Ch. 1181..1185
Chapter 1181 Bang!
Sherry was shoved onto the bed once more. John stared into her eyes coldly. “Sherry, must you make me mad every single day?”
Sherry was taken aback. It had been a long time since she saw him like this. Auick pause later, she curled her lips. “Yeah, | like to make you mad. | hate you. | hope you'll die from this!” His gaze turned colder as he tightened his grip on her.
Sherry almost lost her breath. She gasped and said in a small voice, “As long as you are keeping me here, I'll keep making you mad. I'll keep making you crazy. Whenever | see you, I'll do it. You can either stay away from me forever or kill me, or | can do this all day!”
She got even more arrogant as she provoked him.
John looked grim. “Sherry, my patience for you is limited. Stop trying to challenge my bottom line.” “I’m challenging it! What are you going to do about it?!” Sherry raised a brow. “Kill me if you can!”
His expression turned frosty. “Do you really think | won’t kill you?”
Sherry’s chest tightened. She immediately changed her tone and added, “Well... Killing me will dirty your hands, so why not beat me up and throw me away?” The frostiness on his face disappeared and was replaced by an insidious grin.
A 11. “Hmph. | almost fell for it.” He pinched her chin. “You want to leave? Pay me back and we'll talk.”
He got up from her after that. Sherry sat up. She watched him stomp over the food with his black leather shoes. The beautiful cake, the pastries, the fried chicken, and the roasted ribs all got crushed.
He turned to her. “Sherry, this is my final warning. If you continue to make me mad on purpose, I'll cut your limbs off.” Sherry shrunk in fear.
John chuckled as he walked out of the room.
The moment he disappeared from her sight, she cursed out loud, “Fucking bastard, just you wait!”
She would regain her freedom one day and take revenge on him for what he had done to her today.
Sherry went into the shower to clean up after John left. When she came out fresh , she saw a maid cleaning the food on the ground and throwing them into the garbage as though it was to prevent her from eating the leftovers.
Sherry was stunned.
The maid smiled at her in silence. Then, she left after cleaning up. Sherry cursed the bastard John again before she went to bed.
Just before she switched off the lamp, she caught a glimpse of the box of pills and the mug on the tea table. She clearly remembered that she had taken two earlier, yet there were four empty slows. While she frowned , her chest tightened. She shook her head and decided to discard the problem from her mind.
She switched the lamp off and went to bed. No matter how he treated her, it could never change the fact that he had ravaged her, insulted her, and tortured her. Unless he released her, she would continue to call him a fucking bastard.
In Shannon’s room, she told Janine about John bringing Sherry back and the money she owed him. She asked, “Mom, Sherry said unless she can return the money to John, he will never let her go. | don’t know if
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she’s telling the truth, but | don’t have any other options left. | don’t want her in our life. | don’t want her as a servant here as well. Can you and Dad think of something to tell her?”
Chapter 1182 Janine’s brows were tightly furrowed on the other end of the phone. Worry and anger were written all over her face.
She was worried about Shannon, and at the same time, angry at Sherry, and frustrated about the eight hundred million that she owed.
Some careful consideration later, she said, “Shannon, don’t worry. You keep an eye on that girl and don’t let her near John. I'll talk to your dad and come up with a solution. I'll let you know once we have something.”
“Okay. | got it, Mom. Don’t put yourself or Dad in a difficult situation because of me. |’ll also think of a way.” I
“You just relax and be Mrs. Stockton. Listen to me, keep an eye on that girl, and don’t overthink things. Your father and | will think of something.”
Shannon obediently said, “Thank you, Mom.”
“You don’t need to thank me. It’s okay, dear. Go to bed.” “You too. Good night.”
The call ended and Shannon sighed a breath of relief.
