Chapter 659 You Are Totally Without Scruple


    "What I told you was absolutely true," Sheryl looked up at Anthony and exined to him patiently.


    Anthony was fuming in rage. She understood that he was not in the position to judge the situation


    rationally. Any man who suspected that his girlfriend got involved with another man would be mad. It


    was useless to reason with him at the moment. So she suggested,"I know you are angry. We will talk


    about it when you calm down."


    Anthony was rather amazed at such a cool reaction from Sheryl. It seemed she had no repentance for


    what she did! "You would rather keep that a secret and never let me know, huh?" Anthony said. In the


    past three years, Anthony had done so much for Sheryl while she still maintained a vague distance with


    him. And just now she confessed to him that she had spent thest few days with Charles in his house!


    Anthony could suddenly feel that all his efforts to win her heart had gone in vain. He was deeply hurt.


    He could not put up the all forgiving benevolent self in front of her any more. He blurted,"Sheryl, do you


    think you can do anything even if it hurts me just because I love you? Do you think I am an idiot? Do


    you have no heart? Do you think I can always tolerate you and forgive you no matter what you do? Do


    you think I won''t mind being a weak cuckold? When you were with Charles, have you ever thought


    about the fact that you have a boyfriend? And on the top of that you have no repentance for it!"


    Sheryl was shocked to hear Anthony''s usation. She had thought Anthony loved her and trusted her.


    The fact that Anthony''s faith in her was so frail that it broke so easily hurt her feelings deeply. He didn''t


    even care to hear the entire thing. She sneered,"In your heart, I am such a cheeky shameless woman.


    That''s your real thoughts, isn''t that?"


    "Isn''t it true?" Anthony retorted. Sheryl''s question struck him like an arrow leaving him sad and


    dejected. He knew Sheryl very well and trusted her. However, he couldn''t restrain his anger.


    Jealous.


    Yes, he was jealous. His lips curved in a painful and sarcastic smile.


    He thought, ''Three years ago, I really envied Charles because he had met Autumn before I could


    express my feelings for her. And now, three yearster, Charles still has his own charm to bring Sheryl


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    to get close to him. I am so jealous of him.''


    "Get out! Get out of here," Sheryl shouted, looking at Anthony angrily. Sheryl could not tolerate


    Anthony''s suspicion towards her. Is this how he loved her? That his trust broke so easily. Little did she


    know why Anthony reacted in that way at the very mention of Charles. What actually made him so


    insecure towards Charles?


    Yes,st night she went out with Charles and stayed with him for the whole night. Although there was


    nothing between them beyond friendship, she knew her behavior was not proper for amitted


    woman like her. She had intended to make a sincere apology. She had never expected Anthony to


    react like this. His harsh criticism made her disappointed.


    She calmed down and said,"Anthony, we''d better take a break. You have not in right mindset to talk


    about this. We will talk about it, after you have calmed down." Sheryl looked at his face and wondered


    what happened to him? This was the first time she saw him react like this.


    Anthony red at Sheryl and insisted,"I am perfectly rational now."


    Sheryl failed to persuade Anthony. She looked up at him with apologetic eyes and exined once


    again after a deep breath,"Anthony, I am aware that it was improper for me to do what I did. I was


    wrong. I admit it. I told you nothing happened between Charles and me. We are just acquaintances. He


    has been pursuing me, but I didn''t agree. I knew that I am your girlfriend and hence have maintained a


    respectable distance with him always. Why can''t you trust me?" Sheryl looked at Anthony''s face which


    was still as stern as ever. She felt that no matter what she said and how much she tried to assure him


    about her loyalty towards their rtionship, Anthony was hard to be convinced. She had tried her best


    to smooth things over while it didn''t work.


    "Trust you?" replied Anthony with a sneer. "Tell me, why did you live in Charles'' house when I was in


    the United States?" Anthony was literally on the verge of getting paranoid at this point. He could feel a


    fist full of sand slipping out of his grip. It was possible for Sheryl to fall in love with Charles once again.


    Or else, she could even remember her past as she met her ex-husband several times. Charles must


    have tried his best to remind her of her past. The thought of his life without Sheryl, made him feel


    miserable and he couldn''t suppress his anger.


    Sheryl thought sadly, ''How could Anthony know about all this? It must be Sue. She has a liking for


    Anthony and she said she wouldpete against me.


    I feel so unhappy. After all, we used to be best friends. Now we will be mere acquaintances.


    I understand why she did so. Making trouble for Anthony and I is surely good for her. Thank God, she


    just told him the truth and didn''t make up any stories. There is no need to hate her. All she wants is to


    take my ce and be Anthony''s girlfriend.'' Sheryl was lost in her thoughts while Anthony was


    expecting a reply from her.


    Anthony stared at her with a cold look on his face and asked,"Why don''t you say something? Don''t you


    have an answer to a simple question I asked? I repeat again, why did you stay at Charles'' house?


