----


    "Oh, you’re still here? What do you want?” David threw a


    nce at Cheryl and then his gaze stopped at Danielle.


    Cheryl stared at David in disbelief. How could he totally


    ignore her? But she hadn’t forgotten why she was here.


    “Mr. Charrington, I’m here today to ask a favor. For my


    sake, would you please let Mrs. Marker go?"


    Danielle had gotten cream on her face from the dessert,


    and David gently wiped it away for her before letting out a


    coldugh. "For your sake?"


    ----


    Cheryl felt like she had been pped in the face as she felt


    extremely humiliated. "The Marker and Locke families are


    on good terms. Could you for the sake of the Locke family,


    be merciful and let Mrs. Marker go?"


    “It’s not up to me." David fiddled with Danielle’s hand. His


    action was obvious. Cheryl had asked the wrong person.


    David indicated that Cheryl should ask Danielle. Cheryl


    was hurt that David had treated her like that though he


    didn’t bother about the Locke family.


    “What would it take for Miss Darling to let Mrs. Marker go?"


    Cheryl asked with a smile, suppressing her anger.


    Danielle yawned, feeling satisfied. "I haven’t thought about


    it yet.”


    ----


    “Miss Darling, we are all women. Why are you making


    things difficult for others? As long as you say what you


    want, I’ll try my best to satisfy your needs.”


    Danielle’s attitude had already made Cheryl impatient. She


    was so presumptuous as she had David’s backing. Cheryl


    tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart.


    “Didn’t someone make things difficult for me first? Why are


    you acting like a good person now?" Cheryl clearly looked


    like she couldn’t wait to strangle Danielle to death, yet she


    still had to fake a smile.


    ----


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    straightforwertrand not show her


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    she suppgessed her anger, "Why &


    don’t youet Mrs. Marker apologize


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    matter!”


    ----


    Danielle thought, ’Here we go again with this hypocritical


    talk. If I don’t set Mrs. Marker free, it makes me look petty.


    Cheryl Locke has all her lines nned out.’


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