Chapter 1955 Pretending To Be Tough.


    I could not bear to see Sheryl seething within her heart while trying to retain herposure


    externally. She pped her hand on the table, saying, "What are you waiting for, Sher? Just call


    Charles at once and ask him what happened?"


    Sheryl and Charles had just begun to sort things out among themselves. Looking at Sheryl''s depressed


    expression, I realized how tired she must be feeling because of all of this. Charles hadmitted so


    many mistakes so far. Now, these things seemed to be part and parcel of life if Sheryl chose to stay


    with Charles.


    "I, you know what? We agreed to be with the kids yesterday. But he did not show up, nor did he


    answer my call." Sheryl looked at I, her eyes dull and weary with grief. She had reached the brink of


    her patience now.


    "So you have to confront him and ask him what exactly happened yesterday. Come, let''s go and find


    him now." Saying this, I held Sheryl''s hand and walked ahead, intending to look for Charles. She


    could not just sit there and watch Sheryl in this state, doing nothing.


    Sheryl shook off I''s hand and remained rooted in her ce, avoiding eye contact with I.


    Just then, there was a knock on the door.


    "Come in!"


    I said, wondering who had the guts to interrupt them at this time.


    It was Phoebe. She was a little awkward in walking inside the office. She had seen the photos in I''s


    hand before and knew that something must have happened between Charles and Miss Xia again.


    "Miss Xia, Mr. Lu is here."


    "He has the guts toe here?" I eximed. I almost stormed out of the room, followed by


    Phoebe to find Charles without even waiting for Sheryl''s response.


    Sheryl was afraid that I might cause trouble, so she followed right after her.


    Charles was standing outside Sheryl''s office. His expression changed when he saw Ie out with


    an angry look. From I''s look, he knew that they might havee to know about what happened.


    "So honored to meet you here, Mr. Charles Lu, the President of the Shining Company. So? What


    brought you here today?" I''s acidic remarks were hurtful enough to make anybody retaliate with the


    same aggression.


    Yet, Charles had remained silent. His eyes were fixed on Sheryl, who had been walking right behind


    I.


    Charles noticed that Sheryl didn''t look well. He was so eager to hold her in his arms and tell her how


    much he missed her.


    But Charles didn''t dare approach her. Also, he was not allowed to do so.


    "Sher, do you have some time now? I want to talk with you."


    "Talk about what? About this woman? And about how she is more important to you than Sher and the


    two kids? Charles, good for you!" I failed to control her temper. She didn''t care about who he was at


    all. Though he was the president of the Shining Company, he was nothing to her but a man who had


    hurt Sheryl''s feelings again.


    "I, this is between the two of us. Leave it to us." Sheryl approached Charles with the photo in her


    hand.


    She didn''t have the heart to find a private ce to hold this conversation at the moment.


    "We can talk here." Sheryl looked at Charles. Her face seemed to be washed with tears, yet her eyes


    were fixed on Charles'' face without emotion.


    Charles felt so sorry that he didn''t know what to say. All he wanted to do now was to take her away


    from all this.


    Charles'' silence was piercing Sheryl''s heart. Her eyes started to well up again.


    "Who''s that woman? Where were youst night?" Sheryl choked as she spoke. This was all Sheryl''s


    mind was upied with at the moment. She could not rest until she found a satisfactory answer to her


    question. It had not been easy for her and Charles to maintain this rtionship so far. Just a few days


    ago, she had made it clear to Charles that they needed some time to think things through before


    patching up.


    "She..." Charles stopped, not knowing how to exin the whole thing.


    Charles'' reaction came as a head-on blow to Sheryl.


    Charles had never been so hesitant before. But he seemed to be in a dilemma this time.


    Sheryl felt her knees tremble. Her heart was sinking. She might have fainted with despair if she hadn''t


    been prepared for the worst possibility.


    "Fine. We are not yet divorced. Let''s get the divorce first as you wish. Other than the kids, I don''t want


    anything else," Sheryl said as she looked at Charles coldly.


    Charles knew this was the consequence he had to face. His clenched fists and tightly pressed his lips


    together, indicating how helpless he was feeling at the moment.


    "Okay."


    "Charles, you bastard!" I blurted out in rage. She wanted to know who that woman was and teach


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    her a lesson.


    Sheryl had sacrificed so much for Charles. After all that she suffered to save this marriage, this was


    what she got in return? That bastard chose another woman over her. That was a lethal strike for Sheryl.


    She deserved better.


    "I, this is a matter between me and him. So stay out of it," Sheryl checked I immediately, not


    wanting to get her involved in the mess.


    Seeing I''s intimidating stance towards Charles, Phoebe rushed to stand in front of her to stop her


    movement. She held I''s arm, shaking her head, saying, "Miss Zhao, it''s not right. You can''t do this.


    Please, calm down."


    "Phoebe, why are you taking his side?" I shrieked out in anger.


    "Miss Zhao, it''s their personal matter. We should leave it to Miss Xia and Mr. Lu to solve this." Phoebe


    was rational. She knew that no one could solve the problems between Sheryl and Charles at this time.


    "Phoebe, control I." Sheryl turned around and rubbed at her nose as her eyes turned red. But she


    managed to hold back the tears.


    She nodded at I. When she saw I had calmed down, she said with a deliberated smile, "I, trust


    me. I''m fine."


    "Sheryl, let me teach Charles a lesson." I would by no means let Charles hurt Sheryl anymore.


    "Enough!" Sheryl raised her palm, indicating for I to be quiet. Then she turned around and walked


    out of the building of the Cloud Advertising Company.


    Charles followed close at her heels. He hadn''t uttered a single word after giving his consent for the


    divorce.


    Sheryl saw David in the car outside the building and said to him, coldly, "Take me to the apartment."


    David saw Sheryl''s eyes were red and knew that Charles might have told her everything.


    "Okay," David obeyed Sheryl''s instructions and opened the door for her to get inside the car.


    Sheryl got in the car. Charles hesitated for a second before following her in.


    They didn''t exchange a single word as they drove off to Sheryl''s apartment.


    Sheryl looked out through the window, restraining herself from looking at Charles.


    She knew that if she looked at him, she would not be able to control her tears. And this was thest


    thing she wanted to do in front of him at the moment. She didn''t want to reveal her vulnerability in front


    of him.


    The moment the car stopped outside Sheryl''s apartment, she got out of the car quickly. She held a


    restraining hand to Charles, gesturing him not to follow her.


    Sheryl did not look left or right and walked straight into her room. The very next moment, as she closed


    the door behind her, she copsed on the ground, tears cascading down her face.


    Joan was terrified to see Sheryl in this condition.