Chapter 1027 Conversation In The Tea House


    "I have to admit that I haven''t been attentive enough to you. Otherwise, I wouldn''t have left you in


    danger three years ago."


    The yellowish glow of the golden hour sunlight looked beautiful on this fine day. However, Charles felt


    ashamed of himself. "Despite that, I still have something to tell you. Sher, I wish you would marry me


    again. Will you?" he said as his eyes looked deeply into Sheryl''s own.


    "What happened already happened. You should let it go. Why did you suddenly mention it again?"


    Hot tears spilled down Sheryl''s cheeks as the words tumbled out of her lips. Even if she tried to show


    that she had forgotten what happened between them in the past, her swollen reddish eyes betrayed


    her. However, she never thought that Charles would willingly bring up his own mistake again and


    apologize to her—it made her overwhelmed with emotion.


    "A lot of things have happened to us, but it made me realize that it is your hand I should hold firmly to


    move on for the rest of my life. You''re the only one I should love and cherish. Will you…marry me?"


    Without breaking eye contact with Sheryl as he spoke the words, Charles took out a velvet ring box


    from his suit pocket, and then eagerly awaited her response. Now, Sheryl was stunned.


    "Please get up first," Sheryl nervously said. A bashful look crossed her eyes in trepidation. She


    reached her arms out to pull Charles to his feet, but he only looked at her pointedly in silence and


    refused to stand up. Sheryl finally gave in as she blushed furiously. "I will," she nodded.


    Sheryl''s sweet response pleased the living wits out of Charles. He plucked out the ring from the box


    and then carefully slipped it on Sheryl''s ring finger. He raised his head and looked at her straight in the


    eyes. "Now that you''ve worn my ring, it means you''re mine. You won''t regret this," he said with a smile.


    In turn, Sheryl could only lower her head shyly. Finally, her lips broke into a happy smile.


    The couple''s beaming faces made Shirley curious. Although the little girl had no idea what a ring


    meant, she grabbed rk who was beside her, by his hand. "rk, I also want a beautiful ring just like


    that one," she asked him with a finger pointed towards Sheryl.


    "Okay. When you grow old, I will buy you one," rk said and smiled at her.


    At that moment, Sheryl had overheard what her son said and interrupted their conversation. "No, you


    can''t do that darling," she gently said.


    She approached rk and told him, "Shirley''s ring is supposed to be given by her boyfriend. You are


    her brother, so you can''t do that. Understood?"


    rk nodded obediently and smiled at his mother. Happiness radiated from the family as they enjoyed


    the sunny afternoon. However, they were unaware that they were being watched by someone hidden in


    the distance.


    Recently, Holley had been living a happy and joyful life. She couldn''t wait to get a great deal of money


    from Donna. The mere thought of it made her feel over the moon.


    But what worried her the most was that neither George nor Donna stayed in touch with her for two days


    yet. She started to question if they were nning something that would set her up.


    Finally, she had given Donna a call earlier this morning to ask her to meet up.


    Nevertheless, Donna intended to refuse her request. "What do you want to discuss? Just say it on the


    phone. I''m so busy today. Too many things are waiting for me to deal with," she said in a clipped voice.


    "No. I won''t do it any other way."


    Holley frowned as she started to get impatient, but she managed to calm herself down and pretended


    to speak in a polite manner. "It''s better for us to talk about it face to face," she exined.


    Then she reminded Donna, "Aunt Donna, have you forgotten what you have promised me?" A wry


    smile formed on Holley''s lips, then she started to threaten Donna. "You know how deep George''s love


    for me is. If I want, I can ask him to leave you ande back to me at any time. Aunt Donna, you''ve


    tried so hard to drag your son away from me and it almost seeded. You want to see all your efforts


    wasted?" she sneered.


    When Holley finished speaking, Donna couldn''t help but tilt her head to look at George, who was right


    beside her. She didn''t miss the sour look on her son''s face—it turned out that Holley''s voice from the


    phone could be heard out loud.


    She hesitated for a while, then answered, "Holley, what on earth do you want from me?"


    "What I want from you?" Holley said and smiled coldly from the other end of the line. "I just want to talk


    to you face to face. I reserved a tea room for us to have a nice chat. Let''s meet there in 30 minutes. I


    will be waiting for you."


    Before Donna could even say a word back, Holley had hung up. The phone beeped and then went


    silent. She looked at a loss for words and turned to look at George. "What do you think? Should I go as


    she said?" she asked him.


    "You should go! Why not?"


