Chapter 867 How Dare You
Sheryl looked at Sue who sat on the hospital bed with her head hung downwards. Though the girl was
probably going through personal shes one after the other with nothing apparently working on her
behalf, she still had the strength of mind to choose her priority. Sheryl''s eyes moved down as she
gazed at her. She said, "Okay, since you have decided to keep the child, then from now on, you have to
rest well and take care of your own body. Only with a healthy body will you be able to survive the
process of giving birth. Leave all other things aside. Don''t worry. I will handle them for you."
"Sher, thank you so much," Sue spoke with her eyes still lowered. Then she slowly lifted her head and
looked at Sheryl with deep gratitude. Indeed, Sheryl had been her only support in the days of despair.
And now she had to trouble Sheryl again for the baby. "I really have no clue of what to do without you."
"Just stop saying that." Sheryl put up a warm smile and told Sue to sleep. "It''s alreadyte. Have a nice
sleep. Good night."
"Okay." Sue nodded and closed her eyes. She was so exhausted in both mind and body that she fell
asleep in no time. Sheryl sat by her bed waiting for her to fall asleep. It was not until Sue fell into a
deep slumber that Sheryl left the hospital. After she reached home, she worked for the entire night to
By the time Sheryl switched off herptop, dawn had just started to break. She looked out of the
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window to see marks of crimson slowly blending into the grey sky giving it a beautiful ombre look. The
pleasant morning breeze kissed her face. ''It''s no use going to bed at this time, '' she thought to herself.
Then she decided to use this time to prepare a healthy breakfast for Sue. The very thought of Sue
brought a sense of pensiveness in her heart.
When she arrived at the hospital, Sue had just woken up and was getting off the bed to brush her teeth.
Looking at the sleep deprived face of Sheryl, she asked anxiously, "Sher, you didn''t sleepst night, did
you?" With worries creeping on her face, Sue continued, "You face looks so pale."
"I''m alright. Don''t worry about me." Sheryl gave Sue a reaffirming smile. In fact, though she had not
slept through the night, Sheryl was feeling invigorated. Having worked on an important proposal for her
ownpany gave her a sense of aplishment and satisfaction after a long time. That expelled her
sleepiness, powered her up and made her fully awake.
"Go and brush your teeth now. I''ve brought breakfast for you," said Sheryl. Sheryl knew that an
expecting mother should get enough more nutritions for nurturing the baby, so she prepared a bowl of
shrimp porridge for Sue. After Sue finished her teeth-brushing, she finished everything Sheryl cooked
for her and felt much satiated. Just then, a much annoying intruder walked into the hospital room.
It was none other than Peggy. She came with empty hands. Sheryl was startled to see that she didn''t
bring anything for her daughter, no breakfast, no fruits, nothing. If the person lying on the bed was
Doris, it might have been apletely different behavior all together.
But that was how Peggy was. She did not have the slightest concern about her daughter. The only
thing she had to do with her was just to retrieve money from her and spoil her son with that money.
Before she came, she even peeked through the door seam to gauge whether Sue was in the mood to
see her or not. After she saw the smile on Sue''s face, she got confirmed that she was in a good mood.
Peggy then took cautious steps inside the room. The moment her eyes met Sheryl, she broke into a
smile and thanked her, "Sher, thank you so much. You have been of great help. If I were to take care of
two pregnant mothers, I would certainly be unable to cope with it."
Then Peggy took a deep sigh and continued, "But.... I am wondering... howe Sue became
pregnant all of a sudden. It is like just out of the blue." Saying this, she shared nces with both Sheryl
and Sue.
Sheryl looked at Peggy who just lowered her eyes to avoid eye contact with Sue. Then she spoke in a
cold voice, "Aunt Peggy, after all Sue is your daughter. You have taken care of Doris for quite a while. I
believe you should know how to take care of expecting mothers much better than I do. And you just
stated that you were taking care of two pregnant mothers, right? Why don''t you bring any breakfast for
Sue. You know how important nutrition is to the mother and the baby, don''t you? Or do you mean... that
only the baby of Doris is the baby of your family, while the baby of Sue isn''t, just because the surname
of the baby is not Wang?"
"Of course not..." Peggy smiled and began her performance as a caring mother. "Sue is my dear
daughter. Her baby is going to be my grandchild. How can I not care for her?"
Darting a nce at Sue and then diverting the nce at Sheryl, Peggy gathered herself and continued,
"It''s just... that I knew you would prepare Sue a nice breakfast. That was why I came without any food."
Sheryl jeered. Neither did she agree, nor did she refute.
Unwilling to continue the conversation with the hypocritical woman, Sheryl stood up and started to clear
the cutleries. Peggy took the seat where Sheryl was sitting and ced her hand on Sue''s shoulder and
asked with a concerned voice, "Sue, how do you feel now? Do you feel ufortable?"
Sue didn''t reply. Neither did she feel worthy of looking at Peggy. Suddenly there was a silence in the
room that made it quite ufortable for all of them. Peggy nced at Sheryl from the corner of her
eyes and continued, "As a mother, it is my duty to advise you. The first three months of pregnancy are
extremely critical. You must take care of your own body. Refrain yourself from excessive movement or
work that creates stress on your body. Think of the baby before you do anything. Or else you will regret
what you have done if you lose the baby."
