Chapter 1467 Comfort


    After Sheryl heard the words uttered by Shirley, she began to boil with rage. Her eyes started to inspect


    the bruises on Shirley''s arm. She found it hard to fathom that Melissa was capable of exerting brutality


    on a little kid! ''Shirley has done nothing wrong! And even if she did, she didn''t deserve this harsh


    treatment! I cannot believe my eyes.'' Sheryl wanted to scream.


    At this moment, Sheryl''s contempt toward Melissa reached its peak. The mere thought of Melissa filled


    her with distaste. Until today, she had tolerated everything. Only rarely she had fought back. But she


    never expected Melissa would behave so atrociously to Shirley. ''No matter what, you are not allowed to


    harm my kids, '' she thought to herself with resolution.


    As a mother, the thought of her kids being in pain tortured her mind.


    Now her gaze shifted back to Shirley and rk. Slowly, she sat on the edge of the bed and caressed


    rk who had his head buried into his arms. She tried toe up with something soothing, but words


    failed her.


    rk, who rarely cried, now looked like a lonely beast licking its wound in a dark night.


    "rk, would you please lift your head and look at Mom? Aren''t you a strong boy?" Sheryl asked in an


    encouraging voice. Her voice was like warm spring wind which intended to calm her son.


    Yet he remained silent. All he wanted to do was bury his head deeper and deeper.


    He loved his mother more than anyone, which was why he didn''t what her to see him in this condition.


    He was aware she would tear up if she saw his tear stained eyes.


    rk was akin to a beaten sapling and depression wandered around him. After realizing her words


    weren''t helping him, Sheryl felt herself go out of control. An urge to p Melissa across the face


    overtook her. ''Today Melissa crossed all the limits. She showed us her true face! Shame on her!''


    thought Sherly.


    At the same time, she wanted to hide her rage in front of her kids. No matter what, she wanted to set a


    good example for them. After concealing her true emotions, she gently pulled them into her arms. She


    hoped this silent hug wouldfort them.


    After soothing them with her soft hands, she mustered up the courage to speak. "Shirley, how''s your


    arm? Does it still hurt?"


    "No, Mom. It doesn''t hurt anymore. Look here! It doesn''t look so bad now. I''m a strong girl." Shirley


    shed her mother a bright smile which looked like the brightest star in the sky. Her motherly heart


    welled up with pride.


    A gush of warmth ran inside her body, lifting her spirits.


    "Yes, I know what a strong girl you are. Next time if a bad person tries to hit you, make sure you hide


    quickly. You have to remember that I wille to save you as soon as I can." Sheryl caressed her


    daughter''s soft hair as if she was cherishing the most precious gem in the world.


    "But she is our grandmother. How can she be a bad person?"


    Shirley tilted her head, widened her eyes and asked Sheryl with curiosity. There were times when she


    felt Melissa was extremely rude toward her and rk. ''But at the end of the day, we have to love her,


    right? Because she is our grandma, '' Shirley wanted to ask.


    Sheryl choked at Shirley''s question. She was speechless because she couldn''t think of an appropriate


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    answer to that question.


    Melissa was a member of the Lu family. Even worse, she was the grandmother of Shirley and rk.


    Now Sheryl wondered if she had made a mistake by telling her kids that their grandmother was a bad


    person. She feared they would regard her as an enemy in the future.


    But once again she looked at the miserable condition Melissa had put her kids in. No loving


    grandmother would do that to their grandkids. Firmly, she made up her mind that Melissa was guilty


    beyond forgiveness.


    Back from her reverie, she looked at Shirley who was looking at her with her questioning eyes. "Yes,


    she is. She beat you both up even though you did nothing. This definitely makes her a bad person."


    Shirley nodded her head as her mother''s words started to sink in. Yet she was too young topletely


    understand it so she didn''t ask further questions. She continued to wag her head, trying to fully


    Right at this moment, rk finally lifted his head. He became a little bashful and looked to his mother


    with crying eyes.


    Sheryl wiped tears off rk''s eyes with her incredibly soft hands. She ardently wished to wipe gloom


    off his heart in the same manner.


    "rk and Shirley, my babies, listen to me. You have no reason to be heartbroken. Mom will promise


    you that such a thing won''t happen again. I will be right by your side to protect you both. And now It''s


    bedtime. Would you both like to listen to a story?"


    "Yes, yes!" They both gave their consent together. Their eyes lit up with excitement. They apuded as


    hard as they could.


    Sheryl was amused by their reaction. Soon, Sheryl''s beautiful voice filled the small room.


    "Once upon a time, there was a princess. She lived in the most beautiful ocean. She had thick ck


    hair..."


    Sheryl didn''t realize how long it had been since she began the story. But now her voice had be


    hoarse. When she nced at the bed, the kids were sound asleep. There was a small smile on their


    faces.


    Suddenly, Shirley kicked the cover off her body. This brought a smile on Sheryl''s face as well. She went


    forward and pulled it back. Slowly, she spread it across her daughter''s body.


    After this, Sheryl ced a small kiss on their foreheads and murmured a "Goodnight." If possible, she


    would have stayed there all night, admiring their peaceful faces.


    But she knew she had to leave. Carefully, she tiptoed to the door, turned off the light and closed the


    door.


    Once she was outside, she became a different person. The smile was wiped off her face.


    The happy woman who had gazed at her kids was gone. Her eyes were bereft of any tenderness.


    Anger oozed out of her body.


    With a closed fist, she stood frozen. Her mobile phone rang and brought her back to reality. In this


    sullen mood, she had no desire to speak to anyone. She was about to reject but changed her mind


    when she noticed her husband''s name on the screen.


    "Hi, Charles!"


    "Sher, how are the kids? Are they feeling better now?" Charles asked anxiously over the phone.


    Sheryl didn''t expect that Charles would learn about this incident so soon. She was waiting for the right


    opportunity to tell him. But since he had already known it, she had no reason to hide anything.


    In fact, there was a part of her that wanted to know how her husband would deal with it.


    "They were feeling pretty bad, but then I put them to sleep. Now they are fine."


    "Okay, I just wanted to check on them. We will discuss this when I reach home," he replied and they


    hung up. Charles was only a few minutes away from home. Yet his heart wouldn''t rest until he was


    certain they were doing fine. Now that he had an answer from her, his worries slightly dissipated.


    Each time he thought about Melissa, his whole body shivered with fury. He had warned her, but she


    paid no heed to it. Determinedly, he made up his mind to teach her a lesson soon.