ENCHANTED LOVE, VOLUME 2 - Season 10 Episode 19

Sheryl was about to follow the other models as they boarded the bus when Holley suddenly pulled her hand back and offered, “Sher, don’t squeeze into that bus. Ride with me in my car instead. You’re too beautiful to be stuck in a crowded bus.”

Susan, still holding Sheryl’s hand, looked at Holley nervously. Holley jeered at her and coldly said, “Don’t worry. I’m not going to eat your Sher.”

Sheryl could tell that Holley had something to tell her personally. Since it was between her and Holley, she didn’t want to get Susan involved. She patted Susan on the back and assured her, “No worries. Go ahead and get on the bus.”

After some hesitation, Susan finally heeded and boarded the bus with the other models. Holley was clearly annoyed by Susan’s attitude towards Sheryl and scoffed, “I didn’t expect you to have such a loyal friend here.”

Sheryl merely stared back at her without replying.

After the bus started moving, the car that Holley and Sheryl was in just followed, carefully keeping a reasonable distance from it. After an awkward period of silence, Holley couldn’t suppress her curiosity any longer and broke the silence. “Why don’t you beg me to let you go?” In Holley’s mind, Sheryl shouldn’t have been acting so composed as she was in that moment.

“Beg you?” Sheryl didn’t bother hiding her disdain in her words. “Is it of any use to beg you?”

“Why don’t you try it?” Holley’s eyes turned mischievous. All those years she had been waiting for that moment, the moment Sheryl would push aside her self-esteem and self-respect, bow down her proud head, and beg her. She wanted to walk all over the other woman and gain full control of her fate. Sheryl would be a timid mouse in front of a fierce cat—she had nowhere to escape.

“You’ve put in so much effort. I know it’s impossible for you to give up just because I beg you. You won’t let me go even if I get down on my knees before you.” Sheryl glared at Holley with ice-cold eyes, as if she could see right through her and into her mind. “So, why would I waste my time doing something that won’t get me anywhere?”

“You…” Holley started, beyond annoyed. It seemed that Sheryl won that little round. Holley’s sense of superiority and victory immediately subsided when she heard Sheryl’s calm words. She quickly swallowed down the feeling of defeat and tried to regain her confidence by convincing herself that Sheryl would soon face the harsh reality. With a disdainful look, she threatened the idle woman, “You’re too proud for someone too close to her fate. I’m curious to find out whether you’ll still have that proud look on your face after tonight, especially when you meet Charles. That will be interesting. I can’t wait to see that.”

“Have I hurt or displeased you before?” Sheryl asked Holley out of curiosity. She couldn’t think of any reason why Holley was so dead set on taking her down. She thought it could be money, but money alone wasn’t enough to explain Holley’s unique treatment towards her compared to any other girl. Sheryl even had Charles backing her up, so it seemed that Holley wasn’t afraid of Charles in the least, and even wanted him to suffer as well. It had to be something personal.

“No,” Holley answered, barely hiding the roaring hatred in her eyes.

“Then… did I know you in the past?” It was so puzzling.

“No.”

“Then I’m confused. Why do you target me like this?” Sheryl was dumbfounded and just wanted to understand what all that Holley had done to her was for.

“After you came back, you purposely tried to get close to me. Everything you’ve done has already put me in a dire situation. You set a trap for me and succeeded. If I didn’t know you from the past and haven’t caused you any trouble, I don’t get it. Why do you do this to me?”
“You don’t need to get it.” Holley didn’t even bother addressing the other woman’s doubt. “I just don’t like you. I don’t like your arrogant face. George and I have treated you well, but you choose to leave us when we need you the most.

Since you’re not appreciative of our kindness, I’ll pay you back with cruelty instead. It just so happened that someone pointed your name out with a price that I couldn’t resist. It came so naturally, so why would I say no to him?”
Holley paused for a moment to see if Sheryl believed her story but she couldn’t make anything out from the other’s emotionless face. The excuse continued, “Sheryl, the only one you should blame is yourself, not me. I’ve been nice to you, but you’re not nice to me. You reap what you sow. Understand?”

“You’re similar to someone I once knew,” Sheryl suddenly remarked. All the while, Sheryl was closely observing the face, action, and tone of the ruthless woman in front of her. The more Holley spoke, the stronger Sheryl’s suspicion grew that Holley was someone she had known from her past. Holley’s heartbeat seemed to stop as she heard it, but she managed to grab on to her calm facade without saying anything. Her fists were clenched so tight that her palms were turning pale.

