Chapter 2002 Going Window Shopping
Immediately after I had left, Sheryl called Phoebe to her office.
"Did you call to see me, Ms. Xia." Phoebe gently knocked on the door and entered the office. She softly
asked while she nced at Sheryl.
Sheryl hesitated for a second before shemanded Phoebe, "From this day onward! If Melissa ever
shows up at ourpany, bar her immediately from entering the building right at the front desk. You
know, it is easy to find an excuse, I just don''t want to see her here at any cost."
"What? Are you serious?" Phoebe was astounded upon hearing this from Sheryl. She had not
expected that Sheryl would state the same words as I. She had told Phoebe the exact thing only a
minute ago.
"Hey, are you alright?" Sheryl asked her instantly when she saw her bewilderment. She had noticed
Phoebe''s expression and sensed the astonishment in her tone.
"Oh, yes, I am perfectly fine. Never mind! I was just wondering that I told me the same words as
yours just a few minutes earlier." Phoebe had indeed stated the truth.
Upon hearing this, Sheryl tried hard to resist, but finally shed a wide smile of amazement. She
realized that I was no less than her soul-sister since she knew Sheryl so well.
"Well, I got it! You can leave now!"
Sheryl became lost in contemtion shortly after Phoebe had left her office. ''Now even I looks a bit
odd, and there is certainly something strange in her voice. I have decided! From this day onward, I do
not want to keep in touch with Charles or any other person associated with him. Regardless of why
Melissa wanted to see me today!'' Sheryl mused.
When I left thepany, she thought to walk for a while before returning to her office. However, at
that hour, a valued client insisted on inviting her for a cup of coffee. I respected the kindness of an
esteemed client, which made it difficult for her to refuse. She was left with no choice, and she epted
the invite.
I immediately finished up her coffee by taking hasty gulps. She was rather in a hurry to leave when,
suddenly, the discussions among the other customers attracted her attention and ignited her curiosity.
She vaguely heard Charles and Melissa''s names in the discussion, making her intrigued to know what
they were talking about. So she decided to stay there listening attentively to them for several minutes.
Several minutester, I was stunned into deep silence.
"Are you alright, I?" the valued client asked anxiously as she suddenly saw I stiffen like a nk of
wood.
"Oh, yes, I am. Never mind. Let''s go," I quickly responded while snapping out of her trance with a
forced smile on her lips.
She bade farewell to the client while walking out of the coffee shop. They parted at the entrance of the
coffee shop, and she immediately rushed to the Cloud Advertising Company without wasting even a
second.
When I arrived at thepany, she immediately headed towards Sheryl''s office and burst in through
the door.
"Has something terrible happened with the project? Have you suddenly heard some breaking news?"
Sheryl asked out of sheer curiosity. Yet, she did not even nce at I for a second when she entered
the office so haphazardly.
"Sheryl, did you spy on me? Or are you an astrologer with the ability to predict the future?" I
questioned wittily as she involuntarily walked up to Sheryl.
"Don''t be sarcastic I! Just spill the beans, what is happening?" Sheryl asked and shed a smile as
she gazed straight into I''s eyes.
"Do you know what happened yesterday?" I sat opposite to Sheryl and spoke sternly.
"What happened yesterday? How am I supposed to know?" Sheryl was aware that I was stirring up
a storm in a teacup and mystifying things again. Or, even I just didn''t know what she was going to
say to her?
"You sound kind of boring today. I don''t want to be disappointed! Now, please listen to me." I rolled
the whites of her eyes and groaned. She nearly got hot under the cor because of Sheryl''s
straightforward questions.
"My client invited me for a cup of coffee half an hour ago. I heard about it from an acquaintance that
Melissa smacked Jackson yesterday. There was a fierce dispute between them," I replied while
stopping Sheryl from interrupting her as she spoke. The word for word, I told Sheryl exactly what
she had heard in the coffee shop.
All of a sudden, Sheryl thought the whole matter through. Everything was now making sense!
Especially when considering her observations of Melissa and her abnormal behavior during the past
few days.
It seemed that Melissa had already known that the two bouquets had been sent by Jackson. However,
why would it even matter who had sent the flowers? What did these things have to do with Melissa?
"Are you okay, Sher?" I knew that her words might sear Sheryl''s soul. She saw Sheryl suddenly
far, piercing through Sheryl''s heart. I felt guilty.
