Chapter 1207 Endurance
Sheryl summoned all her remaining strength and stared at Le. "No matter what you say, I will never
forgive you. I don''t want to see you in this house ever again. Please leave as soon as possible," she
demanded. Without waiting for their reaction, she strode towards the door, opened it and stepped out.
The moment she mmed the door behind her, she was suddenly hit by a wave of exhaustion. She
struggled to move her legs as they felt like they had been reced by heavy sandbags. Wearily, she
dragged her body into her car and drove off.
Melissa''s face had grown so dark that it was almost terrifying to look at. She glowered at the door, her
hands shaking by her side. She managed to cool herself down after a minute or so and she went
towards Le to gently pat her back. She told herfortingly, "Le, just ignore her. She has no right
to say those things. Make yourself at home. She''s not the queen of the house."
"Thank you Melissa. I know you have my back, but I can''t bear to see you and Sheryl fighting because
of me," Le responded charmingly.
"To be frank, I truly dislike Sheryl. Charles deserves much better than her. But she''s very maniptive
and charming, so Charles has be a whipped husband and listens to her every word. Le, I need
your help. I want you to work with me to kick her out of the house. She is not fit at all to be the mistress
of this house. You are so different from her! You''re kind and pretty, just the type of girl I want for my
Charles. I''ve always liked you, Le. I want you to be my daughter-inw someday. So, what do you
say? Will you help me?" Ovee with emotion, Melissa blurted out her true feelings.
Le was thrilled by Melissa''s words. But she chose to lower her head and y coy. She told Melissa
shyly, "To be honest, I''ve had feelings for Charles for quite a long time. But I never tried to pursue him
because of Sheryl. Coming here today and seeing you get bullied by her makes me so angry. So I''ll
ept your offer, Melissa. I''ll help you get her out of the house and also fight for my own happiness at
the same!"
After dinner, Le apanied Melissa to do some shopping. The two walked together hand-in-hand
and looked very close. Anybody passing by on the street might even mistake them as mother and
daughter. Strolling along themercial street, Le drank in the sight of the bright lights and huge
crowds. She was suddenly hit by a huge wave of nostalgia. How she had missed the hustle and bustle
ofrge cities! The two entered a clothing shop and Melissa''s eyes were immediately drawn to a
beautiful dress. Unfortunately the bright color and modern design gave her second thoughts as she
feared she would be too old to pull it off. Le noticed Melissa staring longingly at the dress and
immediately knew that she loved it. She told Melissa in her most charming voice, "That dress looks so
lovely! Why don''t you give it a try, Melissa? You have fair skin and a good body. I''m sure it will look
amazing on you."
Melissa''s heart melted at these words and she couldn''t help grin. Beaming happily, she answered, "Oh
don''t be silly. I''m too old for this fashion. How could I wear this dress designed for you young people?"
"Melissa, you don''t look old at all! You still look like you''re in your 30s! Just give it a try. You never know
until you put it on. I was nning to buy you a gift and seeing how much you love this dress, I know
exactly what to get for you. Go on, and try the dress. It''s my treat," Le said, still trying to suck up to
Melissa. Saying this, Le took the dress off the rack, thrust it into Melissa''s hands and pushed her to
the nearest fitting room.
As Melissa was trying on the dress, Le started daydreaming and plotting how to make Sheryl leave.
It had only been a few hours but she really enjoyed spending time with Melissa. Now all she had to do
was get rid of Sheryl. ''Sheryl is obviously in love with Charles. But does Charles feel the same way
about her? First things first, I need to find out how much Charles cares about Sheryl. Does he really
love her? If he doesn''t, it should be easy enough to split them up. But if he does, then I need to work
out a long-term n, '' she brooded.
The fitting room door opened and she looked up, quickly withdrawing her pensive look. She surveyed
Melissa from top to bottom and put on an admiring expression, saying, "Wow, Melissa! You look so
gorgeous. I didn''t expect the dress to look so good on you. It''s like it was tailored specially for you!"
"Oh Le, you''re such a sweet talker. I know I look like an olddy trying to relive her youth, no need to
tter me so." Melissa blushed but couldn''t hide the pleasure in her voice when she spoke. She looked
at herself in the mirror and twirled happily, feeling 20 years younger.
