

John lifted Sherry up in front of him, carrying her bridal - style.

Her limbs were still tied up, and her mouth was sealed.

The only thing she could do was glare at him with her eyes.

John smiled at her and quickened his footsteps, as he headed inside the villa.

Soon, they walked through the courtyard and arrived at the bright, spacious living area.

Thump.

John threw Sherry onto the sofa.

He bent over and moved closer to her the moment she sat up.

"Mmmf!" She wanted him to release her ropes quickly! John caressed Sherry's face and continuously pinched her face, probably because he found herangry face intriguing.

He then touched the tape over her mouth.

Tear!

The tape was torn away in an instant.

Sherry felt as if the fine hair on her face had been ripped off together.

She frowned in pain.

"Stupid John, release me now!"

John raised her chin.

He asked with a smile, "Release you and let you get back together with your first love?" Sherry's expression changed. "Did you follow me?"

John ignored her.

He muttered to himself, "Sherry, | truly planned to let you go.

Unfortunately, Mason's appearance made me think of what you did to me in the past. I'm in a bad mood now." Sherry's brows were knitted into a tight frown.

“How many years has it been? Why is a man like you so petty?"

"Huh..." Johnpinched her chin tightly and the smile on his face suddenly turned cold. "Sherry, | broke all ties with the Stockton family for you back then.

To give you a better life, | was forced to kneel in public.

Never mind that you hated me for not being able to give you a comfortable life, but you also cheated on me with Mason! What do you take mefor? A fool?".

His voice lowered as he spoke.

The gleam in his eyes grew colder, and his eyes were slightly bloodshot. He was cold and intimidating.

Sherry shuddered.

Instinctively, she wanted to turn her head, but John grabbed her chin hard.

She had no choice but to face him.

John sneered.

"Why? Don't you dare to look me in the eye?"

Sherry lowered her gaze.

"| wronged you back then, but you've already become the wealthiest person in Glanchester City by now. You've also locked me up for over a year.

For over a year, | labored while eating only bread and canned vegetables." "So you want me to erase everything once and for all?"

Sherry looked toward him.

"Can you?" Her eyes were red and watery.

John was stunned.

After a few seconds, he smirked and said, "No.

Don't even dream of it for the rest of your life."

Sherry gritted her teeth.

She said, "I just went to have a cup of tea with Mason today.

| never thought of getting back together with him.

| only drank tea with him to make things clear to him."

John rubbed her face.

He said with a smile, "Sherry, your lying skills have improved.

You don't even blush now." Sherry glared at him.

Chapter 1123 "When | left the Stockton family that year and lived outside in a rented house with you, you said you would be with me forever,for better or worse.

You even swore to the heavens. Did you forget?". Sherry pressed her lips together.

John smiled and said, "You should ask me to believe in your other words only after you fulfill yourpromise." Sherry's chest felt stuffy, as if her breath was stuck inside.

She was unable to let out that breath.

After some time, she said, "You got married today.

You already have a wife." "Mm.

So?" Sherry looked toward him and met his eyes, which were filled with hostility.

She said, "I can't be with you.

If | do, I'll be a homewrecker!" "Oh.

So?" John's smile deepened.

She felt a surge of anger go to her head.

She could not hold it back anymore and shouted, "Release me! | don't want to be your mistress!" John caressed herface while grinning. "With what you did to me back then, how is it fair if | don't make you do what you refuse to do?".

After speaking, his handsome face suddenly moved closer to her eyes and his lips covered hers. Sherry recalled the memory of John kissing his bride, Shannon, on the stage in the hoteljust a few hours ago. She felt disgusted and immediately closed her mouth.

John laughed.

Then, he forced her mouth open with his hand.

"Mmmf..."

Sherry's lips were blocked by John.

Only after a long while did he release her.

Seeing that her face was flushed , he smiled and said, "No wonder men like having an affair. The taste of a mistress isn't bad indeed." A wave of fury was stuck in her throat.

Before it could come out, tears sprang out of her eyes first.

The man's pleased expression momentarily became stunned.

Sherry's hands were still bound.

She could not wipe her tears, so she simply let the tears flow all over her face.

