Not A Small-Town Girl

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

glance 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

cold laugh. "For your sake?"

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Cheryl felt like she had been slapped 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. "| haven’t thought about

it yet.”

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“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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Cheryl didn’t expect Danielle to be so

straightforwertrand not show her

any respectcheryl said patiently as

she suppgessed her anger, "Why &

don’t youet Mrs. Marker apologize

to yon person? Miss Darling,you

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shouldn’t make things ughgfor

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matter!”

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Danielle thought, ’Here we go again with this hypocritical

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

Cheryl Locke has all her lines planned out.’

"Mrs. Marker should be grateful that

she was broyght to Nathor Palace. If

she had fallen into my hands, |

wouldn’t Jét her off so easily. Shell”

suffer even more." Danielle said >

emotiohlessly, as she glanced St

Ch tyl, who was sitting oppesite her.

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