Chapter 44 The Heroine (Part One)

The crowd was swarming around Sherry. As Jeremy watched this entire scene unfold, Jeremy raised his eyebrows in displeasure.

He turned slightly to wrap his arms around Sherry in an attempt to protect her from the crowd.

Irked, Sherry lowered her voice and barked, "That's enough!"

Sherry absolutely despised it whenever Jeremy tried to put her under his control.

An obnoxious combination of Jeremy's perfume and his unbuttoned collar sent Sherry into a strange rollercoaster of emotions.

"If you stay still, I'm not going to move," Jeremy whispered in her ear.

Arrogant as he was, it seemed that he had forgotten that they were surrounded by other people.

The attention was on Steve now. If just any of them turned their heads and saw Sherry, the consequences would be dire.

Sherry then carefully tried to take a step back.

Unfortunately, this only allowed Jeremy to dominate her further.

"Jeremy, why are you so impatient?" Sherry snapped, trying to wriggle herself free from his grip.

"Am I that obvious?" Jeremy's answer was so indifferent that Sherry didn't know what to say.

She had said everything she could think of and used all kinds of excuses she could think of. Still, Jeremy didn't budge; he kept his hand tightly gripped on her slender waist.

"I'm going to the washroom. Let go of me!" Sherry said, still struggling.

"No. It's Steve's birthday today and this is the most important moment. Just wait for a while, and I'll go with you." Jeremy was easily able to come up with an excuse to not let Sherry go.

Sherry protested, "But I don't want you to go with me!" 'It was clear as day that I don't want to be anywhere near him. Why the hell would he think that I would be okay with him coming with me to the bathroom?'

s the emcee finished speaking, she raised her pleasant voice to make sure everyone heard her. Sherry was intently listening from the crowd.

She looked around the room and found that most of the men had come with dates. There were also so many beautiful and well-dressed women. Every woman present that night was beautiful in their own way. They all had long legs and slender figures.

Sherry figured she wouldn't be noticed that much which was what she wanted anyway.

"Now, let's welcome the ladies to the stage."

Just as the rest of the group was arriving on stage, Sherry lifted her long dress so she could blend in with the crowd. She didn't like being the center of attention.

It wasn't until the crowd started hooting and cheering did Sherry look up and spot the a hand reaching to her.

"Miss Xu, please," Steve said with a smile.

He gestured to her, asking to come up on stage.

Sherry felt her chest tighten when she realized that all eyes were on her. It was Steve's birthday which mean that it would be impolite of her to refuse.

Sherry was caught in a dilemma now.

Everyone was staring at the woman who had attracted most of the men's attention.