Chapter 1307 Exhaustion


    It was Charles'' fourth day in the hospital and he still hadn''t seen Sheryl. The doctor told him that she


    had made an appearance while his operation was being done, but then left.


    His thoughts were driving him crazy. ''Why has she note to see me yet? Did I do anything wrong?


    Is she no longer concerned about me or my well-being?'' All he could do was force a smile and hope for


    the best.


    What Charles truly wanted to do was ring the nurse and have her help him call Sheryl. But as he


    continued toy there in thought, he decided against it. He wouldn''t know what to say if she answered.


    When Charles had his ident, the only thing on his mind was Sheryl. All he kept thinking was that if


    he survived, he would love her for the rest of his life.


    But now, having made it through the brink of death, Charles found it difficult to undo the knot in his


    heart caused by those rumors.


    He was starting to worry that maybe he didn''t have a ce in Sheryl''s heart anymore. ''What if she


    doesn''t love me as much as she used to?'' he thought to himself.


    Suddenly, Charles could hear loud voices and chaotic footsteps approaching the door of the ward.


    It was Charles'' hysteric mother, Melissa.


    Hearing that her precious son was in a car ident, she had rushed through the hospital to see him,


    even though her own body wasn''tpletely healed.


    "Charles, are you all right? What happened? Tell me how the ident urred. I''ve been so worried!"


    Melissa said quickly as she sat down in front of his bed. The traumatized look in her eyes instantly


    turned to shock at the sight of Charles, who was lying in the hospital bed, weak and pale.


    "Mom, why did youe here? You''re not in good health yet. The doctor said he''d discharge me soon.


    I''m fine," Charlesforted Melissa.


    She only had one son, so if something were to have gone wrong, Melissa didn''t think she''d be able to


    live with the results. Hearing Charles''forting words, Melissa sobbed in relief and said, "Oh Charles,


    I''m so d you''re alright." Without wiping her tears, she began busily inspecting Charles'' injuries.


    Seeing his mother behaving with such tenderness, Charles felt touched.


    "Mom, don''t cry. I''m okay now. Don''t worry about me, please."


    "I''m going to speak with the doctor and inquire about your condition. Take this time to have a good rest.


    If you need anything, let me know, I''ll bring you anything you want," Melissa assured.


    "Okay thanks, Mom. But please don''t worry about me. You haven''t recovered yet so leave me now and


    go rest," Charles replied. Hearing Melissa''s concern for him warmed his heart and made him feel loved.


    "Where is that woman?" Melissa interrupted Charles'' thoughts. Turning around, she suddenly became


    angry.


    "I knew that woman shouldn''t be trusted. Charles, I have told you time and time again that Sheryl just


    wants our family''s money and that she doesn''t really love you. But you never believed me. Do you


    believe me now?" Melissa eximed harshly. "Ourpany''s stock has fallen drastically. I''ve heard


    that many shareholders are still scrambling to withdraw your title. Sheryl knows this and is now hiding


    from you."


    While Melissa rambled angrily, Charles blocked her out. He was thinking about other things.


    Having been with Sheryl for so many years, he could never believe she was the person his mother was


    iming her to be. But he had almost died on the operating table from a car ident, and Sheryl was


    nowhere in sight.


    Thinking about this made Charles sad. Sheryl and he had been through so much, which had made him


    believe a happy life was in their future. He never expected things would end up like this.


    Having ridiculed Sheryl for so long, Melissa finally realized that her son wasn''t listening to her anymore,


    which made her irritated and anxious. If the person in front her was not her own son, she would have


    strangled him already.


    "Charles, listen to me. Sheryl is not a good person, let alone a good wife, you..."


    "I know. Mom, go back and rest, okay?" Charles calmly interrupted Melissa''sining.


    Returning home, Sheryl felt exhausted. Her marriage with Charles tired out her mind and she often


    found herself doubting their rtionship.


    But whenever she thought of Charles, her heart filled with courage and she regained motivation to


    continue on, despite her hopelessness.


    Meanwhile, at the hospital, Cora had noticed that Cassie was unfocused at worktely. Puzzled, she


    assumed there must be something on Cassie''s mind.


    The two women often sat together at lunch.


    Today, however, another colleague in the hospital joined them. Pointing at the seat next to Cassie, he


    asked with a smile, "Cassie, is the seat open next to you?" Before Cassie could answer, Cora stared


    fiercely at him and asked, "Are you trying to flirt with Cassie? But it''s toote. She already has a


    boyfriend."


    "Cora..." Cassie''s face turned crimson at Cora''s words. She didn''t expect her friend to say such a thing


    in public.


    But Cora acted indifferent as sheughed and fluttered her eyshes.


    Looking back and forth between the two women, the male colleague shook his head in frustration


    before angrily taking his meal te to another table.


    Seeing his reaction, Coraughed loudly, almost spitting out her mouthful of grains.


    "Cora, it''s not nice to bully people like that," Cassie said, ring at Cora and then bowing her head to


    eat.


    Pushing her shoulder slightly, Cora asked curiously, "Hey, I told him you had boyfriend and you didn''t


    deny it. Tell me, do you actually have a boyfriend?"


    Hearing Cora''s question, Cassie was stunned. She didn''t know how to tell her best friend her


    rtionship with Nick clearly.


    Cassie thought of Nick as her boyfriend, but their rtionship was definitely not reliable or stable. Nick


    had never officially said she was his girlfriend, let alone take her out to meet his friends.


    Cassie frowned and looked at her te. Seeing her reaction, Cora was suspicious that if there was


    something wrong between Cassie and Nick. But she knew Cassie didn''t want to talk about it, so she


    stopped pushing it.


    Having a guess that Cassie might be unhappy in his rtionship with Nick now, Cora changed the topic


    immediately. Although she shouldered the mysterious task of her elder brother Jordan who also liked


    Cassie, now what she should do was apany her best friend.


    After lunch, Cora went to see Jordan in the ward, bringing some food for her brother.


    "The food here isn''t evenparable to what we eat at home. If you don''t like it, you could choose to


    go home and eat," Cora mocked yfully, seeing her brother frown as he opened the box of food.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    Jordan red at his sister in response. But he suddenly thought he still wanted his sister to help him


    know more about Cassie. So he said in a gentle tone, "Cora, my dear sister, what about that thing I


    asked youst time?"