Chapter 1716

Sherry glared at John. If her eyes could fire lasers, John would have been punctured with numerous holes by now. She swallowed the rage in her breath and went back to coaxing Caprice, “No, that’s not what this is, Mommy only wants to go to them to talk about something.” "What do you guys want to talk about?" John asked sharply. Caprice was still sobbing. Sherry was running out of options. She took a deep breath and confessed, "I was never with Carl. Our engagement was a ruse this entire time.” John seemed intrigued by this. Caprice suddenly stopped sobbing. She caught her breath and asked in a tone of complete naivety, “What’s a ruse?” Sherry heaved a sigh of relief and answered, “It means that you’re putting on an act for others. We want people to think that I’m with Uncle Carl when in reality, nothing is happening between us at all.” Caprice only heard the part where they were not together and immediately lit up. “Why are you two acting?” Sherry answered