Chapter 845 Keeping The Secret


    "It''s all right," Sue replied in haste and turned back. There was distinct anxiousness on her face that


    could not evade Sheryl''s eyes. She marked the change in Sue''s behavior as she turned around


    repeatedly taking quick nces at the entry gate. Then as she suddenly nced upon Sheryl''s face


    that was filled with questions, she tried to calm down and pretend to be normal. She tried to exin, "I


    thought I''d bete."


    "Sue..." Sheryl stared at her with a stern frown set on her face. She did not need Sue to tell her that


    something was wrong with her. Then she asked in a concerned voice, "What is wrong with you?"


    Sue looked terribly nervous. Sheryl patted her and assured her that she could confide in her. Sue still


    took a few moments to get over her hesitation, Then she pulled Sheryl aside and almost hushed into


    her ears so that nobody could hear, "When I arrived, Doris and Peggy were waiting for me at the gate."


    "What?" Sheryl blurted with creased brows. Sheryl was stunned to hear that they had even followed


    Sue up to the office. She asked Sue, "What did theye here for?"


    "For money," Sue answered, letting out a heavy sigh. Then she added, "They said that Doris needs to


    go for a check up in the hospital. So they need money. I remember they just asked for 500 thousand


    from you, right?"


    "Now, they are really crossing the limits!" A stern frown settled on Sheryl''s face. She hoped that Sue


    hadn''t given the money they''d asked for and asked in a serious voice, "So? Did you give them the


    money?"


    "Yes, I had to." Sue nodded her head, helpless. Then she added, "How could I refuse them. Peggy


    always threatens me to extort more and more money from me. She said if I refused to fulfill their


    demands, she would humiliate me right here in front of all my colleagues in thispany. She used to


    treat me very badly at home, which I could tolerate because it happened behind the closed doors, but I


    couldn''t tolerate her in my workce!"


    Sheryl looked Sue in her eyes and really felt sorry for her. Whoever had family and rtives like them,


    could only understand how helpless and exhausting it could be.


    She remembered her own situation in the past. Even she had experienced what Sue was going


    through right now. All the bitter memories shed in front of her eyes when she was wronged by her


    mother. How much she hated her! And yet she tried to bear with it instead of getting back at her.


    Because after all, she was her mother. Even if her mother had ended up in a miserable state, she had


    nothing to do with that.


    "That''s so not right, Sue," Sherylmented, and almost immediately, she had another question that


    just sprang up in her mind. She gathered her thoughts and asked, "They would leave after you gave


    them the money, but why are you so nervous?"


    "Because…" Sue felt a little awkward while answering the question. She swallowed and closed her


    eyes as if she was trying to fight a dilemma in her mind and then said heaving a sigh, "Because


    Anthony came up, when they were at the gateway."


    Now the matter was clear to Sheryl. ''Sue did not want her family to know about Anthony. She feared


    that if they learn about their rtionship, Anthony would also get involved in her trouble. And more


    importantly, she could not even risk Anthony to know that she has such bad family like them. It would


    mean a lot of humiliation for her."


    "Sher, what do you think will happen? Will they ask him for money?" Sue was scared like a little girl.


    Unsure and trembling, she grabbed Sheryl''s hands for support.


    Having to see Anthony and Peggy on the same spot filled her mind with tension. All she wanted was to


    just run away so that she didn''t even have to face him. How could she reveal her awkward family


    background to him.


    So many questions filled her brain. ''Did Peggy hear when Anthony called out my name? It is unlikely


    that it would evade her ears, '' Sue thought to herself. She prayed and wished that they never found out


    about her rtionship with Anthony. Sue was nervous and confused about how to deal with the


    situation if her wildest fears came true.


    "Don''t be so scared, Sue. You are a brave girl!" Sheryl tried to assure her, "Nothing bad is going to


    happen. Why scare so much about something that has not happened yet? Come on, show me a brave


    face now. Give me a smile."


    "No, that is not possible," Sue spoke expressing her inhibitions. No matter how much Sheryl tried to


    pep her up, she could not put her mind to rest. She said, "You know my mother, Sher. She is so greedy


    for money. She even had the nerve to ask you for money when she met you for the first time. If she


    knows about my rtionship with Anthony, she won''t..."


