Chapter 1356 Did You Do It


    Charles wrapped his arms around Sheryl. They stood in the darkness for a long time and weren''t in the


    mood to sleep. They wished the bright stars in the sky could banish the gloom from Shirley''s mind and


    make her feel less afraid.


    "Sher, did you hear? Shirley wille back soon. Don''t worry. You should try and get some sleep."


    Charles pecked Sheryl on the cheek and reassured her gently.


    "What about you?" Sheryl asked.


    "I''ll get David to check that telephone number. Maybe we can find some clue from it," Charles


    answered.


    "Well, tell me if you find anything out," Sheryl said anxiously.


    The next second, she couldn''t help blurting out what she had been holding back. "Charles, do you


    believe me? I''m sure Le is the person behind the kidnapping. At the thought of Shirley suffering at


    the hands of the kidnapper, my heart is broken. Le must know where Shirley is. Why don''t we ask


    her the whereabouts of Shirley tomorrow?"


    Sheryl''s eyes lit up with hope. However, Charles didn''t answer her question. He asked her to go to bed


    and get some rest, then went to the study.


    Charles was worried, and he didn''t notice that it was already in the early hours of the morning. He


    called David from the study.


    The phone rang for a while before David picked it up. David wasn''t expecting a call sote, so he


    assumed that it must be a prank call and didn''t want to answer. However, as his cell phone kept on


    ringing, he picked it up and looked sleepily at the screen. When he found it was Charles who was


    calling, he waspletely sober.


    "Hello, Mr. Lu!" He was aware that Charles'' daughter was missing. ''Why did Mr. Lu call me sote?


    Does he want me to do something for him?'' he wondered.


    "The kidnapper called just now. I want you to run a check on this number and let me know as soon as


    you get any clue," Charles ordered.


    "Okay." David immediately began to track the cell phone number after hanging up.


    Five minutester, he called back.


    "Mr. Lu, the signal disappeared when I tracked the phone number, so I failed to lock its user''s location,"


    he reported.


    Charles knew that the kidnapper would have made some preparations, but when he heard the news


    from David, his heart sank.


    "I understand. You can go to sleep," Charles said in a low voice that sounded like a long sigh in the


    darkness.


    He walked out onto the balcony and sat alone in the cold darkness for a long time, staring into oblivion.


    He seemed to have gradually calmed down from the chaos of thoughts that were running through his


    mind.


    He thought of what Sheryl had said. She wasn''t a malevolent person. Maybe what she had said was


    reasonable.


    He looked down and sighed, lost in thought.


    The next morning, Sheryl woke up early and ran straight into Le''s room with a pale face. Charles was


    awakened by the sound of a mming door and realized what was going on.


    When Le heard someone knocking at her door, she was a little confused.


    The moment she opened the door and saw Sheryl, her heart skipped a beat. ''Did Sheryl discover my


    secret? No, that''s impossible! From the beginning, I had been meticulous. I haven''t given her any signs


    that I know anything about the kidnapping so that Sheryl wouldn''t have picked any holes.''


    Thinking about this, she calmed down and immediately changed her expression from surprise to


    confusion. She looked at Sheryl and asked, "Sheryl, what happened? Have you found Shirley?" Le


    looked so worried as if she really cared about Shirley.


    Sheryl red at Le as if she wanted to tear her apart. Under her gaze, Le was a little scared.


    "Sheryl, are you okay? Are you having trouble sleeping because you''re worried about Shirley? Try to


    rx. Don''t worry too much. Everything will be all right." Le persuaded Sheryl, pretending to be kind


    to her.


    Sheryl didn''t shift her eyes from Le and suddenly roared, "Did you do it? Give Shirley back to me!"


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    Then she waved her hands and rushed toward Le.


    Le was taken aback. She quickly moved aside to dodge the attack and then exined, "I don''t know


    what you''re talking about! I don''t know where Shirley is at all. There must be some misunderstanding


    between us, Sheryl."


    Sheryl remembered how much Shirley had cried the night before because she was so scared of the


    dark. It tortured Sheryl when she thought of how her daughter must be suffering alone in the hands of


    the kidnapper. It made her sick to the stomach, and she couldn''t stop worrying about it.


    Her motherly instincts had kicked in, and a vicious determination shed in her eyes. She would do


    anything to protect her daughter. Sheryl could put up with Le''s bullying, but if Le daredy one


    finger on Shirley, she would make Le regret it.


    While Le was desperately trying to dodge Sheryl, Charles had walked in just when Sheryl was about


    to grab her. Le quick cowered behind Charles pretending to be surprised and scared.


    "Sheryl, what''s wrong with you? I''m trying tofort you out of concern. Why are you trying to hurt


    me?" Le peered from behind Charles and asked angrily.


    Sheryl wanted to get to Le and bumped into Charles while trying to grab at her again. However,


    Charles stopped her by holding her in his arms so she couldn''t reach Le at all.


    Charles looked at Sheryl with aplicated expression.


    "Sheryl, Stop! Are you crazy? Don''t make matters worse! I''m hurting just as much as you are. Can you


    please just calm down?" Charles had never been so harsh toward Sheryl before, and Le secretly


    began tough inside. She didn''t need to defend herself anymore because it seemed that in Charles''


    opinion, everything Sheryl was doing was unreasonable.


    ''I should use this situation to my advantage and show Charles what a generous and understanding


    woman I am, '' she thought. Le was sure that it wasn''t going to be long before Charles broke up with


    Sheryl and she didn''t want to miss this golden opportunity.


    Charles'' words had cut Sheryl like a knife. It seemed like he was going against her during this most


    difficult time in her life. Tears streamed down her cheeks, and she was filled with so much heartache


    and pain that she nearly copsed.


    ''It hurts so badly. Why does it hurt so much?'' she wondered. In tears, she looked at her beloved


    Charles through bleary eyes and felt like she was losing him as well.


    At the sight of the hurt and disappointment in Sheryl''s eyes, Charles'' heart broke. He wanted to hold


    her in his arms andfort her. He wished that he had never uttered those words.


    "I..." Charles was about to exin, but in the end, he swallowed his words and turned his head, calling


    Nancy toe.