As she lay down on the bed, she started to ponder. She knew that her mother loved her and would do anything to help her. She was just wondering if her parents had
earned eight hundred million in the past two years in Glenchester Janine went to Matthew after the call and told him everything
Matthew's expression turned bitter. “John made Sherry his servant?! I'll go speak to him!” He bolted up and wanted to stride outside , but his wife held him back.
“Calm down! You'll definitely make him mad if you storm into his house like that. Are you trying to embarrass Shannon?”
Matthew calmed down but he was full of resentment.” So, I’m just supposed to sit back and watch him order Sherry around like a maid? She’s a Fowler! If others find out about it, I’ll be the laughing stock of the town!”
“Only the Stocktons know about this, and | believe Madam Stockton has the same concern as you. If others find out that Shannon and her sister are at John’s place, one as his wife and the other as his servant, people will surely talk about it and criticize the Stocktons. I’m sure Madam Stockton will do everything within her capabilities to stop this from going public.”
Matthew's bitter expression softened. He recalled the details and asked, “What Shannon means is that if Sherry pays eight hundred million back to John, he will release her, isn’t it?”
“| believe so. Do we even have that much money?” Janine asked.
Matthew frowned. “Our funds are still floating, and we haven't even earned eight hundred million in the past two years here in Glenchester.”
“Why don’t we sell the old house at Westchester? It’s located in the prime area, and | believe it’s worth a few hundred million.”
Matthew glared at her. “Dad and Mom left it for us! It’s not for sale!”
Janine’s brows remained furrowed. “Dad and Mom are gone, so that house belongs to us now. We are doing this for Shannon. Why can’t we sell it?” “No!” Matthew raised his voice. “Besides, John invested the money in us as partners. It’s not on loan. He only got back around 200 million in the past year, but the project will only increase in value in time. He will eventually get his capital back and earn more than ever. If | were to give him eight hundred million now, | might as well give him the money for free.”
He was not an idiot!
“What about Shannon? Are you going to watch that girl ruin her marriage with John?” Janine was infuriated. “If this gets out, | can’t even imagine how people will look at
Us.”
“She hasn't done anything!” Matthew got angry as well. He shouted, “John has feelings for Sherry and even used this sum of money to keep her by his side. If you really give him eight hundred million, he will definitely think of another way to trap her! It won't work!”
Janine’s expression turned cold. “Impossible! He married Shannon! How can he have feelings for Sherry? It must be Sherry trying to seduce him, or she must have done something to make him mad!”
“Stop lying to yourself! If he has the tiniest amount of love for Shannon, he would not have gone on a month — long business trip on the day of the wedding! He even brought Sherry home when he came back! Making her a servant is just an excuse!” Matthew collapsed on the chair, void of strength. He grasped his head and sunk into regret. “If | knew this would happen, | wouldn’t have let Shannon marry him. He married Shannon because of Sherry, not because he liked her or anything!”
Chapter 1183 Janine trembled as her face turned pale, but she regained her composure and balance shortly after that. “I don't believe it. Even if he‘s still thinking about that wretched girl, he must have some feelings for Shannon, or he wouldn't have married her.”
“You keep telling yourself that.”
Matthew got fed up with arguing, so he got up and left. Janine cried, “Where are you going? What about Shannon? Are you going to sit back and do nothing while that horrible girl ruins Shannon and John‘s marriage ?”
Matthew left without providing an answer, leaving Janine stomping her feet furiously.
Anight passed at the Stocktons’ residence.
Hailey woke Sherry up and went to the canteen for breakfast together.
Emerence did not stop Sherry this time, but she brought over two stacks of files after Sherry filled her stomach. One of the two stacks contained all the rules and employee guidelines.
The seemingly endless rules and condensed paragraphs
gave Sherry a headache. She only curiously skimmed through the bold titles.
She wondered which idiot came up with all these tedious and ridiculous rules for all the employees. It did not only contain what each and every family member of the Stocktons liked and disliked but every employee was also required to memorize everything without fail. On top of that, the employee guidelines clearly stated when and what they could eat or sleep. It even limited their time for releasing themselves in the toilet. Sherry tossed it aside after a few glances and went on to the second stack.
