"You rebellious son!" John's hawk-like gaze coalesced and precipitated appalling anger, "What's so good about that woman? She is always pretending to be pitiful. What's worth holding on to?"
William looked at his father with a complicated gaze, and even at this moment, he did not understand why his father hated Lucille so much, "Lucille is not that kind of person! Dad, you used to oppose us together. I know you do not like her, and when you heard that she was infertile, you hated her more. Lucille has already become like this, so don't say such unpleasant things!"
"Rebellious son!" John's anger rose. "I just hate that woman. Even if she could give birth to ten children, I still hate her!"
"What about Sherry? Didn't you also oppose it at first?"
John's face stiffened a bit. "I accept Sherry! I do not like her initially, but Sherry is a hundred times better than Lucille. Just listen to my words, hurry up and leave Lucille. Whether she went crazy or die, that is the Mclean family's business. It has nothing to do with us!"
"How can you be so heartless?" A wave of anger burst out from William. "Dad, I know how good Sherry is. I only want her in my life, don't worry about this! I am only taking responsibility for Lucille!"
"William, Sherry is willing to sacrifice so much for you, why don't you consider the feelings of the woman?"
John's words caused William to freeze, a touch of pain came to his heart. After taking a deep breath, he smoked a cigarette and stopped talking.
"Go back to work tomorrow. I have told the Mclean family about Lucille's matter and let Caelan Mclean himself pick up his daughter back! What's good living in MH residence?" John was an older man, after all, and was only worried about his daughter-in-law running away!
He had examined Sherry, and the key is that she had a son, Dan. He liked the child from the bottom of his heart. Whether the Rowland Group was passed on to the grandson was not important, the key was how to carry it forward!
"Dad, I have thought about it. The point is that Lucille only recognizes me. If I send her away, what if she gets more serious?" William said worriedly.
"Isn't that better? Immersing in the illusion than living in reality is much happier. Being crazy can also be very happy! Besides, she is not a beggar. She still has the Mclean family. Why do you have to take responsibility? Who are you? Go back immediately, or else I'll badmouth you in front of Sherry!" John's mouth was like bearing a cunning scheme. "Let her know how close you were to Lucille in the past, and let her leave you of her own accord!"
"What's in it for you to do that?" How could there be such a father? William's face turned pale.
"No benefit, but I just can't stand to see you taking care of Lucille!" John was also known for his stubbornness. "These days, you have taken care so much, and I didn't make a move. If you still want to continue to take care of her, then I'll let someone drive her completely crazy so that she doesn't even know you! That way, she can only stay in a mental hospital!"
"Dad!" John's eyes widened. He never knew his father was so vicious. "How can you treat a sick person like that?"
"Fine! If you don't listen, don't regret when you lose Sherry. I'm telling you, in this world, there aren't many women who can sacrifice silently! If you don't cherish it, be careful of being snatched by others!"
William suddenly understood John. "Yesterday, Riley called to tell me that Sherry went to a room with a man was your intention, right?"
John coldly snorted. That look was unmistakable, so what if it was me?
Although his father's behavior was very irritating, it indirectly helped him to make up with Sherry, but his father was right. Could Sherry keep sacrificing? And how could he bear to see her aggrieved?
"Go back to work, find a way to bring Sherry to work in the Rowland Group, what's good about being the secretary of that old pervert Cohen? Cohen has not done anything yet, but his stepson has done it! Yesterday, Riley and I saw with our own eyes that man named Keegan carried Sherry to his car!"
"Ah!" William felt that a big rival had appeared. "I'll go find Sherry and ask her to resign!"
"She won't agree!" John said.
"How do you know her so well?"
"Because I talked to her about the conditions, she can give up Sammy just so that the child was not made as a bargaining chip. A woman who picked up someone else's child and raised it and educated it so well would willingly give up her own child? Through this matter, it shows that she is an open-minded woman, like your mother!"
William was abruptly stunned, for how many years, he had never heard his father praise a woman, but he did not expect his father to praise Sherry.
His heart had a little more comfort this time. John wouldn't oppose his marriage! He would get Lucille cured as soon as possible and then marry Sherry without any burden!
"Dad! This daughter-in-law, are you satisfied?" William suddenly felt his eyes heat up.
"What's the use of being satisfied? It is not certain that she will be my daughter-in-law! It's not sure whose daughter-in-law it is, maybe it's Cohen's, but Dan said he wants her mommy to marry Keegan and have a taller sister who can be a model!"
"What?" William immediately sat up at the sound of this and smoked fiercely. "That kid really said that?"
"And said that he had not seen you for over a month. He doesn't like you anymore!"
Dan's quirky appearance came to mind, and William was neither angry nor furious and immediately stood up. "Dad, I'll first think of a way to get Sherry to quit her job!"
"When do you plan to go to the company?"
"Tomorrow!" William said it and hurriedly left.
John smiled, although it was a slight curve at the corner of his mouth, his face was no longer stiff and indifferent. This should be the most they had spoken between the father and the son in all these years.
Everything had changed because of Sherry's appearance. Was it the will of God? John looked down at the photo placed on the desk. It was a serene woman, gorgeous, with a pair of beautiful eyes... and those eyes made John think of Dan. The child also had those kinds of eyes...
Sherry was sorting out the documents on hand when Cohen suddenly came to the company again in a hurry and pushed open the door of Sherry's office room.
She froze and immediately stood up, surprised and worried, asking, "Mr. Sutton, didn't you say you weren't coming back this afternoon? Is there something urgent?"
Cohen's expression seemed a bit agitated. He looked at Sherry and tried to suppress his emotions as he asked in a low voice, "Sherry, no, nothing!"
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the writing is quite childish, but maybe it's just the translations...