Chapter 1352 Where Are You, Shirley


    "God knows where she is. She must be hiding from us after making such a huge mistake! What a


    disgraceful woman!"


    Melissa said in fury.


    Standing next to Melissa, rk couldn''t believe that his grandmother would say such nderous


    things. His grandmother always put me on his mother when things went out of hand. He couldn''t


    help but get annoyed because he knew that his mother had gone looking for his sister. She was not


    hiding from them!


    Furious as Melissa''s words, rk desperately grabbed Charles'' sleeve and defended his mother by


    saying, "Dad, Grandma is wrong. Mom has gone to look for Shirley. Can we join her and find Shirley?"


    It was rare for the little boy to look so vulnerable. Being tough was rk''s asset. Even as a kid, he


    barely cried and never gave up facing difficulties. But now, his eyes were filled with tears with too much


    concern.


    The father felt pity and regret for rk, so he held him in his arms. As his son asked, he went to look


    for Sheryl. Seeing this, Melissa and Le followed him. No one uttered a word, except rk, who was


    sobbing.


    Although Charles looked calm, his mind was in chaos. Her little girl was Shirley, the charm of his life.


    He couldn''t imagine how his life would be if he would lose her.


    Being the chine of the family, Charles remained silent and firm. If he panicked, the whole family would


    go out of control. Therefore, he must suppress his sentiments from bursting out and calm down.


    After a few minutes of seeking, they saw Sheryl. With disheveled hair and clothes, tears kept rolling


    down from her cheek, she eagerly asked every passerby about her dear daughter.


    At the sight of Sheryl''s situation, Charles'' heart was tore into pieces. Why did he leave her alone? She


    must have been hurting as much as he did. Shirley was also her daughter.


    "Sher…" He couldn''t utter more words.


    Recognizing his husband''s voice, Sheryl slowly turned her head at him, her tears welled up even more.


    Like a lost kid, Sheryl ran into Charles'' arms. She cried so hard that her voice echoed in the air, making


    every passerby look at them.


    With his small arms, rk hugged his parents. Containing himself to cry, he bit his lips and buried his


    face in his father''s thigh. ''Crying would only make Mom even sadder, '' he silently thought.


    "This is all my fault, Charles. Shirley got lost because I was not paying attention. I should have been


    more careful. It''s because of me. What should I do? I don''t know what I can do if we lose her. My poor


    daughter, where are you? Charles, we must find Shirley as soon as possible. Our daughter is waiting


    for us. It will be dangerous for her, so we need to find her now!"


    Tears also welled up in Charles'' eyes too. He tried his best to control his outburst tofort Sheryl.


    "Sher, please don''t worry too much. There are CCTV cameras everywhere. I am sure we can find


    Shirley soon. Please stop crying."


    "Shirley is so afraid of the darkness, so she must be crying without us around her. She must be so


    scared right now as it''s getting darker now."


    Sheryl wept even more until she could barely catch her breath. She felt something squeezing her heart.


    "It''s no use crying over spilled milk. Why didn''t you be careful at the very beginning? Your regret


    is worthless! Our Shirley won''t be missing if you have been more cautious!"


    Melissa wiped off tears from her cheek and scolded Sheryl, stirring up more trouble, and making the


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    situation worse and messier.


    "Mom, stop it!"


    Charles yelled at his mother.


    Melissa could see Charles'' face being gloomy. She knew that he was mad, so she shut her mouth


    reluctantly.


    Anxiety lingered Charles too, but he couldn''t react as much as others did. Tapping Sheryl''s back gently,


    heforted her from his mother''s harsh words. "Don''t listen to Mom. It''s the kidnapper''s fault, not


    yours. And Shirley is going to be fine because I''ve called someone to find her. Then, she will be found


    and be with us soon."


    Enviousness lured Le, so she walked to Sheryl and padded on her shoulder. Charles had no choice


    but to back off. Le said softly, "Sheryl, please don''t be sad. The most important thing now is to find


    Shirley. You need to stay strong and calm yourself down. You can''t panic. Shirley is waiting for you."


    However, Melissa murmured at Le, "Le, leave Sheryl alone. Why bother talking to that woman? All


    of this mess is because of her fault. Shame on her to act like that."


    Charles was concerned about Shirley''s safety, as he still had no update from the group he sent to look


    for her. On the verge of copsing, Charles could not help but to keep his temper. And yet Melissa was


    so clueless that she couldn''t see that Charles was annoyed, as she added fuel to the mes. He was


    going to lose his temper and sanity.


    On the other hand, Sheryl immersed herself in sorrow. She could hear nobody. All she was thinking


    about now was Shirley. Just thinking about her daughter''s situation saddened her. Her grief was


    immense and her tears were endless. Her eyes were swollen.


    Le saw Charles'' face and she thought that he was mad at Melissa. So she stepped forward, trying to


    calm Melissa down.


    "Aunt Melissa, please don''t say that. Charles is right. I am sure that Sheryl couldn''t expect such things


    happen. It was an ident and it surely wasn''t her fault. Right now, we need to unite, support each


    other, and try our best to find Shirley."


    Leforting Melissa surprised Charles. It was even more unexpected for her to side with Sheryl


    than Melissa. He took a nce at her. He was exhausted now and had no mood to deal with Melissa''s


    drama.


    Le noticed Charles'' nce. She knew that her words worked, so she continued, "Aunt Melissa, I


    believe that Sheryl is the most worried person among us. She cares about Shirley so much. Everyone


    makes mistakes, right? There will be good news soon. I''m sure the people that Charles hired are


    pressuring Sheryl, Aunt Melissa," Le said softly as if she was an angel sent from above.


    Finally, Le calmed Melissa down and persuaded her to stop ming and scolding Sheryl. Her fake


    sympathy was conveyed and concealed sessfully.


    In the Dream Garden, they decided to take a rest.


    It had been a tough day for everyone. But they still didn''t hear any news about Shirley. The search


    team sent by Charles couldn''t find any trace at all. What was worse, they were too afraid to call the


    police, worrying that it would piss the kidnappers off. Charles and Sheryl were the most terrified with


    this news, as they couldn''t afford to lose Shirley.


    Every second was shes of torture to Sheryl. She grew lots of grey hair overnight. She looked


    extremely pale, like a walking corpse. She felt hopeless and anxious.


    "Sher, please eat something. You haven''t eaten even a single bite. You''re going to be sick. I''m worried


    about you. Please stop torturing yourself. Shirley needs us, so we should be strong," Charles pleaded.


    He lost his appetite seeing his wife like this. The only thing he could do now was keep persuading and


    Insomnia attacked Sheryl because of endless thoughts. She couldn''t eat or sleep. She sat on Shirley''s


    crib all day long while hugging her bear doll. Sheforted herself to think that the bear was her


    Shirley, her dear little baby.