Chapter 567 I Underestimated You
It was Charlie''s birthday. Charles left no stone unturned to make it the best and the most special
birthday party for his son. Sam attended the party alone as Chris was recovering from post delivery
weakness.
Le and Charlie were thest to arrive at the party. Charlie dressed like a gentleman. In his looks and
mannerisms, he looked like a miniature version of Charles. It did not take long for him to get spotted by
little Amanda who had always been fond of her handsome uncle — Charles. Now, a boy who looked
exactly like Charles drew her attention.
She came closer to Charlie and stood behind him. She was happy to stay with him.
As for Charlie, he was rather miffed at being followed by a girl. He frowned at her and moved away
from her as fast as he could.
"What are you doing here?" I asked, as she was bbergasted to find Le in the party. She just
knew that Charles had a child with another woman. But it was really unbelievable to ept the fact that
the woman was none other than Le. She sneered at Le and blurted out,"What a shameless woman
you are! Tell me, how did you manage to hook up with Charles? And you even gave birth to a little
bas..."
I stopped herself for uttering "bastard". ''I can''t me the innocent boy for his mother''s fault, '' she
told herself and tried to calm down.
I could not bear the sight of her. She did not spare her from her scornful remark. She snorted at
her,"It looks like I underestimated you."
Le had dressed up for the party. She already considered herself as the mistress of the Lu family. She
was beaming with joy. Heart of heart, she considered this party from Charles to be a gesture of
epting her in his life.
She was in an excellent mood. Even I''s harsh words failed to dampen her spirit. However, she
withdrew her smile in front of I. "I know I owe a lot to Autumn. But now she is no more. And Charles
and I... we have our child. I hope you can forgive me," she said trying to look apologetic in front of I.
It was a coincidence that Charles chose this day to celebrate Charlie''s birthday. Today was his real
birthday. It was the same day three years back, when she took the boy away from Autumn.
"Forgive you?" I sniffed at Le,"What are you thinking? Charles will marry you? Never! Stop fooling
yourself. Just keep in mind that you will never be Charles'' wife even if Autumn has left the world. Don''t
forget who you are. You don''t deserve him."
I was getting uncontroble. Each and every word uttered by Le stung her so hard. Her heart bled
for Autumn. "You can never take Autumn''s ce even though you have his son. No matter how many
kids you have from him, he will never ept you. Mark my words. You were, are and will always be
just a shameless mistress. Nothing more than that," I cursed, as she took out her wrath on Le.
"You..." Le faltered at the face of such tant humiliation. She was just too angry to even utter
another word. I''s face turned red as she blurted out her anger on Le. Her harsh words pierced
Le''s heart like a sharp dagger.
"Well, that''s enough. Don''t get angry. It''s sheer wastage of time speaking to her," Aron interfered. He
drew closer to his wife and took her hand. He actually was observing them from a distance. Knowing
how much his wife hated Le, he just waited till she vented her feelings out on her.
Charles witnessed the entire episode. But he had no intention ofing to her rescue. Instead, he
sted on her right after I finished scolding. He walked up to Le and spoke to her in a very cold
voice with a very stern look on his face. "What are you doing? I did not invite you here to put up a fight
with Mrs. Gu. If you continue to behave like this, you can feel free to leave the party now," he said, as
he made himself very clear to her.
"She started..." Le stammered, abashed with a pitiful expression on her face seeking sympathy from
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Charles. All of a sudden, she felt like an outsider. ''No one is willing to speak for me, '' she thought with a
bitter smile.
Her dreams came crumbling to see how indifferent Charles was towards her. Even though she was
on the guests.
''I gave me a hard time just because she thought I won the game. Even Charles can''t forget Autumn.
But none of it matters to me. I will be there for him. I will wait for him and have thestugh of victory. I
will win him over, '' she kept remembering the ultimate goal of her life whichforted her and helped
her to calm down.
"Ladies and gentlemen..." Charles turned around and weed the guests with a cheerful voice.
"Thank you very much for attending my son''s birthday party. You must be feeling curious about him, but
I''m not going to exin to you. Charlie is my son and I have no doubt about this," he announced
looking at Charlie with a proud smile on his face.
Le stood close to Charles gracefully, as if she were his wife.
When Charles finished his speech, she opened her mouth. "Thank you foring here. I never
expected Charlie could have such a grand birthday party. Thank you foring here to celebrate my
son''s birthday," she expressed, and then bowed to the crowd deeply.
However, to her disappointment, no one paid attention to her.
Le was not expecting such cold reaction from the guests towards her. No one was with her in the
party. Not even Charles. She felt really embarrassed to be left out like this. Still, she forced a fake smile
on her face and pretended as if nothing had happened. "Well, please have a seat. There is no outsider,
so you can enjoy the meal," she continued politely, turning to the guests.
''No outsider?
Except me, ''
Le ridiculed herself inwardly.
"Wait," Charles summoned the attention of the guests once again. The enthusiasm in his voice echoed
in the hall as the guests turned around and waited for his next announcement. Charles turned towards
his friends and rtives, and continued,"Today I invited you here to introduce my son. But more
importantly, I''d like to introduce someone else to you."
"Now, who is he talking about?" Le mumbled to herself. A mix of apprehension and fear filled her
heart.
''Something bad is going to happen, '' she thought.
"Charles, who else did you invite?" Gary asked, as he looked at his grandson with curious eyes. ''We''ve
got all on our list. Who else did he invite?'' he wondered.
"Please wait for a moment. I''ll be back right away," Charles gave a mysterious smile as he excused
himself from the guests. He headed up the stairs to look for Sheryl.
Sheryl was worn out after the rigorous rehearsals these days. She had called for a masseur and was
enjoying a rxing message. The hands of the masseur moved over her skin making her feel
Charles pushed the door open gently to find Sheryl lying on the bed in a tranquil state. He gestured the
masseur to keep silent and asked him to leave. Then he tiptoed beside her bed and stood there. Sheryl
had no idea that Charles was standing near to her.
With her eyes still closed, she pointed to her waist and said,"I want a massage here, please."
"How are you feeling now?" Charles asked tenderly as he rubbed her waist softly. Charles voice out of
nowhere inside her room startled Sheryl. She opened her eyes to confirm her assumption. She was so
petrified to see him inside her room that she sat up instantly. She was absolutely bbergasted.
"What... What are you doing here?" she asked, dumbfounded. ''Where is that masseur?'' she wondered.
Then suddenly, she blushed and lowered her eyes. Charles kept looking at her. The same coy look on
her face that still tugged at his heartstring.
Charles gazed at her lovingly. "I found you look so tired, so I didn''t think of waking you up. The party
has begun already. Let''s go," he said politely.
"Well, okay," Sheryl replied meekly, her face not yet over from the state of shock. When she was with
Charles, she behaved like an obedient child.
She got up from the bed and approached to get her shoes that were lying at a distance. Watching her
walking barefooted, Charles promptly brought the shoes for her.
He squatted down in an attempt to help Sheryl wear her shoes. Once again, she grew red with
embarrassment and stopped him at once. "Well... I can handle it myself," she muttered.
''How can I allow a man to help me wear my shoes? It''s so awkward, '' she said to herself.