Chapter 1553 Find A ce To Stay
I''s sore words and aggressive attitude caused Charles a great amount of grief. He closed his eyes
for a second and heaved a deep breath. He was not the kind of man who expected everyone to
understand him. Since he only cared about Sheryl, he would put in the effort of exining everything to
her, but he wasn''t going to afford I the same treatment even though her words carried a lot of weight
with Sheryl.
"I''ve got nothing to do with that woman. Please stop thinking in that way about me," Charles said,
rubbing his temple.
"What way? Then why does she keep showing up in your house?" I refuted directly.
"Look, I''ll exin everything to my wife myself. Please leave us alone." Charles tried to walk away,
hoping to find Sheryl again.
However, I blocked his way again. She crossed her hands over her chest and looked at him from toe
to head. "Mr. Lu, pardon me for speaking frankly. I suppose you need to get rid of Ms. Zhang before
going to Sheryl."
"I will and I don''t need you to tell me what to do." Charles'' headache was driving him crazy.
He knew that I was just being hard on him for the sake of her best friend. Although he was starting
to lose his patience, a part of him felt relieved to see how much I cared for Sheryl.
He sighed inwardly for not being able to check up on how Sheryl was doing.
At the same time, deep in his heart he knew that Sheryl wouldn''t talk to him if she was right here right
now.
His mind wandered back and forth on what to do, and then he finally decided to give up. The only thing
he could do was wait for Sheryl to calm down.
"Fine. I''m leaving. Since she doesn''t want to see me, I''ll exin to herter. Please take care of her for
me. Call me if she needs anything," Charles said sincerely.
I, however, was deeply annoyed at him for giving up so easily, mistakenly assuming that Charles
was leaving because he felt guilty to confront Sheryl. "Save it! I''ll take good care of Sheryl and the kids,
but not for your sake!" she yelled at him.
Having never been shouted at like that, Charles put on a long face immediately, but he had to take it.
I was Sheryl''s friend, and it would be unreasonable of him to offend her now. Maybe he would need
her helpter.
He pressed his lips together tightly and turned around without uttering another word.
I watched him leave and then went up to their office.
Sheryl was sitting on her chair and waiting patiently, her mind as still water.
She looked at the door when she heard it open from the other side and found that it was I.
"Were you expecting Mr. Lu? Well, I am sorry to disappoint you!" I shouted, assuming that Sheryl
was still thinking about Charles and would forgive him eventually.
Sheryl shook her head slowly, the hope fading away in her heart. Stubborn and reluctant to admit her
true feelings, Sheryl forced a bitter smile and said, "Of course not. I can''t face him now. I know we need
to talk about a lot of things, but I just can''t. At least, not right now."
"Look at you!" I came over and patted on Sheryl''s shoulders. "I know this must be hard to take, but
I''m here. I''ll always be here for you. Look, I''m very disappointed in your husband. It feels wrong to say
this, but perhaps he has shifted his affection towards that woman…"
"Stop! I don''t want to hear anything about them." Sheryl raised her hand towards I, indicating her to
stop, as feelings of despair engulfed her from within.
"Okay, but listen, you have to face him as soon as possible. The longer you drag this on, the more
painful it will be for you, my dear friend!" I gave her a hug and then walked out of the office, leaving
Sheryl to her thoughts.
Afterwards, Sheryl spent the entire day upying her mind with her work and putting all the other
things at the back of her mind while the kids enjoyed a good time on the rooftop.
When she finally took a break from her work, she called I toe over.
"I, I need your help. Please find a ce for the kids and me. I''m moving out with them," she said
directly, without pause or hesitation.
"Are you sure about this? It feels like you''re making a rash decision." I thought that Sheryl didn''t
want to see Charles because she was acting out of anger, but now it seemed as though Sheryl was
dead serious.
"I''m tired, I. Perhaps spending some time apart from him will be good for me," murmured Sheryl. Her
face was pale and she looked into I eyes to show her determination.
I was taken aback. She understood that Sheryl was deeply hurt by Charles'' infidelity, but she never
expected that Sheryl would want to take the kids and move out. Although she argued with Charles as if
he was unforgivable, it didn''t mean that she wished for them to separate.
