ENCHANTED LOVE - SEASON 7 EPISODE 50

Isla reached out her hand in an attempt to touch Sheryl’s hand, but Sheryl dodged and answered indifferently, “I just got a headache. You have nothing to worry about.”

Isla felt relieved after she heard Sheryl’s answer. She then pulled a chair beside Sheryl’s bed and sat down. “Did anything happen? Why were you so anxious to ask me to come here?” Isla asked while gazing at Sheryl.

After she called Isla earlier, Sheryl had already made up her mind to dig the truth from Isla.

But now that Isla was in front of her, she hesitated to start asking.

Sheryl was clear that perhaps she had to pay the price if she really wanted to find out the truth. But she was also worried that she might not bear what she was about to find out.

“What’s going on? What happened to you? Tell me,” Isla asked anxiously.

When Sheryl still didn’t say anything, Isla added, “I am so confused now. Please, don’t just keep quiet. Say something.” Because of Isla’s aggressiveness, Sheryl finally spoke after a moment of hesitation. “It’s about Autumn. She is your friend, right?”

“Yes, of course,” Isla immediately answered. But when she realized Sheryl’s question, she was a little taken aback. She didn’t expect Sheryl to ask about Autumn. However, since she already answered, she decided to just spill it out. “She was my best friend.”

“Well…” Sheryl paused for a while. Then she continued to ask, “Do you have a picture of her?”

“What?” Obviously, Isla was once again stunned by Sheryl’s question. She stared at Sheryl, feeling something uncanny.

She couldn’t really tell Sheryl’s purpose of bringing this matter up. So she asked, “Why do you want to see her picture?”

“I… I just want to see how much resemblance do we have,” replied Sheryl. A smile showed on Sheryl’s face. She looked intently at Isla, trying to study her expressions.

Isla felt that Sheryl was acting so weird so she decided not to show Autumn’s picture without knowing Sheryl’s true intentions first. She just sat quietly, lost in her thoughts. After a while, she heaved a sigh and asked, “Sheryl, can you tell me what happened? Why did you suddenly become so interested in Autumn’s picture?”

Sheryl also took a deep breath before she explained, “When I went back to Y City, I met you and Charles. Since we’ve met, I could always hear Autumn’s name and she is always associated to me.

Even though I don’t know her, people would always mistaken me for her. I don’t want to be regarded as someone else. My name is Sheryl and not Autumn. I am not her substitute.”

Isla couldn’t help but frown after she heard Sheryl’s explanation.

‘Sheryl and Autumn are actually the same people. How could Sheryl say that she is merely a substitute?’ Isla thought in her mind.

After a short pause, Sheryl showed a bitter smile and continued, “I thought I could live peacefully if I stayed away from all of you. But…” She stopped in mid-sentence. “But some weird scenes would just suddenly flash in my mind recently. And all of them always involve Charles. I couldn’t tell if I was just dreaming or everything was real. I even started to wonder if I am really Autumn. Perhaps I only forgot everything because of amnesia.” Sheryl gave Isla a perplexed look.

“Sheryl, what did you say just now? Did I hear you right?” Isla held Sheryl’s hands cheerfully. Isla was very ecstatic when she heard Sheryl mention those things. “Can you already remember things from your past?” Isla asked with great expectations. Isla was so pleased that her eyes flickered.

“No, I don’t,” Sheryl replied while shaking her head slightly. She took a glimpse at Isla and explained, “The scenes would just flash in my mind but would also vanish so soon. I’m not really sure if they are parts of my past.”

Sheryl held Isla’s hands tightly, looked into her eyes and pleaded again, “Please tell me, how much do Autumn and I look like? Tell me the truth please, Isla.”

“I…” Isla had no idea how to tell Sheryl. She was speechless for a moment. She wondered if it was really the right time to tell Sheryl about the truth. She was so afraid that Sheryl would get hurt.

Finally, she said, “Sheryl, stop asking me this question.” Isla loosened her grip then turned her back from Sheryl.

“Why don’t you tell me the truth?” Sheryl condemned. She didn’t expect that Isla would refuse to be honest with her. “If I am really Autumn, why are you so reluctant to tell me?” Sheryl asked with conviction.

“Sheryl, please don’t misunderstand me. I just…” she mumbled. Isla was at a loss on how to explain to her.

Slowly, Sheryl got off from her sickbed, faced Isla and held her hands again. This time, her voice was begging. “Isla, I just want to know the truth. I have also tried to ask this question numerous times to Anthony during the past years but he would just always tell me to forget it.”

A bitter smile appeared in Sheryl’s face again. “Perhaps something bad happened in my past and maybe you just don’t want me to feel sad or hurt. But, whatever happened, it is also a part of my life. I really want to have my memory back to feel complete again.

All I want to know is, if I really have something to do with Autumn. Why can’t you just tell me about it?” Isla fell into silence once again. She was contemplating a lot. After quite a long while, she asked Sheryl with a serious look on her face, “What do you want to know? You can pour out all your confusions and I will give my best to clarify them to you.”

Sheryl’s jaw dropped upon hearing Isla’s words. Finally, she could have the chance to know the truth. She blinked her eyes before she asked for Autumn’s picture again.

This time, Isla took out Autumn’s picture and showed it to Sheryl. Upon seeing the picture, Sheryl finally confirmed that Autumn was her. She was Charles’ wife. The truth was now in front of her and she was in awe.

Since I am Autumn, why would I leave Charles?’ Sheryl asked herself. She still couldn’t recall what exactly happened.

“Autumn, are you okay?” Isla looked worried when she saw that Sheryl was dazed. This time, Isla dared to call Sheryl by her real name. Anyway, the truth was already revealed to her. “Please tell me if you don’t feel well,” she urged her.

“I am fine. Don’t worry,” Sheryl replied absentmindedly. She slightly shook her head. Now, everything made sense to her. So this was why Charles had always treated her so kindly no matter how cold she was towards him. No wonder Charles would always be reluctant to leave her and Shirley by themselves. It turned out, Shirley was his daughter. How ridiculous!

Moreover, Sheryl also used to wonder why Amy and the rest of the Zhao family were so kind to her. She thought that she was just lucky to have met such a nice family. But now that the truth was revealed, she could finally understand the real reason of Zhao family’s warm treatment on her. She was a part of the Zhao family, and Amy was her grandmother. Sheryl was too dumbfounded to be able to utter even a single word.

After a long while, Sheryl could only say, “I am tired now. I want to sleep.” Sheryl felt so uncomfortable at heart that she even forgot to care about Isla’s feelings. All she thought was that she needed time to absorb everything and accept the truth.

Nevertheless, Isla could understand Sheryl’s feeling. She knew Sheryl must be upset after finding out the truth. After taking a glance at her, she said in an empathetic tone, “Well then, have a good rest. I will just come back later.”

Isla heaved a sigh and was about to leave when Sheryl stopped her and said, “Isla, please don’t tell anyone about this. For now, I don’t want anyone to know that I have already regained my memory. Can I trust you with this?” She waited expectantly for Isla’s answer.

“Okay, I won’t tell anyone about this. Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me,” Isla assured. Though she was hesitant, Isla was determined not to tell anyone about this news.

It was already late at night when Isla got back home. However, Aron was still waiting for her in the living room.

“I’m glad that you’re finally back. How did it go? What did Sheryl talk about with you?” Aron asked anxiously. He also wanted to know the real reason why Sheryl was eager to meet Isla today.