Sue returned Peggy with a cold face and replied in a sarcastic tone, "Thank you so much Mom. As long
as Allen stays away from me, everything will be fine. If my baby needs to be protected from someone, it
is none other than Allen."
Peggy''s face darkened immediately at Sue''s daunting reply. She became speechless for the moment.
Though she knew it was all her fault, epting her mistake was not her thing. Hence she tried to get
away from it.
Moreover, Sheryl was also there. She eyed at Sheryl who kept herself busy fidgeting with something or
the other, pretending not to pay attention to their conversation. Peggy muttered under with sported
patience as she exined, "Sue, this... is just an ident. Please don''t be bothered by that."
"Enough!" Sue shouted, interrupting Peggy with impatience. "Just leave now. I don''t wish to see you
anymore."
ring at Peggy with wrath in her eyes, Sue threatened, "Stay away from me unless you want me to
call the police. Or else..."
"You..." Peggy could no longer keep the mask of being a caring mother on her face. More so, she had
no mood to care about Sheryl''s presence, and revealed her true self. She finally came to the topic she
couldn''t wait to talk about. "Sue, I am okay to leave. Just that... you have to promise me one thing."
"What is it?" Sue questioned back emotionlessly as she stared at Peggy''s face. Peggy was slowly
shedding all her masks and bringing out the real greedy side of hers. It was just one thing that she
wanted from Sue and she had always been shameless and unapologetic about it. Sue stared straight
at her face watching her changing colors. Though she knew what Peggy wanted, she waited for her to
snap her obscene demand.
"You have to agree to what I told you yesterday. Plus, you have to give me some more money for Allen
to buy a new house at Y City. It is so inconvenient to live at your house," Peggy stated her conditions in
a very point nk manner. Now her face waspletely bereft of any trace of concern for her
daughter. "This is my only condition. If you promise me that, I will leave right away. If you don''t..."
"If I don''t, then what?" Sue asked out of contempt.
"If you don''t promise me that, I will find Anthony, and ask him whether he is the father of the baby you
are carrying or not." Peggy finally revealed her bargain chip and threatened Sue. Sue''s face went nk
immediately.
Seeing the reaction from Sue, Peggy then knew that she had hit the bull''s eye. She could clearly read
the horror on Sue''s face. It just told her everything she needed to know.
The new found knowledge about the truth behind Sue''s pregnancy braced her with the right tools to
oppress Sue even more. "I know that you do not wish to see me. To be honest with you, if not for Allen,
even I do not wish to see your face either. Since we both hate to see each other, let''s just settle this
once and for all so that we don''t have to bear with each other anymore. I thought you said that there
was nothing between you and Anthony. Alright, I don''t dig further about the rtionship between you
two. Then where is the baby from? How do you exin that?
Why are you so resistant to the idea of marrying Anthony? He is a rich man, right? If you marry him, all
the problems will be solved. How difficult will it be for him to pay back 500, 000?"
Peggy sneered again and continued, "If you are so shy to tell him about this, I am more than willing to
do it on behalf of you. After all he is the father of the baby in your womb. And he will be my future son-
inw. It should be a reasonable thing for him to buy his brother-inw a house, isn''t it?"
"How dare you!" Sue''s face turned red as she heard Peggy pronounce her threat in such a cold and
clear manner. She red at Peggy''s shameless and contemptuous face with zing eyes. There was
a now-try-and-escape-from-me look and a winning smile on Peggy''s face. Sue was turning crazy after
she heard that Peggy was nning to reveal about her pregnancy to Anthony. She went absolutely
nk in her head and screamed, "If you ever dare tell him, you will not want to know what I will do to
you!"
Sue''s voice creaked as she threatened her mother revealing the weakness in her heart. Peggy curved
her lips let out another selfish smile and spared a pitiful look at her daughter. Her face was glowing with
the confidence that Sue just had no other way than to give in. Peggy rested her hand once again on
Sue''s shoulder that made her suffocate all the more. Then she said, "Sue, I will be nice to you and give
you some time to prepare the things I demand. So today I will let you go. If I don''t see the money ready
by the time I need it, I will show you no mercy despite being your mother."
Darting a fierce re at Sue, Peggy continued, "Alright, it has been a long time. I have to cook the
lunch for my dear Doris. Take your time to consider my suggestion. Make sure not to make me wait. My
patience for you is running out."
Peggy shot Sheryl a nce before she left. It seemed that she didn''t care about letting others know her
true attitude towards her daughter anymore. This nce, perhaps meant more than just a nce. It
was like a pre-warning to tell Sheryl to steer clear of her family issues. Sheryl was unmoved by that,
and handed Sue a cup of warm water. "Alright, stop being angry now."
As Sue took the cup with trembling hands, she looked at Sheryl with helpless eyes. Sheryl consoled
Sue gently while patting on her back. "This is not the first time you see her true colors, right? She is not
even worth your anger. Please don''t be disturbed by such a shameless person. Don''t let anger affect
your health. Take care of your body and your baby." Sue took a sip of the warm water, closed her eyes
and took a deep breath to calm herself.