Chapter 776 Have A Face-To-Face Talk


    Le narrowed her eyes as she nced at Charlie. After all he was brought up by her. So she was still


    soft towards him. She paused for a second and said, "Charlie, as long as you still take me as your


    mother and promise that you''ll take my side, I''ll let you go. We will stay together like before. What do


    you think of it?"


    Hearing her offer, Shirley held Charlie''s hand tightly out of fear. Being a sensitive child, she could sense


    the danger looming over her head. She was afraid that she would be left alone.


    Charlie held Shirley''s hand and patted on the back of her hand to make her feelfortable.


    Le saw Charlie''s reactions and understood his choice. So she got slightly annoyed and said


    impatiently, "Have you decided it? I tell you, you have just one chance. If you choose the wrong side,


    you''ll lose it all."


    "Stop daydreaming," Charlie said with a sarcastic smile on his face. He added, "I''ll never take your


    side. I''ll be here with Shirley."


    "You…" Le sneered at him as she got enraged by his attitude. Charlie had always been defiant


    towards her. Then she looked into his eyes and the anger on her face broke into a wicked smile. "Fine.


    Just remember what you said. I hope you will never get remorseful for today''s choice," she spoke to


    warn him.


    She then took a very close look at Shirley. Although she was just a kid at the moment, it couldn''t be


    denied that she already had an attractive face and a striking simrity with Sheryl. Indisputably, she


    was Sheryl'' own daughter. That was to say Sheryl was pregnant with twins three years ago. Hence


    after Le took away the son from her, she must have delivered this girl.


    The more Le thought about all this, she grew more and more envious of Sheryl. Why had she not


    killed Sheryl three years ago?


    As she nced at both the kids, her heart was getting filled with hatred for Sheryl. Both these kids


    reminded her of the strong bond between Charles and Sheryl that could not be shaken. "Stop looking


    at me like that," Le said as she put on a sarcastic smile on her face. She looked at Shirley in a


    vicious manner and said, "You should me your mom for all this. You know what your mom is..."


    "Enough!" Charlie cut her in impatiently and stepped forward in front of Shirley. Shirley had started


    shivering out of fear. The recently developed autism symptom, plus being detained here, had nearly


    scared Shirley out of her wits. If Le continued to threaten her, Shirley was at a risk of being


    stimted, leading her psychological conditions to be triggered all over again.


    Charlie covered Shirley to avoid her from being exposed to Le''s atrocities. He then gave a stern and


    indifferent look at her and said in a cold voice, "If you have finished speaking what you wanted to say,


    just get out."


    There was something about Charlie''s attitude that was intimidating for Le. She didn''t know why, but


    she always had a tinge of fear toward Charlie. Maybe this boy got the sternness from his father.


    So she just put down the meals and said ruthlessly, "Just eat your food now. I don''t want you to starve


    to death over here."


    Then she just turned around and mmed the door before she left. Charlie lifted the bowl and fed


    Shirley clumsily before he began to eat.


    Shirley felt assured to have Charlie by her side. But she became restless and nervous. She held


    Charlie''s hand with her trembling hands and asked in tearful voice, "Charlie, when could we leave from


    here? I… I miss my mom and Uncle Charles."


    "Soon," Charlie replied briefly with a stiff frown set on his face. In the beginning, Le had just


    kidnapped Shirley. But she had been spotted by Charlie. He had stopped her without hesitation. Hence


    she had had no choice but to take Charlie away as well. Now he was d that he had been kidnapped


    as well. Otherwise, Shirley would face the terrible situation all by herself.


    He tried to ease Shirley''s fear and said softly, "We''ll get out here soon, trust me."


    He believed Charles would be able to find them out very soon. But he couldn''t just sit there and wait.


    He had to do something, so that they could leave the ce as quickly as possible.


    As Le walked out of the room, her heart was filled with remorse and anger. Charlie''s indifference


    towards her made her feel bitter and angry every time she thought about it. She couldn''t understand


    why Charlie had never been kind to her.


