Chapter 96 I Have Resigned Your Job For You (Part Two) (1/2)

”You overthink everything, don't you? I just don't have any intention of staying another second here with you.” She sniffed, rolling her eyes.

”We're not done here, Sherry!” Jessie cried shrilly up at her from where she was sitting.

”And you can shut up and sit down!” Jeremy snapped, whirling around to glower at her.

Startled at his vehemence and his tone, Jessie stared up at him, cowed and embarrassed, and carefully settled back down.

”Sherry, come back here. I want you to apologize to her. Now.” Jeremy spoke imperiously, his gaze boring holes into Sherry's back.

For Jessie's part, in spite of having just been scolded by him, a small satisfied smile crept onto her face; she was believing that Jeremy was taking her side in the matter.

'This is ridiculous,' Sherry thought inwardly, irritated. She turned, her eyes blazed at Jeremy. ”You didn't even see anything! Why are you making me apologize as though this was my fault? I have nothing to apologize for and I'm not groveling to her!”

”I saw clearly, with my own two eyes, that you pushed Jessie!” Jeremy retorted, every word weighted with a commanding tone.

His towering form stood imposingly before the sofa, as Jessie cowered next to him, as though she were protected by his wings.

As the distance between Sherry and Jeremy seemed to open up further, looking more as though it were a gaping abyss.

”I didn't push that woman. And I'm not going to apologize for something that I didn't do!” Sherry shouted back indignantly.

Her whole body was trembling with emotion, and even her voice shook. But she raised her tone to overcome that trembling and to sound stronger than how she felt right now.

But none of it really mattered, not if Jeremy didn't believe her. His words were hollow to her, and she had no desire to explain what had just happened. He wouldn't believe her anyway.