"Make it quick.

Please kill me." She would rather be a dog than a homewrecker.

She would rather die than be the mistress that came between him and Shannon.

John was taken aback.

He only snapped back to his senses after being in a daze for some time.

He touched her face and said, "It's not that | can't let you go, as long as..." There were hints ofgentleness in his deep voice. Sherry did not catch it.

She was simply tempted by the meaning of his words.

She asked immediately, "If what? What other conditions do you have? Say it now!" The expression on her face showed her desperation.

John's gaze darkened.

Then, he smirked.

"I'll let you go if you return the money you owe me." Sherry frowned.

"When did | borrow your money?" John released her face and turned to sit on the sofa.

Sherry sat up too.

She saw him taking out a document from his shirt pocket.

She immediately wiggled like a worm to his side and looked at the document. The document was spread open.

It was the contract that Sherry had signed with John over a year ago when she went to begfor his help for the sake of the Fowler family and the Brown family.

Back then, the Fowler and Brown families had only been in Glanchester City for a short time.

They wanted a foothold in Glanchester City's business world, so they had worked on a huge project. That project had sounded great but had needed a large investment in its early stages.

The amount had been larger than they had imagined.

Although they had almost thrown in all their savings, it had still not been enough.

At that time, the project had already started.

The funds that had been invested could not be taken back.

There had been no choice but to continue it.

However, they ran out of money.

They did not have many connections as they had only just recently arrived in Glanchester City too. They had thought of every way but still could not gather enough money.

If they had not been able to get the money, not only would they go bankrupt, but they would also have to carry a huge debt. Therefore, they had thought of John, who had become the wealthiest man.

Matthew and Janine, who had never cared about Sherry, had gone to look for her.

Chapter 1124 Sherry still remembered the memory of the time when she had found John five years ago. It had been her first time meeting him after almost five years.

She had met him in his office of over 1000 square feet.

John wore a bespoke suit as he sat elegantly behind his office table.

Sherry was led into the office by his secretary.

She had barely taken a few steps before the secretary told her to stop.

The secretary even gave her a kind reminder.

"Ms. Fowler, Master Stockton doesn't like people being too near him.

Just stand here.

It's better not to go near him." After speaking, the secretary left.

Sherry stood on the spot, flustered .

She looked toward John with a timid gaze.

Her distance from him was only about 15 feet, but it felt like there were mountains andseas between them. She stood while he sat.

However, she felt like she was looking up at him.

Her mind had gone blank at that time.

She did not know what to say, and her hands and legs felt cold and stiff.

It was John who had spoken first.

The corners of his mouth lifted into a gentle smile, yet he was obviously more mature and composed compared to fiveyears earlier.

He had become more difficult to read as well.

It was as if his gold-rimmed glasses had hidden his true self.

John said, "It's been a while." Sherry moved her mouth a few times before she replied stiffly, long time no see."

After that, the atmosphere turned quiet.

John maintained his smile.

He asked, "Was there a reason that you're looking for me?"

His tone was polite and distant.

He was now totally different from the sincere, passionate person she had been with in the rental house back then.

At that time, Sherry had thought that it would be a hopeless cause for her to beg him tohelp the Fowler and the Brown families.

However, she still bit the bullet and said, "I... | came to look for you because of something." "What is it?" John crossed his handsin front of his chest and leaned against the leather chair.

He had a lazy posture while still carrying himself with a high and mighty air. Sherry continued to press forward.

“My dad came to Glanchester City and started a project. The project has good prospects. I... | just want to ask if you'd be interested in investing in it."

"The joint project by the Fowler family and the Brown family?"Sherry's expression changed. She met his smiling eyes that seemed to have seen through everything. She replied stiffly, "Mm." John continued smiling.

"| already heard of that project. However, they seem to be in dire need of money now. The project will be terminated if they can't gather enough money within a week. They'll have to face a huge debt crisis too." Sherry replied, "...Yes.

"So you're here looking for me to investmoney in them?" John looked toward her with a sharp gaze.

Sherry felt a lump in her throat.

She knew that she did not have the right to look for him.

