His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1257 I Didn't Do It

Sheryl and Charles headed upstairs. As they made their way to the bedroom, Sheryl didn't see any

sign of Melissa and wondered if she went out.

As they finally closed the bedroom door behind them, Sheryl couldn't take her curiosity anymore. She

decided to go back down and ask Nancy where Melissa was. As soon as she turned around to go,

however, Charles stopped her by grabbing her hand.

Sheryl turned around and wondered why Charles stopped her until she saw the flirtatious look on

Charles' face.

"Honey, we haven't seen each other for a week. Don't you miss me?" he asked soulfully.

Sheryl was immediately mesmerized by Charles' handsome face and the way he talked to her made

her heart skip a beat. It didn't take long to return to her senses. Charles expected to receive a flirty look

back, but he only received an angry stare.

'How can this guy still be in the mood to flirt with me? I'm already in big trouble. Leila is still in the

hospital, and God only knows if her operation will be successful. I am totally not in the mood to deal

with him right now, ' Sheryl whined in her own mind.

Charles noticed this and begged in a sweet voice, "Honey..." He gave Sheryl a pitiful look before he

fluttered his long eyelashes.

Sheryl looked at him for a moment. 'What should I do to this man?' Finally, she heaved a deep sigh and

gave in. She moved closer and touched his well-structured face. Narrowing her eyes, she whispered,

"Charles, I'm really worried..."

"I know, darling. I know." Charles then grabbed her hand which was on his face, placed it near his lips, NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

and kissed it. He looked Sheryl in the eye and promised earnestly, "Don't worry. I will take care of this."

Charles then wrapped his arms around Sheryl, receiving an embrace back from her. His words and

being in his arms made Sheryl's anxiety slightly fade away. As she was about to say something, her

eyes widened as she heard children's voices downstairs.

Sheryl pulled back and looked at Charles with a huge smile before she exclaimed in joy, "Clark and

Shirley are back!"

Sheryl immediately rushed out of the bedroom with Charles following after her. "Watch the stairs,

honey."

Sheryl smiled and waved at him to hurry up. Before she could use the stairs, she noticed Melissa

coming her way.

Both of them exchanged glances. Sheryl detected the repulsion and schadenfreude in her eyes.

She had no idea when her mother-in-law started to be hostile towards or why she even acted that way

towards her. She felt that Melissa's aversion and hostility towards her had increased.

Sheryl pretended to be oblivious of her provocation. She smiled at Melissa and greeted, "Mom!"

Melissa scoffed and made no response. There was no point in hiding that she despised Sheryl and

how she never deserved any of her respect, since his son wasn't around anyway.

Melissa's negative reponse didn't faze Sheryl even a bit for she was already used to the way Melissa

treated her. Still with the smile on her face, she continued to head towards the stairs.

As they walked past each other, Melissa whispered, "This time, I am sure that you will be kicked out of

this family."

Although Sheryl had already given up on making Melissa like her, she still felt a pang in her heart at her

words. Despite the fact that she knew Melissa hated her, the hostility in her words just wasn't easy to

ignore.

She lifted her head abruptly and regretted doing so for she met Melissa's eyes that were full of malice

and threat.

Melissa's gaze felt like a sharp and poisoned knife that even a single prick or pierce could take one's

life in a blink of an eye.

Sheryl couldn't help but feel terrified by her sinister stare. She held on to the banister near her to

support herself as she trembled. She tried to hide her fear, but Melissa was just too much. In a shaky

voice, she asked, "Why are you so mean to me? What did I ever do to you?"

Melissa started to burst into laughter as she looked at Sheryl who was with a scared face. As soon as

her laughter died down, she replied, "Why? You ask? It's because you're a vile and flirty slut. Do you

really think that you are good enough to be Charles' wife?"

Sheryl blinked. Her teeth clenched as she wiped the sweat out of her forehead. She didn't know how to

react to that. It wasn't the first time that Melissa had made disparaging and insulting remarks towards

her. In fact, there were countless times already, but despite that, she felt so upset like this for the first

time. In the past, she would have felt terrible and tried to defend herself because she wasn't a bad

woman as Melissa cursed. But now she was sick of explaining and trying to defend herself to Charles'

mother, so she chose to be the bigger person and said nothing.

"Cat got your tongue? What? I got you, didn't I?" Melissa sneered, rolling her piercing towards Sheryl.

Sheryl stopped trembling and felt the cold fill inside her. She shrugged and responded, "Whatever you

say." She heaved a deep sigh and decided to stop wasting her time arguing with Melissa, because it

was already a lost cause, so she tried to cheer herself up by the thought of her children and focused

her attention towards her way down the stairs.

