Chapter 196:.

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Liam had no idea what had happened to her again, he could only take her by the hand and forcefully lead her back to Brooks’ family. The morning paper revealed the news at the Rowland Group press conference.

The journalists changed their minds. Yesterday they were still critical, but today everything turned to flattery, the crisis was considered solved.

Peter glanced at the newspaper with a sharp glance as he squinted. He certainly underestimated William Rowland. It looked like he had to move on to the next step in his plan.

The Sutton Family.

Before returning home, William made sure that the company crisis had been resolved and that the stores had opened early in the morning. He was really tired.

The moment he walked in the door of The Sutton Family, Sherry immediately came up to him, “You stayed up all night?”

“Dad!”

“William!” even the two children ran to him.

William squatted down and hugged the two children at the same time, “You all seem to be really worried about me, should I feel honored?”

“William, have you stayed up all night?” Daniel Murray’s small palm gently touched William’s face, “Your eyes are bloodshot!”

“Uhm, I’m a little busy!” William looked complacently at Daniel, who was thoughtful.

“Dad, go to sleep!” said Sammy Rowland worriedly.

Sherry didn’t get a good night’s rest either. She was worried about the company incident and Darcy Mclean might make things more difficult.

She was finally relieved when she saw the morning gossip news and the newspaper.

“I want to take them home!” said William.

“Back home?” Sherry was flabbergasted, “But aren’t we hiding from Darcy?”

“Sherry…” William glanced at the children, “You guys go play, daddy has something to discuss with mommy!”

“Okay!” The two children immediately went to watch TV. “What is it?” Sherry was distressed to see his bloodshot eyes.

He really had stayed awake too long.

𝔐𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔲𝔭𝔡𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔰 𝔦𝔫 𝔤𝔞𝔩𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩𝔰.𝔠𝔬𝔪

“Darcy committed suicide yesterday!” William said.

“Oh, my!” Sherry exclaimed, “Why would he do that?”

“I’m taking them back to Rowland’s mansion. There’s also something I need to discuss with Dad! I’ll tell you later!”

Sherry asked no more, “Okay, I’ll pack our things now and follow you home!”

Rowland Mansion.

William changed into his casual clothes after a bath. It highlighted his tall, straight and lean body with his gorgeous and elegant character. Mrs. Howe had prepared some food.

After eating a simple breakfast, he followed John Rowland into the study room.

“Have you taken care of everything for the company?” asked John.

“Dad! All I can say is that it won’t be a big deal temporarily!” William replied, “But I’ll take care of everything! You don’t have to worry about it!”

“So there’s a lot of turbulence in the background?”

“No, I just don’t want to lose him, so I have to temporarily indulge him. I hope he knows he’s wrong and gets back on the right track,” William said.

John looked deeply at his own son, in his eyes flickered mixed emotions, “You’re as kind as your mother, you always put up with your friends!”

“Dad, do you know who that is?” asked William.

John sighed deeply, “If they’re not friends, will you still be merciful? You take care of business on your own, I want to play chess with Dan!” He said no more and left the study room to find his two grandsons, “Dan, Sammy!”

“John!”

“Grandpa!”

William shook his head as he listened to his sons immature voice, then let out a sincere smile. His father appeared to compliment him just now, it seemed he never had.

After learning of Darcy’s death, Sherry felt great sorrow for her. Darcy was still very young.

Even when she had done something wrong, Sherry couldn’t help but sympathize with her. She sighed as she stood in William’s room.

There was a picture that caught her attention. It was a picture of William in a basketball outfit, turning around as he smiled.

She shuddered when she saw that picture. She reached out and grabbed the photo from the shelf. She couldn’t resist and touched the photo gently with her hand.

It was her school, the background of the photo was her school. Everything in this photo was familiar to him, even the back view was familiar. All these years, the handsome face he always couldn’t quite see from afar was actually William.

The crush he could barely glimpse, the crush he had when he understood love in puberty, was actually William.

That person was actually William….

This must be when he was around eighteen or nineteen, right?

Her heart pounding, the door opened at that very moment! Sherry turned aggressively with her hand holding the picture frame and subconsciously hid it behind her back.

But it didn’t escape William’s sharp gaze, who raised an eyebrow and stared at her, “What’s going on?” Her heart was pounding like it was going to explode. William became curious and approached her, “What’s that in your hand?”.

She gripped the picture frame tightly with her small palms behind her. She instantly began to blush and eagerly replied, “N-nothing at all!”.

William felt even more curious, what was the lady hiding behind? She was so mysterious and her face was so red…..

Sherry raised her head and gave him a glance. That very attractive face stirred her soul, it was different from the one in the photo when he was just a teenager.

Now it was even more mature and experienced, it highlighted his charisma as a man. She could not take her eyes off his face. He lifted his lips slightly and stared at her with his sparkling eyes: “What do you have in your hand? Let me see.”

Then he reached out his hand and wanted to take the photo she was holding. The moment he approached her, his ruddy face turned even redder. She could feel cramps all over her body, as if she was enveloped in the feeling of meeting her first crush, where a single glance could break every bone in her body.

