Ch. 1176..1180

Chapter 1176 This immediately provoked a strong reaction from Sherry. John grinned in satisfaction, clearly aware of what he had just done and took pride in it.

If not for her still-recovering hip and calf, she would have eagerly filled another bucket full ofice-cold water and splashed it all over his smug face! "| won't eat then.

Who cares about eating the stinking food that you serve at your place!" She yelled before leavingthe bathroom with a towel wrapped snugly around her.

Noticing that he was not intending to leave, she cast a pointed glare at him and said,"I'm going to bed, so get out of here already!" John remained standing in the same spot and slowly darted his eyes across the bed that was nowhere near dried up yet.

He suddenly asked, "Who was it who arranged for you to sleep in this room?" "How would | know?" The scowl onher face was as unpleasant as her voice.

There was a subtle change in his expression as he proceeded to inform her, "This room is only for house

members of asenior position, you're not qualified to use this room just yet." LI Sherry balled her hands into a fist.

She was completely consumed with rage and challenged John with a menacing scowl, "You bastard, are you trying to pick a fight here?" She could get over Shannon splashingwater over her face to wake her up.

She could also get over John's decision to punish her by not allowing her to eat for aday even though it had been Shannon's fault to begin with.

However, this was the limit for her! How dare he tell her that she did not deserve to sleep in thisroom? How dare he kick her out?! What sort of ridiculous logic was this! John frowned sharply but quickly regained his composure.

LE He shot a look at Sherry before promptly turning and walking away.

Sherry thought that he was fleeing out of fear, only to immediately hear his voice again just a short distance outside the room, “Marlow, pleasereassign her to another room that befits her position.

There's no need to give her any special treatment. Just treat her like any other ordinary housemaid and do whatever you will with her." Sherry immediately left the room.

By the time she had walked into the courtyard, she was only able to catch a glimpse of his figure frombehind as he walked out of the block.

An entirely nauseating sensation rushed up to her head and made her feel as if she was losing her breath. Completely unexpectedly, she felt a sharp sting rushing up to her nose and her eyes welled withtears. 2 She held her breath and quickly wiped away her tears.

That was when Marlow suddenly approached her, "Miss Sherry, the master ordered me to arrange a new room foryou to stay in, please" "| know.

Let me get my things first, then I'll come with you."

Before Marlow could respond, Sherry walked back to theroom.

She quickly grabbed her clothes and phone before stepping out of the room.

Marlow was waiting for her outside.

Shortly after, she was taken to a shared room.

It was significantly smaller than her previous room, and it seemed like a room for two people as well since shespotted two tiny beds in the room.

There were no luxuries like a balcony or bathtub, but all the necessities were provided.

The mattress was rather comfortable as well and it seemed like she would get to have the room all to herself, at leastfor now. After thoroughly drying her hair and changing out of her wet clothes, she threw herself on the bed and promptly fell asleep. She did not sleep very well.

She could feel her body getting colder as she slept and her head felt as if a thousandstones had been packed inside it, making her feel very dizzy.

She had no idea how long she slept and by the time she woke up, the sky had turned dark. It was Hailey who ended up waking her up.

"Hey! Why are you still sleeping? It's getting dark, wake up!" Hailey was the housemaid who had taken care of Sherry during the year that John had kepther locked up in the house.

Sherry's brain felt incredibly foggy and when she woke up she thought that she was still dreaming and muttered groggily, "Honey,why did | dream of you?” Hailey was speechless and rolled her eyes.

That was when a gust of wind blew in through the cracks of the window which made Sherry shiver all over and - jolted herback to her

senses.

"I'm not dreaming?" She sat up with the thick quilt wrapped around her and looked confusedly at Hailey." Why areyou here?" Hailey answered awkwardly, "I live in the room across from you.

Chapter 1177 Sherry grimaced. How could she have forgotten? She was here to be a servant now.

She instinctively snuck a look at Hailey's collar.

UL 11 It was purple, a different color from the one Emerence wore.

Sherry asked, "Hey Hailey, what rank are you?" Hailey cocked an eyebrow curiously and answered, "I'm a level two staff.”

"Hey, that's notso bad." Hailey snorted disinterestedly then fixed a long look on Sherry's face, "Why is your face so red? Are you sick?" Sherry put a hand to her forehead.

She was burning up.

She must have caught a fever.

"| guess | caught a cold.

I'll be fine after | get some rest." Sherry smiled and asked, "Hailey, do you have anything to eat?"

Her stomach was growling andshe barely had any strength to lift a muscle.

She had to find something to eat as soon as possible.

Hailey frowned, "The only place we can get food around here is at the cafeteria but we can only eat there atthe appointed time.