    George patted her back and tried to console her. He forced a smile and continued, "No matter what she


    is nning on us, you should gofort her. Don''t let her start to doubt us. As for S, I will


    apany her to pick her parents up."


    "Are you sure that you two can manage it?" Donna couldn''t help but feel a little concerned.


    "Don''t worry. Such a small thing never bothers me," George said confidently. "Mother, thank you for


    doing all of this," he added with a genuine smile.


    "We are family. Why do you say such things?" Donna said. She raised her brows and sighed deeply.


    "As long as you promise me that you and S will love each other and live a steady life, all the efforts I


    have made are worth it," she said to George as she looked steadily at him.


    "I promise I will not let you down," George looked straight back at her and replied firmly. "When you


    meet with Holley, just ept her conditions no matter what she will request. I don''t want her to


    recognize that she has been cheated on before my wedding with S. I''m scared that she would


    sabotage our wedding for revenge," he reminded her again.


    "Yes, I got it," Donna replied just as seriously. After a few moments, George bid his mother goodbye


    and went on his way.


    There were only thirty minutes left to get prepared, so Donna quickly got changed before she went out


    and then walked at a faster pace. When she had arrived at the appointed ce, she slowed down and


    straightened herself a bit. With a deep breath, she stepped inside the tea house. Holley had picked a


    table near the window. It looked like she had waited for Donna for so long as she sat there looking


    bored, her legs crossed and arms folded.


    When she saw that Donna had arrived, she raised a hand and waved at her with a confident smile


    stered on her face.


    The past few days made Holley figure out something within herself. She had been aware of how she


    used to be so stupid. She had depended on George too much, and it made her suffer a lot. Now she


    finally understood. She didn''t need to lean on to any man—all she needed was herself.


    Determined to survive by herself, she realized that an alternative way to fulfill her original purpose was


    to extort a great deal of money from Donna. The money she would get would allow her to aplish


    her dreams and live a happy life once and for all.


    "Aunt Donna, here you are. Please take a seat," Holley said. She gave Donna a hearty smile and then


    asked, "Would you like something to drink?" However, Donna was not having it.


    "No thanks," she said brusquely. Donna was not in the mood to stay in the tea house for too long. "Tell


    me, what do you want to discuss with me today?" she asked Holley impatiently without even looking at


    her.


    "Well, take it easy," Holley said smugly. The fake smile still remained on Holley''s face. She didn''t talk


    straight to the point on purpose. "How about we have a seat with a cup of tea first, then start our


    conversation?" she said.


    "I am not as free as you," Donna smiled coldly and rolled her eyes. "You''ve caused a hideous mess to


    mypany and left it to me to clear it all up. I''ve got a lot of things to do. You''ve asked me to meet


    you so we can talk face to face. I''m here now, so what do you want to talk about so eagerly? You better


    hurry up," she snapped.


    "Yourpany…"


    A smirk was formed on Holley''s lips. "If my memory serves me right, I remember you have promised to


    hand over the Y City branch to me. So I assume what you should deal with currently…is to prepare the


    contract to transfer its shares to me and the money as well, instead of dealing with other stuff in the


    Her steely eyes stared at Donna and tried to gauge her expression. "Are you confused about what you


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    should do? Or…have you just changed your mind?" she asked again.


    Her brows furrowed in irritation as her face turned cold. "I''m not that easily fooled. Don''t think I am that


    stupid. If you dare to trick me on this, I won''t let you get away with it," she added.


    "Rest assured that I will keep my words. You don''t have to worry about that," Donna scoffed at her.


    "Even though I have decided to hand thepany over to you, there are still a lot of procedures. You


    don''t have to be scared. I will do it as soon as possible," Donna pretended to be at ease as she


    exined.


    "That''s good to hear," Holley said. She was definitely pleased. She felt rxed and became all smiles


    again. "Aunt Donna, I don''t mean to push it, but I have to ask you about this—and it is also why I''m


    here today. I just want to ask you about the money...do you have it already?" she asked Donna once


    again. There was a smallpse of silence.


    "I don''t think I am an impatient person. I have given you so long to prepare the money. I have to make


    sure you have it. Otherwise, I will run out of my patience," she smiled and continued.


    "It''s such a huge amount of money. I need enough time to get it prepared," Donna said and frowned.


    She reassured Holley and said, "Be at ease. Compared to my son, the money is less important. I am


    willing to pay as long as you keep our agreement."


    "If you say so," Holley said arrogantly and smiled. "I agree with you. George is more valuable to me as


    well. Now I feel somewhat reluctant to make that deal with you...to let go of him."