Ch. 1401..1405

Chapter 1401

Sherry laughed and asked, “Syl, have you and Master Carter come back from your vacation?” Sylvia replied, "We got home last night.”

Sherry said, "Have you guys clarified everything clearly this time?"

"Yeah, he promised me that there won't be a next time."

Sherry was amused. "Okay."

Sylvia asked, "Sherry, he's always keeping Caprice by his side. It's not a long-term solution for you to keep finding the child behind his back. Do you want to try to talk to him?" Sherry thought of the scene she had just seen outside the park. If she had not used a body double and gone there herself, she would have been locked up by him again now.

‘When she contacted him last night, she did not say anything harsh to him on the phone, and she supposed that her tone was quite amicable. However, that damned man still wanted to

nab her.

‘Was it even possible to talk to him?

‘Sherry frowned and said, "| know, Syl. I'll think about it again Sylvia replied, "Okay."

Sherry put her phone away.

On the other end of the phone, Sylvia, who was far away in the old Carters' mansion in Westchester, was surrounded by Flint, Isabel, and Liam.

Ever since she and Odell came back last night, the three little ones had become limpets.

Flint always followed behind her. Isabel and Liam were not clingy, but she could see them around wherever she went. It was most likely because she had been away for too long this time.

At this moment, right as she put down her phone after chatting with Sherry, Flint's little head peeked out from her side, and his hand held up a piece of drawing paper. "Mommy, this is the drawing | just finished.”

He looked at her with bright and shining eyes, his face looking like it was begging for praise. Sylvia smiled and took the drawing into her hand.

There was no sense or skill in the drawing. It was all kinds of different colors and shapes gathered in one space, so she did not know what he was trying to draw. However, the colorfulness was full of childishness and was very cute.

She laughed and said, "You're a great painter, Flint."

"Really?" Flint added, “But | don't think the drawing is very good."

Sylvia's eyes lit up, and she asked with a smile, "Do you like drawing?"

Flint quickly said, "Yeah, | like drawing!"

Sylvia smiled and touched his little face. "It's true that you don't have many skills now, but Mommy can teach you.”

Flint's dim eyes lit up. “Okay! Thank you, Mommy!"

"Hmph."

Suddenly, a displeased harrumph came from behind.

Sylvia turned her head to look at Isabel.

Before she could speak, Flint asked Isabel with a puzzled look on his face, "Why are you scoffing? Did | do something wrong?" "Stop pretending in front of me, you fatty, or I'll whoop. your butt!" Isabel raised her little fist at him.

Sylvia did not know if Flint was really scared or just deliberately pretending to be pitiful in front of her, but he burrowed into her arms, hugging her and screaming, "Mommy, save me.

Isabel is going to beat me againt

Isabel crossed her arms and looked at him. Fatso, you've been clinging to Mommy all night since last night, and you've been clinging to her since morning until now. How much longer

are you going to stick to her?" Flint’s large eyes were watery. “Isabel, | just wanted to show Mommy the picture I drew.”

Isabel exposed him mercilessly. “Don't think | don't know what you're thinking. You just want to find an excuse for Mommy to keep you company.” Flint's large eyes looked around, then he said,

"Do you want Mommy to keep you company too? Then, you can show Mommy the picture you drew." Isabel instantly choked

Then, she reached out and grabbed Flint!

Flint instantly flashed to Sylvia's other side like a big nimble rabbit.

Isabel missed her mark and went after him

The siblings ran around Sylvia

Sylvia's lips twitched, and she said helplessly,

"Okay, you'll all go to the studio with me. I'm not going anywhere today. I'l teach you to draw at home."

 

Chapter 1402

Flint stopped in his tracks and sweetly responded, "Okay..."

Isabel also stopped, but her little eyebrows wrinkled. Her expression seemed a bit unhappy.

Sylvia smiled and asked her, “Isabel, do you not want to go to the studio with Mommy?” Isabel pursed her lips. "That's not it." Sylvia smiled. "Then, come to the studio with me today."