“That person is my younger sister. We’re half-sisters on my mother’s side. Three years ago, she was sent to prison but disappeared since then. Someone said she went abroad and transformed her face and identity. Her name is Yvonne. Do you know her?” With a strong suspicion that Holley was indeed her sister, Yvonne, she spoke the name to see if it would evoke any reaction from her.

Holley, however, was doing everything to conceal the feeling of shock and coolly replied, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“This sister of mine is exactly like you, except for her face. You’re both allergic to seafood; you’re both vengeful; you both like pink. Miss Myers, don’t you think all your similarities seem a little more than just a coincidence?” The further Sheryl analyzed, the harder it was for Holley to argue back. At that point, it seemed that Holley had no way to deny the suspicion. The shock and uneasiness in her elevated and she once again tried suppressing the monster that was roaring inside, struggling to be freed. If Holley let her anger get the best of her, she would definitely admit everything as loud as she could, so she could yell at the woman in front of her who had caused her immense pain.

Instead, she swallowed her feelings and faked a surprised tone of voice. “Is it? I can’t believe that there could be a person so similar to me in the world. That makes me curious. I’d like to know her.”

“You two should meet, then,” Sheryl scoffed.

Holley was terribly uncomfortable with the topic, so she abruptly decided to stop talking about it. “Stop the nonsense. Later, after you get in, do serve Mr. Hampton well. Otherwise, I’ll punch you in the face,” she threatened.

“Well, you’ll see,” Sheryl scorned at the agitated woman.

When the car stopped, Holley found herself another weapon to humiliate Sheryl with. She turned to the woman with a wicked smile. “I’m just curious… If Charles ever comes to know that you will be in another man’s bed tonight, how will he react?”

Meanwhile, in the Eternity Enterprise meeting room, Charles was throwing Chuck Hampton cold glances as he asserted, “Mr. Hampton, if you insist on your own way, then there’s nothing for us to discuss now. Shining Enterprise is not going to participate in this project or invest a single penny in it. I guess you’ll have to find yourself a new partner.” As he said it, he stood up and prepared to leave.

“David, help me book the flight back for tomorrow.” “Yes, Mr. Taylor,” David agreed with a nod.

“Mr. Taylor, please stay.” Chuck grabbed Charles’ arm as he made his request. Charles only threw him a harsh glare in return, which put him off enough to pull his hand back. Standing there in embarrassment, Chuck gathered himself before convincing Charles to consider further negotiation. “Mr. Taylor, if you think that the project doesn’t meet your demand, then we can definitely make changes to fit your interest. Moreover, you’re a distinguished guest of mine. I haven’t had a chance to treat you or take you around the area. Just stay for some time longer and let’s come up with something together,” he offered.

He looked at Charles with a rather indecent smile and lowered his voice, as if telling a secret, “I’ve even planned a small party tonight in the most grandiose restaurant of this city. There will be a group of very cute girls. I’ve heard that Mrs. Taylor passed away several years ago. Would you like me to arrange a nice girl for you? I’m sure you’re going to enjoy her.”

His offer made Charles dart a furious glare at him, which got his voice quivering. Chuck was wrong to believe that Charles was someone with that kind of interest in random women. What made him even more wrong, was that he thought Charles was simply afraid of being found out and subsequently being defamed, so he hurried to assure him, “Mr. Taylor, don’t worry. I’m a very careful person. I’ll make sure that no one else knows about it.”

“David!” Instead of giving his remarks a reply, he called for David in anger. “Tell all the people in my company that as long as I’m still in charge of the company, there’s going to be no collaboration with Eternity Enterprise in any form,” he said firmly and stormed off.

“Yes, Mr. Taylor,” answered David.

“Mr. Taylor… Mr. Taylor!” Chuck, still unwilling to give up the business opportunity, ran outside to persuade Charles once again, but only helplessly saw the latter in the lift with the doors about to shut.

It took no time for Chuck to turn from an inferior business partner seeking Charles’ help to a ruthless man full of vengeance. Staring at the lift doors, he spat out, “Who the hell does he think he is? He acts like he’s on such a high horse.”

Taking out his phone, he made a call. “Is the woman ready?

I can’t wait to find out how Charles’ woman tastes. Would he be so arrogant when he finds out his woman is begging me to let her go?”

With his next plan in mind, Chuck couldn’t help but laugh out loud, which washed away all the earlier displeasure with Charles. ‘He was really a boss just now,’ he thought to himself. ‘I’ll give him a harsh lesson tonight. Then he’ll know who the real boss is.’