Chapter 14 5.56 % 10 vouchers Emmett was in the hospital . Sarah looked worried . " Emmett , what happened ? Who hit you ? " Emmett coughed a bit and said , " It's nothing . " He figured Harold must've hit him for kicking Sherry . He'd acted too rashly . He'd take this beating . Since he wouldn't talk , Sarah didn't push . She got the parking lot footage . When she saw Harold , she linked it to the flower shop incident . She clenched her fists . Later . Lynn showed up . She leaned over the bed and cried while looking at Emmett . Sarah said , " Lynn , be careful with your wounds . Don't / rip them open again ." Emmett turned and saw Lynn's bandaged hand . He felt a bit less guilty . Sherry bullied Lynn , so it wasn't his fault . If Harold knew what Emmett was thinking , he might want to break another rib of Emmett . Even if he didn't , he wished he'd hit harder . by Sherry stayed in the hospital for a week before going home . Her already thin face looked even thinner . She was tired and weak . Harold held Sherry with one arm . Zeina and Xavier followed behind , carrying bags . Once home , Zackery and Yoel rushed over . They each took one of Sherry's hands , looking worried , and asked , " Are you feeling better , Sherry ? " . " Even Javier and Winston , who were always busy , showed up .. Seeing so many people , Sherry felt a bit shy but forced a smile . " I'm much better now . I'm fine , " she said . Javier and Winston's wives touched Sherry's face gently , led her to the table , and urged her to eat up to gain some weight . Sherry thanked them politely and ate earnestly , but she still seemed a bit down . They didn't push Sherry , but inside , they were even angrier at Emmett . After dinner , Sherry sat with Zeina on the couch , watching TV . Harold walked over and handed her a box . Sherry looked at him , confused . Harold said , " A get - well gift . " Sherry opened it curiously . When she saw what was inside , she froze in surprise . Zeina leaned in to look and was surprised too . Inside was a photo . The woman wore a white dress , looking beautiful and smiling brightly . She could feel her happiness through the picture . It was Scarlett . Sherry carefully took it out . Her small hand touched Scarlett's face , amazed and happy . She looked at Harold with shining eyes . Harold coughed gently , " Julius found the photo , " he said . Then he added , " I got the frame . It's my way of saying sorry . Sorry , I didn't protect you from being bullied . It won't happen again . " 1/3 02:02 Mon , Sep 8 G GG Chapter 14 56 % 10 vouchers Sherry shook her head . She nuzzled her face against his palm softly . " Not your fault . Dad's great , " she said . Then she turned to Julius and smiled , " Thanks , Uncle Julius ! " Her voice sounded more cheerful . Julius looked a few more times . Then he turned away coolly and walked back to his room without a word . Harold managed not to roll his eyes toward Julius . Then he looked down at Sherry and asked , " Are you happy ? " Sherry nodded firmly . She stared at the photo . " I've never seen Mom smile like this before ." In Sherry's memory , Scarlett was always sad . Sherry drank or just stared blankly . Sherry never saw her smile . But when she did , she looked beautiful . " Dad , where'd you get this photo ? " Sherry asked curiously . Harold froze at her question . He'd tried to find photos online . But all he found was bad news about Scarlett . There were pictures from the night she drugged Emmett - she'd had reporters take those . And the media took embarrassing photos of her working in a bar after the Lemmon family kicked her out . Once the Lemmons and Emmetts left her for good , even the press stopped caring . 18123 He found this photo on Scarlett's university's website . Julius had deleted all the old bar photos . Harold wasn't sure how to explain it to Sherry . Luckily , she didn't push him and just held the photo close to her chest . Sherry thought , ' Grandma said that when people die , they start a new life . I hope Mom can have a good one and be happier . Mom was so pretty - she deserved to smile more . Sherry slept , with the photo in her arms . She had her best sleep in a long time . Zeina got an idea . She made a pillow out of the photo overnight . When Sherry woke up , the pillow was on her bed . Sherry opened her eyes , blinked in disbelief , and thought she was still dreaming . Zeina heard a noise and opened the door . Sherry was hugging the pillow , kissing it every now and then . Zeina laughed and asked , " You like it ? " Sherry blinked and asked , " Did you make it ? " " No , I couldn't have made this . It was Aunt Kadence . She's a designer , " Zeina said . Sherry thought of Kadence's smiling face . She nodded happily . " I love it a lot . " It was like Scarlett never left her . Even when Scarlett was with Sherry , she didn't hug Sherry . But now Sherry could hug her mother whenever she wanted to . Sherry stared at the pillow , her eyes turning red . She rushed into Zeina's arms . " Grandma , thanks so much . " She added in her heart , ' Dad , Grandma , Uncle Julius , Aunt Kadence , and others , all treat me so well . I finally feel like I have a real home . Zeina stroked her cheek . " Sweetie , cry if you need to . Don't hold it in ." Sherry's eyes were red , but she shook her head . She looked up and said , " No tears . I have a home now . I'll smile ." She smiled sweetly and softly . Zeina leaned in and kissed her cheek . 2/3 Chapter 14 3.56 % 10 vouchers After Sherry got better , she took her two brothers out to collect scrap and make some money . Julius took his " pay " and took on a job like James Bond's - tough and intense . Even when his leg was healthy , he'd never done anything like this . He bet that Harold and Sherry were his weakness . Julius muttered under his breath , typing like crazy , and sent the ninth version of his code to Harold . It had been two weeks and Harold needed to get back to work . Glorious Technology was throwing a party that day . Harold grinned and pinched Sherry's cheek . " Wanna come watch the show ? " 3/3 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!