His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1258 I Believe You

As soon as Melissa uttered those words, she lost consciousness, her head falling into Charles's arms.

Charles' eyes widened in fear. "Mom!" He shouted in a rage and panic. He raised his head and roared

as he looked around for help. "Nancy! Where are you? Call an ambulance! Hurry!"

Hearing Charles' panic roar, Sheryl immediately was brought back to her senses. She rushed hastily

downstairs. Nancy ran towards them as well. Nancy's eyes widened in shock. For a moment, she was

at a loss for words and didn't know what to do.

Nancy's hand covered her mouth as soon as she noticed the blood. She glanced at Sheryl and

uttered,"Sher, what..."

Sheryl looked at her back and interrupted her. "Nancy, we need to hurry. Go help Charles get Mom in

the car. I will drive."

Without waiting for her response, Sheryl hurriedly ran to the underground garage and drove the car out

herself. There was no more time to call the driver, and it would be best and time-saving if she drove.

After all, this was an emergency.

As soon as Sherly was able to park the car at the gate, she lowered the window. She saw Charles

coming out with his mom in his arms. "Hurry!" Sheryl shouted.

Charles didn't answer and continued to move fast as he could while carrying his mother. Nancy rushed

over to open the rear passenger door. Charles laid Melissa in the back seat and secured her with a

seatbelt. He adjusted the height before closing the door.

Sheryl's eyebrows furrowed as she looked at Charles who was still standing outside of the car. "Aren't

you coming?" she asked.

Charles raised his head and stared at her deeply as if he was deep in thought. Not long after, he went

over towards the driver's side without saying anything.

Sheryl looked at him in doubt and confusion.

Before she could say anything, Charles said coldly,"Get out."

"What?" Sheryl asked, not knowing what he meant by that. Did he want to drive to the hospital himself?

Charles just stared at her coldly, making Sheryl get out of the car in a hurry. As soon as Sheryl was out,

Charles took the driver's seat and closed the door in front of her. Sheryl ran towards the passenger

seat, but before she could get in, the car started all of a sudden, leaving her frozen in her spot.

The car almost ran over Sheryl's foot. One move forward would have flattened her foot entirely.

Because of the sudden start, Sheryl moved one step back immediately to avoid the car and could do

nothing but watch the car speeding away from her.

In a flash, the car was out of her sight.

Sheryl stood frozen in her spot. She didn't know how to feel anymore. All she could think about was the

expression in Charles' eyes before he got in the car. She remembered how coldly he looked at her; it

was like a sharp spear piercing her heart.

Her heart started to break into pieces as the look of Charles before he left was stuck in her mind. She Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

couldn't believe that the look could go from flirtatious and loving to deadly in less than an hour. She felt

her body start to tremble unconsciously. She raised her head and closed her eyes to take in the shine

of the sun on her body, but no matter how she stayed put, embracing the sun, she still couldn't seem to

feel the warmth. All she could feel was a chill running down her spine.

Meanwhile, Nancy, who came back inside after opening and closing the car door moments ago, noticed

Sheryl still standing outside. She took a double look by the living room window to make sure, but she

really wasn't seeing things, so she rushed out of the house. "Sher, aren't you supposed to be driving to

the hospital? What happened?" Nancy asked in surprise as she looked at a dazed Sheryl.

Sheryl didn't budge or even say anything back to Nancy. Nancy's eyes widened in concern as she

noticed how pale Sheryl's lips were. "Sher, are you okay?" she asked, worried about Sheryl's sanity.

Still, Sheryl didn't say anything. Deep inside, she knew that this time she wasn't going away with

anything anymore, and for sure, Charles would not forgive her. She felt a pang of pain in her chest at

the thought of it.

It was also then that she finally realized that no matter how deep their love was, it still couldn't be

compared to the family affection. After all, Melissa was Charles's mother. This time, if something really

bad and serious happened to Melissa, Sheryl would surely be the first to blame.

Then again, even if there was nothing serious, it would still be difficult for Sheryl to stay at the Dream

Garden.

Because of this thought, Sheryl understood why Melissa acted with great confidence and certainty a

while ago. Melissa most probably planned to fall down the stairs. Thinking about how Melissa was

willing to risk her life made Sheryl realize how desperate Melissa was and how much she really wanted

Sheryl out of the house.

All of these thoughts had done nothing but bring about ache in Sheryl's heart. A warm tear fell down on

her cold cheek.

Nancy's eyes fell down as she saw the tears on Sheryl's cheeks. She thought that she was scared,

because her mother-in-law was placed in a critical condition, so she comforted Sheryl. "Sher, it's okay. I

know Melissa will be fine. Don't worry too much."

Sheryl opened her eyes and gave Nancy a glance before shaking her head in a trance. Without saying

a word, she slowly walked towards the house.