You're not allowed to bring food back into the rooms." A thought suddenly occurred to her as she offered, "But | can help you get somemedicine from Emerence." Sherry sighed softly, "Okay, that'll do." Hailey was very efficient and returned very shortly after with the medicine she mentioned.

Sherry took two pills and drank them with two glasses of hot water.

They seemed to offer immediate relief, she could feel her head getting lighter, although there was still the issue with her growling stomach that she hadto address.

Hailey had already gone to the cafeteria for dinner and she was about to go on duty very soon, so there was not a chance of her sneaking insome food for her.

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Sherry sighed and bid farewell to Hailey.

After that, she went to the cafeteria on her own.

1 The cafeteria was located on the first floor and was quite large.

There were several people eating there when she arrived.

She recognized two of them as security guards.

Sherry was about to step into the cafeteria when Emerence appeared out of nowhere and cut her off. She had suddenly popped out from behind the entrance and spooked her.

Sherry gently thumped her chest to calm herself down, then she flashed a friendly smile and greeted her, "Hey Aunt Emerence,it's a fine night, isn't it?" Emerence sized her up and down with a stern expression before stating, "The master forbade you from eating for a day.

Why don't you come back here tomorrow morning?" Sherry hurriedly explained, "I wasn't going to eat.

| was just walking around." Emerence was not convinced , "You can't loiter around here, so go back to your roomright now." TE Sherry grimaced and slowly moved away.

Without any warning, she suddenly cried out in the direction of the two security guards she recognized," Hey, youtwo handsome guys over there, please bring me two chicken drumsticks when you leave!" 1 T The two security guards turned back in unison.

They cast a brief, uninterested look at Sherry before turning their attention back to their meal, as if she was completely invisibleto them.

Emerence continued to stand in front of the door like a totem pole.

She was not going to let Sherry in.

Sherry drew a long sigh before limping back to her room.

Her stomach was rumbling with hunger.

She was still feeling feverish.

She wrapped herself in a thick quilt and curled up into a ball.

She cursed John with every curse word that she knew.

At one point, she drifted off to sleep without realizing it.

Meanwhile.

On the other side of the house, in a yard surrounded by beautiful trees and flowers.

LI Shannon had just finished a bowl of porridge which a housemaid attentively spoonfed to her. She slumped weakly into her bed again and cast a weak look at the man that was sitting nearher on the bed. LILU He had stayed with her for quite some time.

He had been here since the moment the housemaid had gone to inform him of Shannon's condition andhad not left since his arrival.

Chapter 1178 After the housemaid left the room, Shannon turned to John, "I'm feeling much better now. Thank you fortaking the time to stay with me.

Why don't you get ready to settle in for the night? You have to work tomorrow, so we should get some early rest." She uttered the word'we' with a hint of shyness.

John smiled tenderly, treating her gently as always.

He spoke softly, "You can go to sleep first.

| need to go to the office later to deal with some urgent matters that just came up." 1 Shannon's face changed. However, before she could get a word out, John insisted," I'll leave after you sleep." He put a hand out and gently touched her forehead. Shannon pursed his lips and nodded obediently, albeit with a touch of reluctance.

She took his hand into hers and closed her eyes.

John gazed at her silently, his eyes were two pools of still water without the slightest bit of ripple within them. After some time had passed, Shannon's breathing took on a slow and steady rhythm.

Only then did he carefully withdraw his hand and rose from the bed.

Shortly after that, his dark and tall figure strode out of the room.

Shannon immediately opened her eyes after he left.

She quickly got out of bed and approached the window.

She carefully pried a tiny gap in between the curtains and peeked outside.

She quickly identified John.

He was now wearing a suit jacket and was heading toward the entrance where he got into a shuttle car. After he entered, the shuttle car drove off.

Based on the direction he was headed, Shannon could tell that he was leaving for his office.

After the shuttle car had vanished out of sight, Shannon closed the curtains.

Memories of her encounter with Sherry suddenly resurfaced in her mind and filled her with irritation,causing a stern frown to appear on her face.

She could not have that wretched woman in this place, she was a walking calamity. She would never have peace as long as that wretched woman was breathing in the same compound as her. She pondered for a moment before reaching for her phone and dialing Janine's number whom she had saved as ‘Mother’.

The shuttle car took a lap around the area and ended up stopping at the block designated for the house servants andsecurity guards.

John stepped out and walked inside without anyone stopping him.

Shortly after that, he walked into Sherry's room.

The room was pitch black.

He flicked on the lights when he entered and was quickly greeted by the sight of Sherry curled up like a cocoon. The only part of her body that was visible was the top of her head poking out from under the thick quilt. He frowned and immediately approached her to tear the quilt away from her.

