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Chapter 1700
John averted his eyes from the binoculars for the first time and turned to Caprice with a warm and gentle smile.
“You’re right, that was Mommy’s voice.”
Caprice perked up upon hearing this and asked naively, “What does love at first sight mean?”
John fell silent for a while and considered his response. He answered, “It can mean a lot of things. and it depends
on the context, who the person saying it is.”
This further stirred Caprice’s curiosity. “What does it mean when Mommy says it?”
“A white lie.”
Caprice raised another question. “What does white lie mean?”
John smiled and answered, “It means not telling the truth to not hurt someone’s feelings.”
He might have bought it if she had said that her feelings for Carl developed over time, but to say that it was love at
first sight? Not a chance.
“Ohh.” Caprice feigned understanding despite still failing to see the connection and expressed, It’s so complicated.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJohn smiled and suddenly asked, “Caprice, shall we go see Mommy?”
It was about time for them to head over.
Caprice beamed with joy and nodded excitedly. “Okay!”
At the venue.
The guest was highly entertained by the host’s questions and cheered brazenly With that, the host carried them to
the next sequence “Now, let’s move on to what we’ve all been waiting for, the exchange of engagement rings!”
A crew of staff showed up on cue and delivered a pair of matching diamond rings on stage.
The speakers began to play a soothing and romantic tune.
The giant screen erected behind the stage began cycling through pictures Sherry and Carl had taken together.
When everybody’s collected attention was focused on Sherry and Carl who were about to exchange engagement
rings, Aiden and Caden’s attention was directed to the screen instead.
Caden began counting down. “Three, two, one.”
The music had reached its emotional peak, Sherry held out her hand for Carl to put the ring on her
Suddenly, a dreadful silence fell upon the venue.
Apart from Ada, Ron, Anne, and the rest of their families who were grinning ecstatically, everyone else at the venue
was horrified, with Lisa being the most visibly affected of them all.
Sherry frowned and directed her attention toward the screen behind her
Carl and the host were similarly puzzled by the mysterious silence and turned in unison to the screen behind them
as well.
The screen was displaying a different set of pictures.
It was not the pictures Sherry and Carl had taken together. They were replaced by a different set of casts, which
included Sherry, Caprice, and John,
There were pictures of Sherry walking Caprice to the beach, and pictures of them building sand castles with John
watching over them from an intimate distance.
There were pictures of John outside Sherry’s house, handing Caprice over to her
There were also various pictures of her holding Caprice at the park with John standing close to her
While none of the pictures showed the two of them having any sort of romantic interaction, it was
till hard to ignore what these pictures hinted at
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNot only did the child’s appearance closely resemble that of Sherry’s, but there was also an unmistakable mark of
resemblance with the appearance of the mysterious man in the picture.
They looked like a family of three.
Sherry wore a consternated frown.
Carl furrowed her brows tightly.
A stiff silence overtook the venue. The host that had been masterfully stirring the atmosphere all night was baffled
by this display and stammered amateurishly. “What. What’s going on?”
Carl turned and glared at Ron, Aiden, and Caden.
Ron feigned shock and cried out loud so everyone could hear him, “My god! Who is that man and that girl? Are they
related to Sherry? Is it just me or does that brat in her arm look just like Sherry?”
Since there was not so much as a whisper below the stage, his booming voice traveled across the venue
effortlessly.
After he expressed his scandalous speculations, Caden burst out laughing and asked sharply.” Sherry, that’s not
your daughter, or is it now?”
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