"Oh, it''s nothing! Don''t fret! I''ll deal with these problems. You can go back to work now. I need some
time alone," Sheryl said softly as she briefly nced at I.
I had sensed something was wrong with Sheryl, but she gave a nod and said goodbye. "Are you
really fine, Sher?" I added, wanting her reassurance before she left.
"Don''t worry about me, I''m fine. What could possibly happen to me? Stop worrying for no reason!" This
time, Sheryl spoke a few words offort to I instead.
I wasn''t sure that Sheryl had remained emotionally attached until that moment. Then she walked
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straight out of the office in dismay.
As soon as the I had left the office, an expression of gloom settled all over Sheryl''s face.
Sheryl had just managed to resolve the recent issues. Now she sat in the office alone as her heart
wrenched when she recalled Charles'' heartless actions and words.
She pondered for a while before she unconsciously clicked Charles'' WeChat profile.
At that moment, Sheryl inadvertently typed a line of words. It wasposed of a mixture of words that
appeared in her mind right at that moment.
"Don''t let your mother do those disgraceful things ever again!" Sheryl froze as she stared at the letters
on her iPhone''s disy. Secondster, she moved her right index finger as if to double-tap and send
the message out as soon she removed her finger. She was stuck and between two minds as to
whether to send out this message or not.
"Bang!"
The door of the office was suddenly pushed open with violent force.
Sheryl was taken aback by the sound of the bang. She felt a quiver of agitation, and her right index
finger involuntarily hovered over the button. And as a result, the message was sessfully delivered to
Charles. There was no point left to remain stuck and of two minds whether to send it out or not. For
fate, had already spread its sash.
"I''m really sorry, Ms. Xia. I forgot to knock on the door. Here is an urgent document." As soon as she
entered the office, the secretary realized her recklessness, and she made a hasty apology on the spot
as she saw Sheryl''s face grow grim.
At this time, Sheryl was not aware that the text message had been delivered. She shook her head
gently as she took the document from the secretary and signed it right away.
When the secretary had stepped out of the office, Sheryl bent her head to swipe over the screen. To
her surprise, she realized with a shock that the text message had been sent out already. The dilemma
had just begun!
Sheryl''s face turned blue, and she sighed dramatically. She moved her fingers on the screen, hitting
and tapping the screen frenziedly. She failed to calm her nerves.
Nevertheless, the die was already cast. The oue was fixed and inevitable.
With a grumpy look on her face, Sheryl gave a long, loud, and tired sigh.
She gasped as her iPhone received a text message at that very moment.
Sheryl tapped the screen lightly and saw a line of letters as she unlocked her phone. She saw a text
preview; hence, Charles could not see that the recipient had read it yet.
"Take it easy. I promise you it won''t happen again!" the message stated.
Sheryl felt her soul was charred by these few words. She regretted having typed that message, but by
then it was toote for any regrets, for it''s of no use crying over spilled milk.
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At that same instant, Charles opened his eyes and nced around, having a strained feeling in his
chest. Just like Sheryl, he also inadvertently swiped through the WeChat on his phone and casually
tapped Sheryl''s profile.
To his surprise, Sheryl''s message was so straightforward and ruthless.
Charles'' heart sank, and he felt as if his heart would jump right out of his mouth when he viewed the
message.
Having only slept in snatchesst night since he was tossing and turning on all sides in the bed,
Charles was in a vicious mood even at this hour.
He thoughtlessly returned Sheryl''s message on WeChat. Then heid his phone aside and closed his
eyes in extreme frustration.
At the same moment, Sheryl became quite agitated when she thought about Charles'' message. On the
spur of the moment, she walked into I''s office and asked I to go on a window-shopping spree with
her.
"What has happened to your intellect? Sher, why did you ask me to go window shopping with you at
this odd hour?" I hadn''t declined Sheryl''s invitation. She just wondered why Sheryl wanted to go
window shopping with her during office hours. It was something that had never happened before, for
Sheryl had always been a diligent worker.
"Ah, nothing. I just want to go window shopping with you. Are you not up for it?" Sheryl questioned as
she pretended to be angry with I.
"I am definitely up for it, Sher! You know how much I love going to do window-shopping with you," With
that, I held Sheryl''s hand in hers, and they rushed to the car, where, hopping in, they raced off to go
shopping.
Sheryl was fully aware that shecked the guts toe to terms with Charles. She thought that it was
better to go window shopping than just having a fit of the sulks in the office.