Chapter 796 You Are Here


    Sheryl was tired of Anthony''s attitude of passing the buck on others for their failed rtionship.


    "Anthony, please stop it, now." Sheryl red at him as she spoke. Now she was really getting


    impatient. "Do you really think this would work? You are just wasting your time," she continued as she


    reasoned with him. "You know clearly that our problem does not lie on others. You should first look into


    yourself before pointing a finger at others. Even you know it very well that putting me on others will


    not mend our broken rtionship."


    "Not on others?" Anthony looked at Sheryl with a confused look and asked, "Then who do you me


    for what has happened between us? Do you mean to say that the problem lies with me?" Anthony''s


    words made it clear that he was far removed from facing the reality. He was not even ready to believe


    that he could be at fault.


    "Don''t you think so?" Sheryl questioned back. At the same time she was amazed to see how stubborn


    he could be. Sheryl nced at Anthony and said, "Haven''t you kept me in the dark about your mother?


    Beforeing to Y City, you had told me that you had convinced your parents and that they were


    ready to meet me. Can you deny that?" She kept staring at Anthony as she saw him rolling his eyes


    and continued, "I had believed whatever you told me before I met your mother. Bute to think of it,


    after getting to know her, did I feel any happiness or joy even for one day?"


    "I already said that, if you wish..." Anthony tried to exin.


    "Let me finish my sentence first." Sheryl raised her palm to stop Anthony from interrupting her. Then


    she continued coldly, "I did not care about what your mother said or did. What I really cared about was


    you. The most important thing to me at that point of time was your love for me. Think back carefully.


    When your mom picked on me, did you stand by my side for even once? Or did you fight against your


    mom for me even once?"


    "Sher, please understand. She is my mom," Anthony stressed again to Sheryl. "Plus I had told you


    several times before you met her. I told you to not care about her words. And you agreed. Didn''t you?"


    "Yes, I did. I agree," Sheryl jeered at his excuse. "Does that mean I have to give in no matter what


    happens? Even if she is wrong and she treats me badly, I still have to be nice to her? I am also a


    mother myself. When she cursed my little Shirley, can you feel how much agony and pain I felt as a


    mother?"


    "I know. I know all these. I know how you felt," Anthony sounded remorseful as he spoke. But no matter


    what, he could not let Sheryl go. He knew, he would be devastated. He could not think of his life without


    her. Not willing to give up at any cost, Anthony kept convincing Sheryl, "Sher, I know that you were


    wronged by my mother and also wronged by me. I promise you, we can leave this ce forever. Let us


    forget about all these unpleasant things and leave this ce. Let''s go somewhere else and start


    everything afresh. Okay?"


    "Anthony, how is that possible? How can we live happily together again with all these painful


    memories?" Sheryl forced a bitter smile and continued, "Because of you, Shirley suffered from autism.


    Luckily things are turning better for her now, but do you really think that she can ept you as her


    father after all this?"


    "I... Sher, trust me..." Anthony struggled to find words, but ultimately could not bring himself to word any


    more excuses. Indeed, he had no words to defend himself over this.


    "What''s more? You were aware, more than anyone else, that I have a son. You knew that Charlie is my


    son. Still you kept me in dark for three years! How could you, Anthony? Anthony, I really don''t know


    what your heart is made up of. Is it made up of stone? It is unbelievably cold and harsh. How do you


    have the heart to just look at me living without my son when he is right in front of me?"


    Anthony lowered his head down. This time he lost all courage to look at Sheryl. Indeed, he did not have


    a face in front of her anymore. It was only after a while that he was able to take a swift nce at Sheryl


    and replied, "Sher, about Shirley and Charlie, it was indeed my fault. I ept it. I am really sorry for


    them. But you know how much I''ve loved you for these three years. You know it. I have faith that we


    can return back to our rtionship."


    "No, no way," Sheryl replied firmly. "Anthony, had it not been for the good deeds you did for me for the


    past three years, do you really think I would still stay here to talk to you? Otherwise your mother..."


    Sheryl stopped herself consciously. After a moment of pause, she continued, "I am really afraid that


    she will force me to shut up if I were to speak one more word."


    Anthony was so embarrassed to hear the sarcasm in Sheryl''s words. He felt so helpless that he was on


    the verge of losing the one woman he had loved all his life and that too after doing so much to be with


    her. Slowly, his helplessness was turning into anger. He questioned Sheryl with an angry and impatient


    tone, "So as it turns out, atst, you will note back to me whatever I say, isn''t it?"


