Chapter 880 Hard To Choose


    "That''s good to know." Amy finally took a weight off her mind and said to Sheryl with concern, "By the


    way, you should seriously consider the things between you and Charles. It''s been a long time since you


    separated from each other. It must be hard for you both. So if both of you have made up your mind to


    be together, then why not make it as soon as possible?"


    "Come on, mom! It''s none of your business. Both of them are grown ups." Abby gave a heartyugh to


    reassure Amy that she did not need to worry about Sheryl and Charles. Then she added, "Moreover,


    they are parents of two lovely kids. I am sure they take care of their own things."


    "Really?" Amy was rather taken aback by Abby''s words. She turned towards Abby with curious eyes.


    Sheryl blushed at the thought of how eagerly everybody in her family wanted her to get back with


    Charles. But the very thought of it just made her feel like running away. She stood up trying to calm


    down, but seemed to be of no avail. All she could do was just to stammer, "If… if this is what you want


    to discuss with me now, then I think I am really tired and would like to go to bed."


    Sheryl just rushed into her room without turning back to look at Abby and Amy even for once. Amy and


    Abby shared a nce with each other and broke into a smile. Sheryl decided to take a shower to calm


    herself down. As soon as she finished her shower, she received a phone call. As she answered the


    call, it was I on the other side, her voice bustling with joy and excitement, "I knew you would make it!


    Sher, Congrattions!"


    The pitch of I''s voice was so high that Sheryl had to hold her phone away from her ears in order to


    avoid the risk of bing deaf. She had no idea why I was so excited.


    "I knew you would make it!" Her voice got more and more loud and full of excitement as she kept


    repeating herself. After a while she just realized that it was she who kept on talking while there was a


    are you there? Are you listening to me?"


    "I am," Sheryl replied in a nonchnt voice.


    "Then why are you not replying to me? Aren''t you excited?" I wondered.


    "My dear I, since I picked up my phone, it is you who have been shouting at the top of your voice


    and congratting me all this while. You didn''t even bother to tell me the reason behind your


    excitement. I thought once your moment of exhration passed, I would take a chance to ask what it is


    that you were so desperate to share with me. So, may I ask now? What makes you so excited?" Sheryl


    felt a little speechless at first and now she finally got a chance to speak.


    "Ohhh, I almost forgot to tell you. I was just too exhrated. Let me tell you the most important thing."


    I took some deep breaths to calm herself down before she spoke. "The project you delivered got


    permitted!"


    "Really! Are you sure?" Suddenly, there was a spring in Sheryl''s voice as she spoke. All this while,


    Sheryl was in some sort of a daze. First, the deep passionate kiss with Charles, then being caught by


    Abby and at the end, Amy raising the topic of her getting back with Charles. Sheryl felt as if her voice


    had gotten lost somewhere. The news from I acted like a much needed force to pull her back to


    herself. At the onught, Sheryl found the news a little unbelievable. Her lips curled up unconsciously


    when she heard I. Then slowly she could feel the sense of aplishment. Sheryl was so d to


    hear the news because she loved this job. Though she barely revealed it, but she felt a deep


    satisfaction in working on projects for Cloud Advertising Company. She never felt the same way while


    working for the BM Corporation.


    "Certainly, of course." I was still very excited and praised, "I am so happy, Sheryl! I knew you would


    make it!"


    Sheryl could not help smiling and asked, "Is there anything else that you want to tell me about?"


    "Yes. There is another thing." I cooled herself down and exined, "Here it is. Our partnerpany


    demands a meeting with us to discuss in details about the project. I agreed with that on your behalf and


    the meeting has been set for tomorrow. So you have to make yourself avable for the meeting


    tomorrow."


    "Do I have toe?" Sheryl became anxious all of a sudden. "Can you just find someone else to


    attend the meeting on my behalf, or maybe you could attend the meeting alone?" Sheryl frowned as


    she spoke. This was really a hard choice to make. After all, she was still under the employment


    contract with BM Corporation that would refrain her to get actively involved in a project for any other


    "Sher, you know I don''t want to put you in trouble." She gave her a wryughter and continued, "If I had


    any other option, I would never ask you toe with me. But the client insisted that you should attend


    the meeting in person, otherwise, there will be no deal! And more importantly, Sher, are you willing to


    allow this project to end up in vain? You had stayed up the whole night working on it."


    "But…" Sheryl''s mind was in aplete mess now. She didn''t know how to make a choice between


    her current professionalmitment and her dream project at Cloud Advertising Company.


    "You are in a dilemma, and I can totally understand that." I paused for a while and then again


    continued, "The meeting has been scheduled in our office where only the staff from both thepanies


    will be present. No outsider will evene to know about your presence. I can assure you of that!"


    Sheryl was more than eager to join the meeting. But she found it difficult to say ''Yes'' to I right away.


    She kept hesitating and atst begged, "Can you just give me a moment please? I need to think it


    over."