    Sheryl, I trusted you and respected you. See what you have done to repay me? You said you have


    nothing to do with Charles. Why did you stay in his house?" He interrogated once again.


    Sheryl heaved a deep sigh and exined the whole thing,"Anthony, I stayed in his house in order to


    look after him. While I was getting photographed in the film studio, the background panel fell down. He


    was hurt when he rushed to protect me. If he hadn''t done that, I would have been injured. That''s the


    only reason why I went to his house. Trust me, I am telling you the truth. Besides, I just stayed there for


    one night. I came back early next morning."


    "Is it the truth? Did you care even for once about my feelings?" Anthony spoke with a sarcastic smile.


    "Don''t talk to me in such a sarcastic manner. What I said was true. I won''t admit any crime that I didn''t


    made her lose her cool.


    "Sheryl, you have disappointed me," Anthony said contemptuously. He was almost on the verge of


    mming the door and leaving when his phone rang. He looked at the phone screen. It was his mother


    Laura.


    The atmosphere had be tense because of their ongoing fight. He took a few seconds to calm


    down before he answered the phone,"Mom, what''s the matter?" It was a very critical moment for


    Anthony. On one side it was his mother who just needed one reason to refuse Sheryl and on the other


    side it was his girlfriend who could not reciprocate his love wholeheartedly. God knew how long would it


    take for him to win her overpletely. He had persuaded his mother to meet Sheryl, so his mother


    might call to make an appointment. He couldn''t hang up the phone in case his mother became


    unhappy and changed her mind.


    "Anthony, I have something to tell you. Are you free now?" Laura asked. Anthony could sense a feel of


    happiness in her voice.


    "Yes Mom. I am free now. Please tell me," Anthony calmed down and replied.


    Laura continued in a cheerful voice,"You said you will bring that woman to meet me. I thought it over


    and decided to cancel our meeting."


    "Mother, how could you go back on your words?" Anthony frowned and muttered a curse out of utter


    desperation. Why was it that all the problems were snowballing on him at the same time? One ordeal


    after the other had made him desperate. First, Sheryl met Charles and stayed one night in his house.


    Then he was quarreling with Sheryl. And now, even before he could sort it out with Sheryl, his mother


    had broken her promise.


    "You should let me finish what I''m saying, son. I have bought a ticket. Next week I will fly to Y City. I


    have never been there. It will be a good chance to visit that city and meet your girlfriend at that time,"


    Laura interrupted his son and exined patiently. Anthony''s unfriendly attitude didn''t spoil her good


    mood. She was confident that she would be able to separate Anthony and Sheryl with Junia''s help.


    His mother''s words fell on his ears like a soothing balm. A bright smile broke open on his face cutting


    through the frown. He heaved a sigh of relief and said,"Okay, Mom, I see. I will pick you up when you


    arrive." Although he had a bitter quarrel with Sheryl, both of them tended to seek reconciliation.


    Anyway, he loved Sheryl much. They would be husband and wife sooner. He was looking forward to it


    and was trying to persuade her mother.


    "No, I can handle it myself. I will call you when I have checked in," Laura replied in a firm voice.


    She wanted to observe Sheryl secretly. After figuring out what kind of person she was, she would make


    further ns. As the saying goes,"Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred


    battles with no danger of defeat." With Junia agreeing to help her, she thought it wouldn''t be difficult to


    make Sheryl get away from her son.


    "Carry on with what you are doing. I''ll hang up now," Laura said and hung up.


    Anthony nced at Sheryl who was sitting on the sofa sulking and announced,"My mother ising


    next week. I''ll pick you up and we will have a meal together."


    Although they were in the middle of a ferocious argument which was not resolved yet, the meeting


    couldn''t be dyed. Laura might refuse to meet Sheryl if they missed this chance. That was why


    Anthony informed Sheryl about the news at once.


    Sheryl didn''t reply. Nor did she move. Anthony walked out and mmed the door behind him. Sheryl


    heaved a deep sigh and reflected over the argument.


    ''Perhaps I was wrong. I should have kept a distance from Charles after I felt his intentional approach.


    Anthony must be furious. I must apologize to him when I see him.'' Sheryl could understand the reason


    behind Anthony''s rage. Even though she did not do anything wrong, yet, her staying at Charles'' house


    could not be justified to Anthony. She was repentant for what happened.


    After Sheryl calmed down, she hid her anxiety and went to her daughter''s room. As soon as she


    opened the bedroom door, she saw Shirley sitting on the bed with tears in her big eyes. It was evident


    that she had heard the fight outside the door and had got scared. Sheryl quickly walked to her and sat


    down beside her. Then she put her arms around her and asked,"Are you scared?"


    Shirley stared Sheryl with a gloomy face and asked her with a mix of doubt and tears,"Sher, what''s


    wrong with Tony? Why did he look angry?" Anthony was always kind to both the mother and daughter.


    His sudden and abnormal anger was something that Shirley had seen for the first time in her life. This


    made her really very much frightened.