SWNOVELS Chapter 172 Poison
Things have already come so far, she didn't have the chance to regret things anymore, she couldn't turn back time either, so she could only hope that Celia could forget her after she calmed down.
Sherry didn't expect that she would receive Leon's phone call, he said that he had something to ask her, and then, William and Sherry went over to the restaurant. Leon was waiting for them at the entrance, when he saw Sherry get off the car, he asked William, "I need to talk to Sherry alone please!"
William nodded quietly.
Because of the issue with Susan and Cohen, Sherry felt that she owed Leon, if it wasn't for Cohen, maybe Leon and Susan would have been a happy couple right now.
Leon was wearing a white shirt, a dark silver suit, it was a hand made Italian suit, very fitting to his figure, which made him look even taller. The sharp lines on his handsome face were elegant, he was always clean, natural and unrestrained. There was sadness written between his brows, it had been there ever since Sherry knew him, she thought it must be because of Susan!
"Leon, I am sorry!" Sherry said.
Leon pulled a grimace, and said bitterly, "Is Susan doing well?"
Sherry nodded, "Yeah!"
"Can you ask her to come out for me?" Leon asked.
Sherry was surprised, because of the guilt she felt towards Celia and Leon, she didn't even think about it before she agreed, "Sure!"
Leon nodded, "Don't tell her that I want to see her!"
"Why?"
"She won't want to see me! But I have to meet with her!" Leon's smile was a little disappointed, "Don't worry, I just want to tell her something, that's it!"
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Ashley received a phone call from Leon, and she was excited because she thought it was about the engagement, the last time their engagement party was spoilt by Cohen, she had wanted to rearrange to another day.
But when she came to the restaurant, Leon said to her, "Ashley, let's end this, I am sorry, but I cannot love you!"
Ashley stared at him shocked, she couldn't believe him, "Leon, what, what are you talking about?"
"Ashley..." Leon looked at her pale face, and suddenly couldn't bare it, but he bit his teeth and said, "I am sorry, let's break up."
Ashley's eyes started to burn, tears were filling her eyes, and ran down her cheeks.
"I know you don't love me, I knew all the time!" Ashley mumbled in a low voice, her voice was stuffy, "But I thought you would like me, but I was wrong, I am sorry, Leon, I had entangled you all this time, I won't bother you again! Never again!"
He saw her tears and was shocked about her expression, he suddenly felt hurt. He owed this girl! What kind of an gaze did she have!
It was filled with anger, pain, hurt, emotions, she had a helpless bitter laugh, her voice was so light while her tears ran down her face, her big dark eyes were staring at him, like this was her last time looking at him, "Good bye!"
Ashley ran outside the restaurant crying, she looked back at the name of the restaurant, "Wait", the tears blurred her eyes, she knew that he was never waiting for her, never!
As she ran outside, the tears were flowing with the wind, love was like a poison, it went through one's body and would always leave something behind. She thought that the disease was not curable. Leon looked down, his fists were clenched, and he didn't run after her.
When Sherry called, it woke Leon up.
But he heard Sherry's apologetic voice from the other side of the line, "Sorry Leon, Susan already guessed that you are the one who wants to see her, she told me to give you a message, treasure the people around you! Don't always look back at the past, don't wait for a breakup before realizing that the person who had been with you all the time is the most suitable one! Leon, sorry..."
Before she even finished talking, Leon laughed bitterly, she didn't even want to see him! He had to forget about her!
After hanging up, Sherry took a deep breath, she felt a twitch in her heart, she couldn't describe her guilt, "He is in so much pain! He had been waiting all this time, but gained nothing in the end!"
William took her into his arms, his face showed no emotions, but with a hint of softness he said, "Let's go, we should go to see Susan and Cohen, don't think about it too much, everyone has his own destiny." William drove Sherry to the Group house, the whole way he was driving with one hand, the other hand holding Sherry's, she suddenly asked him sadly, "William, will we hold hands like this forever?" When he heard her question, William grabbed her hand tighter, his pupils narrowed, "Sherry, you are overthinking!"
In the living room of the Jones' house.
"Boohoo..."Ashley was crying very painfully.
"Ashley, don't cry!" Sierra tried to comfort her, "Don't cry already!"
"Sierra, he said he wanted to break up with me, he said he never loved me, what should I do?" Ashley cried so heartbreakingly.
Sierra sighed, "He doesn't know how good a person you are!"
"Fuck, fuck! I want to kill him! I will kill Leon!" Payne was yelling in the living room.
"No, Dad, no!" Ashley shook her head, and cried silently.
"Ashley, nobody is allowed to hurt you, I will never allow Leon to get away with it!"
"No!" Ashley shook her head, "I don't want him anymore, I don't want him, never again!"
