Chapter 1778 Asked For Leave
Charles fell silent. After they boarded the ne, he suggested Melissa get some rest.
Once she awoke from her slumber, they had reached Mysia.
Soon, a driver drove them to the hotel. Charles was quite impressed with the interior of the hotel. He
had known that David could arrange his trip perfectly.
"President Lu, your guest rooms are on the 15th floor, Room 1505 and Room 1507," the receptionist at
the counter very politely said to Charles after he showed her his identity card.
Charles nodded curtly at the receptionist. After he finished checking in, he took Melissa to the elevator.
"Charles, this hotel is the exact same one I used to stay with your father. I can''t believe how much it
has changed! It waspletely different when I came with him. Now I can barely recognize it," Melissa
said emotionally as she thought about Charles''te father.
He had no idea his mother had stayed in this hotel before. In fact, if he had any clue about it, he would
have avoided it. Thest thing he wanted was for her to be emotional.
"Mom, you''re not alone. I''m here for you." Seeing the sadness on Melissa''s face, Charles pulled his
mother into his arms andforted her.
"I appreciate it, Charles." Melissa tried to smile to make him feel better.
Charles had taken a room next to Melissa so he could ensure she was safe. Now, after helping her
unpack her luggage, Charles said to her, "Mom, since we are in Mysia, you have nothing to worry
about. Leave the worries behind so that we can enjoy our vacation. I bet you must be very tired after
the long flight. Why don''t you take a nap? I need to freshen up too. After that, we shall go shopping."
"Sure, as you like."
Melissa listened to Charles and stayed in the hotel.
Charles tucked Melissa in before he went to the rooftop of the hotel.
One of the best qualities of this hotel was the view it provided. People could stand on the rooftop and
get a glimpse of the entire city. It was indeed a breath-taking view. Today, the weather outside was
quite windy. In this dozy state, Charles found himself lost in thought. Slowly, his mind began to think
about Sheryl. ''What if Sheryl was here with me today! How beautiful that would be! Her presence would
be enough to make my day happy, '' he thought gloomily. He realized that without Sheryl, even the
beautiful scenery was no longer beautiful. For Charles, nothing couldpete with Sheryl in terms of
beauty.
In the Shining Company, David was hard at work.
Charles had asked him to take care of all the work. Also, he reminded David to keep a close eye on
Le. And Charles was right to give such instruction. Le had behaved well when Charles was at the
office. However, she became shady the second Charles left.
When Charles was there, she would alwayse to work on time. But when David returned from the
airport, he didn''t see Le anywhere. Confused, he asked Alice, who worked in the Secretary
Department, about Le.
"She has asked for leave, David. I thought you knew about it?" Alice looked at David in confusion.
''Asked for leave?
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Right after Charles left?''
David''s confusion grew more intense. Suddenly, his face turned gloomy.
"Is anything wrong, David?" Alice asked David out of curiosity, thinking that Le had made some
mistake.
"Nothing, could you please help me call Le? I want her to transfer the project she is working on
before she takes her leave,"
David said and went back to his own office, not giving Alice any chance to respond.
Watching David''s receding figure, Alice sighed and murmured to herself in disappointment. Then she
took out her phone and dialed Le''s number.
''Why couldn''t you just call her? Everyone in thepany knows about the rtionship between Le
and President Lu. This is going to be extremely awkward!'' Alice mentallyined as she waited for
Le to pick up the call.
After all, Alice was entitled toin about it. Although Charles and Sheryl were still married,
everyone knew that Sheryl had left Charles. And now Le''s appearance at the Shining Company
They could read between the lines.
After what felt like hours, Le finally answered the call. Alice spoke in an embarrassed tone as she
said, "Le, David asked you toe back to thepany."
Although both Le and Alice were secretaries, Le''s position was much more senior than Alice''s. So
Alice carefully watched her words when she spoke to Le. A feeling of inferiority was evident in her
tone.
"Alice, don''t you know that I asked for leave? What did you tell David?" Being asked to go back to the
Hearing Le, Alice felt like she had put herself in the firing line because of David. For a moment, Alice
mentally cursed David for his carelessness. ''How could he put me in this situation, and now that he has
done it, do I have a chance to refuse? No! I hope Le won''t be harsh, '' she prayed.
In a redeeming tone, she said, "Le, I know you wanted to take a day off. And yes, I mentioned that
you told me about it. But David, all of a sudden, insisted I call you. If it was up to me, I would never
have bothered you."
Alice hoped her exnation would rify any doubt that was in Le''s heart. Moreover, she didn''t want
Le to think she was talking behind her back.
"Fine, I believe you. Now, I shall call David and sort it out,"
Le said coldly and hung up. She was very annoyed with this disruption.
If everything went as per Melissa''s n, Le could go to Mysia very soon. At the moment, she was
busy packing her luggage in advance. She didn''t want to miss her flight because of work. Since
Charles wasn''t at thepany, Le thought she might go back to the Dream Garden. After all, this trip
was something she was excited about. However, David had interrupted her happiness.
After taking a deep breath, Le called David.
Even without ncing into his phone, David knew it was Le calling. He waited for a few moments
before he answered.
"David, why would you want me back at thepany? I don''t know this project any better than you
do," Le said, raising her voice as she questioned David impatiently.
Hearing Le''s anger on the other end of the line convinced David that something was amiss. ''She
must be up to something behind Charles'' back, '' he thought suspiciously.
"Le, you are the one who decided to take responsibility for this project. Of course, you know it better
than me. President Lu had asked me to draft the final proposal for this project. If not you, who else
should I be calling?" David challenged Le.
Le knew that David was making trouble for her. However, she couldn''t find an answer to retaliate
with. David had a point, plus the mention of Charles dissuaded her from arguing any further. Without
another option, Le listened to David.
"Fine, what do you want to know about? I will tell you on the phone," Le gritted her teeth while she
answered David.
David was d to have gotten on Le''s nerve, but he replied calmly, "I''m afraid that you might have to
don''t think President Lu will be happy if something goes wrong."
What David said made Le even angrier. There was a part of her that wanted tosh out at him. But
she knew better than that. Instead, she hung up and sped to thepany, hoping that she could get
the work done as soon as possible. Her mind was still fixated on the luggage, which she intended to
pack once she had wrapped up her work.
Normally, it took her some time to get there. But today, Le got to thepany quite quickly. This left
David surprised.
"Le, may I know the reason why you wanted to take leave?" David slowly asked Le.
"That''s none of your business, David," Le snapped impatiently.
"Whoa, calm down, Le. I was just concerned. I thought there must be some emergency. Anyway, let''s
not talk about it if you don''t want to. Going back to the project, I want to know…" David shrugged and
smiled at Le as he got straight to the point.