Chapter 1790 What Are Your Thoughts


    I walked past Phoebe, smiled at her, and said, "Don''t worry. Sheryl will be fine. I''ll talk to her."


    "Okay, Ms. Zhao. I''ll book your favorite western dish for lunch," Phoebe eximed.


    Phoebe felt assured to hear that I would talk to Sheryl. The first thing that popped into her head was


    to do something to make the day more endearing for both I and Sheryl. Hence, she offered to order


    their favorite dish for lunch.


    "Phoebe, you seem to be so concerned about Sheryl. Why don''t you care as much for me?" I


    feigned displeasure on her face.


    Phoebe pulled her face and smirked at I.


    Her reaction did not go unnoticed. I smiled as she watched Phoebe from the corner of her eye; while


    she strode ahead to Sheryl''s office. Taking long brisk steps, I barged in without even bothering to


    knock on the door.


    Inside Sheryl''s office, she was lost in thought. The sudden intrusion pulled her back from her reverie,


    and she stiffened her torso immediately as a mark of alertness. She raised her head and saw that it


    was I who had barged in. ''Right, it would be her. Who else would be so rude?'' Sheryl thought to


    herself flippantly.


    I had a stiff frown on her angry face.


    "I, can you enter my office in a more polite manner?" Sheryl said indifferently.


    "Sheryl, what''s wrong with you?" I out rightly ignored Sheryl''s question and continued to stare at her,


    feigning an angry look.


    Sheryl was bewildered for a moment and looked at I''s face for a clue. Then, she guessed that


    Phoebe must have told I something. Knowing that I would not let this pass so easily, Sheryl


    heaved a sigh and answered slowly, "rk said that he wanted to see Charles today. I didn''t know how


    to tell him."


    I''s face turned grim as she heard Sheryl speak. She pulled a chair in front of Sheryl''s desk and


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    heaved a sigh. With the frown still there on her face, she looked intently at Sheryl''s face and said,


    "What are your thoughts? It is okay to let Charles see the kids, but you have to think carefully about


    how you''re going to handle the rtionship between you and Charles."


    All of a sudden, I became serious, and Sheryl felt as if the final bell in the examination had rung, and


    she was yet toplete her paper. The feeling of ultimatum stung deep in her heart. She wasn''t


    prepared for that yet. ''I is right. It is high time that I make up my mind. I can''t keep dragging this out


    anymore. It seems to be our destiny to be separated. So why procrastinate? It''s better to break up with


    him as soon as possible. Neither Charles nor I can make the final decision. That''s why the matter is still


    dragging, '' Sheryl thought.


    "Rest assured I. I know what to do." Sheryl forced a smile on her face as she tried to speak with


    confidence. But her voice trembled, revealing her weakness.


    I had her eyes fixed on Sheryl''s face as she knew that Sheryl was just pretending to be alright. ''Oh,


    my goodness! She''s saying the same thing again. When can she just change and tell me the truth?''


    I roared in her heart.


    She was irritated to see Sheryl in the same indecisive condition. Suddenly, I rose from her seat and


    banged her hands down on the table in a great fury.


    Sheryl jumped with surprise in her seat as it was unexpected. She looked at I with her eyes wide


    open in disbelief. Sheryl then feigned a pitiable expression on her face and said, "My dear, why are you


    so angry?"


    "Stop that Sheryl! Come on! I don''t believe that you can handle everything this well. Just tell me! What


    do you really think about your rtionship with Charles?"


    I was point-nk and blunt in her approach. She knew that as long as Le was entangled with


    Charles in some way or the other, he would never be able to love Sheryl wholeheartedly. Hence, given


    the situation, it would be better for Sheryl to stay away from Charles. Even though it was quite


    unfortunate for Charles and Sheryl, who were so deeply in love with each other, to part ways like that.


    Nevertheless, it would ensure one thing—at least Sheryl wouldn''t get hurt anymore.


