SWNOVELS Chapter 175 Having Estrangement
She struggled, trying to get him to let go of her hand, but his hand still clung to hers. His voice was distant and faint, "All right! I know you need some time, and I won't bother you!"
Listening to his voice, she felt a lump in her throat and an overwhelming pain in her chest.
He left, and his figure was so forlorn and lonely.
He knew he might lose her, but he never thought it would be this soon!
There was no one else in the room. Alone, she leaned against the wall, slid down, wrapped her arms around herself, and whimpered. She thought to herself, 'Why did Dad's death have something to do with William? Why?'
The Rowland Group.
William was back to work.
He buried himself in a pile of papers and tried to numb his nerves with work.
It had been three days!
Sherry didn't call him, and he didn't dare to initiate a call to her because he was afraid the answer he would get was a breakup. He knew she needed time to come to terms with it, but he really didn't dare to anticipate what the result would exactly be.
The white smoke rose from the lit cigarette in his hands and pervaded the air.
When Liam knocked on the door, he didn't even notice and still stuck in his deep thought, as if he had lost his mind.
"Will! What's wrong with you? Why you are suddenly back at work? Didn't you insist on not coming to work even if you died?" This was the third day Liam had asked him this question.
But, as before, William didn't say anything.
"Hey, you're being a stranger! What's up with you and Sherry? How about I ask her out tonight? It seems like we haven't gotten together for a long time, do you want to go for a drink?" Liam suggested. William continued to smoke, still not uttering a word.
"Then it's a deal! Let's get Leon and Ashley to come with us, you and Sherry, me and Sarah! The six of us are going to Karaoke tonight! Let's paint the town red!"
Sherry then received a call from Liam inviting her to Karaoke tonight, but Liam didn't say who else was invited, only that Sarah and Ashley would be attending. Sherry didn't turn down his invitation. It had been three days!
Her mind was in turmoil. Cohen and Susan also knew the cause of Clark's death, but Cohen said nothing, just patted Sherry's shoulder.
But Susan advised her, "Sherry, some things are past, so let them be past! Don't take the past too seriously, otherwise your life will be very tired!"
However, once she thought of her dearest father, Clark dying because of William; once she thought that he had never shown up over the years; once she thought that he just let someone else handle the traffic accident at that time; once she thought that he had drove under the influence, her heart turned upside down with sadness!
William didn't pick up Sherry after work.
He was afraid that if he went to pick her up, she wouldn't come.
Liam, who probably had known about Sherry's estrangement from William, unexpectedly volunteered to pick up Sherry and Ashley, while William and Leon went ahead and booked a private room at KTV. "How have you been?" Leon asked William as he lit his cigarette.
William was also smoking. The two men sat on the sofa in the private room and smoked, "Not good! What about you?"
"Me too!" Leon smiled helplessly. "Susan has really given up on the past, and I thought Ashley would need me after she lost her dad and Mrs. Anderson. But I found that she's actually getting stronger and stronger and doesn't want to see me either!"
"You'll see her later, Liam's going to pick her and Sherry up!"
"What's wrong with you and Sherry?"
"It's a long story!" William blew a long puff of smoke, looking even more desolate.
By the time Liam drove the three women to KTV, William and Leon had already smoked an ashtray of cigarette butts.
Sherry and Ashley both froze when they walked in the door.
William's affectionate gaze fell obsessively on Sherry's face. She had lost weight, and her chubby face was emaciated. William only felt his heart constantly throbbing with pain, every inch of him yearning for her.
Ashley was also a bit surprised, but then she smiled. "William, Leon, I didn't expect you guys to be here too!"
Sherry just gave William a glance, her hand tightened, and didn't say anything. At first, she wanted to turn and leave, but Ashley pulled her back. "Sherry, let's sing together tonight, and don't go home until we're thoroughly drunk!"
Liam and Sarah immediately agreed, "Yes, yes, it's a rare opportunity for us to get together. Let's not return without getting drunk!"
Sherry had no choice but to sit down, but didn't give William another look.
Leon's eyes fell unconsciously on Ashley, but when she turned her eyes and bumped into Leon's, she just smiled and didn't think anything of it, as if nothing had happened between them. For now, Ashley just treated Leon as an ordinary friend, and was indifferent and detached from him.
On the day her dad and Mrs. Anderson died, he received a call from the butler. However, Ashley didn't call him when something so serious happened.
When he tried to hug her and comfort her, she avoided him, refusing his hugs and comfort. Her polite and indifferent attitude made Leon really hard to adapt for a while, but then she told him, "Let's break up, you've never loved me, why be so fake? It's better not to force you!"
In an instant, the atmosphere in the room got tense.
Ashley wore a faint smile on her face, while Sherry's was devoid of any expression.
William and Leon both had a torn look in their eyes, so Liam could only say out loud, "Hey! What song do you guys want to sing? What kind of beer do you guys want to drink? Sarah, go play the music!" "Oh! Okay!" Sarah immediately turned on the screen and played an upbeat song.
