Chapter 1102 Don''t Dodge The Problem
Gary grilled Sheryl but not up to the point of breaking her. Calmly, Sheryl said, "I swear, I never lied to
you. You should know it because I lived with you. But if you really think I have a hand on what
happened, it''s a proof that you really didn''t know me at all. And, I can never change what you think. I
think now, more than ever, that I can''t force you or Charles to believe in me."
Gary saw Sheryl already exhausted. "I see. As you said so, I think I already know the answer. Go
upstairs now and take a rest. I know you didn''t sleep wellst night," Garymanded softly. She had
a point. Gary already knew who was lying.
Despite knowing it, he had no intention of getting involved in this matter.
''Only when they have gone through these things themselves can they learn something and know how
to live their lives. If I always give them good advice on everything, perhaps they might have fewer
problems, but I don''t think it does them any good. If they never suffer pain or loss, how would they learn
to cherish things or people? Or how would they know how lucky they are to have each other?'' he
mulled.
He thought it would be for the best.
"Well, Grandpa, I''ll go ahead and take a rest!" Gary just nodded, and Sheryl gave him a little nod as
well. Then, she headed upstairs.
Gary remained where he was as he watched Sheryl disappear. Then, he went his way.
Going straight to the bedroom, she dropped her handbag on the sofa and threw herself onto the bed.
The moment her head touched the pillow, she drifted into a deep slumber. She was very exhausted
these past few days, both physically and mentally. When Melissa arrived at Dream Garden, she was
still sound asleep.
"Bring these to my room, Nancy," Melissa ordered as soon as she entered the house. She liked to think
and act as if she was the hostess of the house.
"Yes, Mrs. Lu. What else can I do for you?" Nancy replied obediently. Nancy remained standing where
the bags were and waited for more instructions.
"That''s all. Leave me now!" Melissa answered indifferently. After dismissing her, Nancy headed upstairs
with the bags.
When the maid was heading upstairs, Melissa seated herself on the sofa. Though Melissa was allowed
to be discharged from the hospital, she was still weak for she had lost lots of blood.
Shemitted suicide by slitting her wrist. But she didn''t regret that decision! ''It doesn''t matter as long
as I can save my son''s lifetime happiness, '' she thought. She still firmly believe that Charles wouldn''t
be happy with Sheryl and her method of achieving her goal was morally right.
As she snapped back to reality, she stood up and headed to her room. She decided to take a rest. As
she walked past Charles'' bedroom, she saw the door shut. "Charles is supposed to be at his office
now. Why is his room closed?" she murmured, frowning.
She walked back and stopped right in front of Charles'' room. Out of curiosity, she pushed the door
open.
The sight surprised her. Then she got angry. The sight that Sheryl was sleeping in bed peacefully
displeased her so much. She shouted harshly, "Sheryl!"
Sheryl stirred in her sleep. A shrill voice continued shouting, "I almost died in the hospital. But look at
you. How could you sleep like a baby?! I''m very impressed!" Melissa was shouting at top of her lungs.
She didn''t care if she had just gotten out of the hospital. She was really mad, blood boiling to the max!
Sheryl slowly opened her eyes. After a few seconds, she turned to the direction of the yelling. "Mom,
you are back? I thought you were in the hospital," Sheryl replied. Her sleep vanished at the sound of
Melissa''s continued yelling. Then, she slowly got up and sat at the side of the bed.
"As you see, I am safe and sound. Were you expecting me to die when you learned that Imitted
suicide?" Melissa snapped. ''The nerve of that girl! Wait ''til I tell Charles, '' she thought. She felt
triumphant that she could be right! It was obvious on her face.
Sheryl saw the look on Melissa''s face. It was time to fight back! "You get me wrong! You must be very
impatient to set me up! Are you itching to tell the whole world that you decided to take your own life due
to my humiliation? That''s below the belt! If you died, who would prove my innocence?" Sheryl sneered.
"I hope you are not stupid enough to think I would exin my actions for you, Sheryl," Melissa scoffed
with a disdainful look. "But let me tell you this one. I did this on purpose! I wanted Charles and the other
people in Dream Garden to change their perception of you. My final intention is for Charles to divorce
you!"
"Up to the risk of killing yourself? Just for breaking us apart?! I don''t get it, Mom."
Sheryl was surprised with Melissa''s revtion. She didn''t think anyone in his right mind couldmit
suicide just to achieve a goal. Life was too precious to lose! Unless, there was already something
wrong with Melissa''s head...
