Chapter 1196 A Good Son
"I see. Thank you, Doc," Melissa replied with a diplomatic smile. She was never an easygoing or polite
person, but she wanted to make a good impression on her son.
"I''m ttered. I just did my job," the physician responded, pleasantly surprised. Charles was one of the
shareholders of this hospital, so Melissa''s modest reaction caught the doctor off guard.
Melissa nodded at the physician out of courtesy. Shifting her gaze to Charles, she said tenderly, "I''m
sorry that I''ve taken so much of your time. I''m fine now. You should go back to your work and I''ll take a
taxi home."
"It''s okay, Mom. I''ll take you home. Don''t worry about my work," Charles replied with a slight smile.
Sensible women could always sessfully arouse men''spassion. Melissa knew this and easily
tricked her son.
Charles was clueless as he was just so happy to spend time with his mother. He found that his mother
had changed and thought that it was perhaps because spending time with him turned her into a
sensible mother.
As far back as he could remember, his mother had been a good, reasonable woman. But when he was
a teenager, she left Dream Garden and he hadn''t seen her since.
When Melissa had first disappeared, Charles often saw her in his dreams as the same gentle and kind
mother he once knew.
But as time went on, he found that the dreams of her stopped. This devastated him and he felt so lost.
He had almost forgotten about her when she entered his life again.
When Melissa first moved in with him, he was thrilled but a little uneasy. It had been fifteen years since
she had left him and things were very different now. The years apart seemed to have formed arge
gap between them.
However, regardless of what had happened and Melissa''s obvious hostility towards Sheryl, she was
still his mother.
Considering that Melissa needed some time to adjust when she first moved into Dream Garden,
Charles had chosen to forgive her unreasonable and crazy behaviors. But it had been a while since his
mother had moved in with them, and she had gotten to know all the members of the family.
Just like other mothers, Melissa started to treat the family in a more amiable and friendly manner.
Charles could sense that Melissa had learned to control her temper and hadn''t gotten Sheryl into any
trouble. Without having to worry about the disputes between his wife and mother, he believed that he
could handle his business.
"I''m d to hear you say so. But I really don''t want to waste too much of your time since it is working
hours," Melissa said, pretending to put on a worried look. She was a smart person, so she hadn''t
refused or epted his offer.
"It''s not a big deal, Mom. Don''t worry," Charles reassured, giving his mother a smile to set her mind at
ease.
"Okay," Melissa finally agreed. She was willing to spend time with her son alone, especially after she
had made such a good impression on him.
"Let''s get going," Charles proposed. As he advanced forward, he held Melissa''s arm cautiously and led
her to the door.
"Goodbye, Mr. Lu. Bye, Mrs. Lu," the physician said courteously, watching them walk out the door
with admiration.
''She is blessed to have such a good son. And he is also lucky to have the chance to repay his mother, ''
he sighed.
As the pair approached the lift, Melissa caught sight of a restroom not far from them.
"Wait, Charles, I need to go to thedies'' room," she began.
"Okay. Do you need a nurse toe with you?" Charles asked. He was a considerate man.
"Oh, there''s no need. The cut in my hand is not deep. I can handle myself," Melissa assured him. She
waved her hand at her son to show that she could take care of herself.
Noticing that his mother was in high spirits, he didn''t stop her.
He stood in front of the elevator, while Melissa made her way to the bathroom.
As Melissa turned left, a familiar figure walked by her. It was Sheryl and it was clear that the young
woman hadn''t seen her.
With a shopping bag full of fruits in her hand, she strode forward. Melissa assumed she must be visiting
a friend.
When Melissa turned around, she found that her son hadn''t spotted Sheryl, and vice versa.
Immediately, Melissa thought that something must be wrong. So, instead of going to the restroom, she
quietly followed Sheryl in an attempt to figure out who she was going to visit.
Technically speaking, she wanted to know the gender of the patient that Sheryl was going to visit.
On her way to Nick''s ward, Sheryl got a call from I. "What took you so long to answer the phone,
Sher?" I whined.
"What''s up? I''m in the hospital. I''ll be in Nick''s ward in a minute," Sheryl said.
"It''s Amanda. She had a fever and I need to see if she''s okay. That nurse who was on the night shift got
off work and went home. I have to leave Nick to you. I''m on my way home. You''d better go take care of
him. No one is there to help him hit the nurse button when the liquid in the infusion bag runs out," I
exined.
She was not only worried about her sick daughter but also Nick who was lying in a hospital bed getting
an IV drip.
"Oh, I see. Well I''m almost there. You should direct your attention on taking care of Amanda. Don''t
worry about Nick," Sherylforted. As a mother, she could understand how anxious I was with her
daughter getting sick.
"Okay, thank you, Sher."
"Why so formal, I? You don''t owe me anything. I''ll take care of Nick. So don''t worry about him. Just
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drive carefully," Sheryl said as she walked towards Nick''s ward.
"Oh, I just reached his ward. I''ve got to go. Bye," she continued as she paused outside of the door.
"Okay. Get inside. I''m sure you''ll take good care of him," I returned as she let out a sigh of relief.
''Now that Sheryl is with Nick, I can focus on my daughter, '' she thought.
Sheryl hung up the phone and entered the ward.