Sherry was in a deep sleep and was unaware of him pulling the quilt away.

Her cheeks were flushed red like a fresh tomato.

She was frowning even in her sleep and seemed to be in great discomfort.

John carefully pressed his hand against her forehead.

She was burning up.

He darted a glance at the bedside table.

12 There was an empty glass along with a box of medicine for treating fever.

It looked like she had taken two capsules before she slept.

He frowned sternly before turning back to her and carefully patted her cheeks.

Sherry groggily rolled over, away from his hand and continued sleeping.

John sighed and carefully cradled her in his arms.

He grabbed the kettle and filled the empty glass with warm water.

Then, he took a pill out of the box of medicine and stuck it in-between her lips. Immediately after that, he carefully brought the glass to her lips.

She seemed to be extremely thirsty as she immediately began to drink without any attempts at resisting. In no time, she finished the entire glass of water.

John was about to refill the glass for her when she suddenly bit down on the glass. She ground her teeth against the edge of the glass, producing a soft scratching noise. Like a starving animal desperate for food...

The entire time, she remained sleeping soundly with her eyes still tightly closed.

John smirked at the sight of this and gently removed the glass from her lips.

1 Sherry continued to gnaw away at the air for several seconds before becoming still again.

Chapter 1179 John gave Sherry yet another pill.

Just like the previous pill, she swallowed this one without any resistance and proceeded to finish the entire glass of water before beginning to nibble at the edge of the glass again.

It took some considerable effort for John to pull the glass away.

There was nothing but a peaceful silence within the room.

It was so silent that John could faintly hear Sherry’s stomach as it growled and demanded for food. John frowned. 1

After a while, he gently tucked her back into the bed. Then, he went to the entrance and looked for Marlow who was nearby and ready to provide assistance at any given notice, “Go get some food.”

Marlow nodded agreeably and quickly went away.

Shortly after, he returned with a variety of food, even including some sweet cakes for dessert. John took the tray and thanked him, “Thank you, go get some rest.”

Marlow did not smile but answered in an amiable voice,*

Alright, Master.”

With that, he turned and walked away.

John closed the door and went back to Sherry’s bed.

Some of the food had gone cold since they were leftovers from the cafeteria, but they were still fragrant and undoubtedly delicious.

He picked up a piece of fried drumstick with a plastic glove and brought it close to Sherry’s nose.

Sherry opened her mouth with her eyes still closed and greedily bit into the chicken like a hungry wolf.

John chuckled upon witnessing this.

That was when Sherry slowly opened her eyes. She seemed rather shocked when her eyes met John’s upon waking up. “Uh...” Why was this jerk here?

John folded his arms across his chest and teased her with an amused smile, “Sherry, you look like a dog!”.

“Screw you!’ Sherry thought. She immediately sat up and snatched the drumstick away, before scowling. Then she asked indignantly, “Why are you sneaking around here in the middle of the night? Aren’t you supposed to be sleeping?”

“| couldn’t sleep and happened to swing by so | thought Alright, Master.”

With that, he turned and walked away.

John closed the door and went back to Sherry’s bed.

Some of the food had gone cold since they were leftovers from the cafeteria, but they were still fragrant and undoubtedly delicious.

He picked up a piece of fried drumstick with a plastic glove and brought it close to Sherry’s nose. Sherry opened her mouth with her eyes still closed and greedily bit into the chicken like a hungry wolf. John chuckled upon witnessing this.

That was when Sherry slowly opened her eyes. She seemed rather shocked when her eyes met John’s upon waking up “Uh...” Why was this jerk here?

John folded his arms across his chest and teased her with an amused smile, “Sherry, you look like a dog!” Screw you!’ Sherry thought.

She immediately sat up and snatched the drumstick away, before scowling. Then she asked indignantly, “Why are you sneaking around here in the middle of the night? Aren’t you supposed to be sleeping?”

“| couldn’t sleep and happened to swing by so | thought

I'd come visit you.” Sherry shifted her gaze but did not say anything.

John looked at her and added, “It’s barely been a day since | last saw you, but | didn’t expect you to have become like this.” 1 He said this with a wicked smile that seemed to be mocking her.

Sherry glared at him, “What's wrong with the way | am now?’ John picked up a mirror on the bedside table and turned it toward her.

Sherry jumped at the sight of the banshee in the mirror before realizing that it was her reflection.

Her hair had a greasy shine to it, perhaps due to a build up of sweat and oil. To make matters worse, her hair was matted and her bangs stood up like a patch of wild grass.

Additionally, her cheekbones were sunken and pale due to not having eaten anything for the better half of the day.

