Chapter 1691 Suing For Divorce


    "Alright. I get it. Keep an eye on Holley the next couple of days. Notify me of her movements!" As soon


    as Rex gave his order, he hung up the phone.


    ''Okay, Holley and Ferry. Let''s see what you''re up to, '' Rex thought.


    The following morning came. Melissa went downstairs and was surprised to see Charles lying on the


    couch in the lobby.


    She quickly walked over to him and noticed something curious--Charles hadn''t changed his clothes.


    Melissa concluded that he had spent the night on that very spot.


    "Mom, you''re here," Charles said sleepily. He had heard Melissa''s footsteps and was awakened by


    them.


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    Melissa''s eyes were immediately filled with sadness. She asked him, "Charles, didn''t you go back to


    your roomst night?"


    "I was taking care of things and happened to fall asleep. By the way, Mom, you can go ahead and have


    breakfast without me. I''m going upstairs to take a shower!" Without waiting for a response, Charles


    stood up and made his way up the stairs.


    Before he reached thending, Le came out of her room.


    She beamed at Charles and greeted him with an enthusiastic tone, "Good morning, Charles!"


    Charles nodded and didn''t say a word.


    When Melissa was sure he had gone into his room, she urgently signaled for Le toe to her.


    Confused, Le quietly asked, "What had happened, Aunt Melissa?"


    "Le," Melissa began to exin, "Charles didn''t go back to his roomst night. He had slept on the


    couch. How ufortable it must have been!" While she spoke, she worriedly looked in the direction


    of Charles'' bedroom door.


    "He slept here?" Le asked, pointing at the couch and frowning in disbelief.


    Melissa nodded her head in response.


    Shaking her head helplessly, Le said, "Aunt Melissa, we should make Sheryl leave as soon as


    possible. Take a look at what''s happening! Charles is suffering because of that woman!"


    Le had a hand on her chest, looking genuinely heartbroken. She looked like she was about to cry.


    Melissa hurriedly motioned for Le to sit down. She helped her onto the couch and asked anxiously,


    "Are you feeling alright?"


    "Aunt Melissa, I feel uneasy. Charles loves Sheryl so, so much, but that woman keeps torturing him. I


    feel so sorry for him!" Le eximed. This time, tears trickled down her cheeks.


    Melissa patted Le on the back and sighed. "I won''t allow them to stay together," she said. "Don''t be


    sad, Le. Now that Sheryl has awyer involved, it won''t be long before they bring the issue to court.


    I''ll make sure that Charles divorces Sheryl. I''m confident that he won''t choose Sheryl over me."


    Melissa had already made up her mind. She was determined to break the couple up. Otherwise, she


    wouldn''t have said such a thing. Le had been waiting for this moment as well. Having just heard


    Melissa''s vow, she knew that Charles'' mother was on her side.


    After breakfast, Charles promptly made his way downstairs.


    "Charles," Melissa called out. "You''re going to the office anyway. Why don''t you take Le along?"


    Although Melissa had made it sound like a suggestion, she had already asked Le to pack her bag


    and wait at the door.


    It was early in the morning, and Charles was not in the mood to argue with his mother. He was


    annoyed, but he agreed.


    After Charles got into his car, he positioned himself at the steering wheel without opening the door for


    Le. While slightly offended, Le decided not to pay attention to this act of rebellion. Instead, to avoid


    aggravating him any further, she opened the door to the backseat herself and quietly sat down.


    "Remember to drive carefully. If you''re free tonight, doe back for dinner!" Melissa''s voice rang as


    she stood by the doorway. She looked on as the two were about to leave for work.


    Le felt quite touched by the gesture. It was as if Melissa was seeing her son and daughter-inw off.


    Smiling, she responded, "Okay, Aunt Melissa!"


    Without another word, Charles started driving.


    During the drive, Le had wanted to strike up a conversation with Charles, but he looked grim the


    entire time. More than once, Le had opened her mouth to speak, only to mp it shut again.


    But the time came when the silence and the tension made Le feel like she was suffocating. She took


    a deep breath, mustered up all her courage, and said, "Charles, can I follow you to the dinner?"


    "There''s no need for that. David is going with me," Charles said coldly. He didn''t even look at Le in


    the rear-view mirror.


    "Then... how about lunch?" Le was scrambling to find a topic for conversation. After speaking, she bit


    her lower lip and eyed Charles with anticipation.


    However, her invitation was met with total silence.


    Thinking that he might not have heard her, Le decided to repeat the question, but Charles spoke first.


    "No!"


    This single word temporarily extinguished the remaining hope in Le''s heart.


    Luckily, Le had gotten used to consoling herself. She understood that Charles must be furious about


    his pending divorce. In fact, it was already kind enough of him to not have chased her away. After some


    reflection, Le found that Charles'' cold responses had not upset her. Instead, they only made her


    more determined to see this through.


    When they arrived at Shining Company, Le made it a point to wait in the parking lot for Charles so


    that they could get on the elevator together. That would not only give her the chance to spend a few


    more minutes with Charles. It would also let everyone else in thepany know that she and Charles


    hade in together.


    "Is the CEO really divorcing Mrs. Lu?" one of the secretaries whispered to the employee next to her.


    The employee looked around to make sure that no one was listening in on their conversation. Then she


    turned to face the secretary again and replied in a low voice, "I think it''s true. I heard that Le was the


    CEO''s secretary for some time, but then she got fired because of a mistake she made. Now that she''s


    back with thepany again. Can''t you see what that means?"


    The two exchanged nces and smiled knowingly.


    "Don''t you have work to do?"


    Le asked. She had remained hidden when she heard people talking about her. In truth, she had been


    hoping for this all along. She had wanted everyone to think that she was going to be Charles'' new love.


    Le would have remained hidden if the two gossiping employees hadn''t mentioned her past. That was


    one thing she didn''t want more people to know.


    The two employees smiled in embarrassment and went back to work.


    Feeling satisfied, Le walked away.


    At the Cloud Advertising Company, something big was about to be revealed.


    I, having just finished a project, was exhausted. The moment she walked into Cloud Advertising


    Company''s main office, she saw Phoebe''s gloomy face. "What''s going on, Phoebe? Did you just get


    dumped?" she joked.


    "You''re teasing again, Ma''am," Phoebe groaned.


    I asked with a smile, "Why do you look so sad, then?"


    She handed Phoebe some documents and kindly asked her to finish up.


    "Ma''am, are you heading out?" Phoebe asked I when it looked as though thetter was about to


    leave.


    "I am. Why?" I asked. She looked at Phoebe with a confused expression on her face. ''Why is


    Phoebe acting so strange today?'' she thought.


    Phoebe took a deep breath before she said, "Yesterday, Mrs. Lu asked me to find her awyer. She


    needed one to draft awyer''s letter for her. Mrs. Lu is nning to sue her husband for divorce!" After


    much hesitation, Phoebe was finally able to tell I what had happened. She thought I should know.


    "Sue Charles for divorce!" I eximed. Her smile quickly faded, giving way to a look ofbined


    disbelief and shock.