Chapter 1376 Three Days Of Mercy


    "Frankly speaking, I also have no idea where Jim took and hid Shirley. I tried to ask him many times,


    but he always refused to tell me, even just a single clue. I only found out recently that Jim was an ex-


    convict due to drug-taking. I had no idea, and the news had knocked me over with a feather. I am


    uptight where Shirley could be, as well as her safety, as much as you do. Aunt Melissa, I am still trying


    the best I could to look for—" With a shot of Melissa''s zing eyes, Le wasn''t able to continue her


    pleading exnation. Inevitably, she trembled in nervousness and hesitance. Although she tried to


    persuade Melissa and erase her worries, Le herself even found the situation hard to rest assured. It


    seemed that things were going to lose out of control!


    The pleading and concerned words from Le didn''t make Melissa feel even a little bit better. Instead,


    she was in the verge of losing her temper. At the same time, her heart sank, and panic crawled across


    her spine. The olddy was starting to taste a bitter end. The n was supposed to oust Sheryl from


    the Lu family, but the result was turned upside down. Unbearably quivering inside, Melissa thought, ''Did


    I misheard her? Still looking for what? Why did she ask an unsavory man like Jim to do such a job in


    the first ce? And what? A drug addict? She bet Shirley''s life on a drug fiend! They have no mercy!


    They are willing to kill to buy drugs. How stupid Le is to let my granddaughter fall into that criminal''s


    hands!


    Don''t tell me that Le intentionally nned all of this? It was a benefit to Le if we can''t retrieve


    Shirley soon. Charles and Sheryl''s rtionship will have a taint for sure. But should she give Shirley to


    a delinquent man like Jim? Such a wicked woman! I can''t believe her guts! She made a fool of us! You


    will regret this, Le!'' Many suspicions were molding inside her head.


    The more Melissa thought of the situation, the worse the scenario she imagined. Her paranoia was


    making her imagination more vivid in her mind. She had faltering confidence, not only about Shirley''s


    condition but also about the wrath of her son. If anything happened to Shirley, Charles would surely let


    the police step in and fully take over the case. The truth would escape from the discretion at the end of


    the day. What if Charles found out that his mother was one of the aplices of kidnapping his


    daughter? Then what would be left with her? Imagining that her son would be the first one to take her


    to the police and put her into prison terrified Melissa. From what she already knew, Charles could never


    tolerate any threats in any form when his daughter''s safety was involved.


    Having a stern character, Charles didn''t show much enthusiasm towards people. But the way Charles


    pampered the two kids showed there was no one else who could rece his kids in his heart. Even if


    Melissa, his mother, dared to cross his bottom line, Charles would not overlook her sin at all.


    Forgiveness and mercy would not cross his mind if he discovered her role in kidnapping his daughter.


    With these troublesome thoughts, Melissa''s face turned gloomy. She questioned in her mind, ''Are you


    going to kill my granddaughter?'' While casting a sinister look at her, Melissa badly wanted to yell out to


    Le''s face, but that would sound too emotional.


    So, she suppressed it, pulled it back, and snapped out in a calm and solemn tone, "Anyway, you have


    to find my Shirley and bring her home safely. I have to warn you, if anything happens to Shirley, neither


    of us could afford to take the me! We all know how Charles'' vengeance could be when his children


    are involved. And to remind you, that was your idea in the first ce!" Though Melissa tried to be as


    calm as she could, her eyes could shser lights, as they were full of anger.


    However, Melissa''s fury was noticeable, making Le tensed. The guiltydy immediately thought of


    ways to alleviate her mood, and hurried toe up with a way tofort her. She began, "Don''t worry,


    Aunt Melissa. Come on and take a look at this! These are what I have found recently, the three


    possible locations where Jim could have hidden Shirley. We could focus our action in these ces, and


    circle in to find Shirley."


    With the advent of technology, Le carefully led Melissa to theputer desk. Utmost patience and


    rity in the exnation were necessary as she gestured to Melissa to look on the screen. Then, she


    pointed out three dubious spots to let the olddy be assured. She was worried that Melissa would be


    too scared and confess their mutual plot to Charles. That could worsen the current situation, in Le''s


    eyes.


    In half belief, Melissa sized up the spots. Reminiscing about Le''s promise of the safety of her


    granddaughter, made her mind ease a little. However, what she had never expected still happened!


    Melissa could only me Le to wash her hands clean.


    Absurdly, she even thanked herself for giving her granddaughter to Le, instead of her grandson. She


    was also relieved and grateful for not putting all her faith in that wicked woman, or else, the boy might


    have been in peril now. She could never forgive herself if that happened.


    Feeling helpless, Melissa felt confused about whether she should continue to trust Le''s words.


    Melissa could never remain calm even though Le had deduced the possible locations. But she


    seemed to have no choice but depend on Le. All she could hope right now was that Le would fulfill


    her promise. Then both of them would be happy.


    Still, Melissa hurled an angry look towards Le. Anger continued to build and swell her chest. Even


    her eyes were aze with wrath. She snapped out, "Then do something with it to find my Shirley as


    soon as possible, slowpoke! Why are you still staying at home without doing anything? You are


    supposed to…"


    All the resentmentsing from Melissa''s mind were exhausted as harsh words that humiliated Le.


    The words pierced like an arrow as Melissa didn''t think too much about Le''s feelings. Le even


    trembled a little unexpectedly, and felt too disgraced to meet Melissa''s re.


