Her last straw...

Sheryl waited in vain for her father who doted her most to come and redeem her. On the second day, she could no longer hold on and started clamouring that she wanted the police to call her folks to come and meet her in jail. She didn’t believe that her parents would be so heartless to ignore her once they saw her pathetic state.

These days Sheryl wasn’t really pathetic as she got preferential treatment; the cops didn’t dare to overdo, not because of their overflowing justice but because they didn’t know who Sheryl was. They were not sure if touching her would bring them endless grief. She kept saying that she was the future daughter-in-law of the Walter clan.

Although the Walters never stepped into the world of darkness, who could say for sure? If it really was the Walters, then wouldn’t that mean they have bought eighteen generations of bad luck into their household?

There were also those who were in a rush to flatter and obtain favours. This was a rare chance to obtain favour as t