Chapter 1625 Charles’ Nominal Wife


    On the other hand, the special nurse had witnessed Sheryl visiting her husband every night, which


    made her curious for the first few days, but eventually she got used to it.


    Seeing Sheryl shedding tears as she was looking at Charles through the ss window, the nurse came


    over andforted her. "Please, calm down, Ms. Xia. Mr. Lu is getting better. I''m not saying this just to


    ease your worry, but I check his physical parameters every day. He''s doing great, and I believe that he


    will be waking up soon."


    "Really? Oh, thank God!" Sheryl eximed in a low voice as she didn''t want to bother others in the


    hospital. The gloomy expression on her face was gone with the help of the nurse''s words. She held the


    nurse''s hands and her eyes lit up like daylight.


    The nurse was taken aback by Sheryl''s sweet gesture as she had just said what she was supposed to


    say as her husband''s nurse. She didn''t expect any such touching reactions. She spared an


    embarrassing smile and said, "I''m serious. Please, be patient, Ms. Xia. I''ve got to go now. I need to


    change the dressing on his wound." The nurse patted the back of Sheryl''s hand and then reimed her


    hand from Sheryl''s grasp.


    "Oh, please excuse me for my rudeness. Thank you for your kind andforting words," Sheryl


    hurriedly apologized.


    She felt like she was on cloud nine even after the nurse had left for a while. The feeling of recovering


    what one had previously lost was too hard to describe for her. She was impatient to see Charles open


    his eyes again and rekindle their past love.


    Sheryl watched the nurse head inside the intensive care unit to redress Charles'' wound. She held her


    breath and her eyes fixated attentively on the nurse''s movements. For a moment, she wished she was


    the nurse so she could touch his face with her fingers. She suddenly smiled ridiculously, realizing her


    fantasy. She should appreciate that she could see him every day as she pleased.


    Time passed, and Sheryl spent the entire night at the hospital.


    When Sheryl woke up on the couch, the sun was already shining outside. The nurses and doctors had


    long ago started their day; while she was still fast asleep. Her body was so sore from sleeping in the


    wrong position, and she had to stretch now and then before lifting her arms tob her hair with her


    fingers. Hardly had she sat straight than Melissa''s voice reached her ears.


    "What are you doing here?"


    Melissa was having a chat with Le as they walked in, but she spotted Sheryl''s familiar figure. The


    smile on her face froze in an instant, and she couldn''t control her temper, although it was still early on a


    supposedly good morning.


    Sheryl just took her time and continued to tidy herself a little. Once she was ready to leave, she didn''t


    take the trouble to cast even the smallest nce at them.


    "What are you hurrying for? Are you scared of seeing me? Why do you bother to show up here over


    and over again? Don''t you feel guilty?" Melissa started to sound hysterical as she snapped


    aggressively at Sheryl. Then she stopped right in front of Sheryl, preventing her from taking another


    step out of the situation.


    Sheryl sighed hopelessly to herself. It was obvious that she had to say something, although she hadn''t


    been prepared to encounter her mother-inw. She then looked back quietly at Melissa and exined,


    "Mother, I''m here because Charles is here. He''s mywful husband. Besides, I don''t think there is


    anything that can scare me away."


    "Aha, it seems that someone doesn''t know what she has done to actually show herself here. How


    ridiculous!" Le sneered, crossed her arms in front of her chest and leaned against the wall near the


    door.


    Sheryl''s heart was sinking. Although she had no idea what they were talking about, she could clearly


    see that it must be something unfavorable to her.


    Seeing Sheryl''s confused look, Melissa turned to Le and said in her coarse and annoying voice, "We


    shouldn''t waste time on my son''s nominal wife anymore, Le. Since she has been determined to


    demand a divorce, I believe that she should rethink why she''s here. Our opinions aren''t important to


    her. Let''s go!"


    Sheryl became even more confused as she heard these statements that didn''t make sense to her. She


    knitted her brows tightly without uttering another word.


    Le stepped forward and hooked Melissa''s arm. Together, they shoved Sheryl aside and proceeded to


    Charles'' ward like two peacocks strutting in their pride.


    Sheryl heaved a sigh and decided to go to work first since she was unable to figure out what these two


    women referred to. She turned around and walked towards the elevator while she took out her phone


    to check whether there were any calls or messages that she missed overnight.


    When she saw the rumors online, all of her confusion went away as it generally exined what the


    drama was all about. Instead of being annoyed by what she had read, she cracked a bitter smile first.


    She felt weak that she couldn''t voice her own opinions, even if she had a hundred mouths to do so.


    Charles was in aa, and as of this moment, the public had every reason to believe in all the


    misconceptions about her after seeing these photos.


    Photos of her and Lewis had been taken and were posted online again. Sheryl wouldn''t have given a


    damn before, but now the circting story was different. The person who needed an exnation from


    her was lying in the hospital bed, and the public would pour dirty water onto this recovering man, too.


    The photos and videos that circted were striking because they showed that she was with Lewis,


    showing up together at the entrance of the hospital. To make things even moreplicated, Melissa


    was lying on the ground in those photos. People would make a 100-episode TV series out of it because


    of the prominence of the people involved. From the video which was also posted online, it seemed that


    Lewis was the one who pushed Melissa to the ground. The public had already concluded with the use


    of these sources that Sheryl was cheating on her husband with another man which was Lewis. They


    waged a crusade against Sheryl and petitioned her to divorce Charles.


    When Sheryl finally calmed down, she decided to think about what she should do next. However, her


    head was exploding as it was still filled with negativements. She rubbed her temples to signal


    herself to think and left the hospital absentmindedly.