But the room was still quiet, so quiet that there was only the cacophony of music.
Sherry and Ashley sat in the corner of the sofa, and Ashley whispered in Sherry's ear, "Sherry, what happened to you and William?"
Sherry twitched the corner of her lips and shook her head.
William had to sit down. Staring at her fair face which seemed peaceful and mild, but in reality was extremely stubborn, he took a hard puff on his cigarette and narrowed his eyes. Was she really going to ignore him?
Ashley also realized that there was something wrong between Sherry and William, but Sherry refused to disclose it, and she couldn't ask her again. She had to stand up, took the microphone and sang. She was no longer the treasure in the palm, she had to be strong on her own!
Sing with a smile and face everything with a smile!
Sherry suddenly felt a little stuffy in the room, so she got up and walked out.
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Liam immediately nudged William, signaling him to chase her out.
After taking a puff on his cigarette, William silently arose from his seat and walked out.
Sherry was standing outside the room taking a deep breath. When she saw the door suddenly open again, she froze for a moment and watched him walk toward her. He had a cigarette in his mouth and looked at her meanwhile a deep male voice came from the front. "You've lost weight!"
She didn't respond and was about to leave, looking at this handsome face, she didn't know how to face him and how to forget that he was the one who killed her father!
"Sherry! Can we talk?" William asked in a deep voice the moment she turned around.
"I have nothing to say!"
Her indifferent tone stabbed deep into his heart, and in a croaky voice, he spat out the fragmented words, which were so mournful it made others feel pitiful. "Sherry, let's talk, okay?"
William struggled to put on a smile, but there was still bitterness roaming through his heart, and his face was full of guilt and remorse when he looked at Sherry.
Sherry sighed inwardly, and her heart throbbed. When she saw William's haggard appearance, her heart actually still ached for him.
Could they still be together? She was afraid they couldn't anymore.
Although she was torn and in pain, she still loved him, she loved him after all.
He suddenly reached out and pulled her to the corner of the stairs, where there was no one coming or going and suitable for conversation.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault." In the quiet corner, William reached out to caress Sherry's face as usual, but she dodged sideways to avoid his hand.
"Say whatever you want, and take care of yourself, don't make yourself so haggard. And we're over, I've thought long and hard about it and I don't think I can be with you. If I'm with you, I would feel sorry for my dad! I can't feel sorry for him!"
Sherry withdrew her hand from his hand, gave William a numb look and said calmly. Once many things had happened, there was no turning back.
"Sherry, your father's death is indeed because of me, but I'm not solely responsible for it, he really drank!" William slowly retracted his hand, which was frozen in mid-air, and said painfully.
"He never drinks!" Sherry murmured, "And how do I know it isn't a rumor you conspired with the police?"
"How could I do that? Sherry, the autopsy certificate has proven it! It can't be fake!" William's deep gaze landed fondly on Sherry's as calm as the stagnant water face and said softly, "Sherry, give me a chance, okay?"
"I'm sorry." With a long sigh, Sherry shook her head, "I can't be with you, I can't be sorry for Dad. If I'm with you, I'll feel guilty and sad!"
In fact, she would also be sad not to be with him. Why did God always love to play tricks on people?
"Sherry, we both have children! What should Samuel do if you do this?"
Sherry's spine stiffened. She thought, 'Yes, what about Samuel? What about Daniel?' Daniel had a hard time accepting William, she could see how much he liked him, and Samuel also couldn't leave her as his mother!
But...
They really couldn't be together.
"Sherry, can't you even forgive me for the sake of the children?" Her face was cold and calm while William pleaded poignantly for forgiveness. He hid his grief in a flat tone, suppressing the sorrow in his bones and not letting himself lose control and take her into his arms.
Sherry smiled sadly, "I don't hate you, and I just can't be with you without scruples! I'm sorry!"
She didn't want to cry, but the tears rolled down uncontrollably and poignantly. Sherry put on a smile stubbornly and wiped the tears away from her face with her trembling white hands, then she said bitterly to William, "Let's just end our relationship."
At this moment, she really wished she could throw herself into his arms. His warm and reassuring bosom was once the harbor she was most attached to, but now she was slowly estranged from him and everything was over.
William's slender figure trembled and choked as he raised his head, scalding tears welling up in his crimson eyes. "Sherry, I'm sorry! It's all my fault! If this is really what you want, then I'll stay away from you!" "I'm really sorry, please let me hug you again." William suddenly stretched out his hand and jerked Sherry's body into his arms, hugging her tightly.
If he didn't act impulsively and compete with the truck back then, maybe at this moment they won't...
"William, take good care of yourself." Sherry stared fondly at the grief-stricken William in front of her, then resolutely retreated from William's embrace and turned to leave.
"Sherry!" With a shattering cry, Sherry's originally turned body seemed to be frozen, and her tears cascaded down her cheeks. Suddenly, she turned around and darted into William's arms, reaching out to hug him tightly.
She let her tears dampen his chest, falling drop by drop into William's heart, "William, let me go."☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