Chapter 1639 Hide From Him


    "Do you really think that I am that indecisive and careless in a rtionship?" Sheryl was speechless.


    She didn''t know what she should say to convince I.


    Everyone in town thought the reason why Lewis was so obsessed with Sheryl was that she was ying


    hard to get and she never gave him a solid "No". It was impossible for Sheryl toe clean against the


    Inte and all those rumors.


    "That''s odd. I don''t see anything attractive in you. Why is Lewis so in love with you?"


    I teased Sheryl to lighten the mood.


    Sheryl was used to her remarks. She rolled her eyes at I, and then asked for advice.


    "So… how are you going to deal with Lewis?" I muttered seriously as she stopped making fun of


    Sheryl.


    Sheryl told I in detail what had happened over the past few days.


    As Sheryl narrated her own thoughts, I remained silent, keenly listening to her friend. She seemed to


    be in deep thought. A few secondster, she uttered, "Hide from him. That''s the only thing you can do


    now."


    Sheryl rolled her eyes again when she heard I''s suggestion. Hiding from Lewis was surely not a


    permanent solution. It couldn''t get to the bottom of the problem and fix it once and for all.


    "Why are you looking at me like that? I am giving you my sincere and sensible suggestion!" I spread


    her hands to exin herself and looked at Sheryl, pouting her red rouged lips.


    "I know. But that''s not really a good suggestion, okay?" Sheryl got even more frustrated, to the point


    that she couldn''t even catch her breath. Talking to unreasonable people or even uttering a single word


    further would make pain her.


    Seeing Sheryl''s frustration, I pondered on the supposedly serious question again. Then she said


    without jesting, "Actually, there is one solution."


    "What?" Sheryl''s eyes lit up as she heard that I might have a helpful suggestion. She looked into


    I''s eyes excitedly, waiting for her further exnation.


    "Well, we can cut all ties with Lewis. But in that case, Cloud Advertising Company will lose one of its


    biggest clients," I had gathered all her courage to offer this suggestion to thepany president,


    which also happened to be her good friend.


    Sheryl remained silent. She squinted, tried to process it, and eventually became lost in thought.


    What I rmended was thest thing that Sheryl wanted to see happen. Losing a client and a


    friend was a big problem for her. If she and Lewis couldn''t be lovers, Sheryl wished they could remain


    friends. But if she had to do what I suggested, they wouldn''t be able to retain their friendship.


    "Oh, my gosh, Sheryl! Why are you that silent? Are you attached to Lewis?!" Observing how Sheryl


    hesitated, I was convinced that Sheryl really had some feelings for Lewis.


    Sheryl lifted her head to look I in the eye. She then shook her head and said, "Of course not, I.


    What are you thinking? I just don''t want to bepletely alienated from Lewis. I mean, we can be


    friends, can''t we? But there seems to be no other option,"


    Sheryl said after a long sigh, taking out her mobile phone to call Lewis.


    Lewis didn''t expect a call from Sheryl, so he quickly answered the phone in excitement.


    "Sher!"


    Lewis didn''t call Sheryl by her first name anymore and started calling her by her nickname since he had


    begun stalking her.


    Sheryl knew she made the right decision when she heard the familiarity with which Lewis confidently


    greeted her. Losing a big client was way better than being in an ambiguous rtionship, while being


    gossiped about by others.


    "Lewis, I really don''t think we are close enough for you to call me by my nickname. I hope you can call


    me Sheryl or President Xia," Sheryl responded coldly, trying to send a message.


    Her cold voice sounded extremely harsh in Lewis''s ears. From grinning from ear to ear when he picked


    up his phone, his fancy smile was now gone.


    "Sheryl, I…"


    "Lewis, if you don''t give up chasing after me, I think we need to end ourpanies'' partnership in the


    next year. Don''t worry, I will pay you the liquidated damages caused by this inconvenience. Let''s cut off


    all ties from now on."


    Sheryl could hear Lewis'' sorrow from the other end of the line. But she had made up her mind and had


    decided not to give Lewis the chance to finish his words.


    Lewis couldn''t help his anger as it almost consumed him. He furrowed his brows and said inplete


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    annoyance, "Sheryl, is that how you think of me? Me chasing you has nothing to with ourpany''s


    partnership. That''s very unprofessional of you to say such a thing!"


