Master Odell’s Secret Ex-wife novel Chapter 1716

Chapter 1716

Sherry glared at John.

If her eyes could fire lasers, John would have been punctured with numerous holes by now.

She swallowed the rage in her breath and went back to coaxing Caprice, “No, that’s not what this is, Mommy only wants to go to them to talk about something.”

“What do you guys want to talk about?” John asked sharply.

Caprice was still sobbing.

Sherry was running out of options She took a deep breath and confessed, “I was never with Carl. Our

engagement was a ruse this entire time.”

John seemed intrigued by this.

Caprice suddenly stopped sobbing. She caught her breath and asked in a tone of complete naivety, “What’s a ruse?”

Sherry heaved a sigh of relief and answered, “It means that you’re putting on an act for others. We want people to think that I’m with Uncle Carl when in reality, nothing is happening between us at all.”

Caprice only heard the part where they were not together and immediately lit up. “Why are you two acting?”

Sherry answered softly, “It’s all very complicated. You wouldn’t understand at your age.”

“Explain it anyway. I can understand,” John said with a brilliant glow shining in his eyes.

Sherry shot him an icy look before continuing, “Right now, Lisa is the one who holds the rights to Sager Corporation. Even though Carl is recognized as the heir, he’s not very popular amongst the inner circle, especially since Ron and the others want the corporation for themselves. They’re in cahoots with the shareholder to bar Carl from taking over.

“The catch is that I have an esteemed position in the corporation and some of the shareholders are on my side. If I marry Carl, it can strengthen his case for taking over.”

She confessed to everything in one breath, knowing that John was going to leverage Caprice against her and refuse to let her go if she did not reveal the full circumstances.

Upon hearing this, John smiled satisfactorily and asked, “Whose idea is this?”

Sherry answered, “Aunt Lisa’s. Carl and I agreed to the plan.”