Chapter 2013 The Last Straw
"Charles, I''m fine. I know that you didn''t mean it. It''s alright, I don''t me you." Vicky''s face reddened in
embarrassment. She felt that she needed to say something to make him feel better.
"Alright, let''s go," said Charles. He neither cared nor felt sorry for Vicky.
Vicky slid into the car and rubbed her injured arm while ncing at Charles from time to time. But
Charles hadpletely ignored her. He hadn''t looked at her on the way–not even once. With Charles
ignoring her, the one hour journey seemed longer to Vicky.
She was frustrated and finally gave up. Vicky understood that Charles wouldn''t look at her.
As soon as they arrived at the vi, Vicky got out of the car. David grabbed her luggage and helped her
get inside. But Charles had no intention of going inside.
"Charles, don''t you want toe in?" Vicky''s heart sank when she saw that Charles was going to
leave.
"I''m going to the Dream Garden. My mom is still mad at you. You''d better stay here," Charles answered
impassively, as he was losing his patience.
"Fine. I''ll listen to you, but only if youe to visit me regrly." Vicky stepped closer to Charles and
batted hershes, trying to look sexy. She was bing cranky as Charles wasn''t paying any
attention to her.
Charles immediately retreated, creating enough space to prevent her from touching him again.
"I should go now. Rest well. I''ve arranged for Ste to take care of you." Charles walked out without
giving Vicky a chance to utter another word.
Charles hadn''t arranged for Ste to take care of Vicky. He wanted her to keep an eye on Vicky–to see
what the woman was up to.
Vicky hadn''tined. She felt that things would be much easier when there was someone to take
care of her, rather than do all the housework on her own.
After Charles and David were gone, Ste came out of the kitchen. "Miss Ruan, are you hungry? Do
you want me to bring something for you to eat?" Ste asked politely.
"No," Vicky said sternly. She had always concealed her true self and tried to be a sweet, well-behaved
woman when Charles was around. Now that he was gone, she didn''t try too hard. She was her true,
bitchy self.
Ste didn''t dare to question her any further. She watched Vicky stomp off to her room.
The next morning
Melissa was having a date with her friends. They were nning to y a game of cards. So, she left
the house without informing Charles about it.
Unaware of what Charles had been up to, Melissa wasn''t worried at all. Charles had promised her that
he would solve the problem regarding Vicky. She knew that her son always kept his promises. So she
forgot all about Vicky and happily headed out to have fun with her friends.
She had had a ball of a time, ying and chatting with her friends the previous day. She wanted to do
the same again.
The moment Melissa arrived at her friend''s ce, she was too excited to start the game. But the
woman seated in front of her was grinning at her–as if she knew something.
"What are you smiling at? We haven''t even started the game yet. Why are you smiling as if you''ve
already won?" Melissa looked at her in confusion, oblivious to why her friend had been grinning at her.
"Mrs. Lu, don''t you know?" Mrs. Xu asked, fighting back herughter.
"What is it, Mrs. Xu? What do I not know? Am I missing something?" Melissa frowned, utterly confused
at her friends'' weird behavior.
"Mrs. Lu, your son just divorced Sheryl. I''m surprised that he''s able to find a new girlfriend so quickly!"
Mrs. Lu smirked at Melissa.
"W-What? He has a new girlfriend now?" Mrs. Lu''s words pricked Melissa like a needle. She stood up
abruptly, unable to contain her shock.
"Yes. We heard that a beautiful woman is living in one of Charles'' vis–the one on the Qingyuan
Road. She''s definitely his girlfriend." Mrs. Xu gave a gentle pat on Melissa''s shoulder.
Melissa was taken aback. She wasn''t in the mood to y cards anymore. She needed to find out what
Charles was doing. "You guys carry on. I''ve got to go." Melissa stormed off.
Melissa''s brain was about to explode in confusion. Vicky was at the hospital, and now her friends were
saying that another woman was living in his vi. What was Charles thinking?
She decided to drive to the vi and find out what was going on.
She called Charles on her way to the vi, but he didn''t answer.
Charles was engrossed in his work at the Shining Company.
They were in the middle of an important meeting, and Charles had turned off his phone.
When the meeting was over, Charles leaned against the chair and asked David, "Did you find out
anything unusual regarding Vicky?"
"Don''t worry, Mr. Lu. Ste will inform us if something happens," David said reassuringly. He knew
exactly what Charles was worried about.
"All right. Keep a close eye on her."
David was about to answer him, but the missed call from Melissa caught his attention when he turned
the phone back on.
"Mr. Lu, your mother has called you." David handed the phone to Charles.
He wondered why his mother had called him. He felt that she was perhaps worried about everything
going on with Sheryl and Vicky. "Never mind. She''ll call again if it''s something important."
"Okay, Mr. Lu. I''ve got to get back to work right now. You''ve got a teleconference in an hour," David
said before walking out of Charles'' office.
Charles had been packed with work and didn''t have the time to find out how Sheryl was doing. He
wanted to know if she was ok.
After work, Charles instructed David to drive him to the Cloud Advertising Company.
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He had a sudden urge to see Sheryl.
Charles caught David sneaking furtive nces at him–as if he was trying hard to say something.
Although Charles initially avoided him, he wanted to find out what was bothering David. "What''s the
matter? Do you have anything to tell me?"
"Err...Mr. Lu, something recently happened. I''m not quite sure if I should tell you or not." David looked
uneasy. He was finding it difficult to open up to Charles.
"Tell me." Charles looked at David intently.
David had no other option but to tell the truth.
"Your mother caused a lot of confusion the other day. But it''s all good now; Miss. Xia has already
solved the problem," David said, trying to find the right words to say. "She had gone to meet Belinda–
Jackson''s fiancée and almost got them to break up. Luckily, Miss. Xia handled the matter well and
cleared up the confusion."
"What?"
Charles was appalled by his mother''s behavior. He never thought that she''d do such a thing. She
hadn''t listened to what Charles had told her thest time, after all.
"But your mother behaved well since that incident, Mr. Lu. Miss Xia didn''t go after herter." David
didn''t want this to be thest straw for Charles. So he wanted to make things clear to him.
"I see. Stop the car. I want to see Sher." Charles gazed at the gate of the Cloud Advertisingpany,
lost in thought.