A Moment in Destiny novel Chapter 135

Her hands were clenched tightly, her chest hurt so much as if she was going to cough up blood! It was on fire. The feeling was unspeakable as if resentment, pain and numbness had knotted together in the most horrible way.

“Sherry!” William grabbed her, not letting go.

“Let go of me!” she still smiled.

But her hands were cold, too cold, as if her bones were frozen.

William held her hands tightly, his eyes full of distress. He wanted to help warm her hands but realized that he couldn’t do it no matter how much he tried. Her hands were still cold, she felt extremely cold throughout the body.

Tears slipped quietly down the corners of his eyes, “Sherry, I am sorry!”

She still kept smiling, “It’s okay, everyone has a past. I really don’t mind it!”

The more she smiled, the more he felt uncertain and afraid that he was going to lose her. Her smile was so dazzling that he would rather she beat him, throw herself in his embrace and question him. But the more rational she behaved, the more scared he felt!

“Sherry, don’t scare me!” he murmured, his voice trembling with fear. His hear full of regret as his thumb caressed her bitten lip.

She sighed in her heart, still smiling beautifully. However, her smile didn’t reach her eyes. “No, I am not trying to scare you. You have brought me here long enough; I should go work!”

“I’ll take you.” He exhaled bitterly.

“No need!” she said extremely quickly, “I will take a taxi. Take care of Lucille.”

“Sherry, I’ll drive you there!” He insisted.

She didn’t refuse any longer, “Okay.”

She doesn’t speak in the car, and keeps her gaze out of the window.

Winter was here, leaves were falling off the trees everywhere and flying around on the street in the wind.

The corners of Sherry’s lips curled up which made the place that was just bitten hurt a lot.

William did not speak, fearing something would break if he spoke.

The car arrived at “Cohen Group”.

William suddenly reached out and hugged her.

Sherry felt something cold and wet on her neck. She looked up with a smile and got startled, “You… Why are you crying?”

William rubbed into her shoulder like a child, moistening and staining her sweater in coin sized spot with his tears. His sparkling eyes were still filled with tears, “I am sorry!”

She was still smiling, “Don’t say sorry, you did nothing wrong. I know all of that is the past!”

But there was a kind of memory that remains unforgettable forever. He was reluctant to lose those photos because he cherished an unforgettable love, right? And this kind of love, she was afraid, was going to rise up again at the first opportunity! Of course, she kept these thoughts in her heart and didn’t say them out loud.

Because she was struggling and conflicted, she didn’t know what to do, so she could only smile.

“Honey!” William held his breath, trying to hold back his tears, “Will you promise me?”

She looked at him questioningly.

“Promise me that you won’t think too much about those things. They are really just the past!” William stared at her with bated breath, “Promise me, okay?”

Sherry looked at him.

Her dark eyes were clear, her gaze on him was like a lake under the spring sun, calm and quiet.

After a long time, she smiled at him brightly, then she nodded and said, “Okay! I know that the past is just the past, it doesn’t mean anything now. Can I go now?”

“Yeah. I’ll pick you up after work.” He said, struggling internally.

Sherry got out of the car and walked straight to the “Cohen Group” building.

William watched her disappear at the door of the building before finally starting the car and driving away.

Sherry didn’t have the strength to press the elevator button. She took out her phone and called Keegan, “Keegan, I need a leave. I can’t go to work today.”

“Are you okay?” Keegan asked in concern.

“Yeah.” Sherry shook her head, “I’m fine! Keegan, do you know what is her ward number?”

Keegan was taken aback, but he told her Sierra’s address.

After hanging up the phone, Sherry walked out of the building. William’s car was no longer there. Good, he’s gone. She thought.

She walked towards the road.

In the taxi.

“Where to?” The driver asked. Even after several times of asking, Sherry didn’t respond because she didn’t seem to know where to go.

The driver looked at her through the rear-view mirror. She still remained silent.

Finally, she said, “Go to the hospital!”

Tears swirled around in her eyes and her heart hurt as if it was being cut with a knife.

The throbbing pain permeated throughout her body.

Everything came together, just like the time when she lost her father, Luke and Sammy all at the same time. She suddenly felt exhausted!

William’s car did not go too far. He drove out of the Cohen Group’s yard and stopped down the road. He wanted to wait for her to get off work to drive her home and to sincerely apologize to her. However, he saw her go in the building and then he saw her come out again and get into a taxi.

He got anxious. Where was she going? Didn’t she say she was going to work? He thought.

At this moment, he realized that he really did not understand Sherry at all.

He remembered her dazzling smile just now and thinking about it made his heart seize up with inexplicable pain. Her strength and reason made him crazy.

He immediately followed her taxi all the way to the hospital.

He saw her got out of the taxi and nod to the driver.

Then he too got out of the car and followed her.

Seeing her enter the inpatient department at the back side of the hospital, he followed along.

