Chapter 1266 Insted Lunchbox And Eavesdropping


    Despite everything that had happened, Sheryl still did not want to give up. She was determined to visit


    Charles'' mother in the hope of moving her heart even just the tiniest bit. Even though she was aware


    that the chances of Melissa putting aside her hatred towards her was slim, she was still convinced to


    give it a shot. Otherwise, if she chose to give up, then it would already be impossible for her to live a


    happy life with her husband and their children. That was one reason. The other was because she


    wanted Charles to know that she was sincerely and truly cared and worried about Melissa''s well-being.


    With an insted lunch box in hand, Sheryl walked past the people and nurses in the corridor of the


    hospital.


    As she was about to turn the corner of the corridor, familiar voices had reached her ears.


    She stopped in her tracks as soon as she recognized the speakers and listened.


    Sheryl nced and sure enough, she was right about the two people standing in the hallway.


    Le gave Charles a coy look, and in a sweet voice, she said, "Mr. Lu, it is my deepest gratitude that


    you paid for my medical expenses and even hired a nursing assistant to take care of me. I really


    appreciate your help, but I don''t know how to repay your kindness."


    Without any expression on his face, Charles replied tly, "I just did what I had to do. After all, you


    fainted in my premises. I should be responsible for your ident. Anyway, how are you feeling?"


    Charles looked at her, devoid of any facial expression. As a matter of fact, he just inquired about her


    condition out of courtesy. However, for Le, she interpreted this gesture differently. She thought that


    what Charles had said was the sweetest words she had ever heard.


    "I''m okay now, thanks to you. The nursing assistant you hired also does her job very well, and oh, she


    often speaks well of you as well." After saying these words, Le pretended to be shy and lowered her


    head.


    Any man who saw a beautiful girl like Le acting this way would surely be attracted and drawn to her.


    Then again, Charles wasn''t just any man. He was an exception. In a casual tone, he asked, "What did


    she say?"


    "Well, she said you were filial and responsible, and she also said…" And there she paused in purpose


    to give way for the dramatic effect. She cast him a quick nce and looked down at her feet before she


    continued, "She said you were really nice to me, and that I was lucky to meet you."


    It was clear that those words were not from the nursing assistant but from Le. That way, she could


    confess her feelings for Charles.


    Even then, Charles was keen. He saw through her mind immediately, but he let it go and decided not to


    dwell on it too much. After all, he wasn''t interested in Le. He nced at the door of the ward from


    behind and said, "I will figure this case out. If it was Sheryl''s and Nancy''s doing, I will not cover up for


    them, but I have a request. I hope you will not involve the police in this."


    "Of course, of course. I will not call the police if you think it is best not to involve them," Le promised.


    "Besides, I figured that Sheryl probably didn''t mean for this to happen. I have thought about it a lot after


    I got poisoned. Now I am already out of danger and recovering fast, so I really just want to let it go."


    After Charles heard that, his expression still didn''t change. He gave her a momentary look before he


    said without any emotion at all, "You should go back to your ward and have some rest. I need to go


    check on my mother."


    Le''s eyes lit up as she responded, "Oh, well, a while ago, I came over to see Auntie but found her


    sleeping. Perhaps, she has woken up now. If you don''t mind, I''d like to join you and see how she is


    doing."


    Charles just gave her another nce and turned towards the direction of his mother''s ward.


    Since Charles didn''t stop her, Le smiled and was delighted deep inside. In a hurry, she followed him


    into the room.


    As soon as the two got inside the ward, Sheryl finally walked out of her hiding ce. Her eyes fell on


    the door of Melissa''s room and she wondered if she should still enter.


    After pondering it for a moment, she stepped forward and stopped just outside the ward. Since the


    room wasn''t soundproof, she could hear the conversation inside.


    Inside the ward, Melissa carefully sat up on the bed as soon as she saw Charlesing in.


