Ch. 1471..1475
Chapter 1471
He looked at Caprice and then asked Sherry with a smile, ” Sis, who's this little angel?”
Listening to the praise her daughter received, Sherry answered with a slight delight, “She’s my baby daughter.” Carl's expression was slightly disheartened.
John, who came into the room in a timely manner, noticed the slight change on Carl's face, and his lips curled up. Carl immediately smiled and said, “My, my, that explains why the angel looks so cute.”
Sherry chuckled. Her daughter was probably the prettiest girl on planet Earth.
She then said to Caprice, “Caprice, this is Uncle Sager. He’s my friend.”
Caprice widened her eyes blankly at Carl. “Hi, Uncle Sager.”
The girl’s adorable voice struck Carl’s heart like Cupid’s arrow. He smiled brightly and said, “Hello, Caprice.” It was then that the owner of the restaurant came over
and saw them talking. The owner asked in surprised delight, “Master Stockton, you know each other?”
John hummed a reply.
The owner added, “Then, will you be sitting together or
separately?”
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Before John could speak, Sherry immediately said, Together. Can you get us another table by the side?” Her table with Carl was already filled with alcoholic beverages and was no place for a young girl to have a meal.
Then, she carried the girl to the table of four.
Carl looked at John and said, “Don’t mind us, Master
Stockton.”
John smiled profoundly. “Please make yourself at home, Young Master Sager.”
Carl chuckled and then sat opposite Sherry.
John had one quick glance at him before he sat down beside Sherry.
The waiter served a set meal for Caprice and even brought
a baby chair over.
Sherry did not want to let go of Caprice though. She simply carried the girl in her arms and fed her.
The girl took her time chewing. It took her four to five rounds of chewing to finish a single spoon of food as if she was a baby chick nibbling on grains. It was adorable.
Sherry patiently fed her.
The girl ate slowly but was not a picky eater. She ate whatever her mother fed her, hence it was less
troublesome.
John watched as Sherry fed the girl skillfully, and the girl seemed to be enjoying it, so he picked up his cutlery and started eating. Carl watched as Sherry fed and Caprice ate, he then had a glance at John.
John noticed Carl's glance when he took the first bite,
he looked back at him. His clean and handsome face
looked humble, but his eyes were sharp.
So
Carl's eyes flickered nervously and then curled his lips
into a smile. “Master Stockton, I’ve been in Glenchester for a few days now, and | still didn’t get the chance to pay you a visit. Who knew we would run into each other here?
| believe it’s fate wanting us to meet.”
John chuckled. “You're right, Young Master Sager.”
“Here, a toast to fate.” Carl raised his glass into the air.
John did the same but raised his glass slightly higher. A clear clink later, both of them simply took a sip.
Carl put his glass down and continued, “I didn’t know my good sister here has a history with you and also a daughter. No wonder she insisted on starting a project here at Glenchester.”
John’s eyes flickered and looked at Sherry.
Sherry was just beside them, and it was impossible for her to not hear their conversation. She glared at Carl, signaling him to shut his mouth.
Carl simply played dumb and asked, “Sis, what are you looking at me for? Did | say something wrong?”
Sherry continued to glare at him, but he averted her gaze by looking down and started eating.
After dealing with Carl, Sherry continued feeding Caprice.
John captured their little interaction with his sharp eyes, and his expression was slightly disheartened. He asked, {
Young Master Sager, | didn’t see you at the meetings in the past few days. You came to Glenchester for vacation?”
Carl was slightly stunned. He feigned a smile and said, ” Yeah. Glenchester is well-known for its tourism, that’s why I’m attracted, but | actually came here because of my good sister.”
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“Are you here to help her with work?”
“No.” Carl narrowed his eyes in a curve. “I’m here to see her.”
Sherry furrowed her brows.
Before she could glare at Carl, John asked, “See her? Are you here to inspect her work then?”
“No. I’m just here to keep an eye on her so that she won’t go looking for men behind my back.”
