Chapter 1415 Le''s Resistance Against Melissa
After Shirley came back, she became more dependent than normal on her parents. Whenever they
weren''t around, she would be tense and burst into tears.
Naturally, Shirley''s sensitive behavior drew Charles'' attention. Perhaps his daughter was suffering from
some type of mental illness? He couldn''t wait to make an appointment with a psychologist. However,
the doctor was only avable the next day.
Burnt out from anxiety, Charles went out of Melissa''s bedroom. Melissa''s nerves were on edge. Finally,
she sighed in relief when Charles left and shut the door. Her heartbeat slowed down a little, but she felt
her feet turn into jelly, and she couldn''t support herself anymore. Her body fell down on the bed as if
she''d lost her bones.
Melissa had been trying to avoid Charles'' gaze recently. She felt drained whenever she looked into her
son''s eyes. The truth was that she felt rather ufortable that her authority in the whole family was
challenged.
After she calmed herself down, she started to think seriously about how to convince Le out of Dream
Garden, and keep her quiet to avoid exposure of her involvement. The frown on her face deepened
and her mind became more tense. After a while, she closed her eyes and shut her mind in an attempt
to restart her thoughts.
The next morning
The smell of eggs and bacon wafted in the dining room. After a few minutes, Melissa stood up from her
seat and walked towards Le. "Le, let''s take a stroll down the street. We haven''t done that in a
while," she beamed.
As Melissa talked to Le, she intentionally got closer to her in an attempt to foster kindness to Le.
Her face looked friendly and inviting. However, her sudden acts of being nice aroused Le''s suspicion.
A frown creased Le''s face as she felt a little concerned. At that moment, she realized that Melissa
wasn''t asking for something so simple as going out for a walk.
However, she didn''t have a choice but to ept Melissa''s invitation in case she would get annoyed.
For Le, it wasn''t wise to irritate Melissa now.
"Sure, let''s go for a walk!" Le said with a nod.
At a coffee shop
It had been a few minutes since Le and Melissa had been strolling outside. When they passed by a
coffee shop, Melissa pretended her feet were sore and asked to enter the coffee shop to rest a bit.
"Le, let''s have coffee here, so I could rest a bit," Melissa suggested. Still, Le had easily detected
the faint trace of indifference in Melissa''s tone. It was clear that Melissa was trying to hide some
feelings behind her words.
Le was almost sure about what Melissa wanted to say, but if that was true—she didn''t want to listen.
She suddenly felt quite anxious. Besides, she couldn''t help but be cautious and wary when she
recalled that Sheryl once offered to make a deal with her.
In the silence, Le prayed that Melissa wouldn''t say anything yet because she wanted to mentally
prepare herself. However…
"Le, I have to tell you—we all know that it was you who orchestrated the kidnapping. Now for your
own good, I strongly advise you to move out of Dream Garden as soon as possible. But don''t worry too
much, I''ll help you find a new ce…" Melissa blurted out of the blue.
As she spoke to Le, she didn''t feel confident enough and kept her gaze on Le''s reaction. She had
expected that Le might overreact to her words, so it was why she decided to talk about the issue in a
public ce.
Le''s face suddenly nched as she mentally questioned herself, ''We all know? What do you mean
by that? Does everyone include Charles?'' Le couldn''t believe her ears.
She found it so uneptable. She had never thought that Charles had known her n. She couldn''t
even imagine how Charles felt when he knew that it was she who had kidnapped his daughter. At that
moment, all she felt in her heart was bleeding and pain.
All her hopes were gone now. ''Now that even Charles knows that I had led the kidnapping, it''s
impossible to win his heart. He already knew, Oh, my goodness…''
The more Le thought about it, the more pain she felt. Her eyes dropped and she trembled in distress,
tears threatening to spill out. Suddenly, she raised her head and red at Melissa. ''Melissa, you
ruthless hag! Both you and Sheryl have no integrity. You''re both liars, liars!'' she mentally cursed.
Anger got the better of Le. She couldn''t help but inwardly sneer, ''Melissa, you traitor! You said that
you would support me and stand with me against Sheryl. Now you just change sides all of a sudden
and want me to take all the me?
And Sheryl, didn''t you promise me that I could continue to stay in Dream Garden? Now, you just sold
me out! You disgusting bitch!''
Le''s teeth gritted so hard in anger that her inner lip got cut. A faint salty tang of blood slowly spread
in her mouth. She felt bitter.
''Sheryl, you will pay for this! Just wait for my revenge!'' Le cursed in her thoughts. Her eyes zed
with fiery anger. Her lips curved into a subtle smile at the thought of Sheryl kneeling down before her in
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pain and suffering.
"Aunt Melissa, are you trying to drive me away?" The cold question made the atmosphere quite tense.
After a short pause, Melissa shook her head and tried to make an excuse.
"That''s not true. Le, listen to me. I hope you understand why I''m doing this. It isn''t what you think. I
just suggested that you leave Dream Garden temporarily," she exined.
Even with Melissa''s exnation, Le was ovee by rage and didn''t listen to reason. She ignored
her surroundings and shouted at Melissa.
"Melissa! Don''t expect me to trust a word of what you''ve said! I am not a five-year-old child! You just
want to keep me at a distance. As your partner, I never expected that you could be so ruthless,
abandoning me when I needed your help more than ever! Back then, if you hadn''t asked me to help
you against Sheryl, I wouldn''t have thought of this n. Now that the kidnapping n had failed, you
want me to take all the me! But don''t forget that you were also part of this n! There''s some
evidence of your stains that you can''t wash!" Le said coldly.
She casted an angry look at Melissa, who was in shock.
It was clear that Le was desperate, and now ready to fight back. Melissa saw through her mind and
was surprised. Melissa was at a loss, but she couldn''t do anything but to feign being weak and helpless
to arouse Le''s pity. Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Le, you have to believe me! I''m not abandoning you. It''s all because Charles and Sheryl forced me
to do so, or else they will put you in prison. I chose to make you leave temporarily to protect you. I''m
just protecting you, Le!" Melissa pleaded and gripped Le''s arm.
At first, Le was in a bit of disbelief and showed indifference. Then, she thought that it might just be
Melissa''s attempt to drive her out of Dream Garden. Her expression went from grim to a mocking
sneer.
When Melissa saw that her tricks didn''t work, she tried hard to squeeze more tears from her eyes, and
tightened her grip on Le''s arm more. Le just felt irritated and wanted to shake off Melissa''s hands.
"Le, I am begging you! Please forgive me! I really have no other choice. And I promise I will get you
back not too long after."
Melissa looked sincerely and innocently at Le in hopes of making her believe what she said.
But still, Le had no faith in such a crafty hag. Even if Melissa promised just now that her departure
from Dream Garden was temporary, Le just dismissed it as Melissa''s excuse. She knew that Melissa
was full of tricks, unworthy of her trust.
Then again, she really had no other choice. Now, Melissa wasn''t in the position to make decisions, and
Le knew that she would be forced out of Dream Garden sooner orter.
Even if Le struggled and resisted, she had nearly zero chances left, now that she had lost her only
chance to approach Charles. Despite that, she wouldn''t resign herself to failure just because of the
heavy price she had paid in trying to earn Charles'' favor.