Sherry thought maybe Susan really didn’t love Leon anymore. What had done was done and it was time to move on. Maybe it would be great if Susan could be with her father.
"Sherry, you’re back!" Cohen was very happy to see his daughter.
When Susan saw Sherry, she immediately came over, took her hand and asked with concerns, "Sherry, are you OK?"
Sherry knew that she was worried about yesterday’s thing. She felt warm in her heart and nodded, "Yeah, I’m OK!"
Cohen was also very concerned about Sherry. After taking a look at William, he went to Sherry and said, "I will get even with her for what happened yesterday. No one can bully my daughter! Sherry, what do you want to do with Ashley?"
"Haven’t you let her go yet?" Sherry was a little stunned.
"Your father said it was up to you," Susan said.
"Mr. Sutton, let Ashley go. I don’t want to have anything to do with their family. Don’t meet them in the future, OK?"
Cohen didn’t expect that Sherry would say these words, "Do you forgive her so easily?"
Sherry knew who he was talking about, "We are just strangers!"
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Ashley was half starved when she was released. She hadn’t eaten all night.
Payne’s servants searched all night and didn’t find Ashley. But at noon the next day, they found Ashley who just got off the car at their gate, "Ah, Miss Jones, you’re finally back. Are you fine?"
"Ouch! I’m starving. They didn’t give me anything to eat. Where are daddy and Sierra?" Ashley was almost ready to cry. She was really hungry now. But as soon as Ashley asked about her father and Sierra, the servants immediately became silent.
As soon as Ashley entered the hall, she heard her father’s shouts, "Bitch, I’ll kill you, kill you..."
"What? Is dad beating Sierra again?" Ashley’s face turned pale in an instant.
"Miss Jones, you can’t go in!" The housekeeper muttered.
"No, dad will kill Sierra. Why do you leave them alone?" Ashley suddenly thought of something and said in fright, "Does dad beat Sierra every time I’m away, right?"
Ashley hadn’t seen her father beat Sierra for a long time. Did her father beat her Sierra every time she was not at home? That was why Sierra didn’t like her going out. It explained the matter!
She didn’t have time to think about it and went upstairs quickly.
The door was closed, and there were Sierra’s cries for mercy, Payne’s shouts, heavy gasps and slaps. Ashley blushed and she knew what they were doing inside, but she also knew it was a kind of abuse. She knew her father had special sexual hobbies, and Sierra was tortured badly by her father every time
Thinking of this, Ashley became more anxious. She quickly patted on the door, "Dad, Sierra, I’m back, I’m back, open the door!"
Suddenly there was no sound in the room. A few seconds later, Payne shouted excitedly, "Ashley, is that you? Are you really back?"
"Dad, it’s me! Open the door!" Ashley yelled.
After a while, the door was opened. Payne came out in his suit, but there were still beads of sweat in his hair. And his expression became mild.
As soon as she saw Ashley, Payne hugged her and examined her carefully. He was relieved to make sure that she had not been beaten, but he said fiercely, "I will get even with him!"
"Ashley!" Sierra also came out, her face was pale but with a little red. She looked haggard, and her clothes were a bit messy. "You’re back, you’re back!"
Then, Sierra’s eyes turned red, "You’re back at last!"
"Sierra…" Ashley came over and hugged her, "I’m back!"
As soon as Ashley hugged her, Sierra gasped suddenly.
Ashley seemed to be aware of something, so she immediately let go of Sierra. She turned to Payne and said seriously, "Dad, I don’t want you to beat Sierra again. If you don’t change for the better, I really won’t forgive you anymore!"
"No, Ashley, your father didn’t beat me! He really didn’t beat me!" Sierra said gingerly. She was afraid, but pretended not to be afraid. But the more she did, the more Ashley understood.
Ashley pulled open one sleeve of Sierra’s clothes, pointed to the bruises on her arm and said, "Dad, what’s this?"
Payne’s expression was terrible. He was silent, but he gave Sierra a cold look.
"Ashley, no, it’s not like this. Your father didn’t beat me. I accidentally hurt myself!" Sierra explained quickly.
"Sierra, you don’t have to cover up for Dad! I know all about it." Ashley shook her head and her eyes suddenly turned red, "Dad, does Sierra have a daughter? Are you against Sierra’s daughter coming into our family?"
Payne and Sierra were stunned. Payne yelled, "Ashley, did that old man tell you that?"
"Dad, does Sierra have a daughter?"
"No, no!" Sierra shook her head in a panic, "I have no other child. Ashley, I have only one daughter and that is you!"
"Sierra, don’t lie to me. I know your daughter’s name is Sherry. The man who sent me back just now told me that if you hurt his daughter again, he will ruin our family!"
All of a sudden, Payne and Sierra became stunned.
"Dad, why Sherry is Sierra’s daughter? Why don’t you let her live with Sierra in our house? I don’t have brothers or sisters. Do you know how happy I am to have such a sister? But why don’t you let her come here?" Ashley yelled, feeling sad, "Do you know how lonely I am? Do you know how much I want to have brothers and sisters?"
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the writing is quite childish, but maybe it's just the translations...