    Charles greeted her, followed by Le who walked forward from behind. With a beaming smile, she


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    greeted, "Hello, Auntie. I came by to see you earlier today, but you were still asleep. How are you


    feeling?"


    Melissa felt slightly glum before her visitors came, but the moment she caught sight of Le, her eyes


    immediately lit up in joy, and her face broke into a bright smile. She reached out her hands and replied,


    "Oh, I''m fine. How about you, Le? Are you all right?"


    Le perched on the edge of the bed and hurriedly took hold of Melissa''s hand as well. The two looked


    like they could pass for mother and daughter.


    "Auntie, I''m good now, and I''m recovering fast. I just had a little stomachache, so don''t worry too much


    about me. Besides, if Mr. Lu hadn''t gotten me a nursing assistant, I might not have been able to


    recover in such a short time. He is my benefactor. You raised him well, Auntie," Le replied. She


    wanted not only to briefly share her current health condition, but she also wanted to praise Charles and


    make Melissa feel good as well.


    Melissa smiled at Charles and back at Le. "Well, I have to admit that my son is a responsible and


    sensible man. Besides, you are friends with me, and you often talk to me and take care of me. Since


    you had the ident at my house, he should take care of you, or I will definitely not spare him. No


    exceptions even if he is my son."


    Charles just stood aside and watched the two chat silently, still not showing any expression on his face.


    As for Sheryl, as soon as she heard this, she had a hunch that Melissa was going to start to speak ill of


    her. When she was about to push the door open, Melissa''s voice reached her ears and froze her from


    doing so.


    "Oh, Le, if it wasn''t for this ident, I wouldn''t have found out about Sheryl''s true colors," Melissa


    said with a deep sigh. "Although she is my daughter-inw, I have never seen her do her duty. I invited


    you over for a visit, and yet, look what she had done. She did such a horrible thing to you. She gave


    you the cold shoulder and even poisoned you, making you suffer so much. What a horrible woman!"


    Hearing these words made Charles'' eyebrows furrow into a frown. Before Melissa could say anything


    more, Charles interjected, "Mom, there is no evidence that Sheryl did this. Please, stop jumping into


    conclusions."


    ''Why does he always defend that woman?'' Le thought to herself and whined. She was upset deep


    inside. However, the look on her face did not betray her. She turned to Melissa and followed, "Mr. Lu is


    right, Auntie. Please don''t me Sheryl. Perhaps, it was just a coincidence, and Sheryl didn''t mean to


    hurt me..."


    "What are you talking about? She clearly did it on purpose! She wanted you gone! She even wanted


    me dead! I was just talking to her in the staircase, and when I said something that upset her, she gave


    me a push and sent me falling down the stairs. She is such an evil woman. And it''s so unfair! Why do I


    have to live such a tough life? I was separated with my son for fifteen years, and while I was gone, he


    married such an evil woman. Oh, Charles, if you don''t divorce her and kick her out of our family, I''m


    telling you, I don''t want to live any longer." Melissa then buried her face in her hands and started to


    break out crying. She wiped off her tears as she whined.


    Hearing the hostility of Melissa towards Sheryl made Le happy inside, but she knew she had to put


    on a fake worried look on her face. She immediately grabbed the tissue on the bedside table and


    helped wiped the tears off Melissa''s face. Sheforted her and persuaded her to calm down.


    Without attempting to move beside her mother to console her, Charles just stood frozen still, his face


    dimming with anger and frustration. His fists started to clench, making his veins pop under his skin.


    Ever since Melissa woke up, she wouldn''t stop urging Charles to leave Sheryl and send her away from


    their house almost every day since.


    Charles had made great efforts to defend and stand up for Sheryl at first, but each time he started to


    speak in his wife''s favor, Melissa would get emotional and break into tears. It even came to the point


    where she hit her head against the wall, freaking him out entirely. At this point, he was stuck in a fork


    road, and for the first time, he didn''t know what to do.