A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 150 Caught Red-Handed

He felt her little hands were cold and subconsciously frowned. "What's wrong, feeling cold?"

She shook her head, "No, just a bit numb from sitting down too long!"

He sat up and checked her feet, then frowned again, “How come your feet are so cold as well? You need to wear more; it’s winter time, don’t catch a cold!”

As he spoke, he shifted her feet into his thighs to warm them up, he muttered as he moved, “I’ll help warm you up!”

He laid down again, and put her tiny hands on his chest and covered himself with a blanket, then he had on a satisfied look.

Listening to his steady breathing and feeling the comfort from his strong embrace, Sherry felt serenely at ease, as if nothing else in the world could possibly calm her down like this method. It was as though she had found a haven to safely place her life. As long as he was around, there was nothing to be afraid of.

The warmth gradually came in waves and even warmed her heart as well.

Instinctively, Sherry placed her dainty hand on William’s chest. As she felt his sturdy chest muscles, she could not help herself as she stroked it over and over. By the time she realized what she was doing, her hand was already down at his waist.

William took a deep breath, and Sherry quickly recollected herself. The only sound in the room was her flustered breathing. She embarrassingly withdrew her hand from his body, but as soon as she did, she felt a powerful pair of arms held her tightly!

In a panic, she looked up, only to meet William’s eyes, and fell into the deep gaze in his eyes…

Sherry’s face flushed red in an instant, she did not know how to react toward him.

William looked deeply at her for a long time, then gently asked, “Silly girl, sorry to have made you suffer; feeling warmer now?”

Sherry could not suppress her emotions; she did not dare raise her head either. The only thing she could think of was to bury her head on his broad chest. She could hear his heart racing and pounding.

When was the last time since they have huddled together like this?

Sherry nodded her red face, “Feeling much better now, thank you!”

The joy he felt were noticeable even on the corner of his eyes.

He finally had the love of his life in his arms again. He thought that she would never forgive him. Then again, she was far too generous and kind; she never complained, and always took on more responsibilities onto herself. How could he not fall in love with such a woman?

“Christmas is coming up soon; when you’re ready to go out, shall we go travel somewhere?” He asked her in a low tone.

At the thought of traveling, her expression froze in place, “No! I don’t want to go!”

William suddenly had a realization; he recalled the time he left her at Hokkaido, and waves of shame flooded over him. She must have been deeply traumatized by that event.

Sherry then asked, “Is Ms. Mclean doing fine now?”

William shook his head and said, “Let’s not mention her again; she will not ever come into our world again. What was between me and her is all in the past now. Sherry, if I could, I would change the past, but I can’t. Trust in me this time, OK?”

“You’re willing to remove her from your life?” Sherry could not believe what she heard. Thinking back, his strong sense of responsibility was one of the reasons she fell in love with him. If he was a cold, emotionless man, she probably would not have truly loved him.

Although it pained her to know that her lover so deeply dedicated for another woman, this also showed that he was an accountable man. If a man was not dependable, how could anyone love him?

This must be the greedy side of humanity, to want a man to stay dedicated to one love, to want that same man to be responsible, and to have that man only love one person only. It seemed like a lot to ask for!

He held her hand to her lips and kissed her thin fingers. The gentleness of his action was full of love and tenderness, “We’ve already lost too much because of her. Let’s just pray for our own happiness! She no long has anything to do with us; she got what she deserved. It wasn’t her ex-husband that tortured her, she did it to herself! She should be the one responsible for her own actions, not us. It’s all my fault, Sherry, I’m sorry!”

“You know everything?” Sherry was stunned, “So you even know about Reggie Kelly?”

“Right! I asked a friend to help look into it. It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have been so quick to judge. I’m sorry, my baby! You have to believe me, I will make it up to you, just wait and see, OK?” He was full of guilt.

“So it wasn’t torture, after all; Reggie is not that kind of person!” Sherry murmured silently and completely missed out on William’s promise.

She furrowed her eyebrows. It was unjust for Reggie to have been accused of abusing his wife. He said he would tell her the whole story between him and Lucille once Sherry got better. It’s been so long since she last talked to him; how is he doing now, she wondered?

If it weren’t for Reggie, she didn’t know if she would still be alive now. Maybe she would have bled to death a long time ago. Come to think of it, he was truly her savior!

Hearing her mutter to herself, William felt a slight bitterness, “Sherry, Reggie…”

Sherry looked at William’s hesitancy and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Just stay away from him from now on; he’s definitely up to something!” William felt uneasy whenever he recalled that Reggie tried to break them apart. He did not get Sherry’s father’s recognition yet; if another love rival popped up now, he would be in a difficult situation.

“Why, what’s he up to?” Sherry asked as she rested in his arms.

Lying in his sturdy, broad shoulders made her feel at ease and happy again.

