On the way back to the studio, neither of them spoke.
Daniel secretly glanced at Sherry a few times, wanting to say something but stopped on second
thought.
Finally, Sherry became impatient. "What are you trying to say?"
Rightly, the traffic lights turned red. Daniel stopped the car and held the steering wheel with one hand.
He turned to her and asked, "Did your mom scold you?"
Sherry sourly said, "Isn't that obvious? Not only did she scold me, but she even wanted to stuff me
back into her stomach and pretend that I was not her daughter!"
Daniel said sincerely, "I'm sorry. I'll go back with you tonight and make it clear to them."
"Don't. If you go back, it's hard for me to explain it clearly."
Daniel could clearly sense her estrangement. It was completely different from when they were in the
hotel. He explained, "I didn't mean to lie to your mom. I just thought that you were in a hurry, so... I
swear, I've never lied to other girls like this before."
Sherry only gave him a perfunctory smile and didn't believe it.
As soon as he spoke, he was full of experience and skillfully dealt with the parents' tricks.
Daniel was speechless.
He continued, but with nothing to say.
Sherry pointed to the front and said, "Here's green light."
Daniel could only swallow back his words and drive forward once more.
In less than two minutes, Sherry's phone rang. It was another call from her mother.
She took a deep breath and answered, "Mom, I..."
"Sherry, get back here now!"
Before Sherry could reply, she continued, "Call Daniel along, hurry up!"
Hearing her powerful roar, Sherry trembled in fear.
In her mind, no matter how hard her mother hit and scolded her, she had never been so angry.
It was like an atomic bomb had exploded.
Before Sherry could answer, her mother had hung up the phone, leaving only a busy tone.
Sherry was stunned for a few seconds before he said, "My mom wants us to return..."
Daniel had already turned the car around. Compared to the terrified look on Sherry's face, he appeared
calm. "I heard that."
Twenty minutes later, the car stopped in front of the apartment.
Standing in the elevator, Sherry clenched her fists. Intuition told her that she probably wouldn't be able
to come out alive today.
Daniel held her cold hand and said, "Don't be afraid. I'm here."
Sherry was speechless.
It's more terrible if she saw me with you, okay?
When they got home, Sherry tentatively came in and asked, "Mom?"
As soon as she spoke, she was pulled in by force.
Just as the slap was about to fall on her, Daniel leaned to the side and held on to her shoulder.
Mrs. Perry's slap naturally fell on his back.
She used all her strength, so the slap was clear and bright.
It could be seen how heavy the slap was.
No one in the room had expected this to happen, including Mrs. Perry.
Daniel, on the other hand, was exceptionally calm. She pulled Sherry behind her and said, "Aunty, if
you have any problems, come at me. Please don't hit Sherry."
Mrs. Perry came back to her senses and sneered. "Do you think it's none of your business? Let me ask
you! When did you get to know each other?"
Daniel did not hide anything, "A long time ago."
"How long have you been together?"
Sherry poked her head out from behind her. "Mom, we didn't..."
Daniel answered, "It's also been a long time too."
Mrs. Perry said angrily, "It's been a long time, hasn't it? About 6 months?"
"Yeah."
"So, that's you!" Mrs. Perry took out the things in her pocket and threw them at him. "Look at what you
have done. You made her pregnant before getting married. Aren't you a bad guy?"
When Sherry heard those words, her face turned colorless and her gaze followed the record book to
the ground.
Daniel bent down to pick it up, "I am sorry..."
"What's the use of saying sorry?" Mrs. Perry shouted at Sherry again, "Where is your child?"
Sherry spoke hoarsely, "Mom, I..."
Mrs. Perry pulled her over and said, "Do you know what are doing? Pregnant before marriage, fine, but
your father and I didn't even hear anything about your kid. Do you really see us as your parents? Tell
me, what have you been doing in City N all these years? Huh?"
Sherry's head was lowered. Her mom's roar caused her to shrink and tears to flow uncontrollably down
her cheeks.
Daniel pulled her back again. This time, he stood firmly behind her and said, "Auntie, it's all my fault. I
failed to take care of Sherry. You can curse and beat me. She's already very sad. Please don't scold
her anymore."
Mrs. Perry trembled with anger. "Now you know to protect her in front of me. Where were you back
then? She had been pregnant for so long and you still didn't take things seriously with her. You are a
celibatarian. Why did you mess around with her?"
"Aunt, I was a bastard, but I've realized my mistakes. I like Sherry. I also want to be with her and take
care of her for the rest of my life. I came here today to ask for your and Mr. Perry's consent. I hope you
can allow me to marry Sherry."
Mrs. Perry was quite exhausted from the outburst. She sat on the sofa and didn't respond.
Seeing that mother was really infuriated, Sherry quickly pulled Daniel's hand away and sat next to her.
Sherry calmed her down and said, "Mom, don't be angry. It does no good to your health..."
"It'd be great if I die from anger, saving me the trouble of seeing you!" Mrs. Perry said, "If I hadn't asked
your father to hang out with his friend, believe it or not, you would have seen your father on an
ambulance."
Sherry's eyes turned red and tears rolled down her cheeks. "Mom, don't say that."
"What else can I say?" Mrs. Perry let out a long sigh. "Every time I ask you, you say that you're doing
well in City N and that your dad and I don't have to worry about you. But what's the result? Look what
happened to you? Why didn't you tell us? You made us..."
As Mrs. Perry spoke, her voice began to choke with emotion.
Sherry knew that although her mother was angry, she really doted on her.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so angry that she cried.
Sherry hugged her mother and sniffed. "Mom, I am really good. That child was not in my plan. I wasn't
ready to accept him. I wanted to tell you sometime later, but I didn't expect... Forget about the child. I
just don't have a fate tied with him."
Mrs. Perry patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't talk nonsense. You can still have a child in the
future."
Daniel, who was standing beside them, nodded his head silently.
Seeing him out of the corner of her eye, Mrs. Perry let go of Sherry and said to him, "Come here."
Daniel immediately walked over with a very solemn attitude.
After asking him to sit opposite her, Mrs. Perry said seriously, "Let me ask you one last time, are you
serious with my daughter?"
Sherry pulled her mother's clothes. "Mom..."
Daniel nodded. "I swear on my life that I'm completely serious about this."
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