Chapter 1220 She rose immediately and jabbed an accusatory finger at Sherry, “All those
years ago, you were the reason my brother got kicked out of the family by my father. He
gave up his rights as heir to the family assets and cut off
all relations with us, he suffered so much for your sake and you complained that he was too poor for
you? You… as if that wasn‘t enough , you even went and dumped him!” Sherry pursed her lips and held
on to her silence.
The more Queenie thought about it, the more vexed she became, “Sherry, I can‘t believe I thought of y
ou as a friend, I can‘t believe you were such a heartless and materialistic person all this time!”
She flung the platter of food she had snatched from Sherry moments ago to the
ground, and immediately stomped out, completely furious.
Hailey who came in with her cast a conflicted look at Sherry before running out after Queenie.
The living room fell silent again.
The platter was
smashed into pieces when Queenie flung it against the floor, but Sherry could still use the spoon and fo
rk to pick off whatever remnants of food scattered over the floor.
Despite that, she felt like she had lost her appetite and could hardly stomach another bite of food. She
got up and went to lie down on the couch, she stared at the ceiling above, her head in a daze.
Distant memories from another lifetime suddenly resurfaced from the depths of her mind.
Her first meeting with John was when she caught Mason and Shannon in bed.
The Browns and the Fowlers already had plans to join their
families with an engagement then and had already planned to match Mason with Shannon. The hiccup
in their plans came when they discovered that Shannon was not the rightful daughter of the Fowlers.
The still – living
elder of the family, Master Brown at the time insisted that Sherry got wed to Mason instead. Since Sher
ry and Mason were into each other as well, Matthew and Janine
conceded to Master Brown‘s wishes and agreed to the arrangement.
Several years later, Master Brown passed away. That was when Mason and Shannon got together.
Mason said that he had drunk too
much that night, Shannon was bawling her eyes out, devastated by the betrayal. That was when the tw
o families collectively decided to arrange an engagement between Shannon
and Mason instead without ever considering Sherry‘s feelings.
It ended sourly for all parties involved, Sherry ended up walking out on her family and
essentially cut things off with them.
That was when she ran into John in a nightclub.
It was her roommates
in college who dragged her to the nightclub with them. They happened to meet a group of other friends
in the club and Sherry had a little too much to drink that night. They had dared her to head into a box a
nd kiss any stranger of her choice.
She was so young at the time
and was fueled by both liquor courage and the recklessness of youth. She took the dare and walked str
aight into the VIP box where she seized the most handsome man she could find and kissed him.
That man was none other than John Stockton.
To this day, she could still remember the taste of his lips. She remembered the soft touch of his lips and
the
smell of alcohol, but it was not unpleasant and even invigorating . After the two shared a kiss, John blus
hed shyly.
She bolted away after the kiss. Two days later, John found
her.
She remembered that he came to her wearing a shining white shirt. His feature was like that
of a roman sculpture and he stood tall as a tree, his figure was like that of a
model‘s. He was undoubtedly the most handsome man she had seen.
They began dating shortly after that.
That was, until she found out that he was the heir of the Stocktons, the Stocktons soon got to know
of her as well.
The Stocktons turned into a shadow of their former glory shortly after the passing of the elder Master Sto
with John.
John tried to convince his family to acknowledge his relationship with Sherry but it never
worked, then he ended up cutting ties with his family.
Sherry remember that night like it was yesterday. John showed up at her place in
nothing but a common white t shirt and trousers, not a single cent to his name. He embraced her
tightly and told her, “Sherry, I cut off ties with my family, we can be together without worrying about
being judged now.”
He held her tightly.
She embraced him tightly as well.
They lived a simple life together in a regular unit that they rented together.
She went to school while working a part–time job on the side.
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