She didn’t know that he was following. She asked the nurse at the nurse’s station and went upstairs. Instead of taking the elevator, she climbed up the stairs very slowly as if she had no strength.

William kept following her as Sherry reached a VIP ward. However, she did not enter and just stood outside the door.

A gentle male voice came from inside the ward, “Sierra, eat something. You haven’t eaten all day!”

Sherry recognized that voice, it was Payne’s. But she did not expect him to be so gentle to Sierra.

Sierra didn’t say anything, Sherry didn’t hear her voice.

“Come on, Sierra. Get up and eat.” Payne continued.

“I don’t want to eat!” Sierra’s voice finally came.

Sherry stood there trembling. She was fine! She thought and breathed a sigh of relief. She pondered at the door for a moment and then slowly turned around.

William hid subconsciously as Sherry turned around and left. He saw her walk down the stairs.

Who did she come to see and why didn’t she go in? William was left confused.

It turned out that Payne was very nice to Sierra. So, this was her life, no wonder she was so captivated. Sherry thought. However, she still didn’t know why did Mr. Spencer know her?

She thought about William again, and looked down at her purse subconsciously. The album was in her purse. She had originally thought it was Lucille’s, she hadn’t expected William to also keep those beautiful memories with him.

She had once deceived herself that he didn’t, but when the proof was placed so clearly in front of her eyes, she had to believe it.

She felt suffocated and couldn’t breathe properly. She told herself over and over again, “Don’t cry! It’s not a big deal. You have experienced far worse.”

William silently followed her, watching her walk forward. Then he saw her making a phone call and walking out of the hospital. A car suddenly stopped in front of the hospital gate and Sherry got into it.

William’s was shocked. He quickly got into his car but he was too late to follow them.

Then he received a message from Sherry, “Don’t come to pick me up. Celia has already picked me up.”

In the apartment on YX road.

“What’s wrong? Your expressions are very strange.”

“Celia!” Sherry looked up at Celia with gloomy eyes. Celia couldn’t see any light in her eyes. She didn’t look sad but looked empty and terrifying. She looked at Celia but her eyes didn’t show any emotions. Suddenly, she laughed, the kind of empty laughter that makes people uncomfortable.

“Sherry, what is wrong with you?” Celia asked her hurriedly, thinking that she was not normal.

Sherry shook her head, “I just want to cry. I really want to cry but I can’t.”

Celia sighed, her voice full of worries, “Sherry, don’t think too much. Tell me what happened, I am here for you. I won’t let you suffer anymore. Did William provoke you again?”

“Celia, what should I do?” She asked faintly as if she really didn’t know what to do.

Celia’s eyes had a little helplessness and a lot of pity in them, “What are you even thinking about in your head, you idiot? What is so difficult? Tell him if you like him. If you don’t like that he takes care of Lucille then just tell him and kick him away. Whether he is Sammy’s father or not, you can’t waste your own life for the sake of your child!”

Sherry shook her head vigorously, “If it was really that simple, everything would be easy! There would be no such thing as being trapped in emotions, there would be no helplessness. What I feel right now is helplessness, I have no way out. It’s just painful suffering whether I let him go or not.”

Celia paused for a moment, “You are poisoned! You are poisoned by William! Do you want to cry? Do you want me to lend you my shoulder to cry on?”

Sherry raised her head and smiled. She smiled bitterly but sincerely, “Celia, thank you. You are always there for me when I feel the most helpless. Thank you so much, I feel so much better!”

“Stop with the formalities.” Celia sighed, “I really don’t know much about love but seeing you being tortured like this, I won’t fall in love even if I die!”

William’s car was parked in the alley of Sherry’s apartment. He had followed her all the way here. he stayed in his car after seeing Celia and Sherry get out of their car.

He lit a cigarette and smoked it in the car, his eyebrows constantly in a frown.

Early morning the next day.

Sherry woke up and cooked porridge for herself. She felt a lot better after a good night’s sleep. Last night, Celia had left quite late and Sammy was picked up by John.

Perhaps John was deliberately creating opportunities for her and William, however…

She had thought about it all night, thinking that he was going to come over or at least call her.

But no!

Not even a single message!

If she was honest about it, she felt a little disappointed and aggrieved.

Thinking about those photos, those intimate scenes, she was filled with helplessness. After a while, her heart calmed down a lot. She had learned one thing over the years, that was to let nature take its course…

Eating her porridge quietly, she touched her lower abdomen, “Baby, tell Mommy, should Mommy forgive Daddy?”

In the alley.

There was a tall figure standing next to the blue Bugatti. The man looked a bit wet from frost, his lips were pale. The sun shone in his eyes but there was no warmth.

He seemed to have stayed there for the night. He stood beside the car with cigarette butts strewn around him on the ground. He looked like an emotionless sculpture, with the sun slowly stretching his lonely shadow.