Ch. 1456..1460

Chapter 1456

The elevator climbed upstairs and stopped on the eighth floor.

Sherry had brought the hotel card with her. She walked down the corridor to the room where she once stayed in. She pressed the card against the sensor plate mounted on the door.

With a swift “beep*, the door was opened.

There was no light and the air inside was rather stuffy. Despite that, there was an eerie chill. Sherry entered and tried to put the card inside the slot on the wall to activate the lights.

Out of nowhere, a large hand stretched out from the darkness and grabbed her wrist.

Sherry jolted and instinctively screamed, “Ah-”

Immediately after that, she was pulled into someone’s arms, a familiar smell rushed over her. Her eyes widened with shock.

Before she could process what was happening, the pair of gold-rimmed glasses were snatched away, then came a familiar face that seemed to glow even within the darkness.

Her lips were sealed with a kiss.

Ugh.

She struggled desperately and tried to wring herself free.

The man was caught off guard by her resistance and stumbled backward.

Sherry immediately turned and prepared to bolt toward the elevator.

The man smiled in a sinister way, something wicked shone in his eyes.

He leaped forward and within an instant, he was already right behind Sherry.

His long and slender arms quickly wrapped around her waist and lifted her into the air. Sherry pranced in the air and wriggled with her feet.

She was howling with delirium at this point, “B*stard John, let me go!”

John turned into the room and marched several steps forward before launching her like a projectile. Bang!

Sherry crashed onto the bed.

She was scrambling on all fours, trying to get up.

John smiled and bent over her.

She was pinned down on the bed with the entirety of John’s weight weighing upon her. He did not allow her a moment of respite as he

immediately kissed her again.

The only sound heard inside the dark and desolate room was her muffled cries. After what seemed like an eternity had passed.

Asudden whimper.

John suddenly removed himself from her and touched his

lip. She had bit into his lips.

Sherry immediately rolled out from under him and kicked

him.

Thump!

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She kicked him square in the waist.

John was not expecting this and tumbled out of the bed.

Sherry quickly tucked at the hem of her dress that had

been pulled up to her waist and retreated further into the bed. She glared at him with stark hostility. The man had already picked himself off the ground.

After staggering on his feet for several seconds, he completely recovered his usual confident posture and even smiled in a self— satisfied way.

Awicked, disgusting smile.

Sherry glared at him with her arms tightly grabbing the hem of her dress to protect herself. “You b*stard, if you come closer, I'll kick you to death, don’t try me!”

“Heh.” He chuckled.

Then he immediately approached her.

Sherry immediately jabbed her feet repeatedly in his direction.

If John continued to draw closer, he would be hit by

Sherry’s barrage of kicks.

John looked at her silently.

He retreated at last. He stood at the edge of the bed with his arms across his chest.

Along time passed in this unnerving silence between the two of them.

After making sure that John was not going to keep approaching her, Sherry stopped kicking.

She glared at him menacingly. “Why are you here? How did you get in?”

John ignored her, took his glasses out of his pocket, and put them back on the bridge of his nose.

 

Chapter 1457

Just like that, John’s usual gentlemanly charms returned to him.

He looked at Sherry and smiled gently. “Come over here, | promise that I'll be nice.”

Sherry frowned and remained in place.

She was very skeptical of his claims.

John looked at her without a word, then he took two steps backward.

Sherry eased a little at last, she prepared to get out of bed.

John rested his hands by his side and eyed her pretty face and figure hungrily.

This was not a good place for them to talk, he thought, he should take her somewhere nicer. Ding!

That was when the phone went off. It was tucked inside a large coat hung on a rack next to the bed. It was Sherry’s coat.

She quickly pried the coat away and grabbed the phone as she darted a cautious and guarded look at John in the middle of all this.

It was Carl calling, sounding slightly upset on the phone. “Hey, Sherry. Didn’t you just head up there to get something? What's taking so long?”

Sherry quickly answered, “Oh, my room is on the eighth floor, it's room 8008. It’s kind of far from the elevator, give me a second. I'm almost done and will be downstairs soon.”

John seemed alarmed by this.

Sherry hung up after that and tucked the phone in her pocket, then she put the coat back on. She only stepped off the bed after ensuring she was well- covered and protected.

John stood still.

Sherry turned on the lights and ignored his presence entirely. She quickly grabbed her clothes and suitcases from the closet and prepared to leave.

John immediately latched on to her wrist the moment she passed in front of him.

She tried to shrug his hand away to no avail, then she glared pointedly at him. “Get your stinking hands off me!” John looked at her with his face full of gloom. “Was it Carl who called you just now?”