With that, she stood up.

Then, she saw Liam standing by the door. The little guy's straight figure was leaning against the door frame, one hand holding a book as he read.

Sylvia smiled and asked him, "Liam, do you want to go to the studio with me?" Liam looked at her. "Okay."

To prevent the two siblings from fighting again, Sylvia held Isabel in one hand and Flint in the other and took the three of them up to the studio on the third floor.

Throughout the day, Flint was so happy that he drew several paintings.

Isabel looked upset at her own unpleasant paintings, and her little face was smeared with color.

Liam sat quietly on the side and drew a beautiful starry sky under Sylvia's guidance.

The trio's drawing skills were clear to see.

Liam had the most potential, Flint was quite interested, and Isabel... forget it. It was better not to speak about it. When it was getting dark, Sylvia smiled and said, “Okay, that's all for today."

Isabel immediately put down her brush and got up to run to her, but suddenly saw the figure by the door. Her eyes lit up, and she called out, "Daddy."

Then, she ran over to him.

Sylvia quickly turned around and saw that Odell had come in at some point. He wore a slim black suit, and his tall and straight figure stood by the door.

When Isabel ran to him, he took out his hand from his pocket and rubbed the paint off her face with a smile. Noticing Sylvia's gaze, he quickly looked at her again and smiled in a gentle and seductive way.

"Daddy..." Liam also saw him and immediately ran toward him fawningly.

Isabel crossed her arms and stood in front of Odell, her large eyes looking at him coldly.

No one could tell if Flint was scared by Isabel or being coldly ignored by his father, but he pursed his lips and returned to Sylvia's side. Sylvia smiled and held one of his hands.

Liam also put down his brush and walked over. Sylvia stroked his head and looked at Odell. " When did you come back?”

He said, "Ten minutes ago."

She asked, "Why didn't you say anything?"

Odell smiled. "I didn't want to disturb you."

Sylvia smiled and looked at him, then said, " We're done here. Let's go down to eat."

"Okay." He held Isabel's hand.

Sylvia held Flint and Liam and followed behind the father and daughter, and quickly went downstairs to the living room. Three days later, in Glanchester, heavy snowfall turned Glanchester into a world of ice and snow.

Sherry had been cooped up in the hotel for a few days.

Watching the snow outside stop, she put on her coat and walked out, wanting to get some air.

It was the time when day turned to night. The sky was full of clouds, and the orange sunset was reflected on the snowy surface. The scenery was beautiful.

Coincidentally, Sherry had just come out of the elevator on the first floor when she saw a group of neatly dressed people pouring in through the door. They were all going in the same direction.

There was probably some kind of event going on

Chapter 1403

Sherry waited until most of the people came in before heading outside. At that moment, several people who were coming through the door were talking as they passed her.

‘Sherry heard what they were saying.

“Is it true that Master Stockton will come tonight? | heard that he basically stopped attending evening events after he had his daughter." "| heard from Peter that he will come. Today is the eighth anniversary of our company in Glanchester. He'll definitely come over." Sherry could not help but stop in her tracks. Were these all Stockton Tower employees?

John was coming over, so he would bring Caprice over as well, right?

‘Sherry immediately pulled her scarf up and followed them to a banquet hall

There was a waiter at the entrance of the hall checking their invitations. She could not

sneak in, so she returned to the entrance of the hotel and found a sofa to sit on.

She was not far from the door and could see the people coming through it at a glance. However, she was in a corner, so she would not be easily noticed by the people coming in.

When it was almost dark, a familiar silver MPV stopped outside the hotel entrance. Sherry secretly looked over.

Peter and two bodyguards got out of the car. Then, John, who was wearing a luxury suit, got down. He did not rush in. After getting out of the car, he reached out into the car again.

Soon, Caprice, who wore two pigtails and a red princess dress was taken into his arms. The little girl's skin was as fair as snow, but her face was pink and dewy. Her eyes were large and clear, and with her little red mouth, she looked simply lovely.

