Chapter 543 Chris In Distress


    Noticing Gary''s hesitation in discussing Autumn, Charlie didn''t pursue the topic. After finishing his meal,


    he got distracted in studying Gary''s chessboard. Meanwhile, the old man and Le sat on the lounge.


    "How old is the boy?" asked Gary curiously while gazing at Charlie.


    "He''s almost four years old," Le replied calmly. To make her lie more believable, she purposefully


    made Charlie a year older than he actually was.


    "When did you and Charles… get together?" Gary asked with interest. He intended to figure out what


    was going on between his grandson and this woman. He was extremely satisfied with his great-


    grandson, who looked exactly like Charles at his age. However, he didn''t take kindly to the thought of


    Charles'' cheating on his wife. If he really had a rtionship with this woman after marrying Autumn, he


    would teach him a lesson.


    "Grandpa, we never really… dated," Le said, looking embarrassed. She had a feeling that Charles''


    grandfather was not a pushover. Trying to act shy, she continued,"It happened when Charles got drunk


    while we were on a business trip in Europe," she said in a low voice. "He mistook me for Autumn and I


    didn''t resist him because I was infatuated with him. Later, I found myself pregnant with his child."


    "Is that so?" There was sarcasm in the old man''s voice. Looking up, Le found Gary looking at her


    suspiciously.


    "Yes," Le said in a firm voice. "The other day... Mr. Lu got drunk and we…" Le''s voice trailed off


    intentionally.


    Gary snorted, assuming what happened next.


    His blood boiled with anger when he heard his grandson repeated his mistake.


    ''We men from the Lu family have always been loyal to our wives and there is no exception. How can


    Charles break this old tradition?'' he thought angrily.


    "I''ll teach him a lesson when hees back," Gary threatened. His eyes were kindling with anger at


    his grandson''sck of control.


    Blood rushed to Le''s cheeks at Gary''s word. After a slight hesitation, she said,"Grandpa, it''s not his


    fault. He didn''t force me. Besides, it''s been more than three years since Autumn left him. He is a virile


    man with needs…" Her eyes pleaded silently. "I hope you can understand him," she said.


    Gary''s face turned livid with anger. He threw Le a scathing look. "Miss Zhang, I prefer you to address


    me as Mr. Lu. You are not my grandson''s wife, so you have no right to call me grandpa."


    Hearing Gary''s disparaging words, Le realized that he had no intention of treating her as part of their


    family.


    Blushing with mortification, Le lowered her head. Chris who was silently listening to their


    conversation suddenly cut in. "Grandpa, don''t be so serious. Le is going to marry Charles sooner or


    Chris told Gary.


    Looking angrily at his grand-daughter, Gary said insultingly,"She can call me grandpa only after she


    gets married to Charles and not before. I never saw ady who talked so familiarly on their first


    meeting."


    Feeling seriously chastised, Le held back her anger. Charles'' grandfather was turning out to be a


    pain in the neck. Smiling sweetly, she turned to Gary saying,"Well, I''m sorry, Mr. Lu, for being familiar


    on our first meeting."


    Witnessing Gary''s hostility towards Le, Chris jumped to her defense. "Grandpa, I brought them here


    because I wanted you to side with them. I thought you would be happy to see Charles'' son. Le gave


    him a good upbringing. He is such a well-mannered and smart boy. Why are you treating her like this?"


    Chrisined.


    "Be quiet!" Gary snapped at Chris, looking at her thunderously. "You''re married off and this is not your


    home anymore. So don''t meddle in your brother''s affairs," he lectured sternly.


    "You…" Shock kept Chris from uttering another word. ''I did all this for Charles'' sake, but grandpa


    scolded me like this. He made me look like a fool in front of Le, '' she thought angrily.


    "You''re right. This is not my home anymore. After all the things I did for Charles, this is all the thanks I


    got, a scolding from you. I''m not ming anybody. It''s all my fault for caring too much for my brother.


    Now that I know I''m not wee in this house, I''m leaving," she said emotionally.


    Le tried to stop Chris as she said hurriedly,"Miss Lu, please don''t be angry with your grandfather. You


    misunderstood his meaning."


    "Let me go!" Chris shook off Le''s hands violently. "I wash my hands of you. If you want to be in this


    family, figure it out yourself. I can''t help you anymore," she told Le angrily.


    "That''s enough!" Gary barked at Chris. ''Chris was spoiled by us. She got used to getting her own way, ''


    he thought.


    His anger subsided a little as he looked at Chris storming angrily out of the room. ''It''s sote. Where


    will she go?'' he thought worriedly.


    Cursing and sobbing, she strode hurriedly towards the door. As soon as she stepped out of the room,


    she ran into Charles who was just about to enter the door.


    Steadying her with his hands, Charles asked,"What''s the hurry? Where are you going at this hour?"


    "Charles…" Chris sobbed at her brother''s chest. Looking up at her brother tearfully, she said,"I did all


    this for you, but grandpa berated me..."


    Frowning, Charles tried to understand what Chris was talking about. He looked towards the living room.


    His eyes were narrowed as he caught sight of Le. Then he brought back his attention to Chris who


    Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    was obviously distressed.


    ''What the hell is she doing here?'' he thought, scowling heavily.


    "Mr. Lu…" Le addressed Charles with an awkward expression. With one look at Charles'' expression,


    she realized that he didn''t know about their visit.


    ''He doesn''t want to see me here, '' she thought, feeling embarrassed.


    "What are you doing here?" Charles asked coldly. Le bit her lip, not knowing what to say. Before Le


    could answer, Chris interjected,"I invited her."


    With knitted brows, he turned sharply to Chris. "You did this?"


    "Yes," Chris confirmed. "She is your son''s mother. I asked her and Charlie to join us for a meal. What is


    the problem?"


    "Why are you so nosy?" he growled at his sister. "It''s none of your business. Why are you interfering?"


    he snapped angrily.


    "You…" Chris faltered, her face turning pale. At first, it was Gary, now Charles was also biting her head


    off. She never expected that Charles would react like this. "I never expected that you and grandpa can


    treat me like this. I''m leaving this house and I''m noting back," Chris shouted at Charles.


    Pushing Charles out of the way, Chris turned to leave. The minute she took a step, she felt an


    excruciating pain in her abdomen. Clutching her stomach desperately, Chris suddenly copsed to the


    ground.


    Le rushed to her side feigning concern. "Are you all right, Miss Lu?" she asked.


    "It hurts…" Chris groaned, her brows furrowed in pain as she clutched her belly. Le turned to look at


    Charles who was gently lifting Chris in his arms. "Is she going to have the baby?" she asked worriedly.