Sierra pulled her into her arms, "Ashley, let it out, cry it out, you will feel better after! Everything will be alright!"
Ashley suddenly felt like screaming out loud, her tears were flowing like a waterfall, and she was crying on Sierra's chest.
She buried her face into her chest, allowing her tears to overflow.
Payne was so furious as he had never been before, "No, I have to get him, I will make him marry you!"
"No!" Ashley screamed, "Dad, no! Allow me to keep some dignity please, don't! I really don't want him anymore!"
Payne was helpless, and stomped his feet, then he sat down on the couch to smoke.
Sierra stroke Ashley's shoulder and sighed, "It's okay Ashley, everything will be okay."
At night, there was again noises of whipping coming from the master bedroom, "Ahh, Master please stop beating, Ashley just fell asleep, if you want to beat me at least wait until she feels better please?" But, Payne only whipped her harder, his temper seemed to be getting worse and worse, the number of times that he was beating Sierra up was getting more and more, she was hopeless.
Suddenly, a downhearted feeling grabbed her, the kind of despair that she hadn't felt for a long time.
Sierra got up early in the morning and went to look for Leon, her body was covered in injuries.
When he saw Sierra, Leon was very surprised, "Sierra?"
"Leon! Ashley is a good girl, she is pure and looks pretty, why do you want to break up with her?" Sierra asked him.
"Sierra, I..." Leon swallowed and didn't know how he should answer.
"Leon, you know sometimes you don't have to be with a person that you have feelings for, sometimes, no matter who you are with, you will still have the same destiny!" Sierra didn't look at him, her face looked strangely fragile, even though she put on a lot of make-up, but that didn't cover it all.
Leon didn't understand why she was telling him all this, he remembered the way she treated Sherry that day, in his heart he criticized her, even though Sherry was Cohen's daughter, but Leon couldn't hate her! Maybe Sierra was right! It was all destiny! He and Susan will never be able to go back again!
But that didn't mean that he and Ashley could continue a mistake, he couldn't waster her life, he knew that Ashley was a good person! She was pure and kind and sweet! But, they really didn't suit each other! Sierra suddenly asked, "Leon, if me and Payne won't be in this world anymore, will you take care of Ashley for me?"
"Sierra?" Leon felt sweat run down his back, "Sure, but why do you say that?"
"Nothing! It's nothing! I cannot force your life, just pretend like I never came here today. I gotta go!" Sierra got up and turned around, she shook. "Sierra, are you really okay?" Leon asked worried.
"Yeah!" Sierra left.
She got on a taxi and went to the Group house, the care stopped there and she looked at it from inside the car, she was quiet for a long time. She just looked at it.
In that moment, Cohen and Susan came outside, he held her carefully and gently, "Be careful, don't walk too fast, take care of the baby!"
"I am alright, I can walk alone!" Susan pushed off his hand.
Before the two of them got into their car, a blue Bugatti dove up, it was William and Sherry, and the four of them were standing in the drive way talking. Sierra was looking at them, then she sighed, "Sir, let's go."
She looked at Cohen and Sherry sentimentally, that was the face she once hated but also loved the most, good bye! --
"Sierra! Where is my Dad?" Ashley saw Sierra cooking in the kitchen, she had cried the whole night and her eyes were red and swollen, she was curious that Sierra could cook, she never did before! Sierra turned around slowly, and looked at Ashley, then she said, "Ashley, I want to tell you, a woman needs to learn how to cook! Cooking is a kind of happiness, really! Especially if you are cooking for your husband, and you would feel even happier, if this is the man you loved!"
"Sierra, are you okay?" Ashley didn't know why, but she never had seen Sierra like that, her eyes seemed so empty.
"I am alright, I am cooking for your Dad, I will cooking him something unique, something he never had before!"
"What is that?" Ashley was a little surprised.
"Go, when it is ready, I will tell you!" Sierra said.
Ashley was too sad to notice anything, so she walked out.
Then she heard something that sounded like she was frying fat in the kitchen, she didn't know what kind of a dish would have to be fried after putting it into the pressure pot, just as she was thinking about it, she heard police sirens outside, it was coming closer to their house and stopped in front of their villa.
Then the police stormed into the house.
A couple of them showed their IDs, "Is Sierra Anderson here? Which one is Sierra Anderson?"
In that moment, Sierra came out of the kitchen with a plate in her hands, which she placed on the table in the living room, then she said slowly, "Sir, I am."
"You are the one who called us?" One of the officers asked.
"Yes, it was me!"
"Sierra, what happened?" Ashley suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sierra smiled, "Ashley, you have to take good care of yourself, I won't be able to do that anymore!"
"You committed a murder?" The officer asked.0000☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