Endless Adoration novel Chapter 1

At night, outside the gate of the JJ Group in City A.

Standing in the shadows, Sherri Leng stared at the signage of the JJ Group. The once prideful woman stood shaking. Tears streamed down her cheeks. Her cold and lifeless features held a sense of vulnerability that had never been seen before.

It was not until it began to drizzle that Sherri Leng came to her senses. Glancing at the building she had once been familiar with, she turned around and left.

As soon as she walked into her sister's ward, she saw the head nurse walking over. Sherri Leng was exhausted, but she still plastered a smile on her face as she waited for updates. "Miss Leng, if you don't pay the treatment fees for your sister, I'm afraid the hospital may not be able to work with you anymore. They might stop all treatments."

"I'll pay them soon, ma'am," Sherri Leng said. Her heart jerked. "Please don't stop my sister's treatment."

The head nurse examined the once healthy woman in front of her. It was obvious that she had lost a lot of weight. Her beautiful face was now pale and rugged. The head nurse hesitated before saying, "The hospital can give you up to three days."

Sherri Leng nodded. Gratitude shone in her eyes, and the nurse finally left.

Glancing at the long and cold corridor, Sherri Leng slid down the wall. Her hands trembled even more.

Zion An wouldn't help her. Even when she had gone to him and begged for him to help her, he broke up with her on the spot and said that he already belonged to Janine Su. Along with that, Harrison Bai betrayed her and said that he wouldn't even look at her even if she died on the spot. The former man was her boyfriend while the latter was the friend whom she used to see as a brother. They all abandoned her.

She didn't know how long she had been sitting on the cold tiles. It was not until her stomach growled that she finally returned to her senses. A mocking smile slipped into her lips. She was a pitiful sight indeed.

Without another word, Sherri Leng pushed the ward door and walked in. Her sister was soundly asleep, holding the bear that Sherri had given her. Gazing at her sister's innocent face, she swore that she would protect her no matter what.

After closing the door, Sherri sat alone on the bench near the door, eating a piece of dry bread. One of her arms hugged her stomach as she cringed at her helpless sight. She didn't know that someone was watching her from afar, whose eyes flashed with an unreadable emotion before leaving.

On the second day, as Sherri was delivering food for the restaurant she was working in, she tripped over someone's foot. The hot soup she had been holding spilled all over her hands. She shrieked as blisters erupted from her skin. When she raised her head, she finally knew who the culprit was.

"No. 12! What are you doing here?" the manager demanded.

He ran towards Sherri in a hurry before she could get up from the ground. He didn't even bother to check on her wounds.

"Oh, it's Miss Leng."

The woman stood up from her seat in faux innocence as she placed a hand over her lips. "I'm so sorry. I didn't see you there."

Enduring the burning pain in her hands, Sherri stood up. The anger in her eyes slowly dissipated as she turned to her manager. "I'm sorry, Manager Zhao. This is all my fault."

The manager shot Sherri a glare before offering Janine Su a flattering smile. "Miss Su, we're incredibly sorry. Our waitress is very clumsy."

Janine Su glanced at Sherri, snorting. "If she's very clumsy, you shouldn't keep her in the first place. Could you get me a glass of water?"

Sherri could see the defiant smile threaded across the woman's face. The manager quickly said, "No. 12! What are you standing there for? Go and change Miss Su's glass!"