ENCHANTED LOVE - Season 8 Episode 38

Anthony stretched out his hand to pull Sheryl’s nightgown. Sheryl was shocked and in panic. Suddenly a bottle of wine shattered on Anthony’s head as she desperately struggled against him.

Sheryl instinctively closed her eyes to prevent the pieces of glass from falling into her eyes.

Anthony felt himself go blank and he swayed with the impact. He turned back and saw Nancy holding the broken neck of the bottle. Sheryl immediately pushed Anthony away and refastened her nightgown quickly. She then rushed upto Nancy and hid herself behind her.

She was still very shaken at what had just happened.

“Sheryl, are you alright?” Nancy asked Sheryl nervously.

Sheryl nodded slightly and answered in a wobbly voice, “I am fine.”

As a nanny, Nancy knew that it was not right for her to concern herself in the personal matters of her employer. So she had not prevented Anthony from entering, instead, she had eavesdropped on their conversation.

This was how she came to know of Anthony’s dishonourable behavior. Instantly she had grabbed a bottle of wine to use as a weapon and rushed out.

Luckily, she managed to rescue Sheryl on time. She shuddered to think of what would have happened if she had not acted on time.

Anthony gingerly touched the back of his head and found it bleeding profusely. He sobered immediately and regretted his rash action.

Looking at Sheryl as she stood trembling behind Nancy, he apologized, “Sher… I didn’t mean it. I just lost my head. I am extremely sorry.”

“Enough! Don’t speak any more. You disgust me!” Anthony’s behaviour nauseated Sheryl and she didn’t want to see him anymore.

Nancy asked Sheryl, “Sheryl, shall we call the police?”

Anthony was taken aback. He looked at Sheryl with pleading eyes. He knew he had crossed all limits of decency.

However, he put it down to being drunk. Sheryl had freaked out but now she slowly calmed down. She glanced at Anthony with revulsion and hesitated for a moment. Then she said to Nancy, “Forget it. Just drive him out of here.”

Sheryl did not wish to involve the police out of respect for their past relationship. She merely wanted Nancy to drive him away.

As Anthony left, she hugged herself and curled up into a ball trying to erase the bad feeling and console herself.

Nancy turned around and found Shirley standing there with a pale face. “Shirley, when did you come? What are you doing here?”

Sheryl turned to see Shirley when she heard Nancy’s words. She walked up to her daughter and embraced her. “