Chapter 164:.

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But how could William not worry, he saw her sitting on the couch in the study room, looking out the window. It was already dark. Sherry’s face was quite pale, her lips showed a small smile that looked sad.

She would never forget Sierra abandoning her and her brother, she would never forget allowing Payne to hold a gun to her head for Ashley, she really was the best stepmom in the world, but she couldn’t understand why she would do that to herself.

William walked in, but didn’t approach her, he just looked at her from afar. She was still frowning, her worries written on her forehead.

The night swallowed her sadness, her pretty face showed no tears, but she still looked so pitiful, it was an image that would make any man want to protect her.

William knew what he was feeling at that moment, Sierra was his mother, that was so shocking he could hardly believe it, he couldn’t believe Sierra would allow Payne to treat her like that!

The Jones Family was very wealthy, they had the money to help Sherry’s brother for his treatment, but Sierra preferred to ask her to be a surrogate, he could still remember that she was only 17 when it happened, how could she handle all that at such a young age?

William felt horrible guilt thinking about that night he teased her, he thought about the night his brother died, and taking the baby from her when it was barely born, he felt so much guilt inside….

What had she done? Sherry went through so much, how could she have endured all that, what had she done? Sherry scrambled, lowered her head, her hair falling in her face so people couldn’t see her expression. William’s heart clenched, she looked so small and fragile, the way she coiled.

She didn’t cry, or make any other sound, it was scary how quiet she was. After a long while, she sighed, and took another look at the night sky from the window, It was a very cold winter!

When he saw the sadness in her eyes, he didn’t even think about it before he approached her, then he knelt down beside her and took her in his arms, and said pitifully, “If you want to cry, let it out.”

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Sherry looked up in fright, her eyes widened and she looked confused, her voice was weak as she asked, “William, do you think it’s my mother?”

William’s expression showed pain, “Sherry, don’t think anymore, you have me, you have Samuel and Daniel!”

Sherry’s blank stare was mixed with pain, but only a second later, she smiled again, looked at William and said, “Some things are in the past, but some things will never be forgotten, this time, I truly surrender! Tell me, can I pretend she’s dead?”

“Sherry…” murmured William, he hugged her, But he didn’t know what he should say! But he saw how sad she was, so hurt, and he couldn’t stand it, “Maybe she has her own problems, There’s no mother who doesn’t love her own child!”

“Maybe she never loved me and my brother! William, she never loved us! When Luke was sick, I begged her, but she only scraped together a little money, it wasn’t even a tenth of what she spends on makeup and cosmetics, at the time I thought maybe she had her stories she couldn’t tell me, I never hated her or blamed her, but now…” He saw it, he saw her heartlessness, he saw how cruel she was, that kind of woman who didn’t even love her own daughter, but took care of someone else’s daughter, what was going through his head?

“Sherry, stop thinking about it, you’ve got me!”

“Yes, I have you, thank heaven I still have you.” She felt her eyes stinging, she was in so much pain, so she closed her eyes because she didn’t want to cry. “William, the most humble and fragile thing in the world are human feelings, but she never cared for me, I even dreamed that maybe she only has her own secret sorrows. But today my eyes cleared up, I saw how much she cared for Ashley, and it made my heart ache, maybe I’m jealous of Ashley! She can easily get her love! But me and Luke never had any of that!”

“Sherry!” William could only hug her tightly, he could only give her strength with that.

“It’s okay, I just want to talk. Please don’t be upset that I talk so much, I’ve never talked to anyone about this!” Sherry buried her face in his chest, “William, will you ever leave me?”

“Never! I never will!” he replied resolutely, “I’ll never leave you, even if you don’t want to be with me anymore, I’ll follow you anywhere!”

Just then, William’s phone rang, he was still holding her in his arms and picked up the call, “Hello?”

“William, is my daughter okay?” Cohen’s shout was heard from the other end of the line, “I heard Sierra wanted to hurt my daughter…”

William heard his father-in-law’s loud voice, and said helplessly, “Father-in-law, Sherry is fine, you should let Ashley go, this isn’t right! Susan already rejected Leon, there’s no turning back now! Me and Sherry hope you can follow your own feelings and be with Susan!”

“Is Sherry really okay?” Cohen asked after pausing.

“She’s fine, she’s with me, I’ll protect her with my life.”

“Well, as long as she’s okay….”.

Sherry only then knew it was Cohen and felt her heart flutter, even though she didn’t have a mother who cared about her, but she did have a biological father, and that made her feel warm.