    "I understand that." Sheryl kept persuading Sue and continued, "Don''t be so stupid to think like that.


    Let''s figure out a way to solve it. It''s no use to just think without taking any action."


    Sue reflected over Sheryl''s words and felt assured. She calmed herself down. In the meantime, Peggy


    and Doris were just about to leave.


    Hearing Anthony calling out Sue''s name, both of them turned towards him. Peggy eyed him from top to


    bottom out of curiosity and was quiet impressed by his handsome look and demeanor. She couldn''t


    stop herself from having a look again. More to Peggy''s amazement, he wore such seemingly expensive


    clothes. She thought howe Sue had such a young and rich male friend that she did not hear about.


    Even Doris'' eyes popped out in the first sight of Anthony.


    In fact, she was blown over to see such a sessful and charming man that she even felt that Allen


    was absolutely not a match for him. She really wanted to approach him and say hello, but she stopped


    thinking of her pregnancy.


    Anthony nced at them casually as he noticed them gazing at him and then turned to stare through


    the entrance of Sue''s workce from where she had just disappeared the moment she caught a


    nce of him approaching her.


    He stood there brooding, ''Why does Sue always hide from me every time Ie up to her? Am I that


    bad?''


    "Let''s go," Peggy said as she gave Doris a pull to draw her attention back. Peggy nned to find a


    chance to ask about this man next time when she came to Sue. After all, he might be of some use for


    her. But before that she needed to find out his identity.


    However, Doris didn''t make any move. She kept her eyes fixed on Anthony and grabbed Peggy''s hand


    as she asked, "Don''t you want to know who this man really is? What is his rtionship with Sue?"


    "Just being curious will not help us get to know him." Peggy looked towards Anthony once again, then


    turned to her and told, "We should find it out on our own when we get back to her next time."


    Then she reminded Doris that they must go to the hospital right away. "We will bete. Let''s hurry up,"


    she said.


    "But…" Doris had no intention to go to the hospital, but Peggy insisted that Doris must go and said that


    under no circumstances, she would leave Doris go unchecked. Doris had tried her best to keep the


    secret in her belly only to herself, but she felt it really hard to hide the secret from Peggy.


    But now, she felt she found a way. She just needed to take advantage of this man who seemed to be


    rted to Sue, in order to distract Peggy''s attention.


    "Do you really think she will tell you the truth?" Doris harped on Peggy''s suspicious mind once again.


    Peggy''s suspicion rose as Doris kept harping again and again. She felt Doris was right. If Sue refused


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    to tell her the truth, how would shee to know about him?


    Gradually, Peggy was falling into Doris'' trap. She asked her, "What should we do? Do you have any


    idea?"


    "Go to him right away and ask. It is just as simple," Doris answered as she gestured Peggy to look


    towards Anthony with her mouth pouting. She knew her trick worked. Peggy''s focus had already shifted


    from the hospital. In order to further drive her mind towards Anthony, she walked towards him alone,


    and asked, "Excuse me, are you Sue''s friend?"


    "Who are you?" Anthony turned towards her and asked.


    "Don''t be nervous. I''m just curious." She gave him a big smile and introduced herself, "I''m Sue''s sister.


    I was just talking to her. We just felt weird when she just walked away the moment she saw you. Is it


    because she owned you money?"


    "You are Sue''s sister?" Anthony asked with his brows creased. He became suspicious as he had never


    heard Sue mentioning that she had a sister.


    "I am..." Before Doris could say more, Peggy just came up and also introduced herself with a smile,


    "Sue is my daughter and she is my daughter-inw. Really nice to meet you."


    With her eyes full of expectation and greed, Peggy thought she would definitely be lucky if Sue had a


    rich friend like this. She might get a great deal of money out of all the rich friends Sue had and


    eventually purchase an apartment in Y City for Allen out of that money.


    With a smirk on her face, Peggy looked at Anthony, tried to chill herself down. Then she asked, "Do you


    have anything to talk to her?"


    "Does she really owe you a lot of money?" She stared at his face to read his expressions but could not


    make anything out of it. Then she said tantly, "If that is true, go to ask her for money. We don''t have


    any."


    "No," Anthony said. He was surprised to meet Sue''s mother for the first time.