This next stack was the work schedule tailored specifically to her.
Starting from tomorrow, she could no longer stay in the dorm until late in the day. She had to wake up early in the morning, clean up, have her breakfast and reach John’s chambers by six o‘clock to serve him.
Her responsibility was to answer John‘s every request. As for her working hours, if John was at home, the working hours would be from six in the morning until ten at night. If John went
to work during the day, she could do whatever she wanted but was limited within John's premises because she was required to be on standby and serve him when he came home at night around ten o‘clock.
Seven days a week, there would be no rest or holiday. The only benefits she got were meals and accommodation. Sherry continued to flip through the files but did not see anything about pay. She went to Emerence to voice her question. “Aunt Emerence, what about my pay?” Emerence wore confusion on her stern face. “You were brought back by the master, so he is in charge of your pay. Didn't he inform you about that?”
“No.”
“He is the one paying you. Uncle Marlow and | are not responsible for your pay. Please ask him yourself.”
Chapter 1184
Sherry nodded helplessly and returned to her room.
She lay in bed for the whole day.
The next morning, Emerence knocked on her door at six in the morning sharp.
“Sherry! Wake up now! If you're late , don’t even think about eating breakfast! Did you hear me!? Get up now!” she shouted. Despite covering her ears, Sherry could still hear Emerence‘s piercing shout.
She muttered, “Yeah, got it.”
She got up and went to the bathroom to clean up.
Half an hour later, Emerence‘s shout and knocks came from the door again.
Sherry opened the door and saw Emerence glaring at her. “Hurry up!”
She then strode out of the dorm, and Sherry followed her away.
There was a cart waiting for her outside the dorm.
Sherry got in and the cart drove along the pathway to John‘s place which was next to the building where she
was previously kept for more than a year.
The gate was opened with a bodyguard next to it.
Sherry got out and went inside.
There was another maid , apparently to serve Shannon, and she wore a frosty look at Sherry upon her arrival.
Sherry ignored the hostility and went straight into the living room.
“Stop right there!” The maid stopped her.
Sherry turned around. “What is it?”
“The master and his wife are having breakfast. They don't like to be disturbed. Don't go in.”
“Oh...” Sherry walked to her and stood by her side.
The maid was shocked by her compliance.
Sherry found the maid‘s reaction baffling. “You told me not to go inside , didn’t you? Why are you looking at me like that?” “Uh... Nothing.” The maid averted her gaze.
She thought that given Sherry and John‘s messy relationship , Sherry would be angry when she yelled at her, yet she received Sherry‘s compliance without a hint of anger.
Sherry knew that the maid was trying to make things difficult for her, but she was not in the mood to cause a
scene. Moreover, she did not want to see John and Shannon together either because it was an eyesore.
She stood there for a while until the maid stepped forward. The maid then turned around after a quick pause and said, “You stay here. I'll go in and have a look.”
Sherry hummed a reply obediently. The maid could not find fault in Sherry‘s reaction, so she glanced at her one last time before she went inside.
However, the maid came out less than two minutes later and reluctantly said, “Sherry, the master is asking for you.” Annoyed, Sherry frowned. “What for?” The maid did not expect Sherry to question John‘s demand. She huffed in annoyance, “To serve him, of course!”
“Aren't you doing that already?” Sherry crossed her arms. “I‘m not going.” The maid was rendered speechless. She was baffled by Sherry‘s refusal to serve John. She assumed that Sherry was having an affair with John and that she should want to have more intimate contact with him.
The maid remained confused. “The master wants you to go in, or you will be punished.” She then went back in.
Chapter 1185 Punishment? No meal for the day again? Sherry suddenly remembered she had not eaten breakfast. The hunger calmed her annoyance and steered her to go 1. in. Inside the spacious and luxurious living room, both John and Shannon were done with breakfast and were sitting on the couch.