“Let me see!” he was already embracing her. He tried to hold her body so that she would stick to his arms. The picture she was holding in her hand was also taken away by him. “This is my picture, why is your face so red just after seeing this picture?” His words reminded Sherry of her first love.

At that moment, she fell in love with him just by seeing his back from afar. It was embarrassing to tell anyone, she wouldn’t want him to know that the rear view she was in love with was him!

“What was it, my wife, can you tell me?” said William laughing.

“What do you mean, I can’t take a look at your picture?”. She was looking for excuses to answer him.

Just after she finished her words, he burst out laughing, “Yes…yes…of course you can…”

“What are you laughing at, can you just give me that picture?” She said as she blushed.

Her words intrigued him as he knew she was a terrible liar.

He hugged her as he took a look at the picture of him playing basketball in high school, it was taken by Liam.

At the time, they were joking around and said he gave off a lovely vibe the moment he turned his head and smiled.

He personally liked that photo because the moment he looked back, there was a blurred smile on his face. It wasn’t obvious, but it was intriguing. He forgot why he was smiling.

Liam said there were a bunch of girls looking at them, and he remembered that those girls were little, they were still little girls.

“Are you getting excited about a picture, are you blushing?” William teased.

“What!” She shoved him away. She stared at him and wanted to rip the smile off his face, even when the smile on his face was cute. “I’m just hot!”

“Ugh, you feel hot in the winter? The air conditioner in this house isn’t even that hot! Lying is bad, you’ll get punishments. You’d better tell the truth, like your husband, I’ll spare your life.” He gently touched her lips with his finger.

She knew what her punishment was and the heat in her face had not yet cooled. The moment he said something like that to her, the fire in her heart was rekindled.

“What an awesome picture!” Sherry tried to mask her discomfort with laughter, “You must be a little sleepy, the blood in your eyes is getting worse!”

The smile on his face widened, then he looked at her enigmatically. “Uhm, don’t change the subject!”

“Go to sleep!” She snatched the photo from him and put it back on the shelf. Then she gave him a romantic look and pushed him onto the bed. “Go to sleep! There are still a lot of things the company needs you to take care of. You need to get a good night’s sleep and go to work tomorrow.”

She pushed him into bed and covered him with a blanket. Just as she was about to walk away, he grabbed her hand and said, “I can’t sleep if you don’t tell me everything!”

Although he was tired, he was still very curious. She was shocked by the things he said. Then she turned around and looked at him, “Aren’t you tired?”.

“Yes, I am. But I want to know, why are you blushing, and why are you so tasty when you blush?”. He gripped her small palm tightly and wasn’t going to let her go.

He wasn’t going to give up unless Sherry granted his wish.

Her heart was pounding like crazy, she didn’t dare look him in the eye. After being silent for quite a while, she finally spoke, “If I told you that that back view looked familiar, what would you think?”

He was stunned. “Have you seen me before?” She blushed and nodded. “Where?”

“On the school field, I’ve ever picked up a ball for you!” said Sherry in a deep voice, “You’re the older boy I loved when I was a kid. I often watched you play basketball on our school court. I recognized your back but never saw your face in detail. This photo brings back memories.”

He looked at her and couldn’t believe what he had just heard with his own ear. He couldn’t believe what she had just said, he couldn’t believe it was all real, “So, you’re telling me that your? your first crush was me?” she turned away awkwardly. He sat up quickly and turned his face away from her, “Sherry, are you kidding me, is this all real, the one you had a crush on was me?” she nodded shyly. She never knew the feeling of excitement, the feeling of ecstasy in her heart. She was on cloud nine and could feel an inexplicable touch. Finally, it dawned on her, “Oh, it really was me! All this time, did you just fall in love with me?”.

She again nodded awkwardly and lowered her head. Then she said quietly, “I remember that back view. It had been in my mind forever, it was familiar but strange.”

She lifted Sherry’s chin and saw her crimson face. Her beautiful, delicate face along with those soft red lips were seductive. They were so close they could feel each other’s breath on their faces and it stung their hearts.

“Sherry, I’m not dreaming, am I?” he couldn’t believe this feeling, is it fake? He saw her nod solemnly.

“It’s true!” He stared at her for a moment.

Suddenly, he laughed like a child. He walked over to her, clasped her in his arms and hugged her tightly. He didn’t want to let go of her. At the very moment they both felt infatuated, he wanted to kiss her.

“You should sleep!” She said anxiously.

“Together!” He said hurriedly as he covered her mouth.

“No!” She screamed.

She couldn’t just sleep when she had arrived at Rowland Manor. She should be babysitting instead.

“Silly girl,” William muttered hoarsely.

He wrapped his arms around her and pressed her straight onto the bed. Then he bent his head and kissed Sherry on her soft lips, the softness came with his own refreshing scent.

Suddenly, he got up to close the door carefully, then hugged her again and said, “No one is going to disturb us!”

When she was stunned, she could feel his scorching breath and his rough kiss on her lips…..

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