His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1182 You Are Not Good Enough

Although the front desk staff had only caught scraps of their conversation, she could tell just by their

tone and some audible words that both Rachel and Holley were hostile to Sheryl.

The receptionist wondered why Rachel invited Sheryl here if she disliked her.

'Is she going to give Sheryl a hard time?' she speculated with her eyebrows furrowed.

Then, she immediately shook her head, chasing the crazy thought away from her mind. 'I have read too

many romantic novels and watched too many dramas. Besides, what Ms. Bai planned to do with Sheryl

is none of my business.

Moreover, even though Ms. Bai hates Sheryl, she wouldn't be able to do anything to her in her office in

broad daylight, ' she assured herself.

After asking Sheryl to wait for she was going to inform her boss first, Sheryl looked at her with a slight Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.

smile and replied, "Sure. Please, go ahead." Sheryl had been wary in treating the front desk staff,

making sure that she didn't get in trouble because of her. Ever since meeting the receptionist several

times, she observed that she was a cautious girl who struggled to survive in this world as if she was

walking on a tightrope.

Sheryl didn't mind waiting for confirmation, because for sure, if the girl had let her in without getting

Rachel's permission, she would most probably lose her job once Rachel learned about it.

"Thank you, Ms. Xia. Please, take a seat and make yourself comfortable first. This won't take long," the

girl replied in relief and proceeded to contact Rachel via the telephone.

A few seconds later, the other end of the line picked up, and a female voice reached the receptionist's

ears. "Yes?" As soon as she recognized it was Holley on the other end of the line, the girl didn't

hesitate to report about Sheryl's arrival. After all, Holley was Rachel's right hand woman. "Hello, Miss

Ye, Cloud Advertising Company's president, Ms. Xia, is here. She said that she had an appointment

with Ms. Bai."

"Let her in," Holley instructed curtly as if she was expecting Sheryl.

The girl wanted to say something after, but she didn't get a chance to, for Holley immediately ended the

call. She felt a bit disappointed but tried to mask her inner feeling as she looked over at Sheryl and

said, "You can now come in, Ms. Xia."

Standing from her seat, Sheryl nodded at the receptionist and said, "Thank you." Then, she walked

towards Rachel's office.

The receptionist followed the retreating Sheryl with wide eyes. Sheryl didn't have any idea how obliged

she was to her when Sheryl expressed her gratitude with a respectful gesture.

Ever since the girl had taken the job, no one here showed respect to her. Besides, what was a

receptionist in the public's eyes? Then again, she was from a humble family, and she also had learned

how to face a cruel life. Moreover, she felt helpless and could do nothing about her current situation, so

all she could do was cope up living her life full of with contempt, unless she got a promotion or a better

job. This thought was what kept her strong and what helped her get through all the difficult time.

In the receptionist's eyes, Sheryl was different from the other people she had met. This female

president never showed anything else but respect, and the girl never felt like she was being looked

down upon by Sheryl. The girl initially didn't know that she was married to the most powerful and most

influential man in the city, Charles Lu.

When she learned about it, her admiration to Sheryl had increased a lot.

In her eyes, Sheryl was the real elegant lady, worthy of respect, for she was not one to bully others.

"You're welcome, Ms. Xia," the girl replied, not sure if Sheryl had heard it. The girl even rose from her

seat and bowed to Sheryl's receding figure, making sure that she showed her the respect that she

needed even from behind.

As Sheryl entered the main office floor of the company, all of the staff fixed their eyes on her out of

curiosity. After all, all of them heard a great deal about her. Sheryl ignored them all as Rachel's

secretary opened the door of CEO's office for her.

As soon as the door closed, Rachel looked at Sheryl, who was standing by the door, flashing her a

vicious smile. "You're very punctual, Ms. Xia," Rachel said, breaking the eerie silence.

Ignoring Rachel's greeting, Sheryl walked deeper into the office and found Holley sitting by the guest's

seat, following her with her eyes. Sheryl started to feel like she was entering an evil woman's lair, and

Holley was her minion.

