Man, what's wrong with you?

Chapter 40 Punish Her (Part One)

During lunch break the next day, Sherry decided to go to a clothing store.

Even though she had an abundance of clothes in her wardrobe, she was tired of wearing the same conservative clothes and wanted a change of style.

Sherry wanted a completely new make-over as she didn't want to live her life for Jeremy anymore. Besides, now that her work life back on track, a few more changes in her personal taste could help bring about a completely new outlook on life.

She picked out a bold, red dress from the rack in the clothing store and stared at it pensively for a few moments. Just as she was about to go and try it on, she saw a figure in the reflection of the mirror coming out of the fitting room.

She found this person to be vaguely familiar as she contemplated for a while and looked at the person again. The moment the person turned around, Sherry gasped and thought what a remarkable coincidence it was to run into Jessie there.

What a small world!

The shop assistant gently called her from behind to ask, "Miss, would you like to try this on?" Sherry kept silent and the shop assistant began to wonder if there was something wrong with her. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Jessie turned around to look at the shop assistant when she heard her voice. She glanced at the woman standing next to her and found Sherry staring at her with a surprised expression.

"Sherry! It's you!" Jessie's sharp voice instantly struck a chord and Sherry felt like she was about to get a headache.

The old Sherry would have pretended not to see Jessie and would have completely ignored her. But since she was turning over a new leaf, she decided to be brave this time. She walked towards Jessie

and said, "What a coincidence!"

As she walked towards Sherry in her 4-inch stiletto heels, Jessie swung her hips vivaciously, calling attention to her slender waist. She glanced at the dress the shop assistant was holding beside her and asked, "Are you here to pick a dress too?"

"Yes, I am." Sherry glanced at Jessie from head to toe and observed her physique. Jessie was not very tall, but she had a slim, lithe figure and always applied her makeup in a pretty, flirtatious way. As such, it never came as a surprise to anyone whenever she caught men's hearts and attention.

"Are you attending Mr. Song's birthday party this year? Will you be bringing a date?" Jessie asked pryingly.

'Jessie is still bragging like she always does!' Sherry thought. She raised her chin defiantly as she looked down on Jessie and said, "I'll be going alone. Who needs a date?"

Jessie covered her mouth with her hand and pretended to act surprised. "Oh, really? By the way, Jeremy invited me to be his date for the party."

Sherry was right. As it turned out, Jessie was just playing nice so she could brag about having Jeremy as her date. Fortunately, Sherry was skilled with coping under pressure and proceeded to challenge her instead. She kept a faint smile on her lips and said, "I hope you find a nice dress, then. You should be the most beautiful woman in Steve's birthday party so that you don't embarrass Jeremy."

As these words left her lips, Sherry felt a bitter taste in her mouth as if she had just eaten a bitter melon.

"Well, you're the embarrassing one in Jeremy's eyes," Jessie said with disdain written all over her face.

"Really? Maybe Jeremy hadn't told you, but yesterday, he was insisting that I be his date for the party. I repeatedly refused," said Sherry in a plain tone.

After she heard what Sherry had said, Jessie immediately looked at her with confusion. "I don't believe you," she said.

"Well, you can ask him and see how he responds. See if he can look you in the eye if he disagrees."

It didn't matter how smart or dumb she was, Jessie could understand clearly what Sherry meant.

If Jeremy refused to answer her, he would show signs of complacency. However, if he said yes, Jessie would clearly react with anger and jealousy.

Jessie also had her own doubts even before Sherry had said this. She broke into Jeremy's office the other day and he seemed quite aloof about it, not minding what she had just done. Instead, he suddenly asked her to leave for Hong Kong. The request startled her and she began to cry for hours before he finally let it go.

And then this morning, out of the blue, he suddenly asked Jessie to be his date for Steve's party.

Despite not understanding why Jeremy's attitude had changed so unexpectedly, Jessie's doubts were quickly overshadowed by exhilaration. She quickly rushed out to find a dress to impress him.

Now, after she heard what Sherry said, she couldn't help but feel that Jeremy had only asked her out because Sherry rejected all of his advances yesterday.

There was fire in Jessie's eyes when she looked back at Sherry. She didn't want it to be true, but her intuition couldn't help but believe it.

"Sherry, you are so full of yourself. Jeremy has already fallen out of love with you and is just playing with your feelings. I'm his woman now." Jessie raised her chin as she said these words spitefully.

Jessie was oblivious to the fact that Sherry and Jeremy were married because not a lot of people knew about it. Although Sherry had told herself not to trouble herself about Jeremy anymore, she just couldn't let this woman treat her this way.

"Oh really, do you have a marriage certificate? Has he told the world that you are his wife?" Sherry said haughtily.

Unlike Jessie, Sherry spoke in a soft and mellow tone, which only aggravated Jessie further. Her jealousy was apparent despite how hard she tried to mask it.

"You!" Jessie was completely speechless after hearing Sherry's words. She couldn't give a proper response because it was true that Jeremy was avoiding making their relationship public. She knew it was all just wishful thinking.

Jeremy never called Jessie endearing names, and even if he would buy her everything she wanted, it was clear that he didn't love her back.

She began to doubt Jeremy's intentions.

"I'm going ahead to try on my dress. If you have any questions, we can talk about it later." Sherry didn't have the energy to get into an argument with her. Besides, she was technically Jeremy's wife.

Their marriage certificates were still kept in the cabinet.

Sherry chose a bright red and sparkling dress. The dress was long and narrow and clung to her body beautifully, flaunting her slender legs. It accentuated her tiny waist even more and made her figure all the more attractive.

She had never worn such a bold dress before, but was very pleased with the outcome. She felt like a brand new woman.

It had been a while since she'd experimented on her looks. Since she married Jeremy, she felt like she had to hide her true character and style as she wanted to act like the woman he wanted her to be.

Her long hair fell over her shoulders and curled back. She thought that she would look even more beautiful if she applied a little more makeup.