Chapter 1159 Lost For Words


    As soon as Charles started to eat, everyone else reluctantly ate as well. On the other hand, Lance


    looked at Charles for a moment and felt relieved by what he just said. He cast Rachel a hurried nce


    before Charles could notice this, and hinted her to do what she needed to do.


    Rachel''s eyebrows furrowed in resignation. She turned her head towards Holley and looked at her with


    guilt evident in her eyes.


    Holley immediately read what was on her boss''s mind just by looking into her eyes. Even though she


    was unwilling to leave, she still had to make apromise right now for her revenge. Clenching her


    fists tightly once more under the table, she heaved a deep breath to control her anger. Then, she


    transfixed her gaze on Charles and said calmly, "Very well then. Mr. Lu had expressed his dislike of me


    being here, so excuse me everyone, and please, enjoy your meal."


    She stood up and ced her chopsticks down slowly before she exited the private room with


    reluctance.


    Rachel sighed as soon as Holley left, thinking that this would ease Charles'' anger. Before she could


    ost the stone-cold CEO, however, a nonchnt and loud voice cut through the silence. "Ms. Bai,


    don''t you think you should apany your excellent subordinate outside?" Charles asked, nting his


    defiant eyes at Rachel.


    Rachel''s eyebrows slightly twitched as she stared bbergasted at Charles. She did not want to believe


    it, but the implication in his message was obvious. Not only did he n to kick Holley out, but he also


    nned to kick herself out.


    ''So, this is why he invited me to this meal. This is to take revenge. He wanted to embarrass me and


    Holley deliberately in front of these people, '' she thought.


    She swallowed a lump in her throat. "Mr. Lu, you... You..." With an awkward expression, she


    stammered, suddenly not knowing what to say as she was at loss for words.


    ''Asking me and Holley to leave means that he intends to make Tarsan Corporation an enemy.


    I had made so many calls and tried to please these old men. Will my efforts be in vain because of this?''


    she thought.


    Once again, Lance knew that if Rachel went against Charles'' wishes, this dinner would not end well, so


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    he turned to her, breaking the silence in hopes of breaking the tension as well. "Ms. Bai, didn''t you hear


    what Mr. Lu just said? Just go and follow her," he urged. He wanted to remind the woman not to irritate


    Charles.


    Initially, Rachel meant to argue with Charles to make herself stay here, but Lance chose to side with


    Charles, and no one was going to back her up here anymore. Eventually, she rose from her seat and


    stepped out of the room. ''I already messed up with Charles. I can''t afford to cross with Lance as well, ''


    she reminded herself as she closed the door behind her.


    Meanwhile, Holley was still outside the private room. She nned on leaving entirely, but she gave up


    that idea. The more she thought about what happened inside, the angrier she got. She was really upset


    about how Charles treated her, and she couldn''t just let that go easily. Her eyes widened as the door


    opened and out was Rachel, who seemed to have been kicked out as well, judging by her facial


    expression.


    Gaping at the frustrated woman, Holley asked, "What happened? Why are you here?"


    Rachel crossed her arms over her chest. "Charles did this. I don''t know what Sheryl said or did to him,


    but I''m sure that he humiliated us like that for her. It''s so annoying! Why does he have to do this?" she


    whined with a disgruntled look.


    In fact, she was more frustrated than how Holley felt at that moment.


    Holley tried to calm herself down as she ced her hands on Rachel''s arms. "Ms. Bai, I don''t think we


    have any other choice. Now that Charles clearly despised us, we have to steal his clients. As soon as


    Tarsan Corporation is as strong as Shining Company, for sure, Charles will not ignore you anymore.


    What do you think?" Holley encouraged.


    She was afraid that Rachel might not be able to survive this blow, so she tried to cheer her up.


    Rachel looked back at Holley and with a resolved face, she assured determinedly, "Don''t worry. I am


    not the kind of person who gives up easily. Now that I have made up my mind, I will not stop until I get


    what I want."


    Holley removed her hands and smiled at her. "I''m d to hear that, Ms. Bai. As long as you stick to


    your goal, I will be right beside you and help you out," she said, matching Rachel''s determined voice.


