Chapter 956 A Battle Between Charles and rk


    Jumping onto the bed and hiding behind Sheryl, rk said to Charles in a challenging tone, "I''ll sleep


    with Mom tonight."


    rk was very independent for a little child, and he had slept alone for a long time. However, sleeping


    with his mother suddenly struck his fancy—a spontaneous thought.


    In truth, he wanted to sleep with his mother because he was worried about Shirley.


    Irritated by rk''s words, Charles scolded rk with anger, "You brat. I can''t even sleep with her. How


    dare you sleep here instead? Get off the bed or else I''ll..."


    Charles was about to snatch rk off the bed but Sheryl stopped him.


    She wore a warm smile as she looked up at Charles. "Let him stay here."


    Sheryl felt guilty about rarely being around for rk. She owed him too much; whenever he was sick,


    or when he wanted to talk about school, she wasn''t there for him. And so she wanted to give rk a


    chance to do what he wanted.


    It was the first time that rk had requested to sleep with her anyway. She couldn''t and didn''t want to


    say no to him.


    "How would that work?" Charles frowned and then went on, "Anyway, he is a boy, and I can''t allow


    that."


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    Charles rolled up his sleeves and said to rk, "Brat, I''m warning you,e down while I can still


    control myself, otherwise I''ll sort you out."


    "No!" rk piped up, still hiding behind Sheryl. He wore a pleased smile and yfully stuck out his


    tongue at Charles, making Sheryl realize that no matter how old he was and no matter how mature he


    seemed to be, he was still under the age of four, childish and very innocent.


    Sheryl giggled and then pulled rk into her arms. "Don''t worry, rk," she told him. "As long as I''m


    here with you, he won''t dare bully you." She nodded as to close the deal on her promise to him.


    With Sheryl''s promise and protection, rk felt freer to provoke Charles. Annoyed, Charles pointed to


    rk and said in pretend anger, "I tell you. If you stay on the bed, I will take a photo of you sleeping


    with your mom, and then I will send the photo to your ss chat group. Imagine all your mates knowing


    that you still sleep with your mom at your age. They''ll allugh at you!"


    "How dare you!" rk was shocked and a little scared as he thought about his ssmates. ''If the other


    people make fun of me including Shirley, how will I build up my image and reputation?''


    "Are you scared?" Charles looked at rk with a triumphant smile. "Come out now if you''re scared!


    Quickly!"


    rk was thinking about different countermeasures. Finally, he shed Charles a smirk. "If you show a


    picture of me sleeping with Mom to my ss group, then I''ll show a picture of you sleeping naked to


    your job group so all your employees will know how you look like when you''re sleeping!"


    "You dare threaten me?!" Charles was so angry that his face turned white, as rk''s had a few


    minutes before. Sheryl was amused, hearing that their threats were simply copies of the other''s. She


    Coming down from herughter, Sheryl talked to Charles who was in front of her, "Charles, I


    rmend you to go to sleep in study merely for keeping up your president image."


    "You…" Charles couldn''t believe that Sheryl was taking rk''s side and turned to leave. When he


    closed the door behind him, he heard his wife and son giving a joyful cheer.


    Charles couldn''t help but smile.


    The happiness that he wanted was probably like this.


    The next morning, Sheryl got up early to prepare breakfast, but something was bothering her; all


    through the night, rk was holding onto her tightly, maybe showing theck of a sense of security in


    him that he never showed before.


    Sheryl realized that she owed not only rk but both her children a lot. She was determined to make


    up for her not being there for them.


    While she prepared breakfast, rk and Shirley got up. After eating, they both got ready for the day,


    and Sheryl drove them both to the kindergarten.


    On the way, rk and Shirley were overexcited, talking at about 120 words per minute. Sheryl smiled


    warmly, listening to her children. When she drove up to the kindergarten, she quickly found a parking


    spot and then took her children by the hand into the building.


    "rk, take good care of your young sister." Sheryl told him as she fixed their school uniforms at the


    entrance of the kindergarten.


    "Got it, Mom." rk nodded obediently.


    "Sher…" Shirley looked at Sheryl. "Will you pick us up today?"


    At her question, Sheryl was stunned for a while because she found Shirley was more dependent


    recently. She pinched Sheryl''s cheek and replied, "If I am avable, I will pick you up. Otherwise,


    Nancy will pick you two up, okay?"


    "All right, then," Shirley said, sadness in her tone. When rk gave her aforting look, she returned


    to her joyful self.


    After watching the kids walk into the kindergarten, Sheryl stood to her feet, about to leave.


    She turned and bumped into a man who was wearing a hat and was smartly dressed, but because his


    hat was covering his face, she couldn''t see who he was.


    "Oh I''m sorry!" she eximed. "Are you okay?"


    "It''s okay," came the man''s reply. His voice was low and had such an unsettling vibe that it gave Sheryl


    goosebumps.


    "Are you really okay?" Sheryl hesitated and then tried again, "If you do not feel well, I could take you to


    the hospital to have a body check."


    "No, I''m fine." With that, the man started to leave the area of the kindergarten entrance.


    Sheryl thought the man was weird, so she kept staring as he walked away. When the man was turning


    the corner, Sheryl saw his profile.


    Unfortunately, she still could not recognize him over the great distance between them. However, the


    man did give her a great sense of familiarity.


    Suddenly, she started to worry as she thought about the reason as to why the man was in front of the


    kindergarten.


    She got back into her car and drove to her workce. All day, the man was on her mind. She was still


    pondering the man while she sat at the meeting she had that day. She was so focused on the strange


    man that she missed I calling her name several times.


    Later, Sheryl was in her office doing some paperwork when I paid her a visit. "Sher, is something


    wrong? What''s wrong with you?" Didn''t you get a good restst night?"


    "I''m fine." Sheryl did not n to tell her what had happened that morning, because she wasn''t entirely


    sure herself and would just be guessing. She didn''t want I to be worried. After a little pause, she


    changed the topic. "The project of Cary''spany has almost finished. I have two projects for two


    days. I am going to get more details about it. Will you go with me?"