Chapter 1210 Fear Death


    "I agree with you," Sheryl agreed with a sweet smile. Her cheeks blushed, Sheryl whispered in Charles''


    ear, "Perhaps we can have fun in your car. Is this your n? I remember that you don''t like driving


    SUV. But today you..."


    Charles gave her a naughty look and smiled. "That sounds great. Why didn''t it ur to me? Oh, yeah,


    we can have sex in my car! I''m going to try something new. I''d like to see if it''s more exciting," Charles


    responded with a wide grin, as he lifted himself from Sheryl reluctantly. He fixed himself up quickly and


    then buttoned Sheryl''s shirts. Holding her hand, he proffered eagerly, "Let''s go, Sher."


    But it seemed Sheryl had some other n. She leaned back on the couch and pulled Charles closer.


    "I''m so tired, honey. I don''t want to walk," Sheryl said coquettishly.


    Pouting her lips, she put her arms around his neck intimately and stared into his eyes. She wanted to


    see his reaction.


    "Oh, is that so?" He drew a yful smile. Then he replied in an equally indulgent manner, "What about


    I carry you to the car?"


    Sheryl looked at him from the corner of her eyes and said, "What will your employees say if you carry


    me in front of them?"


    Charles gave an impish smile and replied, "Who cares? I will carry you in my arms in front of everyone.


    You are my wife. You are the woman I love the most. Besides, you''re the most beautiful woman in the


    world. I will make you the happiest woman that others will be jealous of."


    As he spoke, he lifted her in his arms and carried her to the door. Pushing the door open, he strode


    towards the entrance ignoring his employees.


    And true to his words, the entire office staff stared at their boss with their mouths agape and their eyes


    almost popping out.


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    ''Is this really the serious and aloof Mr. Lu? Why did he always turn into a sweet gentleman in front of


    his wife?


    He is an aggressive business leader who keeps his employees on their toes always. But when he is


    with his wife, he seems to be an indulgent husband, '' they thought with admiration.


    The young girls in thepany started whining. "Oh my God, Mrs. Lu is so lucky. I wish that I could be


    carried out of thepany by a rich and handsome man like this. When will I meet such a guy?" said


    one.


    "If a man treats me so well, I will marry him immediately even if he has no money and status. But why


    couldn''t I encounter such a man? Why? It''s not fair!" remarked another one.


    The female neers in Shining Company who were single all had their hands on their chest and a


    prayer for themselves on their lips as they saw the way their president treated his wife. Talking about


    couple goals, Charles and Sheryl had created a new benchmark.


    Soon, Charles and Sheryl took the elevator to the underground parking lot. Charles rubbed his nose on


    Sheryl''s cheeks. Sheryl blushed red as she burst intoughter in Charles'' arms.


    "Why are youughing?" Charles asked frowning and smiling at the same time.


    "Haven''t you seen the envious looks on your employees'' faces? I was wondering perhaps I shouldn''t


    have let you carry me this way in front of them. After all, they are young and they don''t have boyfriends


    yet," Sheryl exined.


    "It''s okay. That''s what I want!" Charles said with a triumphant look. With Sheryl still in his arms, he


    walked up to his car. He slowly opened the door and let her in.


    It was a silent, dark night. The entire office was empty except for just one room where the lights were


    on.


    The clock struck 2:00 a.m. Just like the second hand on the clock that ticked off tirelessly, Nick was


    working relentlessly in his office. He had been working at a stretch since 3:00 p.m. the day before. In all


    this while, he did not get up from his desk for a single moment—neither for dinner nor for using the


    restroom. Once in a while he would just gulp some water down his throat and go back to work.


    At the moment, his top priority was to catch up with the time he had lost during his stay in the hospital.


    The sudden and absolutely unexpected cardiac operation that he had to go through consumed a lot of


    valuable time. Lying in the hospital bed for so many days and that too, at this point of his career had


    stopped him from working towards his goal with the same aggression. Hence, he did not want to waste


    any more time. He had toplete his research project as soon as he could or else it could hurl death


    bolt on his career.


