Chapter 96: I STILL FELT EMOTIONAL
Sarah found Lee’s words to be contradictory and stopped to look at her. “You envy me but don’t want to
marry Charles yourself, so why are you jealous of me then?”
Lighting her cigarette, Lee seemed to be happy to have gotten Sarah’s attention. “I envy you because
you are with Charles, but I don’t want to marry him because I know I wouldn’t be happily married to a
man like him. You are the same. He is not the right person for you.”
Sarah felt her exnation ridiculous and turned around to face Lee. “Whether he is the right person for
me or not, we are already married, right? And he is very nice to me, and we love each other. I don’t
know what your intentions are. Are you trying to separate us again?”
Lee was still smoking and took her time to respond. “You’re a silly woman. You never change your mind
and don’t listen to my advice. You and Charles won’t have a happy ending because a man like Charles
is a curse to be married to. He is only suitable to have many mistresses. Or maybe if there is a person
doomed to be with him, it is not you. You can’t control him!” She looked provocatively at Sarah.
Sarah sneered. “Not me? Then who do you think can control him? Emma?”
Lee smiled lightly. “Even Emma knows Charles better than you, and she knows how to deal with him.”
“What do you mean?”
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Lee spread her hands out and shrugged her shoulders. “It’s easy. You’re a dull woman and don’t know
how to control a man. Even if you can attract men by your arrogance at the beginning, they soon will
get tired of you, especially a womanizer like Charles. As for Emma, she is younger than you, but she
knows Charles much better than you. She absolutely knows how to attract Charles and maintain his
interest in her. It’s that simple, but if you refuse to listen, you will lose miserably in the end. Silly
woman!”
Hearing Emma’s name in connection with Charles’s name, Sarah got very angry, not to mention to hear
that she couldn’t win against Emma. Raising her voice, she asked, “What do you mean? Do you have
any evidence? Do you think of yourself as an expert on love? You know people better than everyone
and know their future?”
Leeughed out loud. “I’m no expert, but I have had many more boyfriends than you and have more
experience with romantic rtionships. I just give you some suggestions, but you are sillier and more
stubborn than I expected. No matter how many times I talk to you, you won’t ept it. Well, now that
you are hostile toward me, why should I persuade you? Just let it go!” She stood up with her cigarette
between her fingers and walked away.
Sarah was irritated. She didn’t know why, but Lee’s words were like a curse, making her shiver and
tremble. She held her bag tightly to suppress her anger, then strode out and mmed the door behind
herself. She would nevere back to this ce again!
Lee still stood beside the bar and watched Sarah walk away. Laughing aloud, she mocked Sarah.
“Such a silly woman! Inpatient and trusting no one, she will not be the final winner here. Who is Emma
anyway? She can’t be a simple woman from the simple fact that Charles still remembers her after all
these years.”
Sarah was still shaking from anger and frustration when she walked out of the pastry shop. Recalling
Lee’s harsh words, she felt them like a curse hitting her heart. Was her marriage with Charles inclined
to be mistrusted by everyone? Everyone seemed to be pessimistic about their marriage, even turning
against them in distrust.
Though she disliked what Lee had said, it made her self-reflect deeply. Sarah felt that some of her
words were right. Although Emma was not perfect, Charles still had feelings for her after so many
years. When they first started dating, Charles had mentioned his sister many times. What was more,
Charles had had so many girlfriends over the years but had only one picture of Emma in his wallet.
Although Charles had changed that picture with Sarah’s photo by now, Emma was very important in his
heart and in his past.
Sarah didn’t know what to do.
Then Sarah remembered how during their fight several days ago, Charles had chosen to believe
Emma rather than her. Was it because Emma was more important to him than Sarah? She couldn’t
stand that thought.
Exhausted from all the thinking and doubts, she sat down on a sidewalk bench. Lost in guessing and
estimations, Sarah felt herself losing self-confidence and enduring capacity. Thinking of Carrie’s advice,
she cannot help but feel more confused. Whom could she believe?
Sitting there for a while, she gradually started to sober up and decided not to take Lee’s words too
seriously. After all, Lee was not a good person and had tried her best before destroying the trust
between her and Charles. Who knew what her purpose was this time? Perhaps, she should follow
Carrie’s advice and strengthen her conviction to trust Charles more. And if she stopped overthinking
everything, she may be happier in the end.
Persuading andforting herself, Sarah gradually started to feel much better. Having calmed down,
she was ready to keep going when Charles called her. Hurriedly, she answered her phone. “Hi,
Charles. Are you finished with your meeting?” she asked, trying her best to sound enthusiastic yet
calm.
Despite her effort, Charles noticed something wrong with her voice and asked. “What’s wrong with your
voice? What happened to you?”
Was her voice really so distinct? Sarah thought. She had worked so hard to calm down and had felt
calm just now. Maybe her voice was still agitated even though she felt calm? Remaining silent for a few
seconds to calm her voice, sheughed. “Nothing’s wrong, and perhaps it’s because I just came out of
the cinema after watching a movie. I still felt emotional.”