Chapter 58 Meeting At The Door (2/2)

He sat down on a random seat in a corner, summoned a waiter, and ordered some bottles of wine.

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”You're my wife in name only, on paper only. My heart and love will never be yours.”

Edward made it clear to Daisy that she was nothing to him. They were both victims of family greed -- the marriage was arranged for them.

Six years passed. She remained quiet, gaining a reputation in the army as a tough-as-nails colonel. When she walked into his life again, Edward fell in love with this woman...

do next.

Cherry thought about it and then decided to watch TV in the living room. She had a keen interest in some recent soap operas.

As she turned into a couch potato with the remote control in her hand, Cherry got lost in the soap opera's plot.

All of a sudden, Cherry heard that there was someone knocking the door. Cherry was a bit surprised, because no stranger had come there before except for Derek. She thought that if Jackson wasn't at home, then why was Derek there? Furthermore, since Jackson was at the army base, then Derek should be there as well with him. Who was knocking on the door then?

As she sat on the sofa, Cherry still couldn't figure out who was outside the door. Because of the continual knocking, she thought that it must be something pretty urgent.

Cherry finally got up and walked to the door and intended to open it.

As soon as she opened the door, she caught a strong whiff of alcohol, and then she saw that John was drunk, and was about to fall on her. Cherry quickly extended her hand to keep him away, and then pushed John out.