Chapter 1103 The Truth


    As much as Sheryl and Shirley wanted to eat out, they failed to persuade rk. Topromise, rk


    agreed to Sheryl''s suggestion of taking the pizza home.


    Shirley also agreed on that idea. It was better to take it home than nothing at all.


    Sheryl really enjoyed thepany of her children. When she was with them, she forgot all her worries.


    She even forgot others. It seemed that her world was rotating only around her children. Her focus was


    only on rk and Shirley.


    Ever since she turned off her phone, she hadn''t checked it for calls or messages. She was unaware of


    the numerous missed calls and messages she received.


    While Sheryl was enjoying her time with the kids, Charles, on the other hand, was really anxious by this


    time. He couldn''t contact Sheryl! He tried to contact her for several times, even left her message after


    message. But, there was no reply!


    In his heart, he knew the reason why he couldn''t contact Sheryl. He knew the reason why they had a


    problem. It was all connected with his dear mother. At first, since Melissa came to live with them, he


    was starting to get annoyed with Sheryl. He couldn''t understand a kind and considerate girl bing


    very vicious!


    But just an hour ago, he suddenly received a video recording from Sheryl. Although it was a sneak


    shot, the recording waspletely clear.


    The video showed their bedroom. The voice recorded unmistakably belonged to Melissa. He clearly


    heard everything she said.


    He was a little bit shaken. Even though Sheryl didn''t say anything, he could still understand her actions.


    Who wouldn''t be? After all, his mother was no saint.


    But what made Charles really feel sad was his guilty for Sheryl. Why did he doubt her? Didn''t all the


    hardships they ovee proof enough of her loyalty and love? Of her character? Wasn''t this just


    another obstacle that they had to win together?


    Charles looked at his watch. He knew it was time for Sheryl to pick up the children. But when he drove


    to the kindergarten, he found no one anymore. So, he rushed home.


    His anxiousness reached its peak when he reached home. Sheryl and the kids had not arrived yet.


    But, somebody was in a good mood to see him. Melissa walked to his direction and gave him her best


    smile. "Charles, it''s good to see you. I missed you."


    Charles did not look at Melissa. He didn''t even return her greetings. In short, he didn''t like to see her.


    "Charles!" Melissa shouted a bit. She didn''t like her son''s attitude just now. And she wanted to get to


    the bottom of this. "What happened? Is there anything wrong with you?" she asked.


    "Where is Sher?" he asked. He wanted to shout at her, but controlled himself. He suppressed whatever


    anger he was feeling. After all, Melissa was still his mother. She still deserved to receive even a little


    respect.


    "Sher? I don''t know. She hasn''te back since she went out this afternoon," Melissa answered


    feigning ignorance. Melissa knew very well that Sheryl went out to fetch the kids from school, but she


    pretended not to know. So what if not telling him what she knew would create a problem. It was her


    objective anyway to create a wedge between them. She would do everything to achieve what she


    wanted.


    When Charles looked at her, he saw her eyes as sincere as ever. If Charles had not seen the video, he


    would have believed her. But now, after knowing the truth, he just turned away from her and walked


    out. He was nearing his car when his mother called him.Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    "Charles, where are you going?" Melissa asked gently. She didn''t understand why Charles was frantic


    to find Sheryl.


    "I am going out to find Sher!" Charles answered. He wanted to say more, but stopped himself. He


    wanted to talk to Sher first.


    "Charles, is Sher still angry with me? If you find her, you must help me to persuade her. I..." Melissa


    continued. She continued acting as the good mother-inw who was so sincere and concerned to her


    daughter-inw. Her acting was definitely improving each day.


    "Mom!" Charles shouted, stopping Melissa with whatever else she was going to say. "Cut it out, will


    you? You have just been discharged from the hospital. Go to your room and rest!" Charles really didn''t


    want to hear her telling more lies. As much as he would like to control himself, he failed. He was


    reaching his breaking point.


    Melissa was shocked by his words. She detected anger in his voice. She couldn''t ept the fact that


    Charles'' attitude to her changed in just a snap of a finger.


    ''What made him like this? Did I do something he didn''t like? But I just came back from the hospital, ''


    Melissa thought. The harder she thought, the harder she felt to figure out the reason.


    Melissa was thinking miles away, and Charles took the chance to get away from her.


    When he was about to leave Dream Garden, he saw Sheryl''s car approaching.


    She pulled over and got out of the car, followed by the two kids with smiles on their faces.


    At that moment, Charles finally felt relieved. He got out of the car as well and walked towards Sher.


    "Sher, is your phone turned off?" Charles asked. He didn''t want to borate his question anymore for


    fear of the children understanding what he meant. rk, especially. He was too perceptive for his age.


    Sheryl also felt uneasy with the question. She didn''t want her children to know that something was


    definitely wrong. rk already hinted earlier that he noticed something was amiss between her and


    Charles. Sheryl wouldn''t like her children to be unhappy. "Yes, the phone is low bat. I didn''t have time


    to charge it," Sheryl simply answered.


