Ch. 1551..1555

Chapter 1551

John curled his lips and tightened his grip.

His hand clamped onto Sherry’s wrist like a handcuff, so there was no way she could break free. Sherry looked at him shyly, “What are you doing? Let me go!”

“Sherry, that’s my question. What are you doing, touching my hand in the middle of the night?”

Sherry blushed. She averted his gaze and grumbled, “No one is touching your hand! It’s cold and your collar is opened. I’m just worried that you might get a cold, so | thought I’d help you with it...”

John chuckled. “So, | should thank you?” “You don’t need to thank me. Just take your hands off me.”

John smiled. He tightened his grip once more, so she was pulled closer to him. Any closer and she would touch Caprice sleeping in the middle.

She frowned and grumbled in a small voice, “Stop it! You’re gonna wake Caprice!” “If you don’t want to wake her, then come to my side,” he said.

Sherry’s eyes flickered. “If you don’t want to wake her, let go of my hand!” “Hmph!” He clung to her and tightened his grip again.

Sherry glared at her angrily, but he replied with a bewitching smile. She was afraid she might hit Caprice, so she grunted, got up, and crawled to his side quietly.

Just when she wanted to squat down in front of him, he tightened his grip and pulled her closer. Thud!

She fell onto his chest.

The fragrance of his shampoo entered her nose.

Her heart raced and she instinctively wanted to get up, but his hand held her down.

She grumbled with gnashing teeth, “You bastard, let me go!”

John looked down at her. “Sherry, | was almost asleep when you woke me up. Not only did you not apologize, but you’re even scolding me? | can’t just let you go like this. | would be embarrassed if | did.”

Sherry held back her urge to start an argument and forced a smile on her face.” There’s only three of us here, so you won't be embarrassed.”

“I'm still at a loss.”

She had touched his chest but that was all she did!

Sherry helplessly asked, “What do you want?”

John moved his gaze down.

She immediately covered her chest. “I'll rip your eyeballs out if you keep looking!”

John chuckled. “Why do you think you have the right to speak when you are the one who woke me and took advantage of me?”

Sherry’s eyes flickered. “Fine. I'll apologize.”

“| don’t accept it.”

“Then, what do you want?”

“Compensate me?”

Sherry hugged herself tightly and looked at him cautiously.

John looked at her with curled lips. “Don’t worry, I’m not as dirty as you think. Look up.” Sherry reluctantly looked up and saw his handsome face moving closer.

Before she knew it, she felt his lips on hers. The warmth on her lips startled her, and she instinctively wanted to move away, but his hand held the back of her head and stopped her.

He kissed her even harder. Sherry’s sanity told her to resist, but the kiss was soft and pleasurable.

He was holding her head but she did not feel forced. She even started to enjoy it.

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The night was quiet.

The man and woman lay together intimately in the dark room.

Sherry suddenly stopped struggling and her body started to lose strength. She wanted to lie on top of him, but he suddenly let go of her.

Her sanity immediately pulled her back from her pleasure, and she quickly moved away from him. Her face blushed as she glared at him with teary eyes.

However, in the man’s eyes, she was like a beautiful flower covered in morning dew, looking charming and pitiful.

He gulped nervously. He pursed his lips and stroked her face softly and said, “Why are you looking at me like that? Do you want me to kiss you again?”

Sherry’s eyes flickered nervously. She tapped his hand and crawled back to her spot, burying herself under the blanket and turning her back on him.

John smiled as he lay back down.

The room returned to silence, but the two of them could not fall asleep.

Sherry frowned as her heart continued pounding.

John curled his lips in delight as if he was a mastermind whose plan had succeeded.

Sherry only fell asleep after midnight, and when she opened her eyes the next day, the sun was already hanging high in the sky. It was 10 o'clock already, but fortunately, she had no plans for the day.

She rubbed her eyes before she had a glance around. She was alone in the room.

Had John taken Caprice to his office again?

She picked up her phone to call him, but then a tiny figure popped her head over the door and looked at her. The little girl cried, “Daddy, Mommy's awake!”

Sherry’s eyes gleamed. She got out of bed and strode to her daughter.

John came in from behind Caprice. Unlike his usual formal wear, he had a gray casual sweater on, which maintained his usual elegance and politeness, but made

him look kinder than usual even more so when he smiled at her. His smile reminded Sherry of the kiss last night and she blushed. She asked, “Why are you still here? Shouldn't you be at work?” John said, “There’s nothing important at work that needs my attention today, so | plan to bring Caprice out. Are you coming?”

Sherry averted his gaze and looked at Caprice.

The girl looked at her with pouty lips and her expression spelled out her desire to go.

Sherry said without a second thought, “Yes!”

“Then, hurry up and clean up.” John even patted her head when he said that.