John was comfortably sitting on the single couch with his usual golden-framed glasses, his white shirt, and his long pants. His clean and handsome features complemented his elegant sitting posture , making him look like a prince.
Shannon, in her slim—fit dress, perched beside him. They turned to the entrance when Sherry came in.
John remained nonchalant, but there was a hint of mischievous delight in his eyes when he saw Sherry reluctantly walk in in the maid uniform.
Shannon smiled although her expression was void of true delight or happiness. “Good morning, Sherry. Have you eaten?” Sherry answered, “No | have not. Is there anything to eat here?”
Shannon was silenced by the question. An unusual expression flashed across her face, and she only recovered to her usual composure two seconds later.” Unfortunately , we just finished breakfast , and the rest were taken away by the maids.”
In short, there was nothing left for Sherry.
Sherry refused to ponder on Shannon‘s words. She switched her attention to the snacks on the tea table.“ Well, there are some snacks.”
Shannon‘s expression froze. “Sherry, those are for John to go with his tea. Why don't you go get something else?” “Is there something else here? Where?”
Shannon glared at her, warning her to stop the insubordination.
Sherry tightened her lips awkwardly. After all, it was Shannon who had asked if she had breakfast.
John was not interested in their conversation. He laid back lazily and only spoke when Shannon fell into an awkward silence, “Sherry, pour me a cup of tea. If you amuse me, I'll spare you a few pieces.”
Sherry wore a professional smile immediately.” Alrighty!”
She attentively went over, bent down, and refilled his cup with tea. “That's not how you refill tea!” warned the maid beside Shannon.
Sherry looked at her, and so did John.
The cold gaze scared the maid who stepped back and lowered her head.
Shannon immediately scolded her, “Celine, how dare you talk to my sister like that?” Celine was shaken. She nervously said, “I'm sorry, Madam! | didn‘t mean it. | just wanted to point out that she's not pouring in the right position.” “You are in no position to do that! Get out!”
Celine immediately left the room.
Shannon glanced at John and noticed that he had recovered his composure. She smiled and said, “I'm sorry, John. | didn't teach her well.” John smiled. “It's okay. Shes doing it to your sister, not me.”
He then looked at Sherry. Shannon‘s expression changed. She, too, looked at Sherry and said, “I'm sorry, Sherry. Celine just graduated from home economics school. She's still young, so don't be mad at her.”
Sherry was holding the teapot when she heard Shannon. She smiled. “Come on, sis, do | look like someone that will get mad over that?”
Shannon‘s expression froze for a moment before she forced a smile. “Of course, you're not.”
Sherry refilled the tea and put it in front of herself before she stood up.
The air went still for a moment.
Shannon was stunned while John narrowed his eyes. They were looking at the cup of tea that was in front of Sherry and further away from John. Did Sherry just hint at John to reach out to the cup of tea himself?
In other words, she was emphasizing Sherry‘s identity as a maid.
Sherry sighed. ‘Fine. It's just tea anyway.‘ She bent over, took the cup of tea, and brought it to John. John reached out. Sherry passed the cup of tea to him but accidentally touched his finger in the process. Sherry frowned and immediately retracted her hand.
Meanwhile, John took a sip of tea nonchalantly. He smiled at Shannon. “Shannon, Mother and Julie are attending an event later. Why don't you tag along and accompany them?” Shannon's eyes glimmered.
Sending her to a social event with Madam Stockton and Julie was another way to promote her status as the new Mrs. Stockton, but the thought of Sherry staying back with him rushed to her mind and killed the glimmer in her eyes.
I She said, “John, are you staying home today? Why don't | accompany you instead? I'll go next time.”
“I'm going to work later,” John replied with a smile. He added, “The event is happening soon, so go to Mom's place and see what you can do to help.” “Okay, I'll go there right away,” Shannon reluctantly said before she got up. She glanced at Sherry before leaving