Sherry made a look. “Yeah.”

“Have you been staying with him these past few days?”

His voice was cross.

Sherry could not understand what he was so upset about, nor could she fathom why he was so insistent on forcing his kisses on her tonight when he supposedly hated her with every atom of his being.

She was in no mood to get into another annoying back and forth with him and told him what he wanted to know right away, “I stayed in a hotel with him. He slept in the main bedroom while | slept in the other bedroom next to his.”

John seemed relieved to hear this. He tried to pry further. “Which hotel are you two staying at?” Sherry answered, “Elysian Hotel.”

Having obtained his answer, John seemed rather satisfied. He suddenly grimaced and threatened her. “If you ever wish to see Caprice again, you’d keep your distance from Carl. If you ever let me see you getting all affectionate with him, you can wave goodbye to your chances of seeing Caprice.”

Sherry gnashed her teeth and had to hold herself back from hurling curses at him. She swallowed her spite and said, “Ok.” John let go of her wrist.

Sherry immediately stomped out and trotted down the corridor toward the elevator.

The elevator suddenly opened without her pressing the button.

She was just about to step inside when she looked up and saw Carl.

He was wearing a tight frown, an agitated look on his face.

The moment he saw her, he seemed to relax a little.

He quickly approached Sherry.

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Sherry practically dove inside the elevator and tapped the button repeatedly.

John had just warned her to not get close to Carl. He would probably lose his mind if he saw Carl coming up to get her. The elevator door shut promptly and took them downstairs.

Sherry silently heaved a sigh of relief.

Standing next to her, Carl silently scrutinized her appearance.

He noted her messy hair and the wrinkles on her dress that were previously smooth and spotless when she was still in the car with him. Something flashed in his eyes but he held his tongue.

They prepared to leave the hotel after Sherry put her luggage into his car.

Carl helped hold the door to the passenger seat for her like a gentleman, then he walked around the front of the car and stepped into the driver’s seat. He palmed the steering wheel with both hands and stepped on the gas pedal.

The red supercar revved its engines and shot out of the hotel into the traffic. Meanwhile, on the eighth floor of the hotel.

A tall figure of a man stood by the window and gazed at the red dot slowly disappearing into the cityscape, a faint scowl forming on his lips.

A fleck of skin was torn off his lower lip, blood trickled from it. The blood stained his lips red, a sharp contrast to his pale complexion.

Dark and menacing, he looked every bit like a vampire.

Chapter 1458

Chapter 1458 Inside a car headed toward an affluent part of Glanchester. Janine and Matthew were seated together in the back row.

Jake was in the passenger seat up front. He kept turning his head around and angrily voicing his complaint about how Sherry barely acknowledged him in front of Carl.

“You wouldn't believe how arrogant she was! How dare she think that she can humiliate us like that?!” The more Jake thought about it, the angrier he became as he roared. angrily. “You two really shouldn't have taken her back all those years ago, she’s an ungrateful scum! She'll never learn!”

Matthew reacted dully, his eyes closed the entire time.

Janine remarked with a scornful scoff, “If | had known that she’d be so ungrateful, I'd never have rescued her from the countryside!”

As if her getting Shannon thrown into jail was not bad enough, she now dared to separate herself from them entirely! Janine was incensed!

Jake roared. “If it was me, I'd have slapped her right

across the face in front of everyone, show everyone exactly what she’s made of!”

Janine snorted. “I'd stain my hands if | do something like that.”

“Stop it!” Matthew, who had been silent the entire time, finally spoke up.

Both Janine and Jake immediately zipped their lips though they both still had a lot to say. Jake asked, “Do you think that we were in the wrong?”

Matthew was just as enraged as them and wanted to slap Sherry just as much. However, circumstances were different now as Sherry had changed as well.

Did these two have any idea what the Sagers were made of?

A historical royal family that had existed for more than two centuries. Despite their minor setbacks, they had been thriving in the past two years, regaining their prestige and more. Right now, the collective wealth of their family was ranked among the top three in the country.

Not only did Sherry share a close relationship with Young Master Sager himself, rumors even had it that she was the one who was responsible for the family’s glorious comeback!

The full extent of her capabilities was unimaginable. He never expected that his daughter who he had always hated with a passion would be blessed with such talents. When he recalled how he and Janine had treated her...

Astout look came upon his face as he sighed. “She doesn’t want to acknowledge us because we haven't cared about her all these years.”

Jake’s eyes flickered, he struggled for words and stammered, “Still, she’s your daughter! Besides, if you two hadn’t brought her into the city, away from the backward country life, would she be where she is today?”