Her eyes were cloudy and puffy.

She looked horrendous.

Smack!

She threw the drumstick at John’s face.

John quickly blocked the flying projectile with the mirror.

The drumstick bounced against the mirror and fell onto the bed.

Sherry quickly grabbed it before it touched the bed so it would not get her bed dirty. Then she immediately turned to John and yelled at him, “You're saying that as if you’re not the reason that I’m in this state, you dog!”.

John placed the mirror back on the bedside table and glanced at the drumstick in her hand. He straightened himself and said with a coy smile, “Go on and finish it before it gets cold.”

Sherry felt her cheeks burning, “I don’t want to eat this crap that you brought me!” John cocked an eyebrow, “Go ahead and throw it away then.” Sherry was struck speechless.

She felt the words caught in her throat, then she expressed haughtily, “I’m only eating it because | don’t waste food. Be careful | don’t bash your face in!” With that, she took another large bite into the delicious and tender drumstick.

John chuckled. Sherry shouted, “What are you laughing at?” She had barely finished chewing the chunk of drumstick so when she shouted, she ended up spewing out a piece of

meat which launched itself at John’s face.

The room was immediately seized with a deafening silence.

Chapter 1180 After a few seconds, a loud burst of laughter ripped through the silence.

Sherry was the one who was roaring with laughter.

John seemed to take a second to process what had just happened to him, before he winced ominously and stared at her. Sherry quickly restrained her laughter and continued to nibble on the drumstick as if nothing had happened.

One could tell by her expression that she was very amused by what had just happened.

John took a clean white handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his face with it. Then, he simply tossed it into a trashcan next to the bed.

He looked at Sherry who was still eating and pretending as if nothing had happened and smirked, “Eat slowly, don’t choke.” Sherry flashed a smile, “Don’t worry, you're more likely to choke to death before | do.”

John did not respond to this and only continued to stare at her gloomily.

Sherry gobbled up the drumstick very quickly until it was

nothing but bones. Then she tossed it into the air. The bone glided in the air in a rainbow arc before landing straight into the trash can. She glanced at the tray and noticed that there were more pieces of chicken and even a piece of cake. She gestured at the tray with her greasy hands and beckoned, “Give me one more drumstick.”

John sat motionlessly with a haughty air around him.

Sherry jerked her lips and mimicked the way he smiled. Then, she slowly approached him and crossed her greasy hands in front of her chest the same way John was doing. She slowly drew closer to him as if she wanted to touch his clean, white clothes.

“Don’t you dare touch me with your dirty hands. I'll throw away all this food if you do.” As he said this, he reached for the tray. Sherry quickly yielded and drew her hands away.

When she jerked her hands back, she accidentally lost her balance, the cushiony texture of the mattress did not help her regain her balance either and made her topple forward and crash right into John.

Thump! She fell directly on top of John with her face pressed against his and their chests touching. John had not expected anything like this, so his entire

weight was flung backward as he crashed onto the bed. He had one of his arms wrapped around her while the other hand did not have time to retract and hit the tray, sending the entire tray crashing and clattering to the floor.

Bang!

The tray crashed against the floor and splattered its contents everywhere instantly. Suddenly, a complete silence descended upon the room.

Sherry’s pupils dilated when she looked at the man mere inches away from her and quickly hopped backward, bouncing away from the bed like a spring bouncing off a surface.

Immediately after jumping out of the bed, she scrambled to the floor and tried to pick up bits of food off the floor. John was startled upon seeing this reaction. He sat up with a tight frown and mentioned, “Don’t pick those up.”

Sherry ignored him. Instead of stopping, she began to pick up crumbs of cake and stuffed them into her mouth, completely disregarding any standards of hygiene.

John was wordless.

He suddenly snapped in an icy voice with his face wrenched in anger, “I told you to stop. Didn’t you hear

me?»

Sherry was startled by such a sudden outburst and fumbled a piece of drumstick that she had just picked up off the ground. She swallowed the crumbs of cake she had already stuffed into her mouth and glared at him, “What are you shouting at me for!” John sighed, a dark feeling of gloom still hanging over his face, “Stop picking those things up. Just stop it right now.”

Sherry refused to obey him. She was going to starve to death if she did not eat, the drumstick that she had just eaten had barely filled her stomach.

She continued to pick crumbs up off the floor and even reached for a piece of rib a short distance away from her.

Just when it seemed like she was about to bring the piece of rib into her mouth, a large hand came out of nowhere and grabbed her by the wrist.

John flung the piece of rib away. She frowned and defiantly confronted his sharp, piercing gaze.

She was taken aback by the ferocity in his eyes. Suddenly, she felt herself being lifted off the ground.