    As her rationality went back, Melissa stopped ranting, getting aware of her recklessness. Thinking that


    she might have just been too rude to Le, she blinked her eyes and shook her head to calm down.


    She closely stared at Le, only to see Le''s bowed head. Then she stroke another scurrilous words.


    "Le, let me be clear. You have made such a messy n which obviously have failed, and now you


    lose control of it! If anything happens to her, you will suffer the same!"


    With Melissa''s threat, Le didn''t have the nerve to retort. A nod and a feigned smile were her reluctant


    answers. In a coherent way, she replied, "I will..."


    Stunned by Melissa''s angry words and looks, Le surely had gone weary. With a bang of the closed


    door, Le didn''t know when Melissa turned and left her room. As the door was shut and Melissa was


    nowhere to be seen, Le''s look turned into a long face. With her teeth gritted, she couldn''t help but


    curse, "Why did she yell at me like that? Is it all my fault?"


    To Le, it was absurd to understand the old hag. The whole kidnapping n wasbined from their


    seemed to deny her involvement. Even worse, she turned her back against Le and threatened her.


    Outrageousness escted Le''s feelings.


    If something ominous happened to Shirley, did Melissa think she would not be held responsible? The


    foxy olddy acted like she had nothing to do with the kidnapping, turning a blind eye about the


    instigation of the kidnapping incident. Instead, she was trying to make Le as the punching bag and


    shield from the me. Feeling disgusted with Melissa''s act, Le had been cursing countlessly in her


    mind.


    Instantly, Sheryl''s face came into her thought, like a passer-by. At the moment, Le couldn''t be more


    loathing of Sheryl. Even if it was unintentional, she had sabotaged every plot Le had raked her brain


    to make, and cornered her toe down such a bold and dangerous road. However, all of Le''s


    efforts went in vain.


    Facing the chaotic situation recently, Le found herself on the verge of copse and doomsday.


    Nonsensically, Le considered Sheryl to be in a morefortable condition than her. In Le''s


    thoughts, Sheryl''s illness was an escapade from all the trouble and me that she was supposed to


    receive.


    The fury inside Le''s mind elerated even more. Karma had arrived to her already.


    Desperately, Le immediately sought for a way to vent out all the piled frustrations from Melissa,


    Sheryl, and from the failed kidnapping n resulted. As she looked around in her room, her hands


    itched to smash some things. But she should not make a loud noise that could disturb others, and


    provoke their curiosity about Le''s rage. Seeing the pillow, she came up with a way to exhaust her


    anger. Atst, she violently picked up the pillow on the bed, then threw it to the direction of the door


    while clenching her teeth. Now, her spleen was lessened.


    After Melissa left Le''s room, she still failed to put her heart to rest as she walked. She could not help


    but grow more and more skeptical about everything Le said. Especially, about the three spots Le


    showed to her, Melissa doubted that that might be a pretense Le made to calm her down.


    As long as Melissa got no lead from her granddaughter, her heart would continue to be in vehemence.


    She had to push herself to extremity this time; or else, she might be kicked out of Lu family.


    On the other hand, Melissa regretted that she didn''t pressure Le more. At the back of her mind, she


    said, ''I could have fiercely told Le that if Shirley would not be found in the next three days, I would


    call the police or tell Charles her n. Then I could im I knew nothing, but…''


    Baffled thoughts made Melissa torn. After a while of contemtion, she finally decided to give a little


    patience to Le and wait for three more days. But if Le failed to keep her promise, she would taste


    the wrath of senescence, as Melissa would not hesitate anymore to destroy Le mercilessly.


    At the moment, Melissa''s eyes turned grim. Her feeling of extreme fury seemed ready to tear


    everything in front of her eyes. Their n was failing miserably.


    At the dining room of Lu family


    The whole dining room that used to be full ofughter and noises, was now silent. Charles didn''te


    home tonight. Perhaps he was invited to join a dinner party for business. Meanwhile, Sheryl was too


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    weak to go downstairs, and was being taken care of by Nancy. Only the two people, Melissa and Le,


    sat at the table who were both fuming mad inside, filling the dining area with tension.


    During the meal, both Melissa and Le buried their faces to the table. Before today, they used to have


    a lot to talk with each other before the food was served. But now, not a single word from them was


    uttered. The atmosphere waspletely different from before due to the quarrel invoked by Melissa,


    which seemed to result in the alienation of them.


    "Le, let me repeat myself to make things clear. Three days, I''ll only leave you three days. And if you


    fail to take Shirley back home, prepare for the consequences!"


    The ambiance darkened even more as Melissa warned Le in a cold voice. Le''s eyes were still


    dropped into her bowl as she tried to suppress her anger.


    With Melissa''s repeated threat, Le felt more diffident that she couldn''t reply at once. Though she had


    promised that she could bring Shirley back to Melissa in three days by searching the three spots


    thoroughly, that was for certain at all. After a while of thinking, she adjusted herself and was ready to


    respond.


    "Okay, Aunt Melissa, rest assured. I won''t fail you this time. Three days, I will find out where Shirley is


    hidden, and bring her home!" Le replied, with a sweet smile.


    These words worked effectively, like a charm. After hearing what she had said, Melissa didn''t utter one


    more word. dly, she had made herself clear and intimidating. With these treatment from Melissa,


    she believed Le would make every effort she could do to find Shirley; otherwise, Le wouldn''t get


    away with what she had done. Anyone who messed up with Lu family would taste their wrath, little by


    little and very painfully.