Chapter 1052 As Sherry suddenly stiffened, all the color drained from her face.
Janine was wearing a moss green dress that complimented her figure perfectly. Despite her age, all her
years of proper maintenance provided ample upkeep for her appearance, and
she seemed like she was only in her mid–thirties.
Sherry immediately recognized the look of masked contempt on Janine‘s face despite her best attempt
s at hiding it.
When Shannon caught Sherry‘s eyes, she smiled a sarcastic smile and greeted her somewhat affably,”
Sister.” .
Just as she was about to approach Sherry, Janine quickly grabbed her by the arm, hence she turned b
ack to Janine with a stark look of confusion.
Janine did not utter a word and only cast a cruel look at Sherry. Sherry grimaced
and continued heading toward the restroom
The restroom was located on the edge of the garden, so it was relatively quiet, and
there was nobody inside at the
current moment.
She went to the
sink and splashed icy water on her face to rinse off the wine. Then, she grabbed a bunch of tissues to
wipe her neck and her wrists clean.
After cleaning herself, she looked at her reflection in the mirror and finally gathered
the strength to head back outside having managed to calm herself down. As soon as she
stepped outside , she met Janine who was waiting for her underneath the
shade of trees. She was standing there by herself with not a soul nearby. With a scowl, Sherry shot a lo
ok at her and continued walking.
Janine called after her in an offended tone, “Stop! Can‘t you see that I‘ve been waiting for you?”
Sherry sneered. “I can see
you. I just don‘t want anyone to see the two of us together. I wouldn‘t dare cause you to lose face by let
ting them discover that I am your daughter.”
Janine snorted condescendingly. “Stop that
nonsense. What made you suddenly live with the Stocktons after disappearing for a year? Was it truly
Master Stockton himself who brought you here? Answer me.”
Based on this statement , Sherry figured that the two of them had
been here long enough to witness everything that happened, including her confrontation with Queenie.
She smiled and replied, “I can come and go wherever I please. What does that have to do
with you?” Janine gasped in horror. “I‘m your mother. Of course, it has everything to do with me!”
“Then, why haven‘t you ever asked me about where I‘ve been since I disappeared?”
She had been stuck with John all year. Even Sylvia, who was miles away in Westchester, had gone thr
ough all that effort to locate her, and yet, her mother had no idea where she had been this entire time.
What an exemplary mother.
Janine seemed appalled by this accusation, evident by
the shock that overtook her countenance. She peered icily at
Sherry and defended herself, “Your phone was turned off this entire time. How am I supposed to
know where you are if I can‘t contact you?”
“So, you gave up on finding me just because you couldn‘t call me?” Sherry rebuked, “I‘ve been gone for
a year. Were you never concerned that something bad happened to me? Let me
guess, you were hoping that I would never show up again, that I had somehow died,
weren‘t you?” “You!” Janine snapped
angrily and tried to strike Sherry across her cheek. Sherry swiftly ducked out of the way
and backed against a tree. She stared mockingly at Janine.
“You brat!” Janine glared at her. “As if you weren‘t the one at fault for never contacting me or your father
have a point.” Sherry smiled wryly and suddenly raised another matter. “But if Shannon disappeared
for a year and didn‘t contact you, would you still say all these things about her?”
Janine suddenly did not know how to respond.
Sherry smirked and declared , “No, you wouldn‘t. If she had disappeared for just two days, you would ha
phone with the police and combed the world to look for her. Imagine how desperate you would be if
she vanished for a year!” Janine glowered . “Don‘t you dare spout this nonsense. Answer
me, why are you here?” These hypothetical rhetorics were getting them nowhere, and Sherry decided th
She straightened up and answered, “Why else do you think? John told me to come.”
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