"Where are you going, bitch?" Melissa immediately grabbed Sheryl by the arm and bellowed testily,

"Where are your manners? You are being so rude. Is this how you treat your husband's mother? Didn't

your parents teach you any manners at home? Oh, I bet they are terrible people, and that's why you

grew up to be such a horrible person!"

Sheryl couldn't endure it anymore. She could take Melissa's attacks about her, but mentioning her

parents was already crossing the line. She turned around and gave Melissa a glare with a bit of ferocity

in her eyes. "That's enough! You've gone too far!" Sheryl exclaimed, removing forcefully Melissa's hold

on her arm.

She didn't expect that Melissa would insult her family again. She already forgave her after Melissa

insulted her, but saying bad things about her parents was way out of the line.

Melissa narrowed her eyes at Sheryl and continued to upset her. "Did you? Did you just try to hit me?

This is who you truly are, right? Oh, I really wish Charles was here so he could see your true colors!"

Melissa eyed Sheryl and sneered at her. She was trying to get on Sheryl's nerves. 'Once Sheryl beat

me, there will be consequences that she won't be able to bear.

Plus, I can put the blame about Leila being poisoned on her, ' she thought. All she ever desired right

now was to kick Sheryl out of this house and even of the family.

Before Sheryl could say anything, a familiar voice reached Melissa's ears from the top of the stairs.

"Mom! What are you doing? I saw what was going on in here!"

Melissa's eyes widened in surprise as she was startled by the voice. She raised her head and saw

Charles standing at the top of the stairs looking down at her.

She immediately started to panic. 'How long has Charles been standing there? How much did he hear?

What if…'

The more she thought about all the possibilities, the more flustered she grew. 'I can't let my negligence

ruin my plan.

I need to turn this situation around and do something that would make Charles detest Sheryl. That way,

Sheryl will surely be out of this house, ' she swore to herself.

A sinister look flashed across her eyes, making Sheryl alarmed for she was the only one who saw.

Melissa looked at Sheryl and resolved to herself, 'I'll make sure that you will stay away at all costs.'

Melissa returned her gaze to Charles and pretended to look surprised. "When did you come back, my

dear Charles?"

"Just for a while," Charles replied coldly and pressed his thin lips, the displeasure evident on his face.

At this point, Melissa thought it was now or never. She grabbed Sheryl by the arm again and tightened

her grip, pulling her down towards her direction.

Sheryl's eyes widened in shock and she was completely freaked out. Out of instinct, she caught

Melissa by the arm and dragged her in her direction to stop her body from leaning forward. The seond

moment, Melissa let go of Sheryl's arm and allowed herself to fall back.

Melissa screamed as she leaned forward without anyhting to hold on to.

It happened so fast that Sheryl did not have time to react, because the next second, Melissa's body

was rolled down the wooden stairs.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Melissa stopped at the end of stairs, lying down unmoving.

Sheryl froze. Her right hand still stuck in mid-air as she watched Melissa roll down the stairs with a

blank expression.

Sheryl was lost for any reaction as she was left there aghast by the situation in front of her.

"Mom!" Charles bellowed in a husky voice and dashed downstairs.

Sheryl managed to slowly look up and saw the dark look on Charles' face. As he ran past her, he

bumped into her, causing her body to fall on one side and lose her balance.

The impact of Charles' bump would have sent Sheryl down the stairs as well if she hadn't been able to

hold on to the railing.

After managing to stand, with a tremble in her body, she turned and saw Charles holding Melissa. Her

eyes opened wide as she saw blood, dripping from Melissa's head.

"Nancy, call an ambulance!" Charles shouted before turning to raise his trembling hand and touch his

mother's face. Fear and panic were written all over his face as he caressed his mother. In a hoarse

voice, he whispered, "Mom, stay with me. Mom. Say something. I can't lose you. Hold on, Mom. Mom!"

Melissa blinked slowly. She rolled her eyes up and gave her son a quick look. She then struggled to

raise her hand and pointed at the terrified Sheryl on the stairs. "Sheryl... Sheryl Xia… pushed... me..."

Melissa managed to utter these words, going on with the plan she had came up with.

Charles' eyes dilated in shock and disbelief.

Sheryl wondered what Melissa could have uttered, but after seeing Melissa pointing at her, her face

started to turn bloodless with fear and panic.

'I…I d-did nothing. I…I s-swear. I d-didn't p-push her. I d-didn't!' Sheryl explained in her head.

Sheryl hoped that Charles wouldn't believe Melissa as she slowly turned her gaze towards him. She

knew it was the end for her as soon as she saw that his eyes held so many different emotions.