Chapter 2111 Unmasking The Truth


    This box was once where she had stored all her jewels, from delicate earrings to magnificent


    nes. When Vicky opened the box, her pupils dted—a sapphire ring was twinkling at her. It


    looked delicate and gorgeous.


    She couldn''t help but reach her hands towards it, and brush the ring with her fingers. Her fingertip was


    quivering at the touch.


    The sapphire was hollow inside. She knew what was inside it.


    When Rob gave it to her, she knew that there woulde a time when she would have to use it on


    someone.


    Little did she know that the day would arrive this early.


    Did she really have to do this?


    Vicky suddenly felt a sense of coldness surging into her heart. She looked out of the window—there


    was not a trace of wind.


    The sun was zing outside with all its warmth, but her heart was icy cold.


    Her mind was whirling with the reminders of her undefinable past. The images of the days she had


    been locked in a dark room, like a beast, came shing before her eyes. There had been no escape


    from there. All her activities had been confined to that space.


    She had lost track of the time. She didn''t know how long she had been there.


    One day, the door that had kept her locked inside was suddenly opened from outside. A piercing beam


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    of light bounced into the room. It was only then that Vicky remembered she was still alive.


    It took Vicky a long time before she could adapt to the sunlight. She saw her reflection in the mirror for


    the first time in a very long time. She was looking dirty and unkempt. Vicky wasn''t surprised at what she


    had witnessed, as she had expected to look grotesque. However, when she saw herself again, clean


    and fully-dressed, she had cked out.


    Just when she thought that her fate had been terrible enough, her beautiful, delicate face, which she


    had always been proud of, was rotten and disfigured.


    When she had woken up again, her entire face had been wrapped with a bandage. She couldn''t see a


    thing. She wanted to cry and scream at the sight of her face, but she had lost control over her body.


    She would never forget the agonizing pain that was piercing through her.


    ''Who would understand the pain and suffering of the past?


    Can Sheryl possibly understand? No! That bitch doesn''t deserve to know about it.


    Will Charles understand? No! He is a heartless man, who has long forgotten the Rachel from his past.


    The day he helped Sheryl bully me, was the day he had forgotten everything about Rachel, '' Vicky


    thought to herself.


    She let out a sarcasticugh. Vicky ran her fingers over the smooth surface of the sapphire ring, her


    nail polish reflecting a mystically, charming light.


    Her fingers were slender and soft, her lips were rosy and alluring, not to mention her face, which was


    remarkably beautiful. But why couldn''t she win Charles'' heart?


    She couldn''t think of a reason as to why Charles didn''t want her.


    There was a loud thud. Vicky had suddenly thrown the box away.


    The delicate box hit the wall and was shattered into pieces.


    Vicky let out a painful howl, her eyes still fixed on the box.


    The noise reached Ste''s ears, and she listened to it intently.


    She understood that Vicky was in pain. Ste had known the cause of her pain, better than anyone


    else.


    "Humph," Ste scoffed.


    ''This woman is plotting against Mr. Lu. There is no doubt that she''s going to lose everything. Let me


    wait and see what her next move will be.


    A woman like her doesn''t deserve anyone''s sympathy, '' she thought. Ste shook her head and went


    back to the kitchen.


    Vicky felt relieved after venting out the emotions that had bubbled up inside her. She let out a huge


    sigh, and her eyes settled on the shattered pieces of the box on the floor. She quickly walked towards


    them and began to fumble with the pieces, in search of something.


    It was the sapphire ring. She was desperate to find it.


    She finally spotted the shiny ring in the mess.


    She looked at the ring and gasped in shock.


    The box that had contained the sapphire ring was broken into pieces, but the ring stood there


    majestically, without a scratch.


    Vicky heaved a sigh of relief. A strange feeling settled in her heart.


    She felt that fate had sent her a sign. ''He is doomed!'' she eximed in her heart. Her eyes were


    glinting with menace.


    In the hospital


    Charles had left for something urgent at the office, while Melissa and Sheryl stayed in the hospital.


    Melissa noticed that Sheryl was exhausted and advised her to go back home and rest.


    Sheryl was adamant and insisted on taking care of her daughter.


    "If you don''t rest now, you will not have the energy to look after her tonight," Melissa said.


    Sheryl nodded her head. Shirley was fast asleep, and she would use the time to rest so that she could


    be back by the time her daughter was awake.


    "Aunt Melissa, the housemaid has an important thing to attend to. I''m afraid you''ll have to take care of


    rk as well," Sheryl said, biting her lips apologetically.


    Melissa smiled at her. "There''s no problem at all. I''m d to take care of him. rk is my grandson,


    and he is my responsibility.


    Sher, I''m used to you calling me "Mom." Why don''t you..." Melissa started, her eyes filled with grief.


    "Aunt Melissa, I don''t want to talk about the past. I''ll go home now, but I will be back after picking rk


    up from school." Sheryl left in a hurry without giving Melissa the chance to say another word.


    Melissa looked lost as she watched Sheryl storm off.


    As soon as Sheryl reached home, she cooked some noodles, gobbled them up, and was soon asleep


    in no time.


    When she woke up, it was almost time to pick up rk. She was dressed up and ready to leave when


    her phone red with I''s call.


    "Hey, Sher. What''s up? Are you resting at home or going out?" I asked nonchntly. "Are you


    feeling better?"


    Sheryl immediately thought about Shirley. I didn''t know about her, and Sheryl didn''t have the


    intention of opening up to her either. She didn''t want I to get worked up about the issue.


    "I, I was reading in the morning. I''m going to pick up rk now," answered Sheryl.


    "You don''t have to go today. I''ll pick up the kids for you. Just stay at home," I said.


    Sheryl was surprised. She wondered why I had offered to pick up rk.


    "I''m already on my way now. You''ve got to take care of thepany and your kid as well. It must be


    tiring for you," Sheryl replied, hoping that I would listen to her.


    "It''s not a big deal. I''m your best friend. Moreover, I haven''t seen the kids in a long time. They have


    probably forgotten me already," I said, smiling. "Just stay at home, alright. I''ve already reached their


    school." She hung up the call.


    Sheryl smiled wanly. If I saw rk, she would find out about everything.


    Sheryl felt that she was left with no choice. Even if she rushed to the school right away, I would have


    already picked up rk by now.


    Sheryl knew that I would get mad at her if she found out about Shirley. She felt that she''d better


    <pe up with a way to deal with her as she let out a huge sigh.