As if afraid that they would not believe her, Sherry added, “His name was also signed on the contract. I’ve already taken it to the government office for further view.” Everyone was in utter disbelief, Ron and Caden were especially flabbergasted. After a while, someone chuckled heartily and remarked, "I didn't think that Young Master Sager would be the one to pull it off, truly amazing! Two projects in one go!” Sherry glanced at Ron and Aiden while acknowledging Carl’s efforts. “Truly amazing, I agree.” She looked around and wondered where Carl was. She had come into today’s meeting fully intending to let Carl take the spotlight and show what he was capable of. However, he was nowhere to be seen and would not even answer her calls. The meeting resumed when someone at the table mentioned, “Alright, let’s focus on these two major projects going forward.” “Certainly, this is a big deal. We’re going to have to schedule more meetings later on and work out the finer details
Sherry paused for a moment before flaring up again. “You, your brother, and your father are completely useless. The only thing you guys are good at is suckering up to those shareholders.” Aiden roared. "Sherry, you b*tch!" He raised his hand and it looked like he was going to strike Sherry. Sherry did not cower in fear. Instead, she raised her voice. "Aiden, if you even place a finger on me, I can assure you that I’ll have you kicked out of the corporation by the end of the day.” The shareholders may be very prideful and think too highly of themselves to acknowledge Sherry, but one way or another, business was a very practical matter. At the end of the day, Sherry was the one who brought in the profit. They would have to bow to her whether they like it or not. It went without saying that she had the full backing of Lisa, so she never had to worry about that. Furthermore, she tended to mingle around the corporation instead of keeping to herself. She regularly invited t
When she rolled over, the thugs already had her surrounded. They wore menacing looks as they bore down at her. Her ankles were searing with pain and her body was drenched in sweat in an instant. She looked at them with fear in her eyes and asked, "Did Aiden send you here?" The leader of the pack stared at her and declared, "It doesn't matter who sent us here. We came here today to teach you a lesson so that you learn to watch your mouth in the future.” He turned to his men and roared, "Hold her down and give her a good slap! Each one of you, give her ten good slaps and only stop after she learns to keep her mouth shut!” He took a step back and let the men go to work. Two of them came forward to hold Sherry down. Sherry saw an opening and jabbed the tip of her heels at one of them, then she tried to crawl away on her wounded leg while crying out for help at the top of her voice, "Help! Help!" There was no chance she could outrun them, especially not on a wounded leg
Sherry delivered a swift blow across his face. The thunderous clap echoed across the corridor and could still be heard after seconds had passed. The group of thugs was all equally dumbfounded. They were not expecting Sherry to slap the leader as well. Both Jason and Nelson remained silent. John was the only one smiling satisfactorily. It was only when he observed the way Sherry continued to limp that a scowl formed on his face again. The leader of the thugs who had just been slapped by Sherry was glaring at her viciously. Sherry did not back down as she cocked an eyebrow and confronted the thug head-on. There was a rabid glow in her eyes that showed that she was not afraid of him. “What are you looking at? Don’t test me or I’ll tear your eyebrows out of your socket!” This seemed to intimidate the leader at last as he impishly averted his gaze from Sherry. Sherry interrogated him, "Who sent you here? Was it Aiden? That b*stard!” The leader kept his lips sealed
John frowned. He helped Sherry wipe off a bead of sweat trickling down her forehead and tried to comfort her. "Don't be scared, they’re gone now and they’re never going to come back.” Sherry was about to nod reactively but quickly caught herself. She frowned and turned to John with an air of indignation. “When did I say I was scared? I just said that my hands are numb after slapping him.” John smiled. "Yeah, I know." He gently caressed her still-swollen face. “Come on, let’s head up there first.” Sherry took several steps before a sudden thought came to her. She suddenly cried out exasperatedly, “Why did we even let them go? I should’ve called the police!" They had revealed that it was Aiden who employed them. If she had the police arrest them, they would have concrete evidence and could press charges against Aiden! If she had done so, she would have been able to exact her revenge on Aiden and also chase him out of Sager Corporation for Lina and Carl. The more she
Sherry bent over to carry Caprice into her arms. Caprice was more perceptive than she would appear and immediately noticed Sherry’s swollen cheeks as soon as she bent over. She raised an eyebrow and promptly pointed it out. "Mommy, why is your face swollen?" Sherry quickly came up with a story. "Mommy accidentally tripped while rushing back home.” Caprice seemed worried. “Did it hurt?” Sherry felt a warm fuzzy feeling rising in her chest and assured Caprice with a genuine smile. "It only hurt a little when I fell, but it doesn't hurt anymore.” Caprice gently grazed it with her fingers. Sherry caressed Caprice as well and carried her into her arms. Aunt Wanda had already prepared dinner for them. John was the one who bought the grocery today though it was Aunt Wanda who cooked them. She seemed to worry that Sherry would not eat the food knowing that it was John who bought them and made a point of informing Sherry, "Miss Sherry, Caprice and I picked out these vege
Nelson trailed closely after them. After they got out of the elevator, they headed straight for the car. Nelson got in the driver's seat and drove them to a nearby police station. John helped Sherry out of the car and walked her into the station. After lodging the injury report, Sherry was taken to the hospital. The side of her face that she took the slap from was still slightly red and swollen. One of her thighs was swollen as well, but the bones were not broken. The doctor gave her some pain-relieving drugs and something to help reduce the swelling. In time, the swelling on her face went away, and the swelling in her legs was mostly reduced as well. Although it still hurt a little to walk, she no longer needed John to support her anymore. She managed to walk out of the hospital by herself, then Nelson drove them back to her place. Aunt Wanda had already got home with Caprice and was waiting for them at the door. Upon seeing their return, Caprice trott
John stood outside the door, looking at her side profile, and asked softly, “Feeling better?” “Yeah,” Sherry replied and limped inside. “You’re hurt. I’ll wash Caprice up instead.” The man then strode into her room before her and picked Caprice, who had woken up, off the bed to go to the bathroom. Sherry pursed her lips in silence. A while later, Caprice came out in fresh new clothes. John was behind the girl and was looking at the woman with a soft gaze. “Let’s go have breakfast. Caprice wants to go to her favorite sandwich joint.” Sherry simply hummed a reply. They arrived at the sandwich joint and had a simple breakfast. After breakfast, Sherry kissed Caprice on the cheek and said softly, “Caprice, Mommy is going to work. Be a good girl and stay with Daddy. I’ll come back when I’m done, okay?” Caprice protruded her lips and kissed her on the cheek as well. She answered meekly, “Okay.” Sherry smiled and passed the girl to John. John held Caprice in his arms an