Janine seemed to agree with this rhetoric. “That’s right, if we hadn’t brought her back from the countryside and cared for her, showed her the world, she’d never have become President Sherry we know today!”

Matthew raised a sharp point. “All we did was care for her for a handful of years.”

Janine retorted, “It still counts for something! The best education money can get you, she’d never have done it without us giving her a step up!”

Jake echoed, “Exactly! You were the ones who gave birth to her! It’s one thing if she’s not grateful for what you've done for her, but she doesn’t even try to acknowledge your existence. She’s a heartless wench!”

Matthew frowned and stayed silent. Jake said, “Here’s what | think, you two should go to her and tell her to pull some strings, help you two form a connection with

the Sagers. I’m sure she knows a lot of people. With her help, I’m sure the status of your family will be greatly boosted and your wealth will grow exponentially before you know it.”

Matthew seemed intrigued by the idea, but his confidence was deflated when he recalled the way Sherry had received them today.

Janine agreed. “I'll go to see her in a few days. If she still refuses to acknowledge me as her mother, she'll get it from me!” Julie drove back to the house by herself.

Her mind was filled with the events that transpired

tonight. She went to Madam Stockton’s yard.

Madam Stockton and Queenie were digging up soil with Caprice in the yard.

The child was not interested in remote racing cars and had a preference for the toy excavators instead.

She was messing around with a model excavator, shoveling soil out of the ground in a very practiced fashion.

Madam Stockton was showering her with praises.

Queenie was applauding her endlessly as well.

As Julie beheld the scene, a flash of disgust appeared in her eyes.

 

Chapter 1459

She was vulgar and unfashionable, just like her mother.

She took special care to not let her disgust show on her face and wore a gentle, polite smile. She greeted them in a friendly voice, “Mom, Queenie, Little Caprice, I’m home.”

Caprice was too focused on her toy excavator and ignored her.

Queenie greeted her rather dully, “Hey, you’re home.”

Then she immediately turned her attention back to Caprice.

Madam Stockton looked behind Julie and asked, “It’s just you, where’s John?”

Julie walked up to her and informed her, “He said that he has some other things to deal with, he probably won’t be home so soon.”

Madam Stockton nodded and uttered a short “oh*, then she had nothing further to add. She thought that it would be ideal that John took his

time. That way, she would have more time to play with Caprice.

She went back to playing with Caprice.

“There’s one more thing.” Julie glanced at Caprice and whispered, “I saw Miss Fowler.” Madam Stockton’s expression changed, she frowned and asked crossly, “Sherry?” “Yeah.”

Madam Stockton glanced at Caprice who was having the time of her life, then she whispered cautiously, “Let’s talk in the living room.”

She turned to Queenie. “Queenie, look after Caprice.” They went to the living room. Several minutes later.

In the living room, Madam Stockton widened her disbelief and exclaimed in utter shock, “She’s the president of Sager Corporation?!”

eyes in

Julie answered, “Yes, | couldn’t believe it at first, but it turns out that it really is her. It looks like Young Master Sager is on her side

too. Madam Stockton frowned. “So, she did manage to borrow the invitation card from Young Master Sager that time at the party.”

Considering her status in the Sagers Corporation and her relationship with Young Master Sager himself, there was no reason to expect that she could not get her hands on the invitation card.

“Yeah, we were wrong to suspect her.” Madam Stockton’s face was sullen, she stayed silent for a while.

“| didn’t expect that after more than two years of radio silence, she’d pop out of nowhere and emerge as the President Sherry that brought the Sagers Corporation back to the forefront of the business world,” Julie said while intently observing Madam Stockton’s face for any signs of expression.

Madam Stockton seemed very discontent with the news, but she gave credit where it was due. “You have to give it to her, she’s pretty good at that.”

Julie suddenly added, “I don’t think her relationship with Young Master Sager is a normal one. Young Master Sager talks to her a little too affectionately for a business

partner. | see the two of them getting very touchy-feely as well.”

“Hmph.” Madam Stockton mocked. “Seducing men is the one thing she’s good at.”

Julie’s eyes glowed at this notion, but she did not want to make it too obvious. “Don’t say that, maybe they are just good friends.”

“| know exactly what she’s like, there’s no point in trying to justify her actions,” Madam Stockton spoke with disdain, “There must be an ongoing affair between the two of them.”

Julie zipped her lips and seemed like she was at a loss for what to say.

Madam Stockton sneered. “That’s fine, now that she has Carl Sager, she probably won’t keep bothering John.” “But, about tonight...” She hesitated to continue.

Madam Stockton looked at her with alarm. “What

happened tonight? Did she try to dig her claws into John again?”

