Chapter 1060 Take Advantage Of Melissa


    Melissa turned pale upon hearing about Le''s grim experiences. She frowned slightly and said to


    Le, "I may be overstepping boundaries here, but if I may..." Melissa took a moment to formte her


    thoughts and went on, "Even if he wants to be with that woman, there''s absolutely no need to treat you


    this way. You are a kind, selfless girl who helped him raise his son for three years without getting


    anything in return. How could he be so quick to forget your kindness? Besides..."


    Melissa knitted her brows and continued, "Even if he despises you, isn''t it a bit much to get you locked


    up so that he could pursue that woman?"


    Le had not gotten the chance to respond yet. Melissa felt fury bubbling up inside her. She grumbled,


    "That Charles… How could he act like this? What has be of him?" Melissa scowled.


    Le''s voice shook a little when she said, "Aunt Melissa, it is not his fault." Le had a wry smile on her


    face. "The me is on that vile woman. Unfortunately, she has good tricks up her sleeve. She had


    fooled him into doing what she wants."


    With a sigh, Le continued, "Charles fell head over heels for this woman. No matter what she tells him


    to do, he simply obeys."


    She worriedly looked out the window and told Melissa, "I feel nothing but overwhelming pity for myself


    for being locked in here right now. There''s nothing I can do in such a dim cell. When I get out of here, I


    will make sure that woman is dealt with. If Charles stays with her, he is going to get himself in trouble.


    That''s for sure."


    "Yes, you are right," said Melissa. She drew in a deep breath and then exhaled. "Being with such a


    wicked woman," she paused, unsure whether to continue or stop. She chose to continue, "Being with a


    woman like that surely must lead to nothing good. She uses people and she corrupts everyone unlucky


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    Quite affected by Le''s story, Melissa continued to seem pleased. She looked at Le and told her,


    "Right. Le, you..." There was a slight pause. It almost sounded like hesitation. "Could you please tell


    me more about Charles?" she finally added.


    "Charles?" Le hesitated for a second and asked Melissa, "Aunt Melissa, why are you… particrly


    interested in Charles all of a sudden?"


    "What makes you say that I am?" Melissa asked. She appeared to be avoiding eye contact, but Le


    wasn''t sure. Without looking at Le, Melissa said, "It''s just that I have been trapped in here for so long.


    I guess I get so excited to learn about anything as long as it''s about the outside world. I wasn''t


    particrly interested in this Charles." She made it sound as though Charles was someone she had


    never heard of.


    "No!" Le looked firmly at Melissa. "I don''t buy it. I get what you''re trying to say and what you''re trying


    to make me believe, but your interest in Charles seems...strange. Besides, don''t think I didn''t notice.


    When I first mentioned the name ''Charles Lu'', you were startled. You must be hiding something from


    me."


    Le waited for her to deny everything. To her surprise, with a wry smile, Melissa replied, "You''re a


    smart girl, aren''t you? Tell me. How could that womanpletely outsmart such a clever girl like you?"


    "Aunt Melissa…" Le''s response was apanied by a bitter smile.


    "Well, I guess there''s no more use hiding it from you," said Melissa. She appeared to be more rxed


    than Le expected her to be. She smiled and said to Le, "I guess it''s time to tell you the truth. I had


    a life outside this cell. Before being sent to prison, I was a good friend of Charles'' father. In fact, I was


    there while Charles was growing up. I still remember the first time I met him. He was only a teenager


    then."


    Then, Melissa smiled bitterly and continued to exin, "I was just so surprised to find out you and I had


    this inmon. We both knew Charles. After hearing your stories, I am even more in awe of the world.


    That''s why I wanted to know more about Charles.


    Sorry if I led you to believe a different truth. But that''s it. That''s the whole story." Le nodded slightly


    and became more cautious. She asked Melissa, "Well, what do you want to know? I will tell you


    everything that I know."


    "Alright!" Melissa eximed, a little too enthusiastically. She smiled and replied to Le, "It''s up to you.


    As long as it''s about Charles, I''m interested in it. I haven''t heard about him in a while.


    Anything you choose to tell me, I''ll be fine with."


    Le found this to be a bit strange. It seemed to her like Melissa was overdoing it so she would no


    longer suspect her. Le didn''t know how to feel, but she managed to answer with a bitter smile, "He''s


    fine now. He has two kids—a boy and a girl—with that woman. He is living a pleasant and prosperous


    life and has totally forgotten about me."


    Melissa tried to control herself. With the most casual yet careful tone, she asked, "Then… what about


    Gary? Is he okay?" Tears formed around Melissa''s eyes when she said this. She clenched her fists


    lightly and with all the self-control she could muster; she bit her lower lip. The part of her lip closest to


    her teeth turned white. Only in this way could she restrain herself.