An obvious fake smile appeared on Holley's face as she greeted, "It's been a while, Sheryl. How have

you been doing?"

The moment Sheryl joined the two women in the sofa lounge, the air thickened even more with tension

and chill. She realized then that it was going to be tough for her to handle two enemies, who clearly

were still plotting and scheming to ruin her.

With a faint smile, Sheryl took a seat in front of Rachel, and in a leisure and casual manner, she began,

"I'm flattered, Ms. Bai. You even found an assistant to deal with me."

With a shrug, Rachel scoffed, "Well, it's true. Since you are aware of that, by now, you should have

realized how deep my hatred is for you. Let me remind you that I made a comeback, and our fight isn't

over yet," Rachel declared as she didn't try to mask her expression anymore. She glowered at Sheryl

with her furious eyes that could murder her any second now.

She loathed Sheryl deeply to the point that she had imagined a lot of ways to rip Sheryl apart into a

million pieces.

Sheryl kept her calm and replied, "I never wanted to make you my enemy. You should know that I was

not the reason for your breakup." Sheryl had kept those words inside of her for a long time now. Finally,

she had the right time to make that situation clear to Rachel.

Rachel let out a defiant laugh, the sound lingering in the room for a moment, before she snapped,

"That's funny, but really? It was not your doing? Unbelievable." She leaned over from her seat and shot

Sheryl a piercing stare. "If it weren't for you, Charles and I would not have ended, and I would still be

his girlfriend. By now, I probably would have been his wife as well." As she spat out those words, she

felt her face twist in a grudge. She couldn't believe that Sheryl still refused to admit that she stole

Charles from her, and ruined her happiness.

"Don't be ridiculous. Even if he hadn't met me, he would still leave you for another woman. You and he

were not meant to be together. You two are completely different people, and even if he didn't find

another woman to replace you, things wouldn't still work out in the end, and eventually, he would

choose to be single than be with you. Why can't you accept that?" Sheryl reasoned. Although she was

already boiling inside, Sheryl still tried to compose herself and keep calm in dealing this two. She was

unsure whether she could convince Rachel to give up on Charles, but she would have to try her best

for the sake of her family.

On the other hand, Rachel started to fume. "You're the one who's ridiculous! He would never do such a

thing if you didn't exist!" she fired back at Sheryl. Rachel hated to admit what Sheryl had said even

though she was telling the truth. After all, she had been the love of Charles' life.

'Since Sheryl appeared, things started to get different, ' Rachel continued to deceive herself.

"You know I'm telling the truth," Sheryl retorted without even raising her voice.

Rachel heaved a furious breath and remembered why she asked Sheryl here in the first place. She

tried to calm herself down and shot back, miffed. "I did not invite you here to talk about this. But since

you mentioned that Charles and I were not meant to be together, then how could you explain this? Why

would he spend time with me? Or maybe, his feelings are coming back? He starts to change because

he realizes that I really is the one for him?" Rachel smirked.

Besides, the purpose for bringing Sheryl here was to humiliate her and not the other way around. She

wasn't going to allow her rival to lead the conversation.

Sheryl eyed Rachel intently, not even fazed or intimidated by her. Instead, she said, emphasizing each

syllable, "That's why I came here. I want to figure this out."

Sheryl didn't even try to mask her doubt.

"Oh, Sheryl, can't you just accept the fact that Mr. Lu really has no feelings for you? He only treats you

well, because he feels sorry for what you've suffered in the past three years. The truth is, you and he

are not the good match. He is such an excellent and high-standing man. You can't even match him.

You're just cowering behind his powerful stature. Why can't you see that you are not good enough for

him?" Holley chimed in with a look of disgust and pity. Holley couldn't help herself from butting in

anymore. She was upset that Sheryl had ignored her, so she had to remind Sheryl that even her half-

sister was also against her.