ENCHANTED LOVE, VOLUME 3 - Season 13 Episode 84

Knowing that Charles would drink porridge she made it for him, Sheryl couldn’t help but feel elated and her face broke into a bright smile.

Half an hour later, the chicken porridge was done and Sheryl turned off the heat. As she made her way to the fridge to get some pickled radish, she heard Charles’ car in the driveway. Anxious to greet her husband, she rushed out of the kitchen and got to the front door. As she opened the door, she saw Charles emerge from his car.

The lights in the yard were dim so she couldn’t get a clear glimpse of his facial expression. Watching excitedly as he approached the front door, Sheryl called out cheerfully, “Char—” But suddenly she couldn’t find her voice.

The indifferent, stern look on his face made her falter.

Having lived with the man for years, she instantly knew how he was feeling judging by his facial expressions.

Right away, she knew that he was upset.

The cold look in his eyes not only showed his displeasure but also sent a message to everyone around him to keep their distance.

Pressing her lips tightly together, Sheryl silently observed her husband. She wanted to ask him what had happened, but decided it was best for her to swallow her question.

Pausing in front of her, Charles stood still, his cold gaze fixed on her.

In the past, when she had made a mistake, he would pretend to be angry and cast a cold, reproachful look at her, similar to this one.

But she could tell that he wasn’t pretending this time. He was truly mad at her about something.

‘What is he upset about?’

Sheryl asked herself, ‘What did I do? Is he still angry at me for Melissa falling down the stairs?

Is he going to act this way because of that?’

Sheryl sighed to herself in disbelief. This was absolutely ridiculous. Despite the accident not even being her fault, she had apologized to Melissa, which had gone unaccepted. She had explained to Charles numerous times that it wasn’t her fault.

Sheryl felt like an outsider in that house. When anything bad happened in Charles’ family, she always took the blame, even though she had never done anything wrong. ‘In Charles’ eyes, his mother is always right and I deserve all the unfair treatment I get.’

The more Sheryl thought about it, the more resentful she became. Biting her lower lip, she could feel her teeth almost cut her skin. Anger began to simmer within her and she knew that even a small confrontation would trigger it.

Suddenly, Charles frowned at Sheryl, crossed his arms in front of his chest.

“Can you behave yourself in public?” he spat. And Sheryl felt as though she had been struck with a sharp dagger. After the shock of his words subsided, Sheryl began to think through what Charles had just said to her.

‘I don’t behave myself?’ she asked herself.

‘How could he accuse me of such a thing? I did not poison Leila or cause Melissa to fall down the stairs, yet I’m being accused of both these things.’ Sheryl had been through a lot recently. No one seemed to know or understand how distressed she was.

Yet, out of everything she had been through, Charles’ remark hurt her the most.

‘When did I hook up with other man?’ she wondered, annoyed and confused.

Sheryl lifted her head and focused her gaze on Charles. “What do you mean by that? I don’t understand,” she said slowly, stressing each syllable.

Glancing at her, Charles responded in an icy tone, “You know what you did. Why are you asking me to tell you?”

‘He is convinced that I’ve been flirting with other men. Even if I deny it, he won’t believe me,’ she thought bitterly.

Sheryl’s rage knew no bounds. If she had a pistol, she would surely shoot Charles right then and there.

“Oh, yeah, you got me. So what? What do you want from me then?” Sheryl stubbornly raised her chin, anger written all over her face.

Charles tensed at her words. With his eyes glued on her face, he detected the determination in her eyes, making his heart ache even more.

‘She admitted it.

What Irina said to Mom at the hospital is true. Otherwise, she would have denied it,’ he concluded.

Closing his eyes, Charles took a deep breath, trying to rid himself of the pain he felt. When he opened them again, all emotion was wiped from his face. “Whatever,” he said. Without sparing Sheryl a second look, Charles turned around and walked back to his car.

Sheryl watched as he walked up to his car, opened the door and got in.

Instinctively, she reached out her hand and opened her mouth in an attempt to stop him. But when she heard the engine start, she dropped her hand and the words froze.

The car quickly drove off like a gust of wind and disappeared in the distance.

Sheryl stood outside the house motionless, her mind drawing a blank. But Charles’ words kept swirling around in her head.

‘Whatever!

Whatever!

Since he doesn’t want to listen to me, I just have to leave it go. There’s nothing I can do now,’ she thought.

As she stood there, a wry smile eventually climbed up the corners of her lips.

It wasn’t until noon the next day that Rachel woke up. She didn’t have a headache as she usually did after drinking too much. Since Bernard took care of her last light, she knew that he must have given her some medicine. It surprised her that he was such a caring man.

She was touched by his sweet actions. Although she didn’t have feelings for him, she was glad to have someone love her so sincerely. Having dealt with many smooth-tongued deceitful men, she thought very highly of Bernard. It was clear that he was serious about her and wanted to cherish her, after all.

Unfortunately, he wasn’t the one she loved or the one who could help her with her business.

A part of her wished that Charles could treat her the way Bernard did.

Rachel shook her head in an attempt to wipe that thought from her head.

Taking out her phone, Rachel opened WeChat, only to find the videos of the party held by Holley last night. It was the shareholders of Tarsan Corporation who had posted the videos and there were many reviews congratulating Holley.

As her eyes turned red with fury, the phone slipped from her hand and onto the ground.

“Holley! This damn Holley! I was so oblivious that I didn’t realize how ambitious and evil she truly is.

Now I have no choice but to visit Black and try to butter him up to get his shares. That’s the only way I’ll be able to change the situation I’m in,’ she pondered. With a pensive expression, Rachel decided she would come up with a foolproof plan to win over Black.

She couldn’t tolerate Holley being her superior, and she was impatient to get out of her current situation.

Suddenly, something occurred to her. She needed to pull herself together and not give up so easily. ‘I must shoot my shot no matter how slim my chances are,’ she assured herself.

Wasting no time, Rachel went up to the wardrobe and began looking through her clothes, deciding what to wear.

‘Today is my first time meeting Black. I must wear something that will make me look elegant and stunning. I need to impress him,’ she thought.

Finally, she found the perfect outfit____a blue strapless dress that would show off her shoulders.