John pursed his lips.
The atmosphere in the room somehow got awkward.
Sherry glared at Carl. “Carl, you better shut-”
“Are you two having a relationship? Why would she go looking for other men behind your back?” John asked, interrupting Sherry.
Carl narrowed his eyes further and locked eyes with John. “Master John, you have no idea. Sister Sherry here is actually my future wife.”
The atmosphere plunged into dead silence.
Only Caprice’s munching could be heard.
Carl ignored Sherry’s furious glare and continued locking eyes with John.
John stared at him coldly. A moment later, he curled his lips. “Future wife? Are you engaged?” “Nope. Not yet. But soon.” Carl then winked at Sherry.” Am I right, Sister Sherry?”
Sherry wanted to curse out loud, but Caprice was in her arms. She did not want to give the girl a bad influence. She stared at Carl and said, “Carl, can you just shut up and eat? Stop talking nonsense.”
“I'm not talking nonsense. My mom sees you as her future daughter-in-law, and she even said if you marry me, the company will be ours in the future. Did you forget about that?” Carl said with a smile.
Sherry choked on his words. She instantly felt a pair of ferocious and gloomy eyes looking at her from the side through the golden-framed glasses.
John curled his lips, but his smile was frostier than ice. ” Sherry, | didn’t know you’re Madam Sager’s future daughter-in-law and the heir to their company.”
Sherry frowned. “I’m not—”
“Sister Sherry, did you really forget what my mom said?” Carl looked at her with narrowed eyes.
Sherry pursed her lips.
John’s expression turned frostier. Not even the golden- framed glasses could contain the gloominess in his eyes. The atmosphere plunged into the deepest icy abyss all of a sudden.
It was then that Caprice looked up as though she noticed the tension in the air while eating, so she asked, “Daddy, Mommy, what's wrong?”
Sherry smiled at her immediately. “Nothing's wrong.* John also wore a fake smile and said, “Caprice, come here.” He reached out to the girl.
Caprice pursed her lips. She looked at Sherry, seemingly hesitant about going to her father, but it only lasted for two seconds before she crawled over.
John hugged her in his arms.
The emptiness Sherry felt in her arms drained her heart as well.
At the very next second, John bolted up with Caprice and said to Carl, “Young Master Sager, | have something else to attend to. Please excuse me.”
Carl smiled. “Alright. Take care, Master Stockton.”
John strode out of the room, leaving Sherry stunned.
He left!?
Sherry bolted up and went after him. “Caprice hasn't finished her meal!” In other words, she had not hugged her daughter enough.
John ignored her and strode to the parking lot.
The driver came out and opened the door for him.
John put Caprice inside the car before he got in himself.
Sherry saw Caprice looking at her, but before she could get a closer look at the girl’s adorable face, the door was slammed shut.
The car then drove out of her sight.
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Sherry frowned as she watched the car drive further away.
It was only when an extra jacket was hung over her shoulder that she realized Carl had come chasing after her. It was her own jacket that she had left in the room.
Sherry looked at him. “Carl, what the hell was that?”
She did promise Madam Sager to help Carl strengthen his position in the company and that she would fake an engagement with him before he took over the company. However, no one should know about their fake engagement.
Carl looked rather agitated. A hint of loneliness flashed in his eyes, but he quickly recovered to his usual frivolous expression. He smiled and said, “Come on, don’t be mad. | just want to help you test the man.”
Sherry was deeply annoyed. “Why are you testing him?”
“You came all the way here to Glenchester for him, so at least | have to know what his feelings are for you, am | right?” Sherry frowned. “I came here for Caprice, not him!”
Carl raised a brow. “Then, why are you so agitated?”
Sherry choked on her motions. She said, “He took Caprice away. How can | not be agitated?!”
Carl stroked his nose awkwardly. “Caprice is also your daughter. He just can’t keep the girl’s mother from seeing her.” “Well, believe it. He can and he did!” Sherry vented angrily.