"You need to reconsider it. Don''t rush into any decision," said I. Sheryl was the kind of person who
believed in her decisions, and as long as her mind was made up, it would be near impossible to change
her stance on anything.
Sheryl then cracked a smile and nodded, which reminded I of the Sheryl she knew before.
"Okay! It''s your decision to make after all. You can move in to my ce with the kids. There is enough
room for you guys. Besides, it will take some time to find a suitable ce for you and the children," I
offered.
Sheryl, however, shook her head immediately. I was a married woman with a child of her own. Aron
might have no problem with them moving in, but Sheryl didn''t want to be a burden on her friend.
Besides, she needed her own space.
"Thank you, I. But I need to find a ce anyway. The three of us need a home, and you''ve got your
own family to take care of. You know more people than I do, so please find me a ce near our
I nodded her head to say that she understood what Sheryl meant.
"Fine, but you must stay at my ce tonight. No further discussions!" I looked at Sheryl as if she
weren''t going to take no for an answer.
But Sheryl turned her down again.
"I''m afraid we can''t. Look, I''ve just booked a fancy room in a hotel for us and I''ve already paid for the
reservation," Sheryl exined and waved her phone at I.
I let out a loudugh and shrugged her shoulders. It was nice to see that Sheryl had started to make
ns for her future.
"Fine! Enjoy your night at the fancy hotel. I''m going to find a ce for you now!" I said as she
headed towards the door. Sheryl saw her out and stretched herself. Since she was done with her work,
she decided to see how the kids were doing on the rooftop.
Sheryl heard the joyousughter of rk and Shirley before she saw them.
A smile etched its way into her face on its own. Fortunately, the kids weren''t affected by the problems
between their parents.
"rk! Shirley!" Sheryl stopped there with outstretching arms.
The kids ran to her immediately and held her tightly.
Phoebe, who was with the kids at all times, couldn''t help but smile, wondering how her boss could
manage both thepany and the kids so well at the same time.
"Ms. Xia!" Phoebe greeted with a nod.
"Thank you, Phoebe. Please call it a day and go home now. It must have been a long day for you."
Sheryl took the kids to sit on the cane couch after Phoebe left.
"Mommy, I feel so tired I want to sleep!" Shirley said, rubbing her eyes.
Sheryl rubbed her nose against little Shirley''s and tenderly said, "Then close your eyes and take a nap.
Look how wonderful the weather is today!"
The weather was moderate, not too hot and not too cold. The couch was sufficient for Shirley to sleep
on and the rooftop could be covered up by a curtain with the remoter to block the sunshine.
Before long, Shirley fell on her mother''sp. rk wrapped his arms around his mother''s shoulders
and asked, "Mommy, are you going to leave Daddy?"
rk was more mature than his peers, and always perceived things like an adult would. Thus Sheryl
could discuss a lot of her problems with rk when Shirley was not listening.
"I''m thinking about it. rk, will you me me if I divorce your father?" asked Sheryl nervously. She
could neglect her own feelings, but not the kids''. If they were opposed to her divorcing Charles, she
wouldn''t know what to do.
rk was silent for a while and Sheryl could see that he was struggling with his thoughts. "Mommy,
have you thought it through?" he asked, fixating his eyes on his mother.
"rk, I didn''te to this decision without consideration. You''ve seen what was going on in Dream
Garden these past few days. I''m too tired to deal with it, and I want to spend more time with Shirley and
you. Your father, he has the right to pursue his own happiness. If he''s happy with Aunt Le, why
shouldn''t I give in? What do you think? Do you agree with me?" Sheryl exined seriously.
rk then nodded, having only a hazy notion. "Mommy, it''s your life and it''s up to you. I respect your
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decision."
"Thank you, honey. I''m a lucky mother, right?" Sheryl drew him close and kissed him on his forehead.
Rxingfortably in the afternoon sun, the three of them fell asleep on the couch.
Meanwhile, in her office, I had found a ce for Sheryl and the kids. She even made the down
payment directly. She knew what Sheryl liked and what she disliked, and so she chose the ce
without even informing Sheryl, knowing that Sheryl would be satisfied with her choice.
"Phoebe, where is Sheryl?" I ran into Phoebe, who was just on her way out of the office. She waited
anxiously for Phoebe to reply, scared of hearing bad news.