    He had been working on this project when he had to be admitted to the hospital. And now, he was just


    inches away from thepletion of the project. Once he finished the remaining part, he could assess


    the feasibility of the scheme. Even though his physical conditions after the surgery were such that he


    needed to be in the bed, his mind could not be at ease till he couldplete his project. He put his


    health on the back seat and prioritized his work. He mustered his will power and tried with all his might


    to hold on so that he could see his work gettingpleted as soon as possible.


    However strong he made his mind to forge ahead with the mission, his body was too frail to keep up


    with his grit. He could feel his eyes burning from prolonged staring at theputer screen. Even his


    back was sore. He stretched his back. He felt the strong sting at the corner of his eyes as he shut them


    tightly for once and opened them again to focus back on theputer screen. He kept telling himself


    that he could not give in to the physical constraints. He could notpromise because of his health


    issues at any cost. His body had to be his ally at this hour of need. Once he finished this project, he


    could take rest for a long time until his body healedpletely. But not at this time. Not today.


    Nick keyed in thest data into aputer. When the image appeared on the screen, his face lit up.


    The light radiating from theputer screen reflected on his pallid face. His red sunken eyes sparkled


    as theputer screen mirrored in them. He had nailed it atst! Yes! He had done it despite all the


    financial and health hurdles.


    His eyes were glued on the screen and a wide victory smile on his face. He had foreseen that the


    project would be sessful. He knew that his efforts wouldn''t be in vain.


    The data on the screen showed that his project was practical. He already had a n to sell his work.


    This project would bring him a big sum of profits and it was only a matter of time.


    He transfixed his gaze on the result for a while, basking in delight. After a while, he felt sleepy. He


    yawned and rubbed the part between the eyebrows.


    That was how our mind and body functioned. As long as the mind was at work, the bodyplied with


    the process. But once the mind became calm, the other senses took over. The same thing happened


    with Nick. His eyes came drooping in sleep. But a sharp pain in his stomach tormented him.


    He knew the reason. The long hours he put in his work depriving himself of a healthy diet had finally led


    to stomach upset. Every time he had an upset stomach, he had to endure this churning pain.


    In the past, he wouldn''t have taken it seriously. He would pop a pill and drink plenty of water. Mostly,


    that would be a quick fix for him to feel better.


    But now things were different. After all, he had just had cardiac surgery. If he didn''t get immediate


    medical attention, he could end up in risking his life. When he had been discharged from the hospital,


    the doctor had specially ordered him to get more rest, avoid excessive fatigue and go to the hospital if


    he felt ufortable. He realized that he needed to reach the hospital at the earliest.


    Without any dy, he staggered up from his seat, grabbed his car keys and headed straight for the


    underground parking lot.


    When he finally plodded to his car, he could hardly stand straight. The throbbing pain in his stomach


    was literally pulling him down. He stretched out his hand to open the door, but a strong convulsion


    seized him and he could not even open his car.


    He looked around helplessly. The strikingly empty and silent parking lot seemed to be engulfing him in


    its darkness. Suddenly a strong fear consumed him.


    ''What should I do now? The pain is killing me and it''s impossible for me to drive to the hospital, '' he


    mused.


    He got into a panic. However, he didn''t want to die. With trembling hands, he took out his phone and


    made a call to his assistant.


    Thetter picked up the phone promptly. Nick told him about his condition and asked him to reach the


    underground parking lot as soon as possible.


    By the time he ended the call, he copsed and sat on the ground with his back leaning against his car.


    Cold sweat started dripping from his forehead.


    A self-mocking smile lingered on his lips. It turned out that he was not as brave and strong as he had


    thought he was. He was afraid to die in this way. He still had a lot of things to do. Most importantly, he


    still had his dream that he had not achieved yet. He did not want to die. Not like this. Not now.


    Time ticked away, and every passing moment seemed like ages for him. Slowly an engulfing chill filled


    the parking lot.


    He eventually lost his remaining strength. Leaning to one way, he sank to the ground andy curled up.


    He crossed his arms over his chest trying to keep warm.