On the other end of the phone, Lina said, "What's wrong?"

Sherry paused for a few seconds before saying, "Nothing, thank you."

Hanging up the phone, she switched on her computer and sorted through the photos.

Sherry had meant to ask Lina how she had found her phone number, but it seemed that she shouldn’t take the trouble to ask.

After selecting the most satisfying photos she had taken and sending them over, Sherry closed the computer and went into the bathroom.

When she got out of the shower, Sherry couldn't sleep and cleaned up the house. Before long, a faint glow tinted the sky in the distance.

She sat down in front of her computer and worked on the pictures she hadn't finished retouching.

It was a knock at the door that connected her with the outside world again.

Stella had thought Stella was still asleep when she left this morning, so she hadn't called her. But she couldn't let Sherry stay asleep just like that, so she ordered her lunch online.

Sherry took the paper bag from the deliveryman and sat down as she messaged Stella.

Her eyes widened as she caught sight of the time on her computer screensaver.

It was almost twelve o'clock!

Her plane would take off at 2 pm.

Sherry quickly ate her lunch, fixed her hair, and didn't have time to pack her clothes, so she grabbed the suitcase she'd brought back from London, hastily stuffed two more clothes in it and left.

By the time she arrived at the airport, it was already a little past one o'clock.

She was running wild the whole time, from check-in to safety inspection.

And she finally managed to get on the plane just before it took off.

As the plane taxied, Sherry sent a message to her mother before turning off her phone and leaning against the window.

It was probably because she hadn't slept for so long and after a whole morning of working and a desperate run, she finally felt sleepy at this point.

She slept until the plane landed.

City N was only a three-hour flight away from her home.

When she got off the plane, Sherry yawned as she walked outside, while turning on her phone and clicking on the voice message from her mother.

"Why did you come back so suddenly and not tell me earlier? Your dad and I were going to visit you at City N in a few days. But are you on the plane now? I think you'll arrive in time for dinner, right? What would you like to eat? I'll ask your dad to get it and make it for you tonight."

Sherry also sent a voice message, "Mom, I just got off the plane. I'll just eat whatever you cook."

After thinking for a while, Sherry continued, "Mom, have you been in touch with Uncle Bennett lately? Can you ask him to come over for dinner tonight? I have to ask him for a favor."

Not long after this message was sent, her mother called, "What do you want with Uncle Bennett?"

Sherry reached out to stop the taxi, "I have something to see him about. I'll tell you more when I get back."

"Your father was playing chess with him yesterday. Uncle Bennett is working the night shift today, so he can't come over for dinner. If you need anything, just look for him directly at the hospital tomorrow."

"Okay, I know."

Her mother added, "Sherry, the son of a friend in our neighborhood is a university teacher who gets off work early and has time to come over for dinner. How about asking him to join us?"

Sherry was speechless.

She said, "If you really ask him to come, I'll buy a plane ticket and leave now.copy right hot novel pub