    Charles just nodded at her. Then, he turned to the kids and asked, "rk, Shirley, what have you


    learned in school today?" Charles felt happy to see the two children smiling. He knew that they would


    eagerly answer his question. Every day, they always came home telling him the new things they


    learned.


    Shirley proudly answered, "We learned a lot today! Do you want us to teach you?" Shirley couldn''t help


    giggling. She knew already what her father would answer. It was always like this.


    "Wow! It seems that you really learned something new today. You teach me what you learnedter,


    okay?" Charles was already in a good mood. His temperament quickly changed as soon as he saw his


    wife and kids.


    "Okay, Dad, I can''t wait. I can''t wait to teach you how to dance! Make sure you will be a good student


    "Okay!" Charles answered enthusiastically. He couldn''t help but feel excited also. Shirley''s enthusiasm


    was infectious. He nodded to Shirley to show that he would be a good student, and he was starting to


    be a good one at that moment.


    "Shirley, do you want teach Dad to dance or eat pizza first?" Sheryl asked. Sheryl showed the pizza in


    her hand to remind Shirley of their take home food.


    "I love to eat pizza!" Shirley quickly answered. Then, she turned to her daddy. "Dad, I want to eat the


    pizza first. Would it be okay?"


    "No problem, kiddo! You can teach me as soon as you have time," Charles answered. Then, Charles


    guided Shirley towards the door.


    This time, he turned his attention to rk. He said, "rk, go eat pizza with Shirley." Charles took


    rk''s hand and entered the house. Shirley took the pizza from Sheryl and went straight to the dining


    room.


    "Dad, Mom, I don''t like pizza. It''s Shirley who loves it. What I want to do is talk to you both," rk said.


    rk removed his hand from his dad''s grasp. Then, he faced his mom and dad, looking at both of


    them.


    Charles and Sheryl exchanged brief looks. "Talk to us? About what?" Sheryl asked. It was Sheryl who


    spoke first. She knew what this was all about, though she was hoping that he would drop it.


    "Mom, Dad, tell me the truth. You have been arguing recently, haven''t you?" rk bluntly asked. rk


    saw the exchanged looks between his parents. Now, it was his turn. He kept on looking back and forth


    between his parents. He wanted to know what was really going on between his mother and father.


    "Absolutely not. We are not arguing. And if ever we do, we make sure that we reconcile before the day


    ends," Charles exined. Charles knew it! Despite how careful they were in front of their children, they


    still knew something was up. Especially with rk... Nothing really escaped his perceptive son.


    rk saw the look on Charles'' face and knew that he was lying. He felt a little bit angry at him. He said,


    "Dad, you''re a big man. You have to man up with what you did. If you say you and Mom have really


    reconciled, you have to show it.


    Otherwise, you''ll be shameful in the eyes of others."


    Charles didn''t know the right words to tell his son.


    "rk, your dad and I are really good. Don''t think too much," Sheryl answered rk,forting him.


    Sheryl saw how uneasy it was for Charles. She knew he was thinking on how to exin the situation to


    rk. She also saw in rk''s face that he wasn''t happy with what was happening either. She felt rk


    knew that she was just giving him an exnation which he wanted to hear, not what he should know.


    "Dad, did Mom tell the truth?" rk asked, looking intently at his dad. Obviously to them, rk didn''t


    believe what Sheryl said. And now, he was looking at Charles seeking for answers.


    Seeing the expression on rk''s face, Charles now decided to tell the truth. He knew that rk was


    naturally sensitive. They couldn''t really fool him with some excuses or lies. "rk, what you have just


    said now is right. Your mom and I did really have a misunderstanding. And, we haven''t really sat down


    to talk about it."


    Charles continued to exin, "I know I was wrong, and that I have misunderstood her. So I want to


    apologize to her and ask for her forgiveness. rk, do you think your mom will forgive me?"


    "That''s right, Dad. You should face the problem. If you want Mom to forgive you, ask her personally!"


    rk replied. Then, rk smiled. He knew that once his dad apologized to his mom, he would be


    forgiven. He knew how much they loved each other.


    And they would still be a happy family!


    His fear of having a broken family would not happen to them.


    "Now, your mom and I are going to our room to talk about this. Will you be okay with that?" Charles


    was very lucky to have such an understanding son.


    "I like that. But I think you should first ask Mom if she would agree with you."


    "Of course." Turning to his wife, Charles asked, "Sher, are you willing to go up and talk?" Charles


    looked Sheryl in the eye. He took her hands in his, hoping that she would agree.


    Sheryl just looked at him, without speaking. Actually, she did not want to exin anything at all. Things


    already happened anyway. And more importantly, Charles already knew the truth.


    So, was there still something to talk about? She believed there was nothing more.