    Rachel looked back at the door of the room and turned to Holley. "Let''s get out of this ce. No need to


    waste time in ces we are not wee in," Rachel said. They started to walk outside of the


    restaurant with confidence and determination looming inside of them. For Holley, this setback shouldn''t


    frustrate her too much at all. Even though her n did not work, she was sure that she would resolve


    into another n to handle Sheryl.


    She didn''t want her half-sister to lead a nice life as long as she didn''t let her go. They walked side by


    side with heads up, already thinking of their next move.


    Meanwhile, as soon as Sheryl reached home with Melissa, thetter didn''t immediately retire to her


    own bedroom. Instead, she tookfort in the living room and started to watch TV.


    Sheryl ignored Melissa and paid her attention to her children, bringing them upstairs directly. She gave


    rk and Shirley a bath before she took them to their room. She sat beside the bed as she tucked her


    adorable kids in and looked at them with a tender look on her face. Soon, her baby girl fell asleep, but


    her cute son was still awake, looking back at her.


    In a low voice, rk said, "Mommy, you should get some sleep, too. We can take care of ourselves. I


    know you must feel tired."


    When she heard her son''s sweet words, a smile was disyed across her face. With a nod, Sheryl


    replied lovingly, "You are my good boy. I am going to sleep, too. I just want to make sure that my lovely


    children arefortable. Good night, honey. Mommy loves you both."


    She moved in to kiss Shirley''s forehead and turned to kiss rk''s as well. Before she could stand up,


    rk sat up and leaned on her ear. "One more thing, Mommy. Please, don''t go to the living room. I saw


    Grandma, and she didn''t look good. If she saw you, she might give you a hard time," he whispered.


    Sheryl turned to her son and asked in surprise, "Oh, my son, will she?" After hearing what her son had


    just said, she was lost for words and did not know what to say next.


    rk nodded. He nced around with wary eyes and then moved closer once more to whisper in


    Sheryl''s ear, "I know everything, but don''t worry, Mommy. Whatever happens, I will always be by your


    side.


    "


    rk''s words tugged a few heartstrings, making her heart melt. She turned to look at her son and gave


    him a weak smile, not knowing how to react. After a moment, she tucked rk in once more and said


    affectionately, "Go to sleep, son. Mommy will always protect and love you. Both of you."


    rk nodded slowly, his eyes already closing as the exhaustion took over him. As soon as the kids


    were sound asleep, she turned the night light on and closed the main light before stepping out of their


    room. Then, she followed rk''s advice and headed towards the master bedroom instead of dealing


    with Melissa in the living room.


    On the other hand, Melissa was still upset and was dying to teach Sheryl a lesson. However, after


    recalling what had happened in the hotel, she felt a slight fear to mess with her.


    ''No. I should refrain myself from doing this. I should just ask Charles to get Le out as soon as


    possible.


    Otherwise, Sheryl will be the hostess of Dream Garden, and she will use this high position to get back


    at me. I should also talk some sense into Charles to divorce her in a roundabout manner, '' she thought


    and decided that this was the best idea.


    Melissa heard the shower turn on, letting her know that Sheryl had just entered the bathroom. At the


    same time, Charles'' car parked on the garage.


    On her first day of Dream Garden, Melissa learned that it usually took Sheryl at least half an hour to


    take a bath.


    She then thought that this was a good chance to have a private conversation with her son.


    "Wee home, son," Melissa addressed as soon as Charles pushed the front door open.


    Charles was taken aback to see Melissa in the living room with the television on. As he closed the door


    behind him, he asked, "Why are you still up, Mom?"


    Melissa turned the TV off and ced the remote control on the tea table before turning to Charles once


    more. "I was about to sleep already, but I heard your car park, so I decided to wait for you," she replied


    in a mellow voice.


    A grin formed on Charles face, and in a yful tone, he asked, "Mom, did you already miss me that


    soon already?" Charles then sat across her mother in the living room. He seldom talked to Melissa that


    way, but he was in really high spirits after sessfully making a fool of Holley and Rachel in front of


    high-end men to avenge his wife. Most importantly, he had proved to the public that Sheryl was


    innocent.


    Melissa returned her son''s smile. "We had been separated for years, and now, my son is the CEO of


    Shining Company. I didn''t expect that you would make fun of me like this," she said in an amused tone.


    "On a serious note, son, I really do miss you very much even though I only haven''t seen you for a


    couple of days, and I want to catch up with you as soon as possible."