ENCHANTED LOVE, VOLUME 2 - Season 8 Episode 49

Everybody was stunned, looking at Shirley’s terrified expression. Much more surprised was her mother who took in her daughter’s fright.

Her own daughter was so terrified of her that tears were streaming down Sheryl’s cheeks. She stared at her daughter, wanting to ease her fear, and asked, “What’s wrong Shirley? I’m your mom.

Why don’t you want me to hold you?” But Shirley kept silent. Sheryl felt more and more disheartened seeing how her daughter reacted towards her.

Shirley buried herself into Charlie’s hug. He held the young girl to reassure her. Seeing her daughter feel calmer, Sheryl felt better.

Arthur furrowed his brows and looked at the people in the room. “Now, don’t just stand there. Leave. Shirley needs to be alone. Everybody gets out. Please.”

He had witnessed Shirley rejecting her mother’s touch. It might have been due to the psychological trauma the poor girl had suffered. All he knew was that she needed help, and he would help her get treated.

Abby led Amy by her hands and helped her out of the room. She felt guilty, seeing the sadness on Sheryl’s face.

They all stood outside the door in silence. Arthur helped Sheryl out of the room. He patted her shoulder in comfort. “Don’t be too worried. Actually, it’s no use getting worried. Take care of yourself and prepare for everything that is about to happen. But for now, take it easy. Alright?”

“I understand, Grandpa.” Sheryl lifted her head to look at him in the eyes and forced a small smile. But deep inside, she wasn’t fine at all.

“I know someone who may be able to help us out. Don’t worry. I will do everything I can to make sure that Shirley gets treated. I promise,” Arthur swore to her.

Upon hearing Arthur’s words, Sheryl felt a little more at ease and confident that Shirley would be better.

“Sher,” Amy held Sheryl’s hand and spoke gently. “I understand how you feel. And I may not be able to do anything now. If you ever need my help, just call me, okay? And stay away from Charles. I don’t trust him,” Amy said.

“Grandma Amy…” Sheryl said in disagreement.

Abby held a hand up to stop Amy from saying anything more. “Mom, this is none of our business. Sheryl is not a kid anymore. Who she spends time with is her call. She knows who’s right for her and who can make her happy. So leave her be.”

“One should not be judged by his looks alone. Just take Anthony. Such a fine looking man but we’ve seen him for what he truly is,” she mumbled.

Amy continued, “Just because they’re happy now doesn’t been they’re meant to be together forever. The most important thing is to find a person who truly loves her and cares about her. Someone kind. I think that Charles just doesn’t deserve our Sheryl.”

“Grandma Amy, please,” Sheryl complained, urging her grandmother to change the topic. “This isn’t about me. With Shirley’s current state, I just can’t make my feelings a priority. Charles is Shirley’s father and I can’t stop him from being with his daughter. But I promise that I’ll be careful and consider what you’re saying. I’ll think about everything before I make a decision about my relationship with Charles.”

After hearing Sheryl’s promise, Amy felt more reassured and nodded her head slightly. “That’s fine.”

After a few more whispered warnings to Sheryl, she left.

Amy and Abby went home, and Andy followed suit. But Arthur didn’t leave. It occurred to him that one of his former student worked here as a doctor and maybe he could help. So he went to talk to this doctor. After hearing the young girl’s state, the doctor promised Arthur that he would do everything he could to cure Shirley.

As he came out of the doctor’s room, Arthur heard someone call out his name.

He turned around and saw Laura, smiling at him. She walked up to him. “I was a little unsure whether I saw right. But I was convinced I recognize you and called you anyway. What are you doing here?” she asked.

Laura knew Arthur because he was one of her father-in-law’s friends, and he was a doctor, just like her.

Arthur recognized her immediately. He wanted to be nice to her. But knowing that she was Anthony’s mother and thinking about what Anthony had put Sheryl and Shirley through, he couldn’t even pretend to be happy to see her.

Seeing Arthur’s blank expression, Laura thought that he didn’t recognize her. She smiled and tried to remind him, “Don’t you remember me? I am Carlson Clark’s wife. You and my father-in-law are good friends.”

“I know you,” he acknowledged. “Do you need something from me?”

Laura was taken aback with his response and felt a little embarrassed. “Well, nothing… Nothing serious. I just wondered what you were doing here. That’s all. Are you not feeling well?” she inquired sincerely.

Before Arthur could answer, Laura continued, “If you’re not feeling well, you should see a doctor immediately. Never get hospitalized or checked when your body is at its worst. At your age, you should get checked regularly, even if you feel fine. We’re not as strong as we once were when we were younger. You should really take good care of yourself. As you know, my father-in-law…”

“Do you want me to get ill?” Arthur cut her off. His tone was cynical and judgmental. If anything, he didn’t trust Laura as much as he didn’t trust her son.
Laura was stunned speechless. She looked at Arthur and didn’t understand why he was so hostile towards her.

“Mr. Murphy, how could you say that?” Laura awkwardly stared at him and tried to defend herself, “I just said it because… because I care about you. I wasn’t trying to offend you.”

“Thank for your concern but it is unnecessary. Especially when it’s from you,” he clipped. “If you have so much spare time in your hands, why not pay attention to your son? Please watch over him and stop him from doing such despicable things,” he continued.

“What?” Laura felt utterly puzzled with his statement. “What do you mean by that?” She was so stunned that she couldn’t say anything more but ask.

“Please do me a favor and tell your son that if my great-granddaughter doesn’t get better, I will teach him a lesson. You have my word,” Arthur said with a hardened expression.

Laura hesitated to answer but she was still confused. “Mr. Murphy, because you’re my senior, I greeted you with respect and showed care for your health. But what you’re saying is simply unreasonable. How could you ever think that my son would do something terrible to a little girl? Why blame him for your great-granddaughter’s illness?”

She gave an ironic smile and continued, “Would you take responsibility for what you’ve just said?”
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Arthur narrowed his eyes and replied, “I will definitely be responsible for what I said. So just tell your son what I said, word-for-word. He’ll know what I mean.”

After finishing his words, Arthur didn’t want to elaborate with Laura any more and directly left the hospital. And Laura was left no choice but seethe at his annoying words. However, the more Laura thought about his words, the angrier she turned.

A few minutes after her encounter with Arthur, Junia found her. Junia walked over to her in concern. “Mrs. Clark, why did you leave your room again? The doctor said you need to rest. Why do you always ignore the doctor’s orders?”
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