Chapter 1206 Le Is Released From Prison


    "What are you talking about? When did I fool around with Rachel?" Charles asked, fixing his eyes on


    Sheryl. Sheryl had finally opened up on the matter which was troubling her for so many days. But what


    she said left Charlespletely speechless. ''How could Sheryl suspect me to have an affair with


    Rachel? What made her to even believe that?'' Questions flooded him. He felt like it waspletely out


    of the blue. He waited for Sheryl to speak more about it.


    "If you didn''t see Rachel, how can you exin those photos? And why would you stay with her alone


    that night at Lavender Bar?" Sheryl blurted out. Finally, as Sheryl spoke her heart out, her emotions


    came overwhelmingly. Her eyes were red and she seethed with a distressed face.


    "What photos?" Charles asked, looking bewildered. "As for that night at Lavender Bar, it was a


    misunderstanding."


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    "Why are you even asking me? Now that you cheated on me, you should have known that your secrets


    would be exposed one day. I saw you and Rachel flirt with each other in the photographs. So stop


    ying as if you don''t know anything," Sheryl snapped back with a sneer.


    "Calm down, Sher. It looks like Mr. Lu isn''t lying. Besides, what pictures are you talking about? Why


    didn''t you tell me?" I chipped in. "Where did you get those photos? Did Rachel give them to you? If


    you got those pictures from Rachel, you should have investigated them first. Perhaps it was a trap. You


    can''t believe her words," I mediated. Sheryl became quiet after hearing I. Now she felt that


    perhaps she had been in a hurry to judge Charles.


    "Yes, Sher, I has a point. Where did you get those photographs? Are you sure that they are not


    processed?" Charles asked after regaining hisposure. Charles waspletely bbergasted by


    the entire thing. All these days, Sheryl kept it all within herself without even bothering to tell him the


    reason behind her coldness towards him. Now that I put things into the right perspective, he


    suspected that Sheryl might have been fooled by Rachel.


    After introspecting the entire situation, Sheryl began to specte that the photographs might have


    been morphed. She opened her phone quickly and showed the pictures to Charles. To give the couple


    some time to clear the air, I bid farewell to them and left the restaurant.


    Very soon the misunderstanding was cleared. Sheryl was regretful of the fact that she did not speak


    about this openly with Charles, while, he was relieved to have won back his wife''s faith on himself.


    They sat and chatted at the Japanese restaurant until it was closing time. It had been quite an ordeal


    for both of them. Now, after having all her doubts cleared, Sheryl was back to being the candid and


    loving wife she had always been. Charles was happy to see her smile again. Having been through this,


    they realized how lucky they were to be with each other. It would be a pity if they had split up due to


    some nasty trick yed by someone.


    It was not just Charles. Even Sheryl owed some exnation to her husband regarding her rtionship


    with Nick. Charles told Sheryl everything that was going on between him and Rachel. He agreed that it


    had been wrong on his part to have neglected her in the past few days. He apologized to Sheryl for


    that. The couple finally cleared the air. They promised to share everything with each other and spend


    quality time without any misunderstandings or suspicions.


    "Sher, I will not do anything that will make you misunderstand me. Promise me that you wille to me


    first if you have any doubt in your mind about any such simr matters, will you?" Charles said as he


    looked at his wife in the eye with affection.


    "I will," Sheryl replied tenderly. They walked out of the restaurant and headed towards the car. In the


    step had put their love and mutual understanding to a tough test. However, atst, it was Charles and


    Sheryl who had thestugh. Though the ordeal was not over yet, as long as they were together and


    had faith in each other, they could tide over all the hurdles. That was what Sheryl and Charles felt


    inside their hearts. They felt stronger as they walked hand in hand. Charles squeezed Sheryl''s hands.


    Sheryl looked up at him. Their eyes met and they smiled at each other.


    Today was a big day for Melissa and Le. Thetter was going to be released from the prison. Melissa


    was excited to meet her cellmate. In the afternoon, Melissa took a taxi to prison. The sun was at its


    peak and the open area outside the prison gates was scorching hot. Melissa stationed herself close to


    the prison gate. She felt the strong rays of the sun hurting her eyes. That reminded her of the hard


    times she had to face during her tenure inside the jail. Suddenly her breathing became heavy as those


    moments of loneliness and hatred got rekindled in her mind. Then she heaved a sigh and breathed out


    the heaviness out of her chest as she reminded herself that all those things were in the past. Now she


    was under the care and love of her rich andpetent son who took good care of her and gave her a


    him since he was her closest kin in the world. Besides, her son had been very nice to her. He even had


    agreed to help her get Le out and he lived up to his words. When she thought of this, a triumphant


    smile lurked at the corners of her lips.