When John carried her in, the father and daughter's figures instantly attracted the attention of all the people around. Soon, many people recognized him as the richest man in Glanchester and hurriedly withdrew their gazes.

The hotel manager also greeted him personally.

John carried Caprice and walked straight to the banquet hall at the back while being accompanied by the hotel manager.

Sherry secretly stared at them. When their figures disappeared in the corridor, she withdrew her eyes and got up to walk toward the venue.

The venue had two doors; one entrance and one exit, but both were guarded by a security guard and a waiter. Sherry stood in the dark and stared at them.

After almost half an hour, they were still standing in their positions. None of them had left.

She frowned and wondered if she should think of a way to lure them away.

However, at that moment, a small red figure came out from the entrance.

Itwas Caprice.

Sherry's eyes lit up, and she immediately wanted to walk over.

However, in the next second, John's slender figure also walked out from the entrance. He slowed down his steps and walked just half a meter away from Caprice, matching her siow

pace. There was no hint of impatience. There was only a face full of doting

Sherry stood unmoving

‘When the father and daughter walked along the corridor to the back garden of the hotel, Sherry took a step and quietly followed them.

In order to preserve the winter scene, the snow in the back garden was not cleared. The tree branches on the lawn and the garden were full of snow. John wrapped his jacket around Caprice.

The little girl was suddenly dressed in an oversized coat and looked like a little penguin, jumping up and down on the snow.

Soon, there was a neat row of small footprints left on the flat snow.

Perhaps because she felt that stepping on the

snow was fun, she started to giggle to herself even though no one was teasing her. Not far away, the man suddenly smiled and squatted on the ground, waving at her. "Come to Daddy,

Caprice."

 

 

Chapter 1404

Caprice stomped and ran toward him. Her little figure ran quite fast, and in the blink of an eye, she ran up to him and crashed into his arms. Then, she knocked him to the ground with a thump.

John leaned back and fell into the snow.

Caprice was confused for a moment before she grinned and started to giggle. She was clearly delighted.

‘Sherry watched all of this. She could not help but let out a snicker.

In the snow, the father and daughter who fell on the ground immediately turned their heads to look over.

Sherry's expression changed, and she quickly tumed her head and hid in a safe corridor.

Outside, in the snow, John carried Caprice up.

Caprice was still craning her next, looking in the direction where the laughter came from. When she did not see anyone, she frowned and said, “Daddy, | heard someone laughing." John held her with one hand, put his glasses on with the other, and stood up with her in his arms. He said, “Daddy heard it too." The little girl muttered in confusion, “But | didn't see anyone there."

"She was afraid we'd find out and ran away."

"Oh." The little girl's curiosity was limited, so she did not ask anymore. She looked at him bashfully. "Daddy, did you get hurt? | didn't mean to knock into you."

John pinched her little face and smiled. “ Daddy is fine." The little girl looked slow and weak, but the impact when she collided with people was really not that insignificant. He wondered if it was because she had gotten fatter again.

He looked in the direction where Sherry stood and said to Caprice, "Caprice, you promised Daddy that you'd only play for ten minutes. Time's up now. Are you going to go back inside with Daddy now?"

Caprice pursed her lips. "Okay."

"Good girl." John hugged her tightly and walked into the hotel, heading in the direction of the banquet hall.

His orderly footsteps passed outside the door of the safety exit where Sherry was hiding.

Sherry immediately released the breath she was holding.

After a while, when his footsteps were completely gone, she pushed open the door in front of her and walked out. The corridor was quiet.

The path went straight to John's banquet.

Sherry wanted to see Caprice, so she tugged the scarf up again and walked forward, pretending to be a passerby. The hotel was brightly lit and warm.

Soon, she walked to the entrance of the hall.

She stopped and turned her head to look inside. The hall was full of people who were chatting with glasses of wine.

Sherry searched for a long time but could not find John and Caprice. Did they go somewhere else to play? "Looking for us, Sherry?"