    "Gary…" Le frowned slightly. "Gary is getting older and his health is getting worse. He''s not in the


    best shape. But thest time I met him, he was still in good spirits and had those happy wrinkles in his


    eyes. These days..." She paused. She did not know how to say what she needed to say. Ultimately,


    she decided to be truthful. "I honestly don''t know how he is doing now."


    "Then..." Melissa''s voice shook. "What about Chris?" Melissa continued with her question. "Chris is


    now at an age when she should be getting married or raising a family, right?" Without waiting for an


    answer, Melissa went on, "How is she these days?"


    Le thought something was off. "Aunt Melissa, you seem to have a deep connection with the Lu


    family. You even know Chris!" Le said with a smile.


    "Of course." Melissa continued talking to Le with a tender smile. "I guess I count as a family friend."


    Just as suddenly as she said that, she took it back. "You know what? Never mind. Just let it go. I don''t


    feel like talking about it at the moment," said Melissa.


    Le was beginning to think her suspicions were correct. There was something about the way Melissa


    couldn''t help asking questions. Le was no fool. She knew Melissa had not been honest about her


    real rtionship with Charles. She no longer asked to know more. She stopped asking questions


    instead.


    Le took a look at this woman in front of her. Suddenly, a light bulb went off in her head. She realized


    that if she yed her cards just right, she could use Melissa to exact revenge on Sheryl and Charles.


    She began nning very carefully. ''Melissa has been here for more than a decade now, '' she thought


    to herself, ''and yet she maintains a strict routine unfit for an average woman, a routine that boasts


    ss. The first thing she does upon waking up every morning is clean herself up andb her hair in


    slow, deliberate strokes. Even inside this cell, it remains a priority of hers to look decent.


    Taking these and other tiny observations into ount, it makes sense! Melissa must be a cultivated


    woman from a renowned family before she was imprisoned. And now that I think about it, her sentence


    ends in about half a month.'' Le began feeling hopeful. ''There''s probably a way to get out of here. I


    wonder what part Melissa''s release will y.


    Besides, judging from her rtionship with Charles and various other connections I might not even


    know about, Melissa mighte in handy even after my time in prison. She could be the key to my


    personal sesses in life.''


    With such clever ideas in mind, Le was beyond excitement. It was time to put her ideas into action


    now. She smiled and told Melissa, "Actually, Chris is actually doing well. She''s now married and has a


    kid. You know, she was the only one in the family who rooted for me and Charles, but she also


    changed after Sheryl''s return."


    "That girl… It''s so typical of her to be swayed and just go along with what other people say. She has


    always been kind of a pushover. She has been like that since she was a child." Melissa breathed a sigh


    of relief when she heard that Chris was living a good life.


    This did not sit well with Le. She frowned slightly and told Melissa, "Aunt Melissa, you don''t know the


    entire truth. Although Chris is enjoying a good life right now, you have to know that her husband


    Sam..." Le had Melissa''s full attention. She had her right where she wanted. "Sam was Sheryl''s


    childhood friend. It''s already bad enough that Sheryl and Sam dated when they were younger. Now,


    they''ve even be rtives. They spend so much time with each other, who could say that the spark


    they had in the past might not suddenly turn into a raging wildfire?"


    Le sighed and continued, "You are right. Chris is indeed like that She could be so spineless at times.


    Therefore, even if something terrible happens, she might hide it and never tell anyone."


    "That wicked woman..." The conversation had now returned to Sheryl. "What''s so special about her?


    How could she manipte the people around her like this?" Melissa looked as if she was in deep


    thoughts. She frowned slightly and asked Le, "Is no one in the Lu family smart enough? Why would


    every single one of them approve of Charles getting married to that despicable woman?"


    Le replied with a smirk, "We all know what the real reason is. It''s not the Lu family''s fault. They are so


    trusting. The real reason for all of this is that woman''s dirty tricks. To add to that, she has such an


    innocent and beautiful face. Poor Charles, clearly deceived by that woman''s beauty and cunningness."


    Le sighed before continuing, "If I had the chance to get out of here, I would give my all to end Sheryl


    and Charles'' rtionship. Imagine how good that would be for everyone."


    A look of hesitation fell like a curtain over Melissa''s face when she heard Le.


    They talked for a long time. Le''s sole intention was to take advantage of Melissa''s sympathy. Thus,


    she was very careful with her words. What she said was both true and untrue, to some degree. The


    ultimate goal was for Melissa to believe whatever she said.


    After all, they shared the same cell. Hopefully, their rtionship would only get better from here.