Chapter 1681 Why Can''t I Be Here


    "Oh, yes?" I red at Melissa before she turned to Charles. "Charles, did you beat Sheryl up


    because she said she wanted to divorce you?"


    I had no interest in talking with Melissa at all. All she wanted to know was the reason for Charles''s


    actions toward Sheryl.


    Of all people, I knew Sheryl the best. She knew how badly Sheryl wanted to be with Charles. If it


    weren''t for Ferry''s threat and Le and Melissa''s instigation, Sheryl wouldn''t have ended up in such a


    situation.


    What about Charles, though? I had no idea what Charles was thinking. Sheryl was forced to do


    things against her own will, but was there anyone that was forcing Charles to behave that way as well?


    Luckily, I had cursed at Le and forced her to leave the room. Things would never be clearer,


    otherwise.


    For a long while, I just gazed at Charles, waiting for an answer, but Charles just kept his head low


    and didn''t say anything.


    I couldn''t see Charles''s expression either, but she decided not to wait any longer. She said coldly,


    "What''s wrong? Are you speechless? Were you thinking that no one would protect Sheryl? Was that


    why you bullied her like that?"


    "Enough of this, I! This is between me and Sheryl. Don''t try to meddle in things!" Charles eximed,


    his brows furrowed as he raised his head up to look at her.


    He wasn''t actually venting his anger at I; it was just that he already had enough things to worry


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    "Well, Charles, I shouldn''t have trusted you. Rest assured that Sheryl won''t being back to you


    again. You better divorce Sheryl as soon as possible, so that she can have a chance to pursue her true


    love."


    Angered by Charles''s attitude, she blurted these words out without giving it a second thought. After she


    said it, she turned and left the room.


    Lying on the bed, Charles fell into deep thought.


    At that moment, Charles was engulfed by both sorrow and fury at the same time.


    ''Sheryl, it seems that you''re dying to divorce me because of Lewis, '' he thought to himself.


    He had his suspicions as to what was going on, but he could be certain that it was the truth that she


    loved someone else at this point.


    "Charles, are you all right? Don''t be influenced by that woman. If you want a divorce, then do it quickly,


    so that you can be with Le. Le loves you wholeheartedly, unlike Sheryl. There''s no hope for you


    and Sheryl anymore. If you continue to be with Sheryl, she might even take the Shining Company away


    from you." After seeing that her son was lost in contemtion, she goaded Charles even further toward


    what she wanted him to do.


    Upon hearing this, Charles got annoyed. He wanted to argue back, but Melissa started to cough and


    made him feel guilty for being angry with her.


    "Cough! Cough!" It was then that Charles remembered that his mother was sick as well.


    Bearing in mind that his mother wasn''t healthy either, he suppressed his anger and said, "Okay, mom.


    You should go back to your room and rest now. I want to get some sleep."


    There was so much resolve in Charles''s voice that Melissa couldn''t say no to her son. Heaving a sigh,


    she said, "I want what is the best for you, so why won''t you listen to me?"


    "Mom..." Charles had mustered all his patience to talk to Melissa. If he were to continue to talk to her,


    he couldn''t be sure that he would still be able to contain his emotions any longer.


    "Okay, okay. I won''t say anything about it again." Sensing that her son was going to explode, Melissa


    quickly dropped that topic.


    "I''ll go back to my room now. The doctor says that I can be discharged tomorrow, so you don''t have to


    worry about me." Then Melissa walked out of the room with a sigh.


    After Melissa left, Charles''s room became much quieter then.


    Gazing at his mother''s back, he suddenly felt sorry for her.


    Maybe he hadn''t really noticed the changes in his mother over the years. Just then, he felt that his


    mother had suddenly aged. He knew that Melissa sometimes did pick on Sheryl, but he had to admit


    that Melissa was still his mother. Everything she did was what she thought was for his own good.


    Although she might be too opinionated sometimes, that was her way of doing things. Thinking of that,


    Charles began to sympathize with his mother.


    It was still a headache to deal with Melissa, but dealing with Sheryl was an even bigger headache.


    Charles picked up his phone multiple times because he felt like calling Sheryl and asking how she was


    right then. Eventually, he realized that he didn''t have the courage to do so.


    "Sheryl, why are you forcing me to do this?" Charles murmured to himself.


    While Charles was feeling at a loss, in the room next to his, Melissa was in a simr mental state.


    As far as Melissa could see, Sheryl was really determined to divorce Charles. Even her best friend I


    hade to question Charles and protect Sheryl. Why couldn''t Charles make up his mind? What was


    preventing him from getting the divorce?


    "Le, why doesn''t Charles just divorce Sheryl already?" Melissa asked Le in confusion.


    Sitting next to the hospital bed, Le seemed to be deeply agitated.


    Melissa remembered what I had just said, and thought that Le was still sad because of it. Gently


    stroking Le''s hand, Melissa consoled her. "Le, don''t worry. Just take that woman''s words with a


    pinch of salt. You''re going to be my daughter-inw, and no one is going to change that."


    Raising her head, Le forced out a smile. After a while, she said, "Aunt Melissa, if there''s nothing else


    for now, I think I''ll leave."


    "Where are you going?" Melissa asked as Le stood up.


    She certainly didn''t want Le go. She could see that I''s words had hurt Le badly. If Le left at


    that point, she might be even more depressed.


    Le didn''t manage to walk out the door, but she didn''t turn around either.


    Feeling helpless, Melissa walked over to Le and stood right in front of her. Tears were trickling down


    her face.


    "It''s all right, Le. Why are you crying now? If you feel sad, that will make I even happier. She came


    here just to deride us. Let''s not be affected by her words." Melissa eyed Le with much care and


    concern.


    Le seemed to take Melissa''s words to heart, then. Wiping her tears away, Le nodded and said,


    "Right. Aunt Melissa, thank you so much. I won''t be influenced by that woman''s words anymore."


    "Okay, okay. Go back to the Dream Garden now and have Nancy clear things up there. I''ll be


    discharged tomorrow!"


    Melissa thought that Charles wouldn''t want to see Le right then. There was nothing much Le could


    do there, so she asked Le to go back to the Dream Garden.


    "Okay, Aunt Melissa, I''ll go now." Le helped Melissa back to the bed before she took her leave.


    The moment she stepped out of the hospital, she saw I talking to a nurse at the main gate.


    Clenching her fists, she strode towards her.


    "I, Le ising!" Cassie raised her head and noticed that Le was walking towards them, so she


    grabbed I''s arm to get her attention.


    I turned around with an angry look on her face.


    "How dare you show your face here again?!" Before Le reached her, I walked up to confront Le


    herself.


    Initially, Le was wearing a proud look, but when I strode towards her with a grim face, she


    suddenly winced in response.


    Taking a deep breath, Le mustered up all herposure and eximed, "Is this hospital your home?


    If it''s not, why can''t I be here?"