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Chapter 1208
By the time they left the garden, it was already dusk.
Sherry did not even bother to stop when she passed by the courtyard shared by John and Shannon. She barely even glanced
inside. Instead, she continued heading back to Queenie‘s courtyard.
The ripe oranges they harvested were rich in flavor. Queenie used them to make a variety of desserts such as orange cake, orange ice cream, orange juice, and so on.
They had a barbecue before finishing the meal with the desserts they made. It was all unbelievably delicious.
Sherry‘s stomach was filled to the brim
yet again. She was so full after her meal that she could not even lift a muscle. She lazed around on the couch with Queenie and watched the boring shows she always watched.
Ding!
Queenie‘s phone suddenly rang.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtQueenie picked up the phone and glanced at it lazily, then she suddenly sprang up and exclaimed in shock, “What? Why is my brother calling me out of nowhere? What‘s going
As puzzled as she was, she quickly put the phone to her
ear.
“Brother, do you need something from me?” she asked without even sparing the time to greet him.
Sherry shot a glance in Queenie‘s direction, feeling intrigued. She did not know what John said to Queenie, but the latter wore an attentive look on her face and quickly answere
doing fine. I‘ve been doing well at home the past few days. It‘s just that Sherry has been clinging to me the entire time and refuses to leave. She‘s like a bedbug. She eats and d
Sherry pouted and pretended to not hear her complaints.
John said something through the phone again, to which Queenie replied, “Hmph, she‘s just a servant. As annoying as she is, she‘s not doing anything to make my life difficult.”
Sherry rolled her eyes.
Queenie noticed Sherry‘s gesture and immediately roared at her, completely forgetting about John who was still on the phone in the spur of a
moment, “Sherry, what are you rolling your eyes for? If you do that again, I won‘t let you come here ever again, so don‘t test me!‘
Sherry smiled and apologized half–heartedly, “I got it, I got it.”
Queenie scoffed and turned her attention back to John on the phone. “Brother, you heard that as well. She doesn‘t even dare to oppose me these days.”
Sherry was speechless, but she resisted the urge to roll her eyes again.
Queenie hung up shortly after that. After hanging up the phone for a while, she muttered again, ‘Strange, he never calls me, so why is he suddenly calling me
to ask how I‘ve been doing?”
Sherry continued watching TV and ignored her.
After half an hour, Queenie suddenly turned to Sherry.” Sherry, do you think he‘s calling me to spy on you?”
This provoked a reaction from Sherry who answered,” No, you‘re overthinking.”
“Then, why did he call me?”
“To check up on you.”
“As if he has time to do something trivial like that.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSherry pursed his lips and kept quiet.
Queenie glared at her suspiciously, then gave up on speculating and turned her attention back to the television.
Meanwhile, in another city thousands of miles away, in the presidential suite of a five–star hotel, the dignified figure of a man was postured next to a floor–to–
ceiling window, looking over the cityscape outside.
He was seated on a couch with a small table next to it. There was a bottle of red wine along with wine glasses on the table.
He looked at the phone in his hand with its screen now. turned off and recalled the last conversation . He found himself smiling without realizing it.
To think that Sherry had gotten so close with Queenie already… 1
Shortly after that, he put down his phone, picked up the wine glass, and took a sip from it.
Knock knock
John called out, “Come in.”
Peter pushed open the door and entered with two boxes full of branded gifts.
“Sir, I have bought everything you requested the newly released limited edition items from each fashion line.” Peter set everything in front of John so he could study them.
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