    Sheryl gave him a sarcastic look and said, "Anthony, do I have to remind you that now your love is


    Sue? You mother tried so hard to find you a perfect girl. You should be thankful and treasure Sue. She


    is a good girl. And you should treat her nicely." Sheryl knew that no matter what, Anthony could never


    bring himself to love Sue in the same way he loved her. He must have been with Sue as a retaliation to


    Sheryl''s indifference towards him. But she also knew for sure that Sue waspletely smitten by him.


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    Hence, she didn''t know how else she could help Sue. Perhaps convincing Anthony to be nice to Sue


    was the only thing that she could do now.


    "Now I see. It is all because of this." Anthony felt somewhat relieved. Looking into Sheryl''s eyes, he


    tried to exin again, "Sher, what happened between Sue and me was a mere ident. Rest assured.


    If you agree toe back to me, I will handle everything. I promise I won''t let others to affect our


    rtionship, not my mother, not Sue, not anyone else in the world. You don''t have to worry about this."


    "Anthony, you shouldn''t have said this. I am starting to lose respect on you now." Sheryl red at


    Anthony as she spoke, "Even though we have been in a rtionship for the three years, we have never


    been physically involved. And you developed a rtionship with Sue so spontaneously. Such things


    does not happen just like that. Especially, for girls like Sue who is quite conservative otherwise. And


    now, since she already gave her body to you, you better be responsible for her."


    Sheryl took a pause and heaved a sigh before she continued, "I have known Sue for so many years.


    She is really a nice girl. She would not have given herself to you so easily if her love for you were not


    sopelling. Since that already happened between you and her, you should take up the responsibility


    as a man.


    And God forbid, if by any chance..." Sheryl nced at Anthony and said. "If by any chance Sue gets


    pregnant, you will be a father yourself. You should not be so capricious as you are now. You must


    behave like a real man, like a father."


    Anthony felt the words uttered by Sheryl to be like shackles binding all his limbs. Hearing her speak, he


    became all the more desperate. "If she gets pregnant, I will not leave her alone." Anthony breathed


    heavily and sneered, "I will let her decide, whether to keep the child or not. After the baby is born, I will


    also take care of it as a father. But I cannot marry her. I simply cannot do it. You know I can''t."


    He looked deeply into Sheryl''s eyes. He was breaking into pieces right in front of her, not being able to


    exin himself to her. How could he let her go? No matter what had happened, what he had done, the


    only thing that he wanted all his life was to be with her. Staring at Sheryl with overwhelming love, he


    continued, "You know that my true love is you, only you. I have absolutely no feeling for her."


    "Oh you are here..." Just after Anthony finished his sentence, Sue''s voice appeared from behind. Both


    of them were so engrossed in their discussion that they had not noticed anyone''s presence there.


    Sue''s voice came as a thunder strike on him. Feeling guilty, he turned back to Sue. He was worried


    about whether she heard his words or not, but he could not make anything out from her face.


    Just a moment ago, he sounded so confident when he said he had no feeling towards her. But now,


    having her in front of him just after uttering those words, he felt so guilty, although the words were his


    true feelings.


    "You... you are here?" Anthony swallowed his saliva several times as he asked Sue. Sued looked at


    him with a faint smile on her face.


    It was hard to gauge her state of mind from her facial expression. She did not reply to Anthony. And


    this intrigued him more. He tried hard to read her face but did not seed.


    Thinking that Sue might want to talk to Anthony, Sheryl said, "I will leave the space for you to chat. I


    have to go now."


    "Sher..." Sue called Sheryl. In fact she had overheard everything. She was right there from the very


    moment their conversation started. Thinking of what she said to Sheryl in the past, she found herself so


    funny and ridiculous.


    It was Anthony who was unwilling to give up. Sheryl didn''t want to continue at all. What was the use of


    her talking to Sheryl about it?


    How was she different from Laura, then?


    She could hardly describe her feelings after hearing what Anthony said about her. She did so much for


    Anthony, but in return, she was rewarded with his mere indifference. How ridiculous that was!


    "Is there anything?" Sheryl turned back and asked Sue.


    "Nothing. I just want to say thank you." ''And sorry'', she said secretly in her heart.


    She did not expect that the person to speak on her behalf in the end would be Sheryl, whom she had


    long treated with hostility. It was then that she realized how difficult it was to judge people. How wrong


    she was about Sheryl? And how terribly wrong she was about Anthony?


    "For what? I just did what I should have done," Sheryl replied. Hearing Sue''s gratitude, she realized


    that Sue had overheard the entire conversation. She stared at Sue for quite a while, but was unable to


    think of anything else to say in the end.