In the past few days, she had been going to Stockton Tower with the thought of seeing Caprice, but John toyed with her every single day, leaving her annoyed and fed up.
She finally could carry Caprice in her arms tonight, yet Carl had to ruin it for her. She was not just annoyed; she was angry. Carl stroked his nose again. “Should | go after them for you?”
Sherry angrily stepped on his food.
Carl grabbed his foot in pain and jumped around, squealing painfully.
Sherry glared at him. “Carl, if you mess with my private matters again, I'll call your mother!”
She then headed towards the road.
John finally put his foot down after Sherry left his sight.
He sighed as he leaned against the wall lazily.
After Sherry hailed a taxi and left, he went back to his sports car and followed her.
It was already late when they left, so Sherry assumed that John brought Caprice home.
It was meaningless to chase after them now, so she
simply returned to her hotel. She had a suite on the tenth
floor where the elevator was heading.
She strode to her room, opened the door with the
keycard, and went inside.
When she slid the card into the slot, a beep sounded and the entire room was lit up. It was at that moment a slender figure leaning on the wall entered her sight.
He was just beside her, less than half a meter away.
Startled, Sherry instinctively took a step back. “What are you doing here?”
John glanced at the shut door and said, “Why are you so nervous? Afraid that I’m disturbing you?” Sherry frowned. “I am not with Carl.”
John pursed his lips. He had actually checked her room before she returned and only found daily necessities for one person. No items of a man or any traces of someone else were found in the room.
However, when he thought of the words he heard from Carl, he felt something different.
“Then, when did you promise to get engaged with him? Since when were you two together?” he asked as he stared at her with his sharp eyes.
Sherry pursed her lips in silence.
The engagement would definitely happen, but she had promised Madam Sager to not tell anyone about it as it was fake. She could not even tell her most trusted friend or closest family.
Looking at her grim gaze, the man’s handsome face turned frosty. He grinned. “Sherry, if you want to continue seeing
Caprice, you better answer me now.”
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Sherry frowned. “The engagement won't happen for now.”
For now?
He squinted coldly. “So, it’s happening soon?”
Sherry averted his gaze. “I don’t know.”
John took a step closer to her. He stared into her eyes and asked, “What do you mean you don’t know?”
Sherry averted his gaze once more. “There’s still a lot of time to figure it out. | don’t know if I'll remain single, or if I'll marry someone in the future.”
John curled his lips. It was not an ominous and frosty smile but a bright and relieved one. “Come out,” he said.
Sherry was stunned.
Then, the chubby Caprice came out from the closet beside
them.
Sherry’s eyes gleamed. “Caprice!”
Caprice ran to her as well. “Mommy...”
Sherry bent over immediately and hugged the girl tightly. She could not help kissing the girl’s adorable cheeks. Caprice stared at her mother with her widened eyes.
Sherry pinched her cheeks and said, “Caprice, what are you doing here? Do you miss me?” Caprice looked at John. “Daddy brought me-”
“Caprice said she missed you, so | brought her here,” the man said.
Caprice pursed her lips. The little girl did miss her mother.
Sherry kissed the girl one more time.
John had a glance at his watch and then said, “I still have something to do at the office. | have to go now. I'll put Caprice in your care for now. Her milk powder and diapers are in that bag. Take good care of her.”
Sherry failed to react in time and was stunned on the spot.
What did he just say? Did he just leave Caprice with her?
John did not see her reaction. He squinted and asked, ” What’s wrong? Don’t you want to take care of Caprice?” “YES! I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER!” Sherry was exalted. “You go ahead! Caprice is in good hands!” John glanced at her before he went out.
The door closed, leaving Sherry with Caprice inside the
room.
Sherry carried the girl and looked at her adorable face. “ Caprice, what do you like to do for fun?” Caprice said, “I like to sleep.”
“Sleep? That's it? Is there anything else?” Sherry asked.
