Chapter 839 He Is Back


    The moment Holley looked at Sue, she knew it. The very brief words that Sue gave her were enough to


    tell her that something had changed between them. ''Something''s not right, '' Holley thought.


    She knew that she could make good use of Sue, and she did all that she could to drive a wedge


    between Sue and Sheryl. She had put in a good show and put tremendous effort to destroy the


    friendship between Sue and Sheryl. As long as she could keep Sue away from Sheryl, she could make


    her way to win her trust. It came as aplete surprise that her attempt to break them apart had


    actually brought Sue and Sheryl even closer. How could they act like nothing had happened between


    them?


    Holley felt a roaring monster inside which nearly pushed her to act outrageously. The questions inside


    her head echoed in her ears, and each waited for an answer she couldn''t even find. Why did she fail to


    separate them? She tried to find an exnation on why Sue showed no resentment with Sheryl despite


    everything that she had done to ruin their connection. The thought of being a failure hurt her pride, but


    she had to pretend it did not bother her. Behind her facade was a crazy woman eager to flip the world


    over to get the answer on how Sheryl beat her in this game of rtionship.


    She took a deep breath before she asked, "Sue, is there… anything bothering you?" Faking her tone


    came natural. No one should know that her intentions were never pure. All Holley needed to do was to


    maintain the good impression Sue had of her.


    The least that she had expected was silence. It stirred her more that Sue seemed to have ignored her


    question. All she needed was a response from her to assess the situation, but Sue seemed to make it


    too difficult for her to get one. Holley tried asking her again, "Sue, did you not hear me earlier? I am


    sorry if I sound annoying but I am really worried about you. You do know that you can tell me anything,


    anything at all. I would be more than happy to sit down and listen if you need someone to talk to. All


    you have to do is to ask."N?velDrama.Org ? content.


    Sue looked at her with warm eyes and said, "Thank you, but I am really fine. Everything is good." It


    took Sue a lot of thinking before she made up her mind to keep her lips tight about her family issues.


    She found herself uneasy to let anyone know about it. "If there is nothing else, then I would be going


    now. Thank you, Miss Ye."


    That was thest straw. Holley tried her best to control her emotion as Sue made her way out and


    closed the door. Her heart thumped so hard that she felt she was about to explode. She wanted to


    throw whatever object she could grab against the wall and imagined if the crash would give her


    satisfaction. No way could Sue just leave her defeated.


    Holley still had her mournful look when George stepped into her office. "You look terrible. What did I


    miss?" he asked in a concerned tone.


    "I just felt so stressed for some reason. It''s no big deal." Holley found herself an easy excuse. George


    could be nosy at times and thest thing she needed was to exin herself. "What brings you here?


    Are you heading somewhere?" she asked to divert his attention.


    "Oh, I have a business dinner tonight so I would probablye homete. You can go ahead and


    sleep early, even without me," he exined. "Are you sure you are okay?" he asked with a worried


    tone. "If you need to, we can go to the hospital right now and get you all checked up. Prevention is


    always better than cure."


    "It''s okay. I''m fine. You are worrying about me too much," she responded with a grin to reassure


    George. "It''s only amon headache so there''s no need for a doctor. I guess getting sufficient rest


    will be enough.


    As for you, please be mindful of your alcohol intaketer tonight. I understand that it''s unavoidable


    whenever you go to these business dinners but I don''t want you getting sick and all," Holley reminded


    him.


    "Sure, mydy." George nodded gently to show his consent. Holley''s response earlier that she was


    feeling okay did not have him convinced. "Are you feeling okay? I really don''t mind apanying you


    to the doctor now."


    "I''m really feeling okay. Don''t worry unnecessarily. I promise to go straight to the hospital if ever it gets


    worse," Holly assured the worried man once again.


    That was all that George needed to hear to be at peace. He was about to leave for his appointment


    when he remembered something important. "By the way, my mom and S have both decided to stay.


    I have no idea what''s keeping them busy so, hopefully, they do not end up looking for you. In case they


    do, let me know and I''d be more than happy to handle them for you. I absolutely don''t want to see you


    get hurt again."


    "Surely, I will," Holley confirmed with a mild smile.


    Her pretense of being the victim seemed to have George eager enough to protect her all the time. Little


    did he know that his damsel in distress was an evil witch in disguise. If he ever came to know about it,


    he would definitely not be her knight in shining armor anymore.


