Chapter 1403 Evidence
Suddenly, Le changed her mind. She decided not to pick up Shirley and instead said to Benjamin on
the phone, "Benjamin, could you please help me take care of this child? I am kind of busy right now
and I don''t have time in my hands. I will text you what to doter. And please don''t make any moves
before you hear from me. Of course, your reward will be raised. Thanks for understanding."
Benjamin was puzzled by Le''s words. After all, Le was dying to find Shirley before and kept calling
him for updates from time to time. Now that the girl had been found, Le wasn''t as eager to pick her
up. ''What''s going on?'' Benjamin wondered.
Although Benjamin was confused, he understood the wisdom of silence. He''d better keep his head
down and do his work without asking any questions. Besides, Le promised to offer him more money,
so he just said yes.
"Okay, I can help you with that. Just let me know when you are ready to pick up the kid."
Le wasn''t anxious about it at all. Shirley wasn''t her biological child. At the very beginning, she might
have seemed anxious and worried about Shirley, but that was just a show for Charles.
Now that Charles was suspicious of her and determined to bring her to justice, if Le brought back his
daughter to him, it would give Charles the confidence to put more time and efforts into the investigation.
Le wouldn''t want that to happen. Why would she willingly put herself in jeopardy? Besides, she knew
that Shirley was in safe hands now. She wanted to make full use of this opportunity to turn things in her
favor.
"I appreciate your help, Benjamin."
After she hung up, Le lost herself in deep thought. It sounded simple enough to have Benjamin take
care of Shirley, but there was always room for idents. What if Charles found Benjamin? This time,
she had to be extremely careful. She could not afford to leave any traces that could lead Charles to her.
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Le furrowed her brows, her face darkened. When she turned around, her body jerked in surprise, not
knowing how to react. Her anxiety was obvious.
Standing behind her back was Melissa, who just happened toe downstairs to get some stuff.
When she heard Le talking, she followed the sound of her voice, to check up on her. Le''s odd
reaction convinced Melissa that she was hiding something from her.
Le was so focused on the phone that she failed to notice Melissa standing behind her this whole
time.
Melissa narrowed her eyes and studied Le from head to toe, which made Le anxious.
"Le, what happened? I can see that something is bothering you," Melissa asked Le indifferently,
her gaze fixated, eager to find some clues on Le''s face.
Le averted her gaze, trying her best to remain calm. She would havefortably told a lie and easily
fool Melissa any other day. But this time was different. Melissa had already caught on to her anxiety.
"Nothing, Aunt Melissa. It''s just…I just got home and I need some time to adjust myself. It''s really
nothing to worry about." Le managed to fake a smile, trying really hard to convince Melissa that
nothing was wrong.
"Really?" However, Melissa didn''t buy into Le''s words at all.
"Le, if something is wrong, you shoulde to me first. I am concerned about you. If you get mixed
up in something bad again, I don''t know what I could do." Melissa''s words carried subtle implications.
She was talking about Sheryl, who was bed-ridden in the hospital because of Le.
"Thank you for your concern, Aunt Melissa. If I need your help, I wille to you straightaway. I was
just being absent-minded. I guess that''s what made you misunderstand me."
Le was lying through her teeth. She had made up her mind not to tell Melissa anything about Shirley.
On the one hand, she couldn''t trust Melissa as they weren''t in the same boat anymore. After all, Shirley
was Melissa''s biological grandchild. What if Melissa made a slip of the tongue or decided to double-
cross her? On the other hand, Le wasn''t exactly sure about how to deal with Shirley yet. She knew
that she couldn''t keep her in Benjamin''s custody forever. Le needed time toe up with a thorough
n.
"Fine, then. Everything is good with you I guess." Melissa was certain that Le was hiding something
from her. But since Le didn''t want to tell her, Melissa stopped questioning her, as she saw no point in
doing so. If something bad had really happened, it would be Le''s fault and none of Melissa''s concern.
Melissa went back to the living room to watch her favorite soap operas on television, but she couldn''t
help but think about Le. Melissa was clueless, but she wasn''t a fool. She could sense the unease on
Le''s face from a mile away, which upset her because Melissa treated Le as a real friend, but
clearly, Le felt differently about her.
Le fidgeted on her feet, like she had ants in her pants, tucking a strand of her disarray hair behind
her ears a few times. Finding Shirley didn''t turn out to be as good news as she had expected. It was
more like a hot potato.
Even if Le did return Shirley to the Lu family, she couldn''t erase Charles'' suspicion about her or
change the way he thought about her, especially Sheryl. Le was almost certain that Sheryl knew it
was her. Otherwise, Sheryl wouldn''t have said such things about her to Charles.
If Le''s guess was right, she had really underestimated Sheryl before.
Le was in a terrible dilemma now. Just as she was mulling over what to do with Shirley, her phone
started ringing and Sheryl''s name popped up on the screen. Le hesitated, unable to decide whether
to answer the call or not.
Her phone kept ringing and eventually, Le answered the call.
"Hello, Sheryl. What''s up?" Le said indifferently.
"Le, let''s get straight to the point. I know you know where Shirley is. Return her to me."
Sheryl''s calm and collected voice blew Le''s mind.
Suffice it to say, Le was startled by the suddenness and certainty of Sheryl''s ims.
"Sheryl, I am sure there has been a misunderstanding. I don''t know where Shirley is. How can I return
her to you?" Le denied it at once, acting like she knew nothing.
"Le, stop ying games. I know the truth. If you don''t want to give back Shirley to me, that''s fine.
Anyway, I will tell Charles that it was you who tried to strangle me that night."
Le had been expected to hear this from Sheryl, so she calmly said, "Sheryl, that''s a serious
usation. Please mind your words. I have done no such thing. I have a clear conscience."
"Clear conscience? Le, how can you do that, lying without feeling even the slightest bit of shame?"
"You don''t have any evidence, Sheryl. So please stop saying that." No matter what Sheryl said, Le
denied it. ''She doesn''t have a shred of evidence, '' Le thought to herself.
Sheryl''s next words, however, frightened Le out of her wits.
"Le, think about it carefully. How would I know it was you if I didn''t have any evidence?"
Sheryl smiled coldly and continued, "I''ll give you one day to reconsider your options. Otherwise, I will
show Charles all the evidence. To tell you the truth, I would have presented them to the police long ago
if it wasn''t for Shirley."