Chapter 1092 Melissa''s Spite
"Where have you been today? Shouldn''t you be staying at home with Mom? Why did you leave her
alone?" Charles questioned Sheryl as soon as she entered the house. He was sitting on the couch with
his mom. Her head was on his shoulder while she watched a TV program.
"I went to thepany today," Sheryl replied calmly, trying to sound normal. "I told Mom about it before
I left. Mom, didn''t you tell Charles why I was out?"
"Hahaha!" Melissa''sugh echoed inside the room. She was currently obsessed in the TV series that
she was watching with Charles. Her eyes focused on the screen as she pretended to not hear any of
Sheryl''sments.
"Sher, do you have a moment?" Charles asked. The look in his eyes told Sheryl that something was
bothering him. Finally, he lifted Melissa''s head from his shoulder and stood up. He didn''t even wait for
her reply. He went straight to the stairway.
As Charles was going upstairs, Melissa turned around and gave Sheryl a gloating nce. There was
obvious provocation in her eyes. Only a fool would miss it. Sheryl suddenly realized that Melissa did all
of these on purpose. She had nned everything from the start.
''Good. I really need to have a talk with Charles, '' Sheryl thought.
With this in mind, Sheryl just tried to ignore Melissa and proceeded to follow Charles upstairs.
She found Charles standing in front of the door waiting for her. The moment he saw hering, he
opened the door and prompted her to go inside first. After they entered the room and closed the door,
Charles spoke first. "Sher..."
Before he could even finish his sentence, Sheryl interrupted him. "What did your mom tell you?" she
asked.
Charles was surprised. He wasn''t expecting this from Sheryl. "So what she said is true? Are you really
mad at her?" Charles asked unbelievably. In fact, he didn''t want to believe it, but he couldn''t figure out
any other reason to justify her actions.
No matter whose fault it was or who started the fight, he was expecting more patience and tolerance
from Sheryl. After all, his mother was sick, and the doctor had reminded them to be considerate of her
feelings. Why couldn''t Sheryl just understand?
Sheryl could tell that Charles was obviously displeased. She controlled her anger and tried to exin
her side of the story. "Yes, I admit that I was mad. But do you want to know why?"
"Why?" Charles started. "Is it because you don''t want to apany her every single night? Or
because she said something to displease you?" He didn''t even bother to cover the sulk in his voice. It
was more using than questioning.
"Just tell me what she told you exactly!" Sheryl demanded. She was certain that whatever Melissa had
told him was all made up.
"Mom said that you didn''t like apanying her to sleep at nights, and you just left her today without
saying anything after you got a call!" Charles'' voice echoed his usation.
"Do you believe her?" Sheryl didn''t try to defend herself. Instead, she wanted to know Charles'' point of
view on this matter. After all, it was a crisis of confidence.
It was until this moment that Sheryl realized Melissa''s purpose. All this time, what her mother-inw
wanted was for her and Charles to fall out of love, or even to drive her away from Dream Garden.
Even though she didn''t know why Melissa would ever do this, she knew clearly that she had dered
war.
"Sher, I really want you to tell me the truth," Charles pleaded. "It doesn''t matter if I believe my mom or
not. All I hope for is for our family to be harmonious andplete!" Charles clearly didn''t want to
choose a side.
"You can say that because you don''t know what happened at all! Charles, I swear, I never said that I
didn''t like to apany her to sleep! She just got angry with me all of a sudden. She also told me that
she was not sick at all. She lied because she wanted to separate us!"
Sheryl would never have told Charles everything if it had been years ago. She had been just blind filial
at that time and believed in everyone''s innate goodness. But after considering her own past
experiences, she knew how malicious a person could be. She needed to tell him the truth, no matter
how ridiculous it might sound.
It was Charles'' decision on whether he chose to believe her or not.
Charles was utterly stunned after Sheryl rified everything. He didn''t know who to believe. After all, it
was his beloved wife on one side, and his mother, who had been in prison for fifteen years, on the
other.
To be honest, he didn''t think that Sheryl would ever lie to him.
But he was also unwilling to believe that his own mother would.
Not to mention that the purpose of her deception was to sabotage her son''s marriage!
Why would she do this?
Charles couldn''t figure it out. Melissa''s and Sheryl''s paths had never crossed before.
They just met. So why would his mother hate Sheryl so much to cause such a turmoil?
"So you don''t believe me?" Sheryl asked angrily when she saw Charles pondering. She felt hurt and
heartbroken.
They had gone and survived so many difficulties before they finally got reunited. Sheryl treasured every
single day from then on, because she thought it was a gift from God. But could she still say that now?
To fight with each other endlessly for a meaningless spite out of thin air? To force Charles to choose
between them?
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"Sher, you know I didn''t mean that! You also know that my mom was just released from prison, so she
needs some time to adapt to her new environment. Could you give me a little more time? I don''t want
to upset her when she is still sick," Charles pleaded to her perplexedly.
"If you really need more time, then take your time. But do I still need to apany her tonight?" Sheryl
looked at him and asked directly.
"Sher, could you wait for me for a moment? I''m going to ask Mom and see how she thinks," Charles
replied and turned away. He didn''t dare to face her. He knew that he was asking too much from Sheryl
and it was hurting her.
The sight sent a chill to Sheryl''s heart. That was when she realized that it was not because Charles
disbelieved her. He just didn''t want to displease Melissa!
In other words, if Melissa continued to mess up with her, Charles would try his best not to unmask her.
Sheryl didn''t say a word. She remained seated on the side of the bed quietly.
"Sher, don''t think too much about it. I hope you understand that I want our family to be happy. But
before that, could you give me a few more days? I don''t want to hurt Mom. Could you promise me
that?" Charles tried his best tofort Sheryl as she was seemingly unhappy.
Sheryl didn''t answer right away. She was contemting on what Charles had said and what she
thought about it. "Go ahead. I know what I should do," she finally said.
To see Charles torn between them was thest thing Sheryl wanted in her life. She could only hope
that things would get better soon.
But now, all she wanted was to take a rest somewhere. It didn''t matter if it was at her bedroom or
Melissa''s. It had been a long day.
"Sher, wait for me. I''ll be back," Charles said and left for downstairs where his mother was waiting.
Sheryl was left alone in the room. She didn''t know how Charles and Melissa talked downstairs, nor did
she want to think about it. After a few minutes, Charles returned and asked her to dine.
"How did your talk go?" Sheryl asked as soon as he entered the room.
Charles sighed. With frustration clearly shown in his face, he dragged his leg slowly and sat next to
Sheryl. "Sher, just give me some time, please. I will find a way to solve this problem. It won''tst long, I
promise you." He tried to assure her. "I will exin everything to my mom. But before that, could you
just pretend like nothing happened and continue to apany her at night? You also know that she
just recently returned home..."