    She really treated Charlie like her own son all the time. But unfortunately Charlie had always been


    hostile towards her.


    She sat on the sofa and kept thinking why on earth she had kidnapped Shirley. Was it merely because


    she disliked Sheryl?


    But if so, why didn''t she turn happy at all when she heard that Sheryl was in the hospital?


    Or maybe she just wanted to threaten Charles in this way. After all she could not even forgive Charles


    for not reciprocating her love.


    However, heart of heart, she knew better than anyone else that she would not be able to harass


    Charles in any way. The more she thought, the more remorseful she became. Suddenly as the thought


    of Charles, a fear gripped her mind.


    All of a sudden, she became worried about whether she would be able toe out of the situation


    peacefully. She knew that Charles would not spare her life this time.


    She grew more and more restless and started shaking her legs out of nervousness. At this point of


    time, she realized the preciousness of being alive.


    After a long moment of pause, Leposed herself. She took a few deep breathes and called


    Charles up. Although it waste night, Charles answered the phone promptly and yelled over the


    phone, "What do you really want?"


    Charles'' storming voice came as a thunder strike on Le. However, she somehow managed to hide


    the anxiety in her voice from Charles. "It''s easy. I just want money," Le replied in a very calm and


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    her earlier. If she had epted that money, she wouldn''t have been trapped in such a terrible situation


    now. She did not want to repeat the same mistake all over again.


    "No problem. Tell me how much you want?" Charles gasped as he inquired over the phone. Then he


    took a few deep breathes to calm himself down. This was a bargain he could handle. He added in a


    calm voice, "As long as the two kids are safe and sound, I will pay whatever you ask for."


    "50 million," Le blurted even without thinking. After saying that she smiled as she thought of the


    exorbitant price she asked for. But then she paused for a while and added, "And apart from this, you


    must prepare two tickets for me. I''ll take Charlie abroad and start my life with him afresh."


    She let out a sarcasticallyugh and said, "I care a damn about you, Sheryl or Shirley. But Charlie is


    my son. I will take him with me."


    "Stop daydreaming, Le," Charles replied with an ironic smile. "Both Charlie and Shirley are all my


    kids. No one can take them away from me. I am ready to give the money you have demanded but you


    have to return both the kids safely." Charles refused her second requirement right away.


    "It seems that we can''t make a deal," Le replied. "Fine, take your time. Let me know when you have


    truly considered it clearly. We will have a talk about it again at that time," Le smiled ironically as she


    spoke. Then she was about to hang up.


    As Charles felt that she was ending the conversation, his eyes fell on the call tracers who clearly


    showed that they didn''t catch her position yet. The call tracers signalled him to prolong their


    conversation. So Charles hastily called out to Le, "Hold on. Just give me a moment."


    "So, are you changing your mind now?" Le continued in the same sarcastic tone. She felt a little


    confident when she heard Charles'' voice tremble as he spoke. She felt that he could give in to her


    demands. "Charles, you already have Sheryl and Shirley with you. You shouldn''t be too greedy. You


    can''t have it all. You better behave like a grown up. Sooner you can make up your mind, the quicker


    you can see your kid," Le added.


    "Le, I want to have a face-to-face talk with you," Charles spoke in a faint voice. The mellowed voice


    of Charles made Le more confident. She gave a winning smile as she took the phone from one side


    to another. "It''s not a piece of cake we are talking about. We''d better meet each other and talk about it,"


    Charles added as he tried his best to lure her out of her hole where she was hiding.


    "Do you think I''m a fool?" she spoke with a sarcastic smile. "If I agree to see you, I won''t get anything


    and will also face the risk of getting caught."


    Charles furrowed his brows and said, "I promise, I''lle alone. You have two kids with you. You have


    nothing to worry about. You''ll be safe."


    Hearing what Charles said, Le hesitated for a second before she replied, "You give me a few minutes


    for considering it."


    Then she hung up. Charles hurriedly went over to the call tracers and asked, "Did you spot her


    location?"