"There is no big reason behind it. I just simply hate you. I don''t want to see you in Dream Garden,"
Melissa replied casually. Charles'' mother didn''t expose the real reason. When the right moment came,
she was sure to let Sheryl see the big picture.
Melissa''s exnation was simply not believable. Sheryl believed that there was more to it. She just
didn''t want her to know it. But time woulde, Sheryl knew, that the reason would be divulged. But
for now, whatever it was, it didn''t matter. At least, she already got something she wanted—the evidence
to prove her innocence.
"So, that is your agenda! I see. Like it or not, I will not leave here. You can continue setting me up.
While I am going to wait for the day I will be kicked out!" Sheryl dered. ''Let the battle begin!'' she
thought. ncing at her wristwatch, she got out of bed and fixed herself. Since Melissa still stood by
the door, Sheryl said, "It''s time to pick up rk and Shirley. I have to go. Please help yourself here."
With that, she went out and hurried downstairs. She went straight to the garage.
When she drove over to the kindergarten, there was no sign of the children yet. She rummaged
through her bag and got her phone out.
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She yed the video she had recorded. The image was clear and so was the audio. The recording was
of good quality. She was very satisfied with the result.
After contemting a little bit, she opened Wechat and sent the video to Charles.
She then turned her phone off and ced it inside her bag.
As she lifted her head and looked ahead, she saw many kids get out of the kindergarten. She went out
of the car and started looking for the kids. "Mom!" rk greeted cheerfully.
"Mom!" Shirley called out dly. The two kids shouted in unison.
Sheryl hugged the two kids. Then, she guided them towards the car. "Get in, kids," Sheryl said lovingly.
The kids slipped into the car quickly. After she helped them buckle up, she returned to the driver''s seat.
She started the engine and drove away. She nned to take her kids out for dinner, so she decided to
ask Shirley first. She looked at Shirley and caught her eyes. Then she smiled and asked, "Would you
like to eat out, sweetie?"
Then Sheryl continued, "What do you want? Pizza?" "Pizza?! Of course I love to. But didn''t you tell us
that we couldn''t often eat it?" asked Shirley. Shirley beamed at the thought of eating out and eating
pizza. Just like other little girls, she couldn''t resist her excitement.
"Yes, I said it was not good to eat them too often. But it has been a while since thest time we ate it.
So it''s okay," Sheryl exined with a small smile. She didn''t like the kids eating fast food. But it was
okay to indulge in it once in a while.
"Yay, Mom! You are the best! rk, we are going to have pizza," eximed Shirley. Shirley turned to
rk pping her hands happily.
"Shirley, pizza is not yummy. Let''s just go home to have dinner. The food Nancy cooks is delicious,"
answered rk. rk tried to persuade Shirley while staring at her skeptically through the rear-view
mirror.
"I know, because Nancy cooks for us every day. But I want to eat something different. I want to eat
pizza. Come on, rk. Let''s have pizza, okay?" Shirley pleaded. Shirley gave rk a pitiful look.
"rk, just say yes. After we have pizza, we will go home immediately. Does this work for you?" Sheryl
negotiated as she read rk''s mind. That was why she proposed to go home as soon as they finished
dinner.
"Mom, tell me the truth, what''s going on with you and Dad? Dad will be on his way from work soon.
Why don''t you just take us home?" rk asked bluntly. He felt something was amiss between his
parents.
"You are still too young to understand. And it''s not right to know matters that concern the adults. Don''t
worry. Your dad and I are good!" Sher tried to exin without hinting anything at rk. She knew that
rk was perceptive for his age. She didn''t want him to burden himself with anything that concerned
them, the adults. rk was still too young for that.
"If that''s the case, why do you want to take us out to dinner?" rk asked again. He didn''t believe her
mother''s vague exnation.
"Because it''s been a while since thest time we ate out. And, I also crave pizza."
rk suddenly remembered one of his lessons. "Mom, my teacher said kids who avoid problems are
not brave!" Then, he continued, "So you are not a brave person, Mom!" He pouted as he tried to lecture
his mom with what he learned in school.
"Of course I am brave! And hey, I am not a kid anymore," countered Sheryl. She was surprised with
rk''s mini lecture.
"Now that you''re a brave person, you should face the problem instead of running away from it!" rk
said, as he continued looking at his mother. This was one proof of rk''s intelligence and fast
understanding of his surroundings.
"I never run away from my problems," Sheryl retorted. She couldn''t help rolling her eyes as if she was
charged of something she didn''t do.
"Prove yourself, Mom. Let''s go home!" rk insisted. Sheryl admired his persistence.