In the silent air, a man’s low and pleasant voice suddenly sounded

Sherry froze and turned her head to see John, who was standing two meters to her left. He leaned against the wall while holding Caprice.

His gold-rimmed glasses contrasted against his fair skin as he curled his lips, and the comers of his eyes held a smile that could not be hidden However, that smile only made Sherry's body shiver.

She paled and immediately tried to run

However, before she could take a step, several bodyguards suddenly emerged from the side and surrounded her.

Judging by the situation, she had no way to run. She simply pulled off her scarf and revealed her face to look at him

John narrowed his eyes, but his lips were still curled into a smile

Sherry also smiled at him. “Good evening, Master Stockton."

“it's the liar." Caprice, who was sitting in his arms, suddenly raised her hand and pointed at Sherry. Sherry's heart clenched. She hurriedly looked at the child and said, “Caprice, I'm not

aliar

 

Chapter 1405

John did not let Sherry finish and said to Caprice, "Yes, she's that liar.” Caprice pouted her small lips and looked at Sherry, huffing in anger.

Her expression seemed to say, ‘Don't even think of lying to me again, you liar!

Sherry only felt like there was a thorn stuck in her throat. She clenched her hands, but not long after, she smiled at Caprice again. * Caprice, I'm really not a liar. I'm your—" John interrupted her again, "She's a liar, Caprice."

Caprice immediately raised her small hands to cover her ears. After looking at Sherry again, she twisted her face and buried it into John's neck as if saying that she would not be fooled

again John revealed a satisfied smile and looked at Sherry.

Sherry could not help but glare at him then opened her mouth and shouted, "I'm your mother, Caprice!" Caprice, who was covering her ears, suddenly turned her face to look at Sherry.

John frowned. He clearly did not expect Sherry to shout and quickly pressed Caprice's head back with one hand. Then, he ordered the bodyguards next to him coldly, "Hold her down and gag her!"

The bodyguards immediately stepped forward and pinned Sherry down. Sherry struggled and looked at Caprice. " Caprice, I'm really your Mom- mmph!"

As the bodyguards sealed her mouth with tape, and her hands were also tied behind her with a rope, Sherry could only look at Caprice with wide eyes.

The girl seemed to want to look at her, but the back of her head was pressed by John's large hand, so she could not turn at all. Sherry could only glare at John in anger.

John curled his lips and smiled as if he was laughing at how she had finally fallen into his hands again. His expression was filled with triumph.

At that moment, a bodyguard pinning Sherry down asked, "Master Stockton, where do you want her?"

Sherry instantly frowned and glared at John again.

John glanced at her, and his smile turned slightly colder. "Lock her up in the car first. I'll deal with her after the banquet." sean

The two bodyguards pulled Sherry forward. Sherry held back her anger. At present, the only thing she could do was follow them. Several bodyguards soon escorted her out. When her figure was gone, John finally loosened the back of Caprice's head.

The little girl immediately turned her head and looked around. When she did not see Sherry, her expression appeared disappointed, and she looked at John.

"Daddy, | heard what she said." Caprice's eyes were watery with anticipation. "She said she's my Mommy. Is that true?’

John frowned. He did not want to lie to her, but he did not want to let that cruel woman who left for two years get her way so easily.

After a long silence, he smiled and said, Caprice, can Daddy not answer this question for now?"

Caprice let out a hum and pressed her face back on his shoulder. Her watery eyes lit up. 'If she weren't my Mommy, Daddy would've definitely said so. In other words, that liar is my

Mommy.’ Sherry was shoved into an ordinary car. This car looked like the kind of vehicle that bodyguards usually drove.

The bodyguards did not enter. After pushing her in, they closed the door and stood guard outside.

The cold night and lights reflected the cool color of the snow.

There was no heating in the car, so Sherry's hands and feet soon started to freeze.

The bodyguards outside were like statues, refusing to listen to her. Sherry knocked on the window for a while before her anger defiated

She curled up into a ball with her neck shrunken, looking quietly at the entrance of the hotel