She didn’t want to think about it again, she would just pretend she didn’t have a mother, if she never did, she had no reason to be sad about it, but she still couldn’t help but feel pain.

William exchanged a few more words before hanging up the phone, he glanced at Sherry as he smiled. She smiled, it was such a sincere smile, she looked up and filled his whole face, “I’m fine, because I have you, and I have my dad who cares about me, so, I’m very happy!”.

He knew she would bury everything in her heart, her laughter was as bright as if nothing had ever happened.

“She-Sherry…” stammered William.

He really loved this silly woman, did she not know what it meant that cunning can overtake itself? The more he pretended not to care, the more his heart ached.

When he thought of Sierra saying that Sherry was a lucky charm, William could feel Sherry’s heart breaking into tiny pieces, her smile looked so simple, but there was so much pain hidden behind it, she was smiling out of pain, cavity and despair.

“I’m okay, you can let go now!” She was calm, all these years she had been through so much, some little things don’t stagger her anymore.

William’s gaze fell on her face, his eyes showed the pain he felt in his heart, he looked at her smile angrily, “I don’t like you hiding your feelings from me, I want to see the real you, don’t force yourself to smile, I feel sorry for you!”

She knew she was forcing herself, maybe it was so she wouldn’t worry, but the way her mother treated her, she couldn’t be so calm about it, she couldn’t help but feel sad.

Just thinking about how Sierra treated Sherry, William had to clench his fist because of what Sherry had gone through. Her gaze was so sharp he could see right through her.

“William, I really feel broken, I want to cry and I want to laugh, I don’t know what I should do!” The tears she had been holding back were now running down her cheeks, Sherry hugged William tightly to herself and began to cry, “You will be the closest person to me forever. You can never hurt me, okay?”

“Silly, if I don’t spoil you, who else would I spoil?”. He sighed, then hugged her even more, maybe she would feel better after letting go.

“But I can’t pretend I’m dead, what should I do?” Sherry tried to hold back her pain, she hugged William, trying to draw strength through him.

“Go with the flow! We mustn’t think of her again, let’s be happy!”

“Yes, dad said so too, I have two parents, maybe because mom never loved us, that’s why I have parents who love me so much, and now I have Cohen too, I’m happy about that! And I have you, and the kids.”

He took her to bed, “Now that you’ve cried, go to sleep, it’ll be all right!”.

He pulled the blanket to cover them both. Then he turned off the light, put his arms around her, patted her back, but thought of nothing else, he just wanted to hold her, comfort her, warm her and strengthen her.

But, he felt her tears, they were hot as they fell on his shirt, he felt a tug. cry, let it all out, then everything will be all right!

After a long while, she stopped. He just hugged her and patted her back, her tears had soaked much of his shirt, she said with a congested voice, “I’m sorry I got your shirt wet!”

“Crying and laughing is fine, this will always be your place, you can do whatever you want!”

“Is it cold?” she said and helped him unbutton his shirt, “Don’t wear this anymore!”

She didn’t have much thought behind it, but William suddenly grabbed her hand, “Sherry, don’t.”

“But you can’t wear a wet shirt, I’ve soiled it, you’ll be uncomfortable!” She unbuttoned another, and her hands accidentally touched his hot skin, William inhaled deeply.

Sherry still didn’t notice anything, and helped him take off his shirt, then put the shirt beside his bed, buried her face in his chest, “I’m not going to cry again, my eyes hurt so much, it’s so uncomfortable…”

His body carried a light scent, and the way she pressed her face into his skin, he almost couldn’t control himself anymore, then he said in a hoarse voice, “Wife, you’re in trouble.”

“What?” she asked in surprise.

“I’m sad, very sad!” his expression was complicated, “I love you!”.

His words made her blush and she stepped back to gain distance between them, but he grabbed her hand, held it, making her feel his lust.

“Oh!” She was so embarrassed. He took a deep breath and let go of her hand, “It’s okay, I can take it!”.

She was very touched, she thought he was behaving very well all these days, hugged her to sleep every night, endured the torture every time he held back. She was touched by the way he controlled himself, and amazed by his momentum today, she suddenly remembered his brilliance the moment he saved her, if she wasn’t too hurt at that moment, she could have called out in joy!

He reached out and touched her face, those sharp lines, the deep dark eyes, made her heart flutter, “William, when did you fall in love with me?”

He paused, and thought for a moment, “When I learned that Daniel was not your son! It was such a shock to me, and I thought you must be a kind-hearted person. And the more I got to know you, the more I discovered how kind you were, And I know I was right!”

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