His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1221 Don’t Worry

Charles, Sheryl, and the kids spent a great time in the restaurant—they chatted, laughed, and had

delicious food. The happy hour flew by quickly, and when they went back to Dream Garden, it was

already past 11 in the evening. After Charles turned on the light, everyone changed their shoes in the

hallway, feeling the tiredness wash over them.

"Charles, you're finally back."

Melissa's voice startled them—no one was expecting to see Melissa sitting quietly in the living room.

"Mom, I took the children out for pizza. Why aren't you asleep?" he asked with a puzzled expression on All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.

his face. It was rare for Melissa to stay up so late. Normally, she would have been fast asleep way

before 11 p.m.

"I couldn't sleep, so I figured I'd sit here and wait for you," replied Melissa, her eyes locked on Charles.

Still turning a blind eye to Sheryl, she faced the children and teased, "You two naughty kids, don't you

feel sleepy? You came back too late."

"We're not sleepy, Grandma," replied Shirley. The girl was frank with her answer, but it wasn't what

Melissa wanted.

"Be a good girl. You must go to bed early even if you're not sleepy. You have school tomorrow. You

don't want to wake up late, do you?"

"Okay, Grandma. I'll go upstairs to sleep."

After a nod, Shirley turned to Sheryl. "Mom, let's go upstairs. I guess I am a little sleepy…"

"Okay, let's go," she agreed. Shirley's request gave her a good excuse to leave the uncomfortable

position. After the good night out, all she wanted was to escape Melissa's presence—even looking at

the woman was making her mad.

"Mom, Clark must be tired too. We'll go upstairs now," prompted Charles. It was clear to him what was

on his wife's mind and he wanted to make her feel safe. Besides, it was already too late to make

conversation, so it was entirely reasonable for all of them to head up to their rooms as soon as

possible.

"Charles, I have something to talk to you about. Clark, be a good boy and go upstairs with your mother,

won't you?" It was no surprise how Melissa was willing to frustrate Sheryl.

'It doesn't matter what I say to Charles. Sheryl and I are clearly never going to get along with each

other. If my son agrees to stay with me, it means that he supports me, ' thought Melissa.

'Sheryl knows that it was Charles who got Leila out of prison. She even had a fight with him about it.

If I can get Charles to agree tonight, I'll bring Leila to Dream Garden tomorrow.

I don't believe she can still act calm and composed when she sees Leila at Dream Garden again. She

will be very anxious and may even blame Charles.'

"Mom, whatever you want to talk about, can't it wait until tomorrow? It's too late. I'm really tired, so I'm

going upstairs. Try and go back to sleep." Melissa's thoughts were pushed back by Charles' reply.

It was a short but firm answer. After refusing his mother, he hugged Clark and headed upstairs,

following Sheryl without hesitation.

Although Melissa opened her mouth, she couldn't say anything. The shock from her son refusing her

kept her frozen in her spot. 'My son used to be so docile and filial toward me. How could he change so

much? It has gotten to be Sheryl. There's no doubt that she said something to him...'

The more she thought about it, the deeper she fell into a panic. 'In the face of crises, it's better to be

positive and take action, ' she told herself. 'Since Leila is out of prison, she'll be my ally. It's a good

chance to give Sheryl a lesson. When she has gotten Charles completely under her spell, he won't

listen to me, no matter what I say. I've gotten to do something before it's too late.

He even refused to talk to me tonight because of Sheryl. I won't let this happen again.'

Another thing she noticed was that while she remained seated in her spot when Charles bid her

goodnight, he walked away without looking back at her once. His heavy steps seemed to echo in the

quiet house and Melissa could hear Sheryl's laugh from upstairs when they were all settled in.

The laugh was like a knife cutting through her heart. Suddenly, she got more impatient and she couldn't

wait to carry out her plan. Pulling out her phone, she sent several messages to Leila.

Since Leila happened to be online, her reply was quick. It read, 'Aunt Melissa, don't worry. I'll pay you a

visit tomorrow morning and stay with you for a few days. We can discuss a better solution there.'

Leila's reply had Melissa sigh in relief. After taking a deep breath, she finally got off the sofa and

headed to her own room, ready for a good sleep.

Her second attempt to sleep didn't go so well either. In her mind, Sheryl's voice resounded, shouting

and blaming her for a disastrous situation. It was a terrible nightmare.

The next morning, Sheryl did everything as usual. When she was about to drive the kids off to school,

her cellphone rang—she wondered who would call her so early in the morning.

The screen showed that it was Nancy. Seeing the name touched Sheryl's heart—Nancy had helped her

so much that she was glad to answer the call. In contrast to Melissa, this woman was a huge blessing

in her life.

Before she could greet her, Sheryl heard a familiar, comforting voice. "Hello, Sher, is that you?"

"Yes, it's me. Nancy, how are you doing?"

It was still unclear why Nancy called her up so suddenly. 'Maybe she's finally recovering and called to

tell me that she can come back for work, ' she assumed.

"I'm great, really. I'm doing well now. Sher, you know I like working. I wonder…would you…" Nancy's

tone was hesitant as she felt rather embarrassed to ask for the job. After all, Clark and Shirley were

kidnapped while they were under her watch. Even when she heard that the criminals were caught and

punished, she was worried that she lost her job due to her negligence.

"That's great, Nancy. Do you know how long I've been looking forward to hearing from you? Since

you're well, come back as soon as you can," replied Sheryl happily. It was good news to hear that

Nancy could come back since she was always helpful.

Sheryl's forgiving personality moved Nancy—she still felt guilty about the kidnapping incident. "Sher…

thank you. Thank you so much."

"You're most welcome, Nancy. I should thank you for offering to come back to work. You were seriously

injured. I really appreciate that you're willing to come back after recovering." Sheryl meant every word.

Of course, Sheryl never blamed Nancy for Clark and Shirley being kidnapped. In fact, she felt sorry for

the serious injury that Nancy had to suffer because of it.

The disaster almost cost Nancy her life.

After discussing some details, they ended the call. Nancy had promised to come back to work in Dream

Garden the following day.

The good news put Sheryl in a good mood.

When she headed out with the kids, a happy smile was stuck to her face.

However, she wasn't the only one who started out the day happily. Melissa was also in good spirits

after seeing Sheryl leave the house—she was clueless about Leila promising to visit them and it

brought Melissa great joy knowing that Sheryl had no idea what she was about to suffer.

With Charles off at work, Melissa was alone. Staring at the front door without even blinking, she waited

for Leila eagerly. To her dismay, it was already nine o'clock and Leila hadn't arrived. Worried about

what could have happened, Melissa called her up.