    She went to work at Cloud Advertising Company, and was technically present but certainly


    absentminded and decided to shut herself in her office alone.


    "Are you okay, Sheryl? You have to be strong!"


    The door of her office was suddenly pushed open, not long after she arrived, and I stormed in,


    worrying about Sheryl since she had learned about all the rumors all over the news sites.


    At the same time, Sheryl was taken aback by her concern. She raised her head and forced a smile at


    I. It could be only I who could dare to show up in front of her at this difficult and sensitive moment.


    "It''s nothing, I. My heart is already immune to this kind of news. Don''t worry about me," she


    On the one hand, I felt a little relieved by Sheryl''s calmness. She was d that her best friend was


    strong and didn''t take all these demeaning things personally. I, talking to herself, sent a thankful


    prayer up above.


    "It''s okay for you to lean on me, my dear friend. I''m always here for you," I said as she came over to


    Sheryl and put her hands on her friend''s shoulders. She was almost deceived by Sheryl''s projection of


    calmness. On second thoughts, she realized that only saints could face all this vindictive nder


    without minding what others might think.


    "I won''t sulk because of this, I. It won''t help. I can''t let my enemiesugh and my allies cry. I''ll hold


    on and do what I''m supposed to do." Sheryl knew she couldn''t escape I''s eyes that stared at her


    intently, checking on her. So she made it clear that she would be alright.


    "Right. I can imagine the contempt and proud smiles on Le''s and Melissa''s faces right now. Oh, what


    can we do now?" I let out one sigh after another. There was nothing between Sheryl and Lewis, but


    it was a different story in the eyes of the public now that those malicious photos were out.


    Harshments and were flooding the inte and even I was pissed off. She had almost smashed


    her phone when she tried to read more.


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    This was why I came to thepany in the first ce; to check how Sheryl was coping. She wanted


    to stay with Sheryl at this difficult moment, believing that what she could provide was her presence and


    some kind of support.


    I then sat across the table, lost in her thoughts as she gazed at her friend. "I won''t leave the people


    who spread rumors about you alone! I won''t let you get hurt, or deal with this on your own this time. I''ll


    teach them how to tell bad from good!" she hissed from between her teeth, angered by even the


    slightestment.


    Although Sheryl believed that a clean hand needed no washing, they would not stop throwing mud on


    her, especially when Le and Melissa fanned the mes from time to time. I, on the other hand,


    purged her head of ideas on how to fix this issue for good. She wanted to manage this new but familiar


    situation for Sheryl and to throw these two shameless women to the center of the storm.


    "I''m going to sue the person who took the photos and sold them to the media. I believe there must be a


    ce to uphold justice here!" I snapped, clenching her hands into hard fists as if she couldn''t wait to


    punch the person who took advantage of her friend''s situation.


    "Forget about it, I. You''ll encounter a lot of trouble to find that person. Also, there are no waves


    without winds. I should have been more careful about how I carried myself," Sheryl noted in a detached


    tone to calm her angered friend. Sheryl wore a determined expression of seeing everything through as


    if she had figured it all out on her own.


    I rose to her feet in an instant. Resting her hands on her waist, she shouted with her pupils dted in


    wrath, "You''re helping the wicked perpetuate more wicked deeds, my dear friend!"


    However, Sheryl shook her head with an unconvinced smile and countered, "You''re in the wrong ce,


    my dear."


    "I don''t care. You know what I''m talking about. I''ll take them to the bitter end this time. You need to


    listen to me, please! This fight will be endless if you''re reluctant to act on it!" I stared into Sheryl''s


    eyes, trying to win her friend by showing angst. It seemed that I was determined to make them pay,


    and nned to fight a good fight for Sheryl.


    "Listen, I understand that you''re putting yourself in my shoes, I. But Charles is the only one on my


    mind now. I hope that he will wake up as soon as possible. If they want to gossip, let them do so. It


    won''t make me bleed either way. I don''t care about what they say. I only care about the feelings of the


    people who are dear to me!" Sheryl exined, attempting to talk I off her idea of attack.


    I opened her mouth wide, ready to yell her thoughts and contradict Sheryl, but no words came out.


    She sat back and turned her head away from Sheryl, feeling frustrated and panting with rage.


    Sheryl also kept silent. She bit her lips, afraid that what she would say next would hurt I''s feelings.


    She hoped that her best friend would agree with her and respect her decisions. Also, in the meantime,


    she didn''t feel that creating more troubles would help her situation.


    Time passed by without them realizing it. About an hourter, I finally began to lose her cool. She


    knocked on the table to interrupt Sheryl who was focusing on the business documents and said, "You


    win. It''s your decision to make anyway. But, please, keep this in your mind. I''ll always be here for you. I


    will try my best to help you, no matter what happens, so please, keep me updated!"


    "I will, I. I am really grateful for all of your help. It''s so nice to have you around. As long as you''re


    here, I won''t fear unexpected blowsing my way!" Sheryl promised her friend as she lightly tapped


    on her own chest, pretending to be serious and sincere.


    I was amused by her friend''s gesture, but finally, she was convinced and decided to calm down. She


    sighed and hoped for Sheryl''s peace of mind.


    The two good friends then burst intoughter, eximing that they were lucky to have each other. I


    stayed in Sheryl''s office until noon and then dragged her friend to lunch, worrying that Sheryl''s appetite


    was affected by the spreading rumors.


    Sheryl had to go with her thoughtful friend, although she was indeed not in the mood to have anything


    to eat.