After feeling a lump in her throat for some time, she said, "You'll earn money if you invest in this project.

If you're not interested , then just forget it." After speaking, she turned and was about to leave.

However, John suddenly said, "Sherry, this isn't the right attitude to beg someone to do something."

Sherry looked toward him right away.

He was still sitting

elegantly in his leather chair.

Although there was a smile on his face, the way he was looking at her made her feel like an ant on the ground. Sherry felt uncomfortable all over.

However, she thought of Matthew and Janine , who had kneeled to her.

At the end of the day, they were still her biological parents.

That spurred her on to say, "| beg you. Could you please help them?" The look on John's face showed that he was momentarily stunned. Next, he stood up from the chair.

His slender figure walked toward her and he very quickly stood before her.

John was taller than Sherry by a head's length.

When he was in front of her, he blocked all the light sources in front of her.

Chapter 1125 The look in Sherry's eyes grew timid. She instinctively wanted to step back, but John cupped her chin. His fingers were cool.

Sherry froze, as if she had been electrocuted.

John smiled and said, "| remember that Mason is the eldest son of the Brown family.”

Recalling her break up with John back then, Sherry's face paled.

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He lowered his head and moved closer to her.

"You cheated on me with him that year and turned me into the laughing stock ofthe entire Westchester City. Do you think that | would be willing to help you with this?"

"He... He's Shannon's fiance now. Besides, only the three of us know what happened between us back then. No one else knows." "Ha." John sneered.

He exerted more force with his fingers that were cupping her chin.

"Sherry, should | be grateful that the two of you didn't expose that matter?"

Sherry frowned in pain.

She pushed his hand away and took two steps backward.

She said hastily, "| didn't mean that.

| just want to tell you that you didn't become the laughing stock of Westchester City."

John's expression changed.

Asmile very quickly appeared on his face.

“Even so, why should | help you guys?" "Forget it if you're not willing to help." Sherry did not want to talk to himanymore. She simply wanted to leave as soon as possible.

When she reached the door, she heard John saying, "It's not that | can't help you."

Sherry'ssteps halted.

She turned back to look at him.

John smiled and said, "But | have a condition." "What condition?"

John smiled without saying a word.

Sherry waited in his office for about ten minutes.

His senior secretary brought a document in.

The secretary's expression was different from when he had led her into the office.

The secretary eyed her with a complicated gaze once he entered.

Sherry did not really care about it.

All she wanted to know was what document it was that John wanted her to sign.

After glancing through the document, John had the secretary pass it to her.

Sherry saw one page full of text.

All of the business terms were worded in a way that was pleasing to read, but only containedone meaning. He was willing to invest in the Fowler and Brown families' project, but she had to be his lover and be obedient to him. She would not be allowed to disobey him.

The agreement's termination date would only be decided when he became bored with her.

Sherry still remembered John's gaze back then.

He had looked at her as if she was a plaything that he could toss asideat any time.

His gaze was evil and lazy.

At that time, she had picked the document up, feeling a strong urge to throw it in his face.

However, thinking of Matthew and Janine, she held herself back and put her signature down on the document. After that, John told the secretary to leave and pulled her into the room that he used to rest.

Later, Sherry had been taken to the Stockton family's house and locked inside those living quarters.

Every day, she would dig up soil, pluck grass, or do embroidery.

Her three meals had basically consisted of bread, canned vegetables, and oatmeal.

She could only have good food when he occasionally took her out to social engagements.

The memory flashback ended.

Sherry saw her signature from the past on the document.

She said coldly, "You said it yourself that you would let me go after you and Shannon get married.

This agreement has already ended!" "When did | say that?" John smiled and asked, "Is there a

document with my signature that says the agreement has ended?Or do you have a recording of me saying that?" Sherry gritted her teeth and glared at him.

John sneered. "Even if | said it before, | haven't gotten bored of you yet." After speaking, he touched her face.

Tm still very interested in you now.

What should | do?" Sherry said, "...Move your filthy hands away!" John withdrew his hand and placed the document back into his shirt pocket.

Then, he said to her, "Back then, | invested about a billion dollars in the Fowler family and the Brownfamily's project.