Sheryl was emotionally exhausted. She had been through so much over the past few weeks. First,
Holley and Rachel had conspired to make her doubt Charles and cause a misunderstanding between
them. Afterwards it had been Charles'' turn to distrust her, thinking she was having an affair with Nick.
She was so grateful that Charles wasn''t the type to leave things unsettled. If he hadn''t pushed her so
hard, she could have lost him! Thankfully, Charles was a persistent man until finally, she blurted out her
suspicions. She couldn''t bear the thought of losing him over such a silly misunderstanding.
She was so d that her Prince Charming hadn''t given up hope. This time, she wasn''t going to make
the same mistake. Before the situation got any worse, she wanted to fill him in on what was going on,
and what was on her mind. She wasn''t going to wait any longer.
The sooner they talked, the sooner they could share their thoughts. Charles would know why she was
behaving in such a way and she would also find out why he had gotten Le out. They had been
through so much and Sheryl was sure that she knew him well enough to know the reason, but she still
wanted confirmation.
She really hoped that she was right—Charles had helped Le get out of jail for Melissa''s sake, not
because of Le herself.
When his phone rang, Charles was still buried in office work. But he picked up the phone immediately
when he saw Sheryl''s name appear on the screen. He asked dotingly, "What''s up, Sher?"
Ever since they had cleared the air, he had been more gentle and caring towards her.
"Are you still at the office, Charles? I need to talk to you about something. Can Ie over to Shining
Company in a while?" Sheryl went straight to the point. She thought it would be best to tell him in
person, not over the phone.
"What happened? It sounds urgent. Since you''re nning toe over, should I get David to pick you
up?" Charles inquired, curious and slightly rmed at the same time. He couldn''t think of a single
reason why Sheryl would need toe over to the office to see him immediately. Despite the slight
worry, he couldn''t help feeling excited that his wife was nning to drop by.
"No, it''s okay. I''m already on the way. Just wait for me there and don''t go anywhere. I''ll be there in a
short while," Sheryl answered curtly. She was calling him to make sure that he was in the office, not
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because she wanted to be a spoilt wife and demand for someone toe and fetch her.
"Okay then. Drive carefully, alright?" Charles responded in a simr tone. He knew his wife well. From
the tone of her voice, he could tell that she wanted to talk to him about something serious, and not just
visiting for fun. That was why he adjusted his response ordingly, knowing that she wasn''t in the
mood for pampering.
"Don''t worry. I''ll see you soon." Sheryl couldn''t help smiling slightly as she hung up the phone. Charles''
caring side was one of the reasons why she loved him so much.
As Sheryl was on her way to Shining Company, Holley and Rachel were rushing to get to Silver
Corporation.
"Holley, I swear I''m not trusting you ever again! Ever since I returned from abroad, you''ve managed to
mess up every single n. I don''t want to work with you anymore!" Rachel grumbled. She still couldn''t
get over what had happened the day before.
They had felt more like running away in disgrace when they left the Japanese restaurant. Not only did
they have to put on a thick face and ignore the other customers'' scornful looks, but also they had to
face Charles'' contempt.
It was a huge blow to Rachel. She couldn''t remember thest time she had felt so embarrassed. It felt
like an impressive insult.
"Ms. Bai, this time it was really unanticipated. You were there too, and you know we almost seeded.
If Mr. Lu hadn''t turned up, things would have been much different. I really had no idea he would appear
at the restaurant," Holley tried to defend herself. But she knew that whatever she said wasn''t going to
make any difference. If everything went on smoothly, she would get rewards from Rachel.
The second things started getting out of hand, it was suddenly her fault. It didn''t matter whether it was
something she could control or not.
She was hurt and frustrated but was willing to endure Rachel''s abuse simply because she was dying to
see Sheryl go down.
"Don''t give me excuses! Ever since you turned up, it''s been nothing but idents. How can there be
so many idents? Why is Sheryl so lucky? Why do things always go her way? It''s not fair!" Rachel
screamed. Rachel hade up with a lot of bullshit in the past, but in her eyes, this exnation was
the worst yet. It made her blood boil to hear the pathetic wordsing from Holley''s mouth. They were
all just excuses to cover her own ipetence.