    Lewis was wrathfullyshing out. Sheryl could feel his anger and disappointment even if they were just


    conversing on the phone.


    It was like killing two birds with one stone. By stating her conditions, Sheryl would not only cut ties with


    Lewis, but also hurt his feelings to the point that he would stop chasing her. Still, it was thest thing


    that Sheryl had wanted. She had run out of options and had to do this for her own peace.


    "I just don''t want to have any rtions with you. As for what kind of person you are is none of my


    business," Sheryl answered indifferently and harshly, shattering Lewis'' heart into pieces.


    Her remark sounded as if it was uttered by a total stranger to Lewis.


    And it was indeed hurtful and insensitive, but Lewis reacted too soon.


    His frustration was gone. Shaking his head, he said in his softest voice, "Sheryl, do you really think that


    I would give up if you say such mean things to me? You don''t know me. If you end our contract, that will


    only give me more opportunities to chase you, because we are then not partners anymore. I no longer


    need to consider our business if that happens. However, since we have signed a contract, you can''t


    break the contract unterally,"


    Lewis hung up after his counter strike. Hearing the busy tone, Sheryl sighed in frustration. Thest


    method she had believed would work didn''t actually do so.


    Although Lewis wasn''t a gentleman, he was hands-on about his business. So he would never mix his


    personal affairs with his business concerns.


    Lewis was in low spirits after he hung up. Although he understood why Sheryl would say such painful


    words to him, it did make him realize that she had never considered being with him in the first ce.


    "Sheryl, how can you not understand? Spending your life with someone who loves you with his whole


    heart is a lot better. Why are you so stubborn and obsessed with Charles? He doesn''t treasure you at


    all. All he does is cheat on you and break your heart!" Lewis murmured to himself. He had told Sheryl


    about this specific argument for a thousand times already, but clearly, Sheryl didn''t take it seriously.


    So Lewis decided to stopining about Charles in front of Sheryl and just chase after her instead.


    "How did it go? Did it work out?" I could tell from Sheryl''s expression that her suggestion had failed


    them.


    Sheryl shook her head in defeat, not saying anything to prevent further conversation.


    I sat on the sofa to take some time to think with Sheryl. They nkly stared at the ceiling, not


    knowing what more they could do.


    Phoebe knocked on the door and walked in. Seeing the frustration on I''s and Sheryl''s faces, she


    thought that something bad happened to theirpany, so she asked anxiously, "Presidents, is


    anything wrong with thepany?"


    Phoebe''s question made I snap out from the vast cloud of thoughts. I shook her head and


    exined to Phoebe, "Everything is fine, Phoebe. It''s about Sheryl. Sadly she has gotten stuck in a


    non-existent rtionship."


    Hearing I, Phoebe felt relieved. As long as nothing happened to thepany she would be at


    peace.


    Phoebe knew about the rtionship between Sheryl and Lewis. She thought their rtionship was a


    personal and intimate one. Others shouldn''t get involved in that. Sheryl could only count on herself to


    navigate through her own problems.


    "President Xia, nothing forcibly done is going to be agreeable, especially in a rtionship. I am sure


    that President Xu will figure this out soon, and then stop bothering you," Phoebeforted Sheryl with


    her wisdom.


    Sheryl lifted up her head and nodded at Phoebe in agreement. She smiled and said, "I hope so,


    Phoebe. What is going on with thepany recently? Is everything alright? Do you have any contracts


    or other paperwork needing my or President Zhao''s expertise?"


    "Everything is under control, President Xia. You don''t have to worry."


    "Thank you, Phoebe. I appreciate your hard work. You can take a long vacation once you finish


    everything urgent, and thepany will fund your trip. You will get reimbursement so you can have


    nothing to think about but enjoying yourself." Sheryl felt so indebted for Phoebe''s help. At the same


    time, she also felt sorry for putting so many burdens on Phoebe, simply because she was busy with her


    personal affairs.


    She and I had been dealing with all her personal troubles for the past few weeks. And it was Phoebe


    who helped them run thepany with as smooth sailing as possible. She really did an exceptional job


    in managing everything which was out of their control. Besides, Phoebe neverined about


    anything. Sheryl was moved by Phoebe''s devotion and loyalty to them and thepany.