ENCHANTED LOVE, VOLUME 2 - Season 10 Episode 27

“George…” Holley darted an embarrassed glance at Charles. She felt her unease sticking around. She knew that she had caused some trouble, and George carrying on like that wouldn’t go well.

She didn’t want Charles to talk about it. Pulling one of George’s sleeves, she murmured, “George, stop it. Let’s go.”

Though she kept her voice low, Charles still heard all of it. He had no intention of letting Holley leave. She still owed him. “Go?” His tone was full of derision. “We still have things to discuss. I can’t let you go just yet.”

As Charles wouldn’t let her go, she again attempted to convince him to let her leave, so that George wouldn’t get wind of what she had done. “Mr. Taylor, I’ve said everything I wanted to say. Keeping this going is a giant waste of time. Go home and console your cute wife. Bet she misses you a lot.”

“Honey, what’s going on here?” George asked with a frown on his face. He was so concerned about his beloved Holley that even if Charles stopped, he’d still make sure she wasn’t bullied and all the facts would come out.

All he could tell was that Charles was mad at Holley, but he didn’t know why.

“George, just pipe down. Tell you when we’re back home.” Holley tried to persuade this insistent man to give it up. She didn’t really care about how Sheryl was now, or whether Charles would forgive her. All she wanted right now was to leave this place.

“No,” Charles jeered, “I think Mr. Obrien would be very interested in what was going on. It’s not a small thing. Go on, tell him.

Tell him how Chuck beat you. You can’t just let him go like that.” Charles tried to trigger George’s curiosity—and his anger.

With George around, Charles knew she wouldn’t be able to just run off so easily. He was determined to reveal everything to George, so that he would understand that the person behind all the trouble was his beloved wife, not Charles. Holley crossed the line. He had to let George know that if anything like that ever happened again, no one would be be able to save her, not George, not anyone else.

“Can someone tell me what’s actually going on?” With growing impatience, George continued, “I need to know. What happened? Tell me.”

“Stop asking,” Holley cut him off. She was hesitant to unveil the truth. How could she tell the man who loved her so much that she had hired Charles’ wife as a call girl for Chuck to enjoy without telling him who Sheryl actually was?

“Why? What are you hiding?” There was still no answer from Holley. Obviously angry, George continued to press her, “I’m on your side. But I can’t defend you if I don’t know what he’s talking about.” “I…” Holley forced a bitter smile on her face, and accepted her fate.

“Since Miss Myers won’t tell you, allow me,” Charles offered. Objectively, impassively, Charles described the entire event to the man who was dying to know what had happened, without adding or hiding anything to his favor. At last, Charles posed the question to George, “Mr. Obrien, if you were me, what would you do? I’m asking you.”

“Is this true?” George started to believe Charles’ words, but still, turned to his love to make sure this wasn’t a lie.

Holley, however, just lowered her head to avoid eye contact. With her silence, she already told George everything he needed to know.

Taking a deep breath, he now felt embarrassed for having confonted Charles like that.

If he were Charles, he would have gone much further than the wronged man before him—maybe even kill her.

But now… All he could do was apologize.

Suppressing his temper that roared inside him, he turned humble and made his sincere apology. “Mr. Taylor, I’m so sorry for the misunderstanding, but I think this was accidental. I don’t think she meant to hurt your wife. She’s not that cruel…”

Of course he knew; he knew that she did this deliberately and she could be quite cruel when the mood struck her, but he hoped to avoid Charles’ full ire. “I’m just glad she’s safe.”

“Mr. Obrien, don’t apologize for something you didn’t do. Holley’s the one I’m mad at.” As he spoke, he gazed coldly at the real culprit who had kept silent since Charles revealed all her evil deeds. That pair of angry eyes seemed to penetrate her entire body and look into the deepest part of her heart, which made her extremely uneasy.

“Holley, what are you waiting for? Apologize to Mr. Taylor. Now.” George gave Holley a push as he instructed her. Normally he would be soft and gentle toward her, but not today. He knew that he had to put on a show—be harsh and strict to his love—so Charles might be satisfied.

Reluctantly, Holley eventually whispered a insincere “sorry”. “Is that okay?” asked Holley in a more normal tone.

“I don’t know. Mr. Oh Obrien?” Charles didn’t answer Holley directly, but threw the question to George instead.

George forced a smile and kept himself bowing low as he continued to apologize. “Mr. Taylor, I’m so sorry for what happened to you and your wife. I know Holley. She’s stubborn. Since she won’t apologize, I’ll do it for her. And I promise we won’t bother you or your wife again.”

0Charles answered him with a cold face and silence. George could tell that Charles was still furious. He forced another smile and asked Charles cautiously, “Mr. Taylor, what can I do to make this right?”

“Well… Sher has a one-year contract with Kline Corp., right?” Charles asked. “Yeah.” George nodded.

“After this, my wife won’t be working there, regardless of how long she’s been contracted for. Make that happen. Then… everything will be kosher.” Charles laid his terms out.

“No!” Holley shouted before George had any chance to respond. “You can’t cancel her contract.”

“Shut up!” George shouted back to the vengeful woman. “Look at what you did! You’re getting off lightly.”

“George, please don’t agree to this. Don’t forget…” Holley nervously looked at George, afraid of him saying yes. If George agreed to this, she wouldn’t have anything on Sheryl anymore. And that was what her plans depended on.

George completely ignored Holley’s request, and replied firmly to Charles, “Mr. Taylor, I agree to your terms. She’ll have to sign some papers, of course.

And you won’t even need to pay the termination fee. Proper procedures will be undertaken as soon as possible to transfer that apartment to Mrs. Taylor as well. I sincerely apologize for Holley’s absurd behavior.”

“You can’t do this! George!” Holley again tried to assert her power over Sheryl. She was so desperate and you could hear it in her voice. “Don’t forget, this is my department. I’m the department manager. I decide who stays and who goes.”

“Does it sound good, Mr. Taylor?” George attempted to strike a deal with Charles again, completely turning a deaf ear to Holley’s crazy demands.

Charles smiled meaningfully back to George. “But… It doesn’t sound like Miss Myers likes it. And she says that she’s the department manager, not you.”

“Mr. Taylor, don’t worry about that,” George reassured Charles. “Yes she’s the department manger, but I’m the owner of the company. Whatever I say, goes.”

“Sounds good.” Charles nodded and agreed to this deal. “Then we’re done here.”

Delighted that Holley would finally be free of Charles’ revenge, George thanked the generous man. “Thank you so much, Mr. Taylor.”