Chapter 1739 Subpoena


    Thewyer exined the entire process to Sheryl.


    Sheryl wasn''t exactly in the mood for this. She could feel her chest tightening at the idea of divorcing


    Charles. She felt sad.


    "Miss Xia? Are you listening?" thewyer asked tentatively. Sheryl wasn''t responding, so he waited for


    her to say something.


    "Oh, okay. Yes, I''ve got it."


    Thewyer''s voice pulled her back to reality.


    When she hung up, she became lost in her thoughts again. She spent the rest of the day just


    daydreaming until it was time for her to go home.


    At the Dream Garden


    Charles hade home with Le. However, Charles left immediately after dinner. He told Le and


    Melissa that he had something to deal with. They knew he was lying because they knew he was just


    going to drink.


    Melissa already knew from Le that the Shining Company had lost billions of dors. She was anxious


    and worried, but she didn''t want to mention anything to Charles. She was afraid that she would make


    her son feel worse.


    "Le, you need to take care of Charles over the next few days. Don''t let anything happen to him,


    okay?" Melissa said to Le, a worried look on her face.


    Le nodded her head. Then she assisted Melissa into the living room. "Aunt Melissa, I won''t just sit


    around and do nothing. I won''t let anything happen to him. But you know, I''m only his secretary. I can''t


    intervene in all of his affairs."


    Le purposely told Melissa this to convince Melissa that she needed to push Charles to divorce Sheryl


    as soon as possible. This was the only way that Le could finally marry Charles.


    "Le, don''t worry. Charles just received a subpoena from the court. I haven''t given it to him yet


    because I know he''s been having a rough timetely. I''ll give it to himter, though, because he needs


    to do it already even though he doesn''t want to."


    Melissa looked at Le with determination. She hoped that Le would believe her.


    "Well, Aunt Melissa, I''ve got it."


    They chatted for a while before they went back to their own rooms.


    Next day


    Melissa went downstairs and saw that Charles was sleeping in the living room again. She didn''t know


    what to make of this, as this wasn''t the first time that it had happened.


    Charles was drowning his sorrow in alcohol. Melissa knew that it wasn''t just because of thepany,


    but more because of his divorce from Sheryl.


    She couldn''t restrain herself as she thought of this, so she approached Charles and gently pushed his


    arm.


    Charles was still sleeping when he was nudged awake. He groggily rubbed his eyes as he looked at


    Melissa.


    "Mom, what''s going on?" Charles looked like he didn''t sleep wellst night. His voice was raspy when


    he spoke.


    "Look at yourself! It''s that woman''s fault that you''re not taking care of yourself! Because of her, you


    don''t eat or sleep well. Plus, you''re always out drinking! Look at what that woman has done to you!"


    Melissa was disappointed in Charles, and she made sure to tell him. She finally let out all that she''d


    been feeling in the past few weeks.


    After she spoke, she threw him the letter.


    Charles took it and nonchntly read the letter. After a few seconds, he had a dark look on his face.


    It was a subpoena from the courthouse!


    Charles stared at the subpoena in disbelief. He''d figured that Sheryl would give it up already. This was


    thest thing that he expected.


    "You tried your best to fix this, but, look, she doesn''t care anymore. She doesn''t respect you enough for


    that. She''s even using the court tomunicate with you. How terrible is that? You just lost a project,


    and now, she''s sending you a subpoena? Do you think that will affect thepany, though?"


    Melissa finally told Charles everything that she''d been thinking about Sheryl. She didn''t care anymore.


    Charles couldn''t get his mind off the word "subpoena." He found it difficult to open his mouth and say


    something.


    Le, who was justing downstairs, immediately knew that Charles and Melissa were arguing


    based on the looks on their faces.


    She quickened her pace as she approached them. She pulled Melissa''s arm, then said gently, "Aunt


    Melissa, what''s going on here? It''s so early in the morning. Why do you look so angry already?"


    "Sheryl''s gone too far. She thought Charles wouldn''t divorce her, so now she''s humiliating him! Take a


    look for yourself," Melissa said to Le.


    Le pretended she didn''t know anything. She looked at the subpoena in Charles'' hands, and said with


    surprise, "I can''t believe she did this! This isn''t the time! Will it affect thepany?"


    Le purposely brought this up because she knew she was right.


    "Enough! I will handle it!"


    Charles raised his voice. He then stood up, looking irked. He took the subpoena with him and intended


    to head upstairs.


    "Charles, why don''t you just go through the divorce? She''s not worth it!"


    Melissa blocked Charles from leaving. She couldn''t let him leave just like that.


    "Mom, can you just let me handle this, alone?"


    Charles looked at Melissa, exhausted. He looked regretful, and Melissa couldn''t help but feel sorry for


    him. She bit her tongue back when she saw the look on his face.


    Upon seeing this, Charles headed upstairs.


    Just as Melissa was about to follow him, Le stopped her.


    "Aunt Melissa..." Le shook her head at Melissa.


    She then looked up to make sure that Charles was already in his room before continuing, "Aunt


    Melissa, I think that''s enough. Did you see the look on his face? Just let it go. Charles probably already


    knows what type of woman Sheryl is because she did this. We don''t need to tell him that anymore."


    Melissa nodded her head in agreement, even though there was still some hesitation. They walked to


    the couch and sat down.


    "Aunt Melissa, drink some water!" Le offered as she handed her a ss of water and then sat across


    her.


    As Melissa took a sip of the water, Le sighed. "Aunt Melissa, if Charles doesn''t push through with the


    divorce this time, I don''t know what will happen to thepany."


    "What do you mean?" Melissa asked anxiously, her eyes widened as she put down the ss of water.


    Le shifted her gaze, then said carefully, "Aunt Melissa, it''s obvious that Sheryl is after Charles. She''s


    trying to sabotage him. If Charles keeps doing this, she''ll eventually control him. If she asks for the


    with the divorce, and tells everyone that it''s Charles who doesn''t want to sign the papers, how do you


    think that will affect thepany?"


    Le said as if she had thought a lot about this. Melissa nodded in disbelief. She knew Le was right.