“He likes you, I don’t like it!” William turned around quickly to hug Sherry and gently kissed her lips, “You’re all mine.”

He realized that he was getting old; he’s already thirty years old, so he didn’t need another rival to steal his love away from him!

William had already investigated Reggie; a multiracial son from a rich family with his own business in France. Reggie was definitely a young man of talent.

What puzzled William was the fact Reggie married and then divorced Lucille. Sources said that, at the time of their marriage, the two were really happily in love. Then, two years later, they suddenly got divorced for no apparent reason.

“How could that be?” Sherry laughed at the absurd suggestion, “Reggie doesn’t like me; he still loves Ms. Mclean. You didn’t see how worried he was that day when he heard Ms. Mclean was missing! I’m sure he loves her a lot!”

As she spoke, a thought crossed Sherry’s mind. She looked at William with his blank expression, “By the way, Ms. Mclean loves you too much. Even as they were together, even when they had sex, she still called out your name. I think this might be the reason they divorced! Think about it, how could a man stand his woman calling someone else’s name during sex? William Rowland, you devil, you!”

Sherry defended Reggie’s good name from the bottom of her heart; what kind of man would put up with this kind of humiliation? She truly pitied Reggie.

William was even more speechless upon hearing this. How was this possible? “Sherry, even jokes have a limit; let’s never talk about Lucille ever again, OK? And you, don’t ever see Reggie again, OK?”

“Why can’t I meet him?” Sherry saw the tension in William’s expression. “What are you afraid of? If you’re not guilty of any wrongdoing, what’s there to be afraid of? He’s a friend, so I will meet him when I want to!”

“My dear, you’re the only one for me!” He laughed in a silly manner, then lowered his head to kiss her lips. “Don’t meet him again, I won’t let you!”

“Don’t kiss me again, or else I’ll have Mr. Sutton throw you out!” Just as William was getting turned on, Sherry suddenly shouted and extinguished his flame right away. She looked at his dazed and confused manner, then couldn’t help herself as she began to laugh.

William let out a low growl, then lied on top of her in a defeated manner, panting as he unwillingly said, “My dear, it took all I’ve got to climb in here; it wasn’t easy evading all those guards, either. Just promise me, don’t see Reggie again, OK?”

As he spoke, the lock on the door turned, and the door slammed open in the next second. Mr. Sutton’s pissed off face and pistol stood at the door. He roared, “William Rowland, how dare you climb into my home! I will let you taste my bullet!”

“Ah!” Sherry let out a shout, then she immediately broke away from William and hid on the side. Her face was red like a tomato. Why did he come in?

William was too tired to even roll his eyes, but he didn’t want to get on the old man’s bad side either. He began, “Mr. Father-in-law, let Sherry and I have a nice small chat, OK? Sherry has forgiven me, so could you let bygones be bygones too?”

“Get down!” Mr. Sutton pointed his gun at William and signaled him to get off of the bed. “How dare you get on my daughter’s bed, I’m going to kill you!”

“Don’t! Father-in-law!” William shouted nervously and subconsciously looked over to Sherry for help, but she feigned ignorance.

“I don’t know when he got in, I was asleep!” Sherry played along to the situation.

It was William’s fault for being so stingy and telling her that she could not befriend Reggie. She was going to resist him, so she must not give in.

Seeing Sherry behave as if none of this concerned her, William’s eyebrows scrunched together. “Sherry, don’t do this; I was wrong, you gotta save me!”

“You! Get out!” Mr. Sutton gestured at William.

William was out of options and looked at Sherry again.

“Go now, I’m going to sleep. Don’t wake the children!” Sherry said, “Mr. Sutton, once he’s left, you should get some rest as well, don’t stay up late!”

Mr. Sutton felt hopeless. Would it kill her to just call him “Dad” even once? Why did she always address him as “Mr. Sutton”? It didn’t feel right.

William rolled his eyes, got off the bed, and began to put on his shoes. He buttoned up his shirt, then walked to the door. “Father-in-law, can we have a talk?”

“What’s there to talk about? You hurt my daughter, I have nothing to say to you!”

“But I have a plan to make your wish come true!” At this moment, William’s business acumen began to shine through.

Sherry was perplexed by William’s confidence and frowned. She looked at William, and finally asked, “What are you trying to pull?” This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

William said nothing but winked. She watched as a smile began to spread across his handsome face.

“Sherry, tell your father that you’ve already forgiven me, and that I’m free to come and go at will. I promise that I will take great care of you!” William said in a low voice; he obviously didn’t realize how underhanded or despicable he sounded.

“Trying to negotiate terms with my daughter? You’re looking for a death wish! Sherry, ignore him, I will throw him out!” Mr. Sutton bellowed as he dragged William by his collar.