With her chin lowered, Julie spoke in a troubled voice, Maybe | misread the situation, but | saw her going into a quiet corner with John. They stayed there for quite a while before coming out again.”

Madam Stockton seemed vexed by this. “This woman will never change! How dare she try to string along two men at a time?!”

Julie hurriedly said, “No, perhaps it was all a misunderstanding on my part. After all, she’s Caprice’s mother, maybe they were just trying to find some quiet place to talk about what’s going on with Caprice. Besides, she’s no longer what she was in the past. You could argue that she’s a woman worthy of calling herself John’s partner now.”

Madam Stockton scoffed disdainfully. “Even if that were the case, I’d never let someone of her likes step through the door of my household!”

It seemed like her dislike for Sherry had not changed at all.

Julie silently smirked at this remark.

Chapter 1460

Chapter 1460 After returning to the Elysian Hotel with Carl, Sherry went back to her room.

She made sure to lock the door behind her as she entered. After that, she unpacked the luggage she brought with her. She took a long-awaited shower before collapsing onto the bed in a set of pajamas.

She turned off the lights and the room immediately descended into darkness. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Yet, she did not feel sleepy.

Whenever she closed her eyes, the scene of John pressing her against the wall and forcing a kiss on her would replay in her mind as if it had only happened seconds ago.

Her cheeks were burning with heat. She was incensed at the mere thought of it.

Did that awful man suddenly take an interest in her again after seeing her recent accomplishments?

After tossing and turning in bed for a while without even a hint of sleep, she sat up irritably and reached for her phone. As soon as the display lit up, she was greeted by Caprice’s adorable appearance filling the frame of the display.

Just like that, her irritation was washed away. She grazed her fingers against the screen, a part of her expecting to feel the soft texture and warmth of her daughter’s cheeks. She even kissed the screen several times.

Her daughter was so unfathomably adorable!

The more Sherry stared at her picture, the more charmed she became.

Her irritation may have been washed away, but what took its place was a bitter spite.

If she continued remaining passive, that man would only take it as a sign that he could continue doing as he liked. Sherry told herself that she was no longer the same

helpless and frail little girl that could be simply pushed around two years ago. She had to pull herself together and take Caprice back!

The next morning.

Inside Stockton Tower.

John arrived at the office with Caprice in his arms as usual.

As soon as they arrived, Caprice went straight for her usual play area.

John sat in his office chair and got started with his tasks for the day.

After a while, there was a soft knock on the door. Peter pushed the door open and stepped inside.

He looked at him with a troubled expression and informed, “Sir, Miss Sherry just... | mean, President Sherry’s assistant just got in contact with me several minutes ago.”

John turned to him. “What did her assistant tell you?”

Peter relayed the message, “Her assistant said that President Sherry would like to discuss some terms of cooperation with us and would like to have a meeting for you. She asks when you will be able to make time for her.” John smirked.

She came to him herself without him even having to lift a finger.

After a momentary silence, he said, “I’m free after ten tonight. Tell her to wait for me at my residence.”

Peter was speechless.

Aprivate meeting at his house in the middle of the night? Was this a usual arrangement for a business meeting?

He knew better than to ask unnecessary questions. With a swift nod, he left and relayed the message to Sherry’s assistant. A few minutes later, he knocked on the door again and entered.

John looked at him, expecting news.

Peter grimaced. “Sir, President Sherry’s assistant informed me that President Sherry isn’t available at night, she’s only free during the day.”

John was confident that her true motive was to see Caprice. He scoffed and insisted. “Tell her | can only make it at night.”

If she would not agree, then she could say goodbye to her chances of meeting Caprice.

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Peter seemed troubled by this and answered hesitantly, Sir, President Sherry’s assistant also mentioned that she’d call off the meeting if it's set at any time other than during the day. She says that she’s very patient and would be willing to wait as long as needed for you to make time for her during the day.”

John scowled.

She was going to play it this way?

He thought for a moment and decided. “Then | guess she'll have to wait.”

“Alright.” Peter walked out.

Inside a bar in Glanchester.

Sherry had just wrapped up a meeting with the owner of the bar and was just walking out into the street. Her driver was already waiting for her.

She hopped into the car.

Her assistant Tristan followed her into the car and promptly informed her, “Miss Sherry, Peter just called me and informed me that Master Stockton is only free at night lately. He says that if you wish to meet him during the day, you’re going to have to wait until his schedule is open.”

Sherry clicked her tongue upon hearing this. The b*stard must have done this deliberately to get on her nerves. Tristan asked, “Miss, what should we do? Do you want me to get in touch with them again?”

Sherry frowned. “No need for that right now.”