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Chapter 1538
She approached Queenie and Madam Stockton.
Madam Stockton was focused solely on Caprice and did not acknowledge her. Julie turned to Queenie with a smile,
“Queenie, didn’t you just come back from shopping with Sherry? Why is it just you and Caprice? Where is Sherry?”
Queenie informed her, “Sherry said she has some work to do.”
Julie had a strange reaction and commented, “What’s the matter with her? How could she just leave Caprice
behind?”
Queenie frowned. She felt that Julie was being unfair and immediately spoke up for Sherry, “What do you mean by
that? She entrusted Caprice to me and Mother, didn’t she?”
Madam Stockton seemed to have overheard what Julie said as well, which was evident by her darkening,
expression.
Julie hurriedly explained, “No, I’m not saying that you two cannot take good care of Caprice. I just can’t help but
notice the difference between Sherry and John. John always keeps Caprice by his side at all times while Sherry
seems like she doesn’t mind letting her be on her own.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtQueenie countered, “It’s not like that. She knows that we miss Caprice as well, so she specifically made a point of
letting us spend time with her.”
Julie looked towards the garden. It seemed like Madam Stockton was not paying attention to what they were saying
anymore and only had her eyes fixed on Caprice. Julie mumbled under her breath, “Wouldn’t it be nice if that were
the case?”
“You know, I was wondering if you have a problem with Sherry,” Queenie said out of nowhere.
Julie seemed intimidated by this question.
Madam Stockton looked like she was only paying attention to Caprice, but she was fully alert and listening in.
After a brief pause, Julie asked, “Queenie, why are you asking this out of the blue? Did Sherry say something about
me?”
Queenie was not one to run circles around a subject. She said whatever was on her mind, “She never badmouthed
you or anything like that. I only asked because what
you just said about her being negligent about Caprice sounds like you have something against her.”
Julie tried to salvage it, flashing the same smile as always. “It’s not like that. You might have misunderstood. I just
found it surprising that she would entrust Caprice to Mother because I thought there were some issues between
them. Then, when you told me she specifically entrusted Caprice to you two I thought she was not being very
attentive to Caprice. I’m sorry, I must have misunderstood her.”
She salvaged the situation very expertly.
Queenie seemed convinced by this and remarked with a quick smile, “Sister–in–law, Sherry is a good person. She
has some problems here and there, but at the end of the day, she’s more than fine.”
Julie smiled, “I feel the same way too, but I just thought it would be better if she would show more genuine respect
for Mother.”
Queenie shot her a look.
The catalyst was Madam Stockton choosing to be standoffish with Sherry, which only generated the same sort of
response from Sherry. If they wanted to fix things, it would require the same amount of effort from both sides,
Madam Stockton had to adjust her attitude as well.
She could not voice this opinion of hers because she was afraid that Madam Stockton would give her a stern
scolding if she ever said it out loud.
Upon noticing her apprehension of continuing the discussion, Julie smiled faintly and turned to Madam Stockton
again.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMadam Stockton was still looking at Caprice, but her mood seemed darker than before.
Could she be upset because Sherry did not respect her?
It was true that Madam Stockton was feeling rather upset at this moment, but it was not because of how she felt
toward Sherry, but more so because of her reflection on what Julie had just said.
Even Queenie immediately recognized what seemed like Julie’s hostility toward Sherry.
However, toward the end of the conversation, Julie had switched her tone and expressed how she wished Sherry
would be more respectful toward Madam Stockton. Why was she constantly reiterating this point?
Madam Stockton knew she had always advised Julie to keep her distance from
Sherry, and it bothered her to hear what Julie had to say about the situation.
It was then that a silver car rumbled down the main road and stopped in the courtyard.
It was John’s car.
Even from inside the garden, Caprice could tell that her father had come home. She immediately put aside her toy
and waddled to the entrance to greet her father.
Madam Stockton was worried she would trip over herself and quickly got up to follow her.
Julie was one step ahead of them and got to John’s car before any of them did.
Madam Stockton took notice of this but did not think much of it.
Shortly after that, John opened the door and got out of the car.
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