Chapter 75
Uncle Nie quickly approached Adrian Sinclair.
He whispered a few words in a low voice.
Adrian's gaze turned icy cold.
His sharp eyes swept toward Cherry Lin like a blade.
Cherry was still weeping and confessing.
"The two children were right in front of me, but I couldn't stop it in time..."
"It's all my fault! When I saw those online attacks against Anna later, my heart broke with guilt."
Cherry spoke until her own eyes turned red.
Then she heard Adrian's cold voice. "Uncle Nie, see our guest out."
Cherry, lost in her self-pity, froze in shock.
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
See her out?
How could this be? She had acted so vulnerable and kind. Shouldn't they be comforting her?
Uncle Nie made a gesture with an expressionless face. "This way, please."
Cherry stood up uneasily.
She looked at Adrian pitifully, biting her lip. "Mr. Sinclair, did I say something wrong?"
So it was true. They got angry as soon as she mentioned failing to protect Anna.
They were blaming her.
They were the ones who made the principal fire her.
Grandma Sinclair's face was stern. "You didn't say anything wrong. We were wrong to let you in."
Before Cherry could react, Uncle Nie firmly escorted her out of the living room.
Anna looked confusedly at her uncle, then at her grandma.
What had happened?
She had just finished listening to Master's story about Mary Sue, and now Teacher Cherry was leaving?
She hadn't even caught the Playboy Ghost yet!
Master Ji floated mid-air. "Next time. Not here. It's bad energy."
The little girl instinctively waved. "Goodbye, Teacher Cherry..."
Merlin lifted Anna onto his shoulders. "Come on, Dad will take you to your room."
Anna was suddenly high up and let out a surprised "Ah!"
Then she laughed happily.
This was her first time riding a giant horse!
So high!
It felt like she could reach the chandelier. Could she touch the moon if they were outside?
Anna shouted excitedly, "Daddy, higher! Higher!"
Merlin gently bounced his shoulders.
Anna squealed with delight, even happier.
Grandma Sinclair worriedly cautioned, "Be careful! Don't drop her!"
Merlin was full of confidence. "It's fine. I could carry a plane and run. Carrying her is nothing. I won't drop her."
Grandma Sinclair watched the father-daughter pair speechlessly.
Anna excitedly listed, "I'll pick stars for Grandma, for Grandpa, for Uncle Adrian, Uncle Two, Uncle Five, Little Uncle... and for brothers and sisters..."
"Then for Daddy, for Little Five, for Grandpa Turtle..."
She named everyone in the family, even the pets.
Merlin's lips curved up.
He held her small hand and raised it high.
The father and daughter laughed and played their way upstairs.
Suddenly, there was a loud thud.
Anna covered her forehead. "Waaah! I hit the doorframe too!"
Merlin quickly checked. "How? I already bent down..."
Anna pouted. "Not low enough! Just a little bit lower!"
Merlin guiltily rubbed her forehead. "Mmm, Daddy's fault."
The Sinclair family didn't know whether to laugh or be angry.
This unreliable dad only knew how to mess things up for his kid!
Grandma Sinclair muttered as she hurried to get the first aid kit.
Cherry Lin stood outside the closed iron gate.
Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
She whispered grievancely, "What did I even do wrong?"
She had genuinely come to apologize.
Why wouldn't the Sinclair family listen to her explanation...
Cherry felt both wronged and humiliated.
But mostly, she felt heartbroken.
Heartbroken that five excellent men didn't believe her.
An image appeared in her mind: In a princess's castle, five men who deeply loved her all left angrily because of a misunderstanding... The princess cried sadly, and a cherry blossom rain fell from the sky... The princess ran out and slipped...
Cherry blossom petals fell one after another, landing on her eyelashes that were like butterfly wings. The five knights hurried back, but the princess refused to open her eyes again. They were filled with regret...
Wuwu, so tragic. Cherry cried even harder, sobbing all the way home.
Zhou Xiao was waiting anxiously.
Seeing her return in tears, he immediately pulled her into his embrace.
"What's wrong? You didn't answer my calls!"
Cherry sobbed uncontrollably in his arms. "Brother Zhou Xiao... Did I really do something wrong? But I really didn't mean to..."
"Why did the principal fire me? Why won't the Sinclair family forgive me..."
Cherry cried loudly.
Zhou Xiao comforted her. "It's not your fault. It's not your fault. Be good, don't cry..."
Cherry cried for a while.
Then she suddenly saw her own tear-streaked face in the full-length mirror.
But Zhou Xiao, who was holding her, seemed so ordinary.
She used to think he was sunny and handsome, the best among her several boyfriends.
But after meeting Adrian and Merlin, Cherry felt he wasn't good enough for her.
Suddenly feeling bored, Cherry stopped crying.
An indescribable discomfort rose in her heart. A good girl like her should be comforted in the arms of someone like Adrian or Merlin.
Cherry pushed Zhou Xiao away abruptly and ran out.
Zhou Xiao stood frozen. "???"
"Little Cherry!" He hurriedly chased after her.
The hallway was already empty.
Zhou Xiao frantically pressed the elevator button, anxiously running downstairs.
After he left, the lights in the dark stairwell turned on.
A figure stood there...
It was Cherry.
She covered her mouth and whispered painfully, "I'm sorry, Brother Zhou Xiao. We can never be together again. Fate let us meet, but we cannot be together... Wuwu."
Heartbroken, Cherry... went to Yi Bin's house.
Yi Bin was both surprised and delighted. "Little Cherry, why are you here?"
Cherry thought she looked "haggard" as she glanced at Yi Bin.
She realized he was even less worthy of her.
She immediately burst into loud sobs.
But it was late.
She decided to finish crying tonight and leave tomorrow.
She and him were destined to have no future... Wuwu!
In Anna's room.
Grandma Sinclair held a towel wrapped with ice cubes against Anna's forehead.
Merlin reached out. "Let me do it."
It was unacceptable to let the elderly take care of the child so late...
Grandma Sinclair glared at him. "You be quiet!"
Merlin touched his nose and fell silent.
Anna obediently tilted her head back, letting Grandma apply the ice.
She said softly, "Grandma, I'm really okay!"
Grandma Sinclair: "You be quiet too!"
Father and daughter both fell silent at the same time.
Merlin coughed lightly and picked up a picture book by the bed. "Anna, Dad will tell you a story. What do you want to hear?"
Anna immediately raised her hand. "Daddy, I want to hear a brainless Mary Sue story!"
"The kind... where an aunt holds two uncles' hands and says she wants them both to be the daddies of her child."
Merlin: "???"
Grandma Sinclair: "??????"
An aunt... having a child with two men?!