    However, Sheryl was still indecisive about the whole thing, and she felt extremely weary, even thinking


    along those lines. Hence, when I forced her to think about this issue, she really had no idea what to


    do. She just wanted to end their conversation. Atst, she said in a serious tone, "I, I understand


    that you''re worried about me. But trust me, please. I know what I should do. Alright?"


    Sheryl''s face had turned absolutely grim as she spoke. I had never seen her like that. She felt that


    Sheryl was trying to create a wall around her so that no one could barge in. I kept staring at Sheryl


    with her mouth agape.


    Rising from her chair, Sheryl slowly walked over to I. She held I''s hand and beamed at her. "Dear


    I, don''t you trust me?"


    "I didn''t trust youst time because I was afraid that you wouldn''t be able to protect yourself.


    Remember that whatever happens, you will always find me by your side. No one is allowed to hurt


    you," I responded, her voice equally stern and serious, very different from her normal tone.


    Sheryl was deeply touched by I''s words. She gave her a tight hug, and at the same moment, she fell


    into deep thought. She couldn''t figure out what she should do now. She had lost control over the entire


    matter—her fate wasn''t in her own hands.


    The two friends continued to chat over other things before they went back to their respective work.


    After lunch, I again came to Sheryl''s office for somepany matters.


    However, Sheryl wasn''t in her office.


    ''She was in the office just now. Where could she have gone?'' I thought.


    Just as I turned around to leave Sheryl''s office, she was stopped by back to back message alerts on


    Sheryl''s phone, which was lying on the desk.


    The repeated beeping sound from Sheryl''s mobile piqued I''s curiosity. She stepped back towards


    Sheryl''s desk, thinking that it might be urgent and that Sheryl might not be back in a moment. I


    picked up the phone from Sheryl''s desk and keyed in the password to unlock it.


    When the screen was unlocked, a few messages popped up immediately.


    As soon as the content of the messages was revealed on the phone screen, I''s eyes went wide


    open. Gradually her face changed into a disgusted expression as she swiped across the screen. I


    had expected to see some work-rted messages, but what she got to see was absolutely unexpected


    and shocking, to say the least. In a matter of a few moments, Sheryl''s phone screen had been flooded


    with photos of Le and Charles being intimate with each other.


    The photos featured Le and Charles shopping for clothes. Every moment was meticulously captured


    to show the candid bond between Le and Charles. Le helped him to size the clothes. And Charles


    didn''t seem to reject such an intimate action!


    I grew angry at seeing the growing closeness between the two. After the apparel shop, the two


    seemed to have gone to a jewelry shop. There were photos of Charles helping Le put on a ne.


    He seemed to be so gentle. And there was a hearty smile on Le''s face!


    Arching her brows, I flipped through the photos. After a few repeated frames, I stopped at a shot


    where Le was lying into Charles'' chest while watching a movie. I couldn''t help cursing out loud


    with gritted teeth.


    She was so infuriated that her entire body started to tremble. Her face went red; her eyes burned, and


    her ears felt warm. Anger had taken control of her body, and she seemed to have lost control of her


    own muscles. She tightened her grasp on Sheryl''s phone, otherwise, it would have fallen to the ground.


    As I went through the photos, repeated message alerts were indicating that more photos had been


    sent in.


    She saw Charles and Le eating steak together.


    And Charles was cutting the steak for Le! How could I stand that? ''Was he ever so caring for


    Sheryl before?'' I thought to herself.


    "Damn, Charles! Don''t you ever show up again! I''ll punch you to death!" I shouted in anger.


    She then took a look at the number from which the photos were sent. It was a strange number. ''Who


    could this person be? Is the person trying to anger Sheryl deliberately?'' I thought.


    The same moment that she thought of calling the person back, a new message hit the inbox once


    again.


    She quickly opened the message and saw a huge cruise ship in the photo. However, there was no


    Charles or Le.


    I stared nkly at the cruise ship, trying to decipher what it meant. Just then, another message


    popped up. The message read: "Do you want to see know where Le and Charles will be tomorrow?


    Keep an eye on the cruise ship Twilight''s party tomorrow!"