At that moment, Clark ran over from the back garden with Shirley before Sheryl could go inside. He

saw Sheryl and shouted with a huge smile on his face,"Mom!"

As she heard and saw the kids coming over towards her, Sheryl immediately raised her hand to wipe

the tears from her face. She didn't want to let her children see her tears for they would worry about her.

However, Clark was keen and saw the tears his mom was trying to hide. 'Why did mom cry? Did

something happen?' he wondered, the smile on his face slowly fading away.

The two kids ran towards her. Sheryl crouched down to their level to hug them both. As they pulled

away, Shirley gave her a smile and asked,"Mom, you didn't pick us up from school today. Did you get

up late?"

Sheryl gave her a weak smile and answered as she tucked Shirley's loose hair behind her ear,"No,

sweetie. Mom just had something to do. I'm sorry."

"Mom, did something happen? Why were you crying?" Clark suddenly asked, taking Sheryl aback.

She didn't think that Clark would be able to observe her carefully. Her smile dropped as she looked at

Clark and hesitated, not knowing what to tell her kids.

Ever since Clark was still in his early childhood, he was already sensible and keen. He could guess or

ask others about many things even if his mom didn't tell him. Sheryl admired Clark for that, but right

now, she wished that he hadn't seen her tears.

Sheryl thought about it for a while, and after some contemplation, she answered honestly, with words

that they could understand,"Well, darling, Grandma fell down the stairs, but Mom wasn't able to save

her. It is Mom's fault that Dad had to send Grandma to the hospital."

Clark's and Shirley's smiles faded away from their faces and they were filled with worry and concern.

After a moment, Clark leaned his head and asked in a serious tone,"Did you not save Grandma on

purpose?"

Sheryl's eyes widened a little by this question. She looked at Clark and felt sad after seeing Charles in

his complexion. She removed these thoughts away and shook her head at her eldest. "No, Mom was

scared at that time. It happened too fast. Grandma suddenly fell, and it was too late for Mom to save

her."

Clark nodded slowly and placed a hand on Sheryl's arm. In a firm voice, he replied,"Mom, I believe

you."

Sheryl's eyes widened in shock.

Her son just said that he believed her. His words were more pleasant to hear than anything else at that

moment. Those three words were like Valium for her and made her feel calm and relieved for no

particular reason.

Sheryl hugged her son and kissed the top of his head. She felt tears roll down her cheeks again, but

this time, it was because she felt moved and thankful to have Clark as her son. As they pulled away,

Sheryl immediately wiped her tears. Clark continued to comfort his mother.

"Oh, Mom, don't be sad. I know Daddy won't blame you. He is clever. He surely knows that you didn't

do it on purpose."

'I wish, my dear, ' Sheryl thought as she gave her son a smile. If only Charles would not misunderstand

this situation. If only he would believe her. If only…

Meanwhile, back in Tarsan Corporation, the employees were jittery recently.

The mainstay of the company, Holley, was still in jail, while Rachel seldom showed up, and nobody, not

even one of them, knew about her whereabouts.

Because of that, the business of the company was at a standstill, and the company only operated

depending on only several orders without even any stability and consistency.

Some of the top managers in the company were connected with the head-hunting companies in secret

and wanted to find a new job, because they started to feel uncertain about this company.

However, this day, Rachel was in the company, and nobody expected her to come. She caught the

workers who gathered lazily around a table and chatted as if they were having a tea party. Rachel

looked at her watch, even though she knew that it was still work hours.

The pestilential atmosphere in the company irritated Rachel, making her lose her temper immediately

regardless of her grace for the first time.

She crossed her arms above her chest. They still hadn't noticed her come in, which made her all the

more annoyed. "All of you don't need to work, right? I guess, it was my fault for hiring a bunch of losers

to chat here. Directors of every department, note the names of these saboteurs. Dock their one day's

wages."

Hearing Rachel's voice, everyone turned to her with wide eyes. After listening to what she had said, the

office that was full of chatter now was filled with dead silence. After a long while, the manager of the

Executive Department, Marcelo Wang, saw everyone's mute look of appeal and bit the bullet to

plead,"Ms. Bai, please. It is everyone's fault, and in behalf, I apologize. I promise it will never happen

again." Marcelo Wang swallowed a lump in his throat and wiped away the sweat that soaked his

forehead because of his nervousness.

He lowered his head in embarrassment and continued,"I hope that you, Ms. Bai, can forgive them. It is

difficult to make a living nowadays. They have families to raise and work hard for. Can you please let

this one time pass and not dock their wages? Just this once."

All others looked at him as if he was a hero, but as for Marcelo Wang, he didn't dare raise his head to

look at Rachel.