    Donna was still her mother though, and the bond between them would remain to be thicker than blood.


    No matter how horrible she had been, nothing could change the fact that she had given him life and


    supported him all this time.


    Holley''s anger still had not fully subsided after George left. After considering that a chat with Sue would


    make her calm, she stepped out of the room to find her. Just then, her phone started ringing and an


    unknown number came up on her caller ID.


    She initially hesitated to take the call. ''Could this be someone I knew from the past or a total stranger?''


    she thought. However, there was only one way to find out.


    "Long time no see." The sound of a familiar voice rang on her ear but she couldn''t put a face to it.


    Holley tried digging through her thoughts but she still came up nk. "You are?" she finally asked.


    "What? Don''t tell me you can''t remember me now? How long has it been?" Hisugh seemed to not


    bring herfort. Something on this man''s voice did not sound right. "It may have been three years


    and you''ve changed a whole lot from thest time I saw you. Bute on, no need to bury me on your


    past. I would be hurt if you have already forgotten about me," he said with detectable contempt.


    "It''s you!" The horror in Holley''s voice couldn''t be concealed. She suddenly felt cold with sweat as she


    found his name from her long forgotten memories. It was Ferry! How could she forget his name!


    Three years ago, he had offered her his services, which caused her a lot of sufferings and torment.


    Her chance to temporarily escape and leave her painful memories behind was all thanks to George.


    However, the presence of this man now reminded her that she couldn''t run away too long. Just the


    mere presence of this man, who was now back from the dead, had everything about her bitter past


    flood back to her. How could a single phone call turn her life around?


    There was no way she would have made herself believe that she could get rid of those memories. It


    was a part of her then, and his presence would remind her more of it now.


    "It''s me," Ferry responded. His confirmationcked any emotion.


    "You... Are you back in Y City?" Her voice trembled as Holley nervously waited for a response.


    Ferry had been on the run for fear that he would reap the seeds of his evil deeds. He got himself into a


    lot of trouble after he seeded in his n to torture Sheryl. Though it was a huge sess, the fact


    that he had crossed the line with some powerful and strong people such as Charles and Andy, had him


    fear for his life.


    He had to move overseas to stay away from all the chaos.


    As much as he wanted to stay, he knew that he couldn''t return to Y City with Charles and Andy on his


    tail. It was too risky. Holley was clearly surprised to learn that he seriously just got back.


    "Yes, I am back." Ferry made sure it sounded confident. "Are you not happy to hear the good news?"


    "Are you crazy?" Holley eximed, only to realize how it was inappropriate for her to be shouting at


    someone over the phone. What would people think of her if someone heard her just now? Her image


    would be ruined. She decided to lower her voice but retained the intensity of her questions. "Do you not


    fear for your life? After all the ruckus that you have made, do you think that Andy and Charles will just


    let it slip? You have the nerve to be running around the city. Are you out of your mind?"


    "Yvonne, mind yournguage. I don''t think that I need to remind you on who you are talking to. Do you


    think that I have forgotten how you and Le messed the whole thing up? I would have not been hiding


    if it weren''t for you!" Ferry stressed out.


    "I..." Holley was rendered speechless. Sheposed her thoughts and replied in her defense, "I don''t


    think that you should me us for what happened in the past. We did try our best but it was just


    impossible to seed given that she had too many people to protect her at the time. I doubt if we can


    still work out a n to catch Sheryl alone now, since Charles has arranged an evenrger group to


    make sure she''s under his surveince all the time."


    "You should know how to y this game by now. If physical torture doesn''t work, try a mental one."


    Ferry scoffed, "Think about it. You are her boss now. I hope you won''t tell me that you can''t even get


    such a simple thing done."


    "I mean, don''t get me wrong. I didn''t mean that..." Holley started. She clearly needed to exin the


    reason behind her actions to this man but none of her hard work had actually given her anything to


    brag about. Ferry interrupted her abruptly, "Enough! I don''t want to hear your useless excuses.


    Now that I''m back, you better not waste your time. I want to see you get something done at least,


    otherwise…"


    He was warning her. Knowing Ferry from before, she understood him so much that he didn''t need to


    finish his sentences to rify the consequences. She couldn''t imagine her fate at the hands of this


    ruthless and cruel man. Failure was never an option.


    He never took anything lightly -- there were more than a thousand ways he could think of and take


    action to torture her.