Chapter 1076 Where Is She


    There was no denying that Nancy was really good at cooking. rk and Shirley ate her food with


    eagerness. Charles and Sheryl had been tired after working, and they also ate a lot.


    However, Gary''s mind started to wander when he saw the others enjoying the food.


    "Grandpa, today''s food is so delicious, you should eat more." Sheryl turned to Gary.


    "I''m full." Just as Sheryl spoke, Gary put down his chopsticks. "Charles,e inside with me," he said.


    "What''s wrong? Why so mysterious? If you have anything to say, you can say it here." Charles was


    confused. He thought that Gary had nothing he couldn''t say in front of Sheryl.


    Gary didn''t respond.


    "Charles, I want to eat more, and Shirley and rk are enjoying their food. I think you can go to the


    study room with Grandpa first. After we finish eating, we will go to see you," Sheryl proposed to


    Charles, bringing him out of his embarrassment.


    As Sheryl was speaking, Gary had already gotten up and gone upstairs. His footsteps were not heavy,


    but when his foot fell on the white marble floor, it sounded quite clear, echoing off of the floor and the


    walls.


    This sound made Charles uneasy. He didn''t know where the uneasiness came from, but he had a


    feeling that Gary would tell him something serious.


    ''What happened? Why is Grandpa so mysterious?'' Charles thought.


    Atst, he rose and followed Gary up the stairs and into the study room. As he closed the door behind


    him, he looked over at Gary. "It''s just you and me now. You can tell me now, what happened? What''s


    wrong?" Charles asked, staying by the door to the study room.


    "Don''t worry, Charles. First, sit down." Gary smiled at him, but his smile told Charles that there was


    something bothering the elder man.


    Charles frowned, more confused than before.


    Gary was not one to hesitate much, and he also didn''t like pretending to be mysterious. What


    happened today?


    "Charles, how are you doing these days?" Gary asked. Although lots of thoughts buzzed around in his


    head, what came out of his mouth was rtively trivial.


    "Pretty good. Sher is back. Shirley and rk are also with me. I am very satisfied now." Charles''s


    answer was direct but very true. Indeed, he was truly satisfied beyond imagination with his life at the


    moment.


    "That''s good." Gary smiled, taking a pause. "When you were younger, I often thought and wondered


    about the type of woman you would end up with. I wanted you to find someone who''d stick with you


    and fight with you, and also help you out in whatever business you would end up with. Now I see that


    you''ve found the perfect woman. I''m also very satisfied. I''m happy. I remember when you were


    younger...we lived together...those hard days... Luckily, we''re fine now..."


    "Grandpa, we are all happy now. Why do you mention these unhappy things? Just say what you want


    to say. There is no point beating about the bush. You''re making me feel very uneasy. Did Sher do


    something that makes you unhappy? If she did, let me know. I''ll make her apologize to you." Charles


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    was misunderstanding Gary''s words, thinking that the reason why Gary talked to him alone and asked


    him these questions was because of Sheryl.


    "No, Sher is a good girl. She wouldn''t make me unhappy. I want to talk with you alone, not because of


    Sher, but because of your mother," Gary said, finally getting to his main point.


    "My mother? Grandpa, I admit that when I was a child, I often thought of her and my father, especially


    when I watched other people with their parents. But it has been 15 years. I''m all grown up now. So you


    don''t need to worry about me, I won''t be sad about that anymore. From now on, Sher and I are your


    family, and you will be happy every day..." Charles took on aforting tone, as he Misunderstood that


    Gary missed his dead parents.


    But he was interrupted by Gary. "No, Charles, listen to me.


    I am not going talking about this. What I want to say is that your mother...she is not dead!"


    "What? Grandpa, it''s been fifteen years and now you tell me that my mother is still alive?" Charles


    stood and stared at Gary incredulously, hoping that the old man was joking. But the look on Gary''s face


    said that he wasn''t kidding.


    Charlesughed at himself. He was so stupid! Why would Gary joke about something like this?


    "Charles, as a matter of fact, I also found out recently. Your mother didn''t die that year," Gary


    continued.


    "So if she''s not dead, where is she? Where has she been for all this time? Why note to see... us?"


    When Charles was younger, all he ever wanted was to have a father and a mother like all his friends,


    peers and strangers he would see. He wanted parents to apany him in all his moments. 15


    years...And he had learned to not let this scar him any longer. He was grown up now, married, and with


    his own family. Why would his mother choose to appear now? Why?


    "Listen to me...We''ve misunderstood your mother all these years. Her life also has been very hard..."


    Gary continued on to tell Charles everything that Melissa had told him. After hearing this, Charles burst


    into tears.


    "Oh, my...my mother must have led a really hard life all these years. She must have suffered a lot in


    jail..." Blood is thicker than water. When Charles found out the truth, all the anger, confusion, and even


    hatred that he had umted in his heart towards his mother seemed to turn to ash!


    "Charles, I know Sher is your wife. I also know that she is considerate. But I don''t know whether I


    should tell her about this or not, so I want to talk with you alone. As for whether you want to tell her, it is


    your business," Gary said.


    "I see, Grandpa. Now that my mother has gotten out of jail, where is she now? Why doesn''t she return


    to Dream Garden?" Charles had not seen his mother for fifteen years. All these years, the memory of


    Melissa in his mind had be more and more blurred. Even in his dreams, Melissa didn''t appear.


    "She naturally wants toe back. After all, you are her only son. You''re the person she''s the most


    concerned about. She is afraid that if she suddenly appears, you will find it difficult to adapt. It has been


    fifteen years; she''s not sure whether she coulde back to Dream Garden. Anyway, your father''s


    traffic ident that year..." Gary had said everything in an objective tone, as if he did not have anything


    to do with any of it. He didn''t want to present a bias to Charles; he was grown up now. Gary knew that


    Charles was capable ofing to his own judgment on the situation.