    "What do you have to think about? This is urgent and thepany belongs to you." I let out a


    helpless sigh and continued, "OK, you think over it. But Sher, you''d better hurry up. Time is running out.


    We have to confirm to them at the earliest."


    "Got it." Sheryl hung up the phone, walked over to the swing near the window and sat on it, in a trance.


    Her mind waspletely nk. How could she actively take part in any project under Cloud


    Advertising Company while being under the employment contract with BM Corporation? Even attending


    the meeting secretly would mean a breach of contract.


    Sue shared the same room with Sheryl. She was watching over as Sheryl sat in the same posture in


    the same ce with a vague look. Sue wanted to speak to Sheryl but she was unsure whether it was a


    suitable time to say anything. However, after a while of hesitation, she decided to break the silence.


    She asked, "Are you okay? Can you tell me what you are so worried about?"


    When Sue was in trouble, eager for a ce to stay, Sheryl was the one to give her a hand. She even


    shared her own room with Sue. Now that Sheryl seemed to be in trouble, Sue couldn''t just watch her


    without taking any action.


    Besides, Sue was not aware of the dilemma in Sheryl''s mind. It could also be concerning Sue sharing


    her room. Sue had no idea about what was bothering Sheryl. All she knew was that she really wanted


    to do something helpful to relieve Sheryl, instead of just standing by.


    "Nothing much." Sheryl looked surprised to hear Sue''s voice. She immediately turned towards her and


    asked her with a smile, "Why don''t you go to sleep? I thought you were asleep when I came in."


    "I almost fell asleep, but then I felt a little worried about you when you looked worried after hanging up.


    Tell me, what happened to you?" Sue got out of the bed and took a step forward towards the swing.


    She grabbed Sheryl by her hand with a caring smile on her face.


    "You just… can''t understand. Just leave me alone," Sheryl answered her in a helpless tone. She was


    clearly not in the mood to share her concern with Sue.


    "Just tell me. Maybe I can find a way out for you." Sue didn''t give up. She kept smiling and tried to


    make Sheryl open her heart. So she continued to inquire with patience, "It is said that sometimes the


    outsider can view a situation from a fresh perspective that you might be missing. When you are trapped


    in a situation, you may think it is really hard for you to solve it. However, it may be very easy to me,


    because I am the outsider."


    Sue''s words sounded persuasive. Sheryl looked at Sue for a while, and let out a deep sigh.


    She said, "I am not being able to make the choice. I don''t know whether I should go back to Cloud


    Advertising Company or continuing to stay in BM Corporation."


    "Have you found a solution in your mind?" Sue fell into a deep thought for a while and asked Sheryl.


    Sheryl certainly didn''t have a solution, so she shook her head. "I really don''t know. I signed an


    agreement with BM Corporation a short while ago. If I choose to leave my job at this moment, I will


    have to pay a huge fine for breaking the contact. However, as to Cloud Advertising Company… Sue,


    how can I make the right choice?"


    Sue held Sheryl''s hand and replied, "Actually, it is very simple."


    She gave Sheryl a convincing smile and spoke in a slow and calm voice, "When you spoke about your


    thought on your job in BM Corporation, you just mentioned the penalty. Evidently, that is the only thing


    that you care about. Besides that, there is nothing else in that job which seems to appeal to you.


    Apparently, it proves that deep down, you just took this job just to make a living for yourself and your


    daughter. But I assume you have no interest in it at all. Am I right?"


    Sheryl nodded her head with agreement and admitted, "Indeed, I can never think of myself as a model


    for the rest of my life. And you know that I am in no way better than the young models in terms of age.


    My career as a professional model hase to an end right away. If it weren''t for Shirley, I wouldn''t


    have been doing this kind of work for so many years. So…"


    "That''s it." Sue had only expected this sort of reply from Sheryl. It was true that sometimes you need an


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    external voice to tell you the things that you already knew to give you a push in the right direction. In


    this case, it was Sue''s voice for Sheryl. She said, "However, I observed your expressions when you


    mentioned the Cloud Advertising Company. It tells me that you love the job. I even saw that a sense of


    achievement and enjoyment just shed across your eyes just now. You really love it, don''t you?"


    "I guess so." Sheryl uttered the words slowly as if she was clearing the mirror of her mind to see her


    own face clearly. She nodded again, looked Sue in the eye and added, "I have been working in that


    superior''s orders and worked very hard every day, learning from my mistakes. In a word, I was really


    nothing then. But the more efforts I have made, the more experience I have gathered. At present, I am


    really good at it and have even earned a credibility in the marker. I may not be famous but I have good


    repute for my work. Yes, I love my job in Cloud Advertising Company much more than any words can


    ever exin. In my heart, I still remember how I burned the midnight oil to finish every task. How I felt


    alive when I submitted my projects and watched them turned into full-fledged business deals one after


    another that helped thepany grow block to block. That sense of achievement! Can you imagine


    that?"