Caprice simply hummed a reply.
“Do you like to play games?”
Caprice shook her head. The girl seemed like a quiet person. She even walked and ate slower than other kids, so it was not surprising that she did not love games.
Sherry stroked her cheeks. “Are you sleepy now?”
Caprice shook her head.
Sherry nodded. “Then, why don’t | tell you a story?”
As though it was her first time hearing the word ‘story’, Caprice’s eyes widened in interest. She nodded and hummed a reply.
Sherry took off her jacket and carried her daughter to bed.
She lay on the bed with one arm around the girl. She then searched her phone for a children’s story and then started reading it to the girl. She invested a lot of feelings in reading as it was also her first time.
“Once upon a time, there was a gray wolf in the forest...” The room was filled with her soft and gentle voice. Caprice leaned on her chest and stared at her with her crystal-clear eyes. She was captivated by the story.
Meanwhile, in the room beside Sherry’s suit, the man, who claimed he had to leave for work, leaned on the couch lazily as he listened to the voice next door.
The wall of the hotel had excellent noise isolation, but the tapping device he left in Caprice’s bag clearly captured Sherry’s voice and transmitted it to his phone.
It was a simple story, but even he had not read the girl a story in the past two years.
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First of all, the girl loved to sleep, so no story was needed to lullaby her.
Secondly, the man was always busy. Even though he had the girl by his side all the time, he rarely spent time playing with her. His gaze shifted as he continued listening.
Some time later, Sherry stopped reading the story.
Caprice must be asleep.
After some rustling, it went silent.
The man put the phone aside and went to bed.
Sherry did not expect this day would arrive so quickly. She had no idea what could have gotten into John that made him leave Caprice with her.
The girl’s adorable face was right in front of her eyes, and her soft petite body leaned on her chest lazily. Sherry was infatuated with her daughter for a long time. After a while, her gaze shifted. She had the thought of stealing her away from the man, and she believed he would not notice.
However, on second thought, she denied her own thought. The girl might call her Mommy, but they were not actually that close. Bringing her away from her father suddenly would definitely hurt her.
She has to spend more time with Caprice and make the girl depend on her before she could steal her away from the man. As she made up her mind, Sherry kissed the girl’s cheeks before she closed her eyes. It was harmonious and warm in the spacious suite.
The next morning, when the sky turned bright, the door opened quietly as the man set foot into the room. He walked to the bed unhurriedly.
The mother and daughter were sleeping soundly on the bed.
John narrowed his eyes and softly tapped on Sherry’s face. The reaction he got was silence. Sherry slept like the dead. He curled his lips. He carefully lifted her arm off Caprice and carried the little girl.
Just as he wanted to leave with Caprice, he stopped after a few steps and turned around instinctively.
Sherry’s posture remained as she was when she held Caprice to sleep.
Her hair was messily scattered on the bed, and her bare face looked tempting, especially with her fair skin and slightly parted lips.
He pursed his lips as he gulped anxiously. He put Caprice on the couch and headed to the bed once more.
Tap.
He tapped on her face again, but she still did not respond. He chuckled and then started to stroke her face. His slender fingers moved from her forehead to her lips, her chin, and then her collarbone.
Ahint of infatuation flashed in the eyes behind the golden -framed glasses. He unconsciously lowered his head and moved his handsome face closer to her face, so his lips were several millimeters away from hers.
It was at that moment Sherry released a stinky breath that assaulted his nose. His handsome brows furrowed and he immediately lifted his head.
Judging from the heavy breath, she must have forgotten to brush her teeth last night. The heavy breath killed every bit of his aroused desire.
He tapped her face a few more times before he went back to Caprice on the couch. When he walked out of the room with Caprice, a familiar figure appeared before him. John stopped and grinned.
Carl also stopped when he noticed John’s presence. His expression shifted multiple times before he ultimately forced a smile on his face. “Master Stockton, what are you doing here?”