Shortly after the assistant dragged out the suitcase, William came back.
Sherry stood up immediately. “Hello, Mr... Mr. William.”
William smiled at her. “Sorry for keeping you waiting.”
“It’s alright. I came here quite late. Your assistant has just taken the jewelry out.”
William checked the time and put down the documents. “It’s almost noon. Let’s have lunch first.”
Sherry said, “Okay.”
Sherry had met William several times in City N. He was gentle and easygoing. After chatting with him a
bit, Sherry relaxed a lot.
They went downstairs, and his assistant walked up to open the door for them.
After sitting in the car, Sherry wound down the car window. Before exhaling, she saw familiar eyes from
the rearview mirror.
She was speechless.
Inwardly, she cried for help.
William got in the car from the other side. Seeing that, he said, “This is Daniel. You have met him
before.”
Sherry nodded stiffly. “Yes. We know each other.”
The door was closed. William said to Daniel, “Let’s go.”
Daniel hummed and started the engine.
The restaurant was a bit far away from the company. It took them half an hour to arrive.
After getting down, Daniel gave the car key to an usher for parking the car.
Sherry followed William, having an intense migraine.
She wondered if God wanted to test her willpower.
It was... just torture.
Arriving at the private room, Daniel told a waiter, “Please serve the dishes.”
The waiter answered and left.
Sherry was standing at the door uneasily. William said, “Please take a seat, Ms. Perry.”
Sherry looked up and hummed subconsciously. Then she said, “Mr. William, please call my name,
Sherry.”
William smiled. He let her sit down and said, “Sherry, Stella told me you came to London for a
photography exhibition.”
Sherry answered, “Yes. A lot of famous photographers’ works are exhibited this time. I like them a lot.”
William asked, “When will you go?”
“The exhibition has been on for several days. I’ll go there tomorrow.”
William repeated thoughtfully. “Tomorrow. I see.”
After a pause, he added, “You are a stranger here. Daniel has no work tomorrow. I’ll let him go with
you.”
Upon hearing it, Sherry waved her hand to refuse. “No, thanks. I can go there myself. Please don’t
bother.”
Refusal was written all over her face.
Right then, she heard Daniel’s voice from aside. “It’s not bothering at all.”
Sherry was wordless.
William gave a small smile, “All right. Since you know each other, I’ll let you show Sherry around
London, Daniel.”
“Mr. William, I...”
“You are Stella’s best friend, and I’m her father. I must be responsible for your safety in London. Or, I
can’t explain to my daughter.”
Sherry parted her lips. It would be too rude if she refused again.
She had to say, “Thank you so much, Mr. William.”
“You are welcome.”
Soon, the dishes were served.
William chatted with Sherry during lunch, almost all about Stella.
Daniel sat there and seldom spoke.
Sherry had a little secret, though. While chatting with William, she kept studying him, wondering how to
get a DNA sample from him for the test.
William was different from Channing. He was an elder, and she wasn’t close to him.
Hence, it was difficult for her to get something from him.
Sherry didn’t have any chance during lunch at all.
She felt disappointed.
Before coming to London, she guaranteed Stella to finish this task affirmatively.
Now, William was right in front of her, but she couldn’t do anything.
Probably because of the secret, she didn’t have much appetite to eat.
Seeing that, William guessed that she didn’t like the local food.
After leaving the restaurant, William said to Daniel, “Take Sherry to have some snacks. I’m going back
to work.”
Sherry was taken aback. “No, thanks, Mr. William. I...”
William patted Daniel on his shoulder. Looking over at Sherry, he said, “Go ahead, please. Sherry, tell
him what you’d like to have. It's not common for you to pay a visit here. Have fun.”
Then he turned away.
His bodyguards and assistant were waiting for him nearby.
William got in their car and headed back to the company.
Sherry gaped.
It had ended.
She hadn’t even taken any action, but everything ended.
Daniel took over the car key from the usher and said, “Let’s go, shall we?”
Sherry looked around. She couldn’t see any friends or family.
Hence, she had to follow him to leave.
When she was about to pull open the rear door, Daniel said, “Sit in the front.”
Sherry didn’t want to embarrass herself, so she had to compromise and sat in the passenger’s seat.
On the way, the music was played in the car, which eased the atmosphere.
Sherry pressed down the window and peered out, humming a song.
She saw the bustling streets, the Thames, the theatres.
Right then, she realized that she was indeed in a different country.
Daniel tilted his head and looked at her. He asked, “Hasn’t your boyfriend come here with you?”
Sherry was taken aback. She turned around in confusion. “Pardon?”
Daniel repeated, “You came here for the exhibition. Hasn’t your boyfriend come here with you?”
Since the atmosphere wasn’t so bad, Sherry suddenly thought it was an excellent excuse.
After all, she still had a boyfriend when traveling in London in the following days.
Hence, the relationship between her and Daniel wouldn’t become too weird.
She answered, “He was busy at work, so he couldn’t make it.”
“Isn’t he worried you are abroad all by yourself?”
Sherry curled her lips. “I’m almost thirty, a grownup. Why can’t he rest assured? My mother also agreed
with me. She also let me look for...”
Daniel asked, “What are you looking for?”
Her mother asked her to look for a western boyfriend.
Sherry couldn’t tell him, of course.
She coughed and continued, “She asked me to look for some places for fun, so I can tell her after
going home.”
Daniel said, “You can take your parents along when you come here next time.”
“Better not. My mother’s ankle used to be twisted, so she couldn’t sit for a long while. Flying would be a
torture for her. Besides, here...” Sherry said, “Well... This city isn’t so fantastic as I’d imagined. I prefer
City N better. It’s cozier.”
Daniel stared in front while driving and said, “She must come here once, anyway.”
Sherry was confused. “Why?”
Daniel didn’t answer.
Sherry shrugged, peering out of the window again.
There was a gentle breeze. The sun shone brightly in the afternoon. It was not hot but
warm.
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