Chapter 1220 Eat Out


    "Don''t worry. We still have a lot of time," Charles assured his wife. Looking at Sheryl, he felt contented


    and happy. He rarely had time to be with her because of their busy schedules, but today would be


    different.


    He started the car and drove for the kindergarten. It was a bright afternoon and a perfect time to spend


    with his family.


    "What would you like to eat for dinner?" Charles inquired while driving.


    "I don''t know," she replied. "It would be better to ask rk and Shirley what they want to eat." Since


    they had kids, they seldom spent time alone. They would usually bring their children along wherever


    they went. For the couple, as much as their children were a blessing, they could also be an annoyance


    sometimes.


    At this point, Sheryl was basking in the happiness of eating out with their loving kids.


    "Fine. It''s up to you," Charles nodded, as a visible smile of joy climbed up the corners of his lips. As


    long as Sheryl was happy, he was okay with it.


    "Do you think Mom will get angry if we get homete?" Sheryl couldn''t hide the worry in her voice.


    Whenever she mentioned Melissa, her heart grew heavy. Charles'' mother was still hostile to her and


    wanted to kick her out of the Lu family. However, she couldn''t do anything to her.


    Melissa was a wound to Sheryl which would never be healed.


    "Don''t worry about it. It was my idea to take you out for dinner. Juste with me and enjoy the meal.


    If Mom gets angry, you have me. I will exin to her. Besides, I don''t think she will get upset about that.


    Rest assured," Charles said in a determined tone as if it wasn''t a big deal.


    In fact, it wasmon for a family to eat out. But Melissa would not be pleased to see Charles take his


    wife and children out for a meal without inviting her. What was worse, she would make it appear that


    Charles had neglected her and then put the me on Sheryl.


    She was good atplicating things. So Sheryl was worried that Melissa would make a big deal out of


    their eating out.


    But since Charles said so, Sheryl thought there was no point in discussing it further. The woman who


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    found amusement on her every downfall was no other than Charles'' closest kin after all, his own


    mother.


    Their mother-son rtionship made it difficult for Charles to stand by Sheryl.


    The fact was, Sheryl meant a lot to Charles and their rtionship was solid and full ofmitment.


    However, he wouldn''t me his mother even though he knew of many terrible things that Melissa did to


    his wife.


    He always talked himself into believing that his mother was mean to others because she needed more


    time to fit in his family. She had been in prison for fifteen years and had suffered a lot, after all. So he


    tried to be more considerate of her.


    Sheryl was aware of Charles'' attitude towards his mother. That was why she decided to keep all the


    bad things that Melissa had done to her from him, even if she knew that Charles really loved her and


    wanted to protect her from harm. Instead, she always chose to only confide a small part of them so that


    Charles wouldn''t have trouble believing those were his mother''s doings.


    Sheryl nodded her head, pretending to believe his assuring statement. She couldn''t bear the thought of


    him being in a dilemma of siding either with his mother or his wife.


    He was her beloved husband. Charles had always wanted to keep her happy. Thest thing she


    wanted was to trouble him or hurt him.


    They arrived at the gate of the kindergarten earlier than expected as the traffic was light. sses were


    due to finish after another ten minutes.


    Even so, a throng of people already gathered in front of the gate waiting for their children. It was easy


    to tell how much parents cared for their kids.


    Most of parents came to the school ahead of time. And some indulgent grandparents arrived at the


    kindergarten earlier than that. They usually waited more than half an hour at the gate despite the


    weather, as they enjoyed picking up their grandchildren.


    No sooner had rk and Shirley walked out of the gate than they spotted their parents among the


    crowd. "Daddy! Mommy!" they gushed sprinting in the direction of Charles and Sheryl. Their joy was


    beyond words when they saw their parents waiting for them. It was a rare scene for them to see


    Charles and Sheryle together to pick them up.


    The couple were both busy with their businesses, so their obedient kids seldomined about that.


    They would be d to have either of their parents pick them up.


    "Daddy, Mommy, howe you are both here?" Shirley asked with a bright smile as she jumped


    cheerfully to meet them.


    "Daddy and I are not busy today, baby. So here we are," Sheryl replied dotingly as she stooped down


    and stretched out her hands to embrace her loving kids. Both rk and Shirley automatically reached


    out to hug her back.


    "This is great! I hope you can bothe and pick us up every day." Shirley blurted out her wish while


    However, it was just a little girl''s beautiful vision of their future. Sheryl and Charles couldn''t promise


    that, and rk also knew that was never going to happen.


    "Whenever Daddy and I have time, we will pick you up together, I promise," Sheryl replied. She was


    afraid that a negative answer would break her little daughter''s heart.


    That was how things worked for them. Fantasy was better than reality. People sometimes chose to


    make up some kind of lies to protect the ones they cared for from getting hurt.


    "I''m d to hear that, Mommy," Shirley responded sweetly. The innocent three-year-old girl failed to


    realize that her mother didn''t answer her question. Turning to her brother, she said "Come on, rk"


    and raced with him to get inside the car.


    rk had been watching Shirley and Sheryl closely all this time and he tried his best not to interrupt.


    Even if he was the same age as his sister, he was smart enough to know that it was impossible for both


    their parents to pick them up daily. However, he chose to keep his silence.


    "Hurry up. We''re going to take you out for dinner. What do you think?" Sheryl and Charles said in


    chorus.


    "Great! What are we going to eat?" Shirley asked eagerly.


    "We haven''t decided yet. Any suggestions?"


    "Well, how about we get pizza? I like that," Shirley suggested. Pizza had be her favorite food


    recently.


    "Fine," Sheryl agreed. She was fine with anything as long as her children loved it. Turning her head in


    rk''s direction, she inquired, "Would you like to eat pizza too?"


    "I''m cool with that," rk immediately replied as he wasn''t particr about food.


    "Buckle up, guys. Let''s go get some pizza!" Charles eximed in high spirits. His children giggled from


    the back seat. He started the engine and felt the overwhelming happiness that he craved the most.


    ''I''m with my wife and kids. They will get happy or upset because of my remarks. Only married people


    can know this kind of happiness, '' he thought.


    Traffic was moderate but they barely noticed it. The kids had been singing a song they had learned in


    school the entire trip while he and Sheryl listened with their heads slightly nodding to its beat. It was


    already dark when the four arrived at the pizza parlor. However, bright neon lights zed here and


    there, adding more charm to this sleepless city. Looking at the busy street, Sheryl was lost in her


    thoughts. She had fallen in love with Charles in this city.


    Back then, she thought that things wouldn''t work out between them. But it turned out that she was


    wrong. Her eyes fell on her children, each beaming their innocent and grateful smile at her, and she felt


    how lucky she was to not have given up on Charles.