    As the gate of the prison opened slowly, Le came into her view. She looked frail and tanned. As soon


    as she caught the sight of Melissa, she gave her a smile. Melissa was overwhelmed with joy as she


    caught sight of her friend that she had known in jail. Dashing forward, she took hold of Le''s hands.


    With excitement in her eyes, she said in a motherly tone, "My poor child, you have suffered so much.


    Now you are free. Just put all the miserable memories in jail behind and start a new life. I have gone to


    great lengths to get you out because I wanted to return the kindness you extended towards me when


    we were cellmates. As long as I am alive, I will help you live a good life."


    Upon hearing this, Le couldn''t help but jump into the olddy''s arms. She held her tightly and broke


    into an uncontroble sob. Melissaforted her tenderly. With tears flowing down her cheeks, Le


    said in an almost choked voice, "Thank you, Melissa, you''re the best. You know what? Since you left


    the jail, I was afraid that I might not be able to see you again. I was so sad that I couldn''t find anyone to


    talk to. But now you''re here. I am so d." Melissa patted her shoulder gently tofort the girl.


    All of a sudden, something urred to Le. She let Melissa go and roved her eyes over her from


    head to toe. Then she asked curiously, "Oh, how did you get me out, Melissa? I thought that you..."


    "Here is the thing. Charles Lu is my son. I and he had some misunderstanding and he didn''t like me.


    But now we get along very well. After all, blood is thicker than water. We cleared the air and are happy


    with each other. I asked him to get you out. You are a good girl and you deserve better than the dark


    cells," Melissa replied with sobs.


    As Le heard Melissa speak, her face changed. She didn''t know how to react. "Really? I...I didn''t


    expect that Charles is your son. What a coincidence! I can''t believe that. No wonder I thought that I had


    met you somewhere the first time I saw you," Le responded, and the surprise in her voice was


    evident. Le''s eyes glittered with hope. As surprised as she was, she also felt lucky to have gotten on


    well with Melissa and left a good impression on her. Here was another trump card in her hand. ''As long


    as I am nice to her and try to make her happy, I will be able to go near Charles again, '' she snickered.


    Suddenly, all her tears disappeared and her face glowed with a new ray of hope. She looked forward to


    better and happier days.


    Melissa called for a cab. Considering that Le might have nowhere to go, she decided to take her


    home first so that she could take some rest.


    As the cab dropped them outside Dream Garden, Le looked at the Lu family''s residence with


    renewed hope. Melissa led her into the living room with utmost hospitality. When they entered the


    house, they ran into Sheryl. Melissa was surprised that she was still at home during the working hours.


    She wondered whether she should use it as an excuse to make fun of Sheryl. But before she could


    open her mouth, Sheryl questioned harshly, "Mom, why did you bring this woman home? Do you know


    that she stole my son..." Melissa interrupted her furiously, "Where are your manners, Sheryl? Le is a


    good friend of mine. I know that there is some misunderstanding between you two. But she is my


    guest. I hope that you give her some respect and be courteous with her. You''re not the head of this


    family."


    With a slight smile, Le cut in, "Sheryl, I know I did something that made you misunderstand me. But I


    really want to make peace with you because I don''t want to put Melissa and Charles in an awkward


    position. Can you forgive me? I hope that we can get along with each other."


    Sheryl waspletely dumbfounded. Firstly, getting to see Le was thest thing she had expected.


    And secondly, Melissa and Le hurled their own arguments on her and denied her a chance to voice


    her opinion. All of a sudden, Sheryl felt like an outsider in her own house. ''Am I in my dream? Did I


    enter the wrong house?'' she wondered.


    "Le could get out of the jail because of Charles. It was me who told him that I didn''t want to see her


    suffer in jail once, and he helped her out. So you should be friendly to Le if you don''t want to make


    him unhappy," Melissa added.


    Each and every word uttered by Melissa pierced into Sheryl''s heart like sharp knives. Today she has


    realized the true meaning of the popr proverb—words were sharper than weapons. She wanted to


    ask Charles whether he had thought of her feelings before agreeing to help Le out of the jail. She


    wanted to ask him if at all he loved her honestly. However, given the soft nature of Sheryl and since she


    had gotten too far in this rtionship, she was also scared to figure out the answers to her questions.