Sherry glared at him, but he smiled at her bewitchingly. Her eyes flickered before she strode into the bathroom to get prepared. After cleaning up, she changed into some warm clothes and carried Caprice out of the room.

John was beside her when they headed out.

Aunt Wanda and Jason were behind them, carrying the things that Caprice might need.

Coincidentally, they ran into Madam Stockton and Queenie on the way out.

Madam Stockton learned that John might not be going to the office today, so she came over to visit them. When they came out, Madam Stockton’s gaze shifted and carefully sized them out.

Queenie was much bolder. She said, “Bro, Sherry, are you guys bringing Caprice out?” John hummed a reply.

 

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Sherry asked, “Do you want to come with us?”

Queenie’s eyes gleamed, but she shook her head. “No thanks. | have something else to do today.”

“Okay.”

The car door opened and Sherry went in with Caprice; John followed. The silver MPV then drove off.

Madam Stockton then asked, “Queenie, what plans do you have for the day?”

“Nothing.”

“Then, why didn’t you follow them?” Madam Stockton complained. She wanted her daughter to keep an eye out for Caprice. Queenie said, “They are going out as a family, so why do | have to follow them? | don’t want to be the third wheel.”

Madam Stockton got irritated. She glared at Queenie and grumbled, “If you don’t have any plans, I'll arrange a date for you with the guy Aunt Doreen introduced. He came to Glenchester yesterday. I’ll contact them and you will meet him in the afternoon.”

Queenie frowned. “No. | don’t want to get married!”

Madam Stockton glared at her angrily. “You are not young anymore, and you are wasting your time at home doing nothing. What else do you want to do if you don’t want to get married?”

“| don’t care! | don’t want to get married!”

Afraid that her mother would scold her, Queenie immediately fled.

Madam Stockton was infuriated. “You little rascal!” She grunted and then headed back to her own place. After a while, two figures came out from behind the wall.

Julie looked in the direction that the silver MPV drove off. The jealousy in her eyes was brazen..

Her trusted servant, Mia, was beside her, and she noticed the sour look. A quick thought rushed into her mind and she said in a small voice, “Madam, | overheard from Tanya that Ms. Fowler has never had sex with Master Stockton ever since she moved in.”

Julie’s expression changed. She asked, “How would Tanya know?”

“Tanya is in charge of cleaning the house. Although Master Stockton and Ms. Fowler bring Ms. Caprice into the room together at night, their room is clean every morning. Even the bed sheets are untouched.”

The bed sheets were untouched? Nothing must have happened! Julie’s eyes gleamed, but another thought rushed into her mind and made her tighten her brows.

Since the man had married Sherry and was interested in her, why had they not done the deed? If he was not interested in her, they would not have shared a room in the first place.

Julie pondered. She suddenly thought of Sherry trying to escape from John’s grasp a few years ago.

She also heard that John found Sherry in Westchester and wanted to bring her back,

but she had rather abandon Caprice than return here.

Could it be that Sherry did not let him touch her? But she was already his wife. It did not make sense. Maybe she agreed to marry John because of Caprice.

Julie’s eyes flickered. She asked Mia, “How’s the progress of the collaboration between the Sagers and the Stocktons? Mia said, “The contract signing is next.”

Contract signing?

Sherry was an important figure at the Sagers and possessed a certain level of authority. Once the contract was signed, would she have to go back to Coastrock?

Would she take Caprice away then? Julie scoffed. “Sherry, so that’s what you are gunning for.” Given Sherry’s personality, it was entirely possible for her to steal Caprice away.

The silver MPV drove to an indoor theme park suitable for a toddler like Caprice. Characters from fairytales were brought to life in the theme park.

Caprice happily looked around as soon as they arrived and John carried her out of the car.

Sherry stared at the girl for a long time, but she was deeply captivated by the dreamy surroundings.

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Sherry called her, “Caprice, Daddy is tired. Why don’t | carry you instead?” Caprice finally looked at her and put her hands out.

However, John said, “Daddy is not tired.”.

Caprice retracted her hands, and Sherry grumpily stared at him.

As though he noticed her sour expression, John looked at her with a smile. “I’m taller than you. Caprice can see further if | carry her,” he explained why he did not let her carry Caprice.

Sherry’s eyes flickered.

Caprice then grumbled, “Daddy, up, up!”

Up?

Sherry was slightly confused by what that meant.

John then carried Caprice higher and sat her down on his neck.

Sherry finally realized what he meant by Caprice being able to see further. Although she knew he loved Caprice, she did not expect him to pamper her to this extent. Besides, Caprice seemed to get along better with John than herself.

Sherry felt jealous and slightly annoyed.

The collaboration with the Stocktons was at its final phase, and when everything was settled, she would have to go back to Coastrock for work.

However, Caprice seemed to like John more than her, and if this continued, would she be able to steal the little girl away? John obviously knew Caprice better.

Be it the games he selected for her or her favorite thing to play, he was able to precisely select all of them for her.

Sherry followed them and watched the father and daughter interact. Caprice never stopped smiling when she was beside John. Later in the afternoon, Caprice finally got tired, so John carried her in his arms. Sherry continued to follow them.

John suddenly stopped walking and looked at her.

“What? Why are you looking at me?” Sherry was slightly taken aback.

“I'm a little tired. Can you hold Caprice for a while?” he said.

Sherry’s eyes gleamed. She immediately carried the sleepy little girl in her arms.

Caprice leaned on her shoulder and fell asleep soundly. The fragrance of the girl calmed her mood and lifted her spirits up. Even her lips curled up.

John saw her reaction and smiled as well.

Awhile later, the family of three walked out of the main entrance.

Achilly wind blew as soon as they walked out. Sherry instinctively hugged Caprice tighter and covered the girl’s head with her hand..

It was then that she felt a sudden pressure on her shoulder as the man hugged her from behind and held Caprice as well. His towering figure blocked his figure and warmed her up a lot.

Sherry felt complicated, but she did not say anything or shake his arm off.

They walked to the car and went in together.

Sherry held Caprice in her arms along the way home.

John was beside her, glancing at her from time to time. Sherry was smart enough to notice his gaze. She clearly felt that the man treated her differently from when she just returned to Glenchester.

However, she chose to turn a blind eye and feigned ignorance. In the end, she even closed her eyes and tried to sleep like a little girl.

The car finally reached the Stocktons’ residence and drove straight back to their house.

Sherry was good at pretending to sleep. She did not wake up as soon as the car stopped. Instead, she waited for John to wake her up.

However, John got out of the car without even tapping on her shoulder. What happened? Did he not want to wake her up? Or had he found out that she was faking it?

Sherry fell into a dilemma. She was thinking of a way to wake up in a more natural sense, but before she could reach a solution, the door by her side opened.

The man’s familiar scent came closer.

 

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He carefully and gently carried Caprice from Sherry’s arms.

Sherry was confused by his gentle movements. Was it to prevent waking her up?

As the question lingered in her mind, his scent came closer again and his strong arms wrapped around her. Soon, Sherry was carried out of the car.

The chilly wind was unforgiving outside the car, but the man’s strong arms and

broad shoulders shielded her from the cold.

Her heart raced. She never thought the man would carry her out of the car. Given his temper and character, should he not wake her up inside the car?

What was with the kindness? The question caused her annoyance and anxiety. She hoped he did not hear her pounding heart.

Awhile later, the surroundings got warmer. She was carried into the living room, and she even heard John speaking to Aunt Wanda.

“Aunt Wanda, please take Caprice back to her own room.” “Alright,” Aunt Wanda answered.

Sherry was more baffled than before.

What did he mean? Was he not putting her together with Caprice? Then, John opened the door with a low kick.

Sherry heard the wind chimes that Caprice hung in her room. John had carried her into her own room. She was laid on the bed, and her eyes remained closed.

Then, the man sat beside her and looked at her with a bewitching smile. He reached out to her face and stroked her cheek gently.

Sherry was stunned.

Why did he start touching her face? And why did his fingers move toward her lips? Then, he chuckled.

What?!

“Sherry, are you going to wake up now? Or do you want me to give you a kiss?” he said.

Sherry froze. She opened her eyes immediately and saw his deep and enchanting gaze staring through her soul. She bolted up and looked at him with a hint of guilt on her face. “How did you know | was faking it?”

“It's obvious.”

“Since when did you find out?”

“The moment you closed your eyes in the car.”

Sherry rolled her eyes. “Then, why did you carry me out of the car and even take me into my room?” John grinned. “I believe you enjoyed being carried, and there was no resistance at all.”

Sherry choked. The man was as sly as a fox!

“|... | was just faking it! | didn’t want to let you know that | was pretending to sleep!” “Why not?” He moved his handsome face closer to her.

Sherry’s eyes flickered nervously.

As though he was afraid that she might flee, he caught her by the back of her neck.

Sherry was forced to lock eyes with him. She guiltily said, “I was just trying to prank you. | don’t want you to find out that | was pretending.”

He chuckled. “I think you want me to carry you.”

Sherry blushed. She grumbled out of annoyance, “You bastard, since when were you a narcissist? What made you think like that?”

“Well, since when are you such a coward? What made you deny the fact that you want me to carry you?” “I did not!”

John chuckled. He stood up. He did not want to bicker with her, so he walked towards the door.

Sherry frowned.

Just before he walked out, he paused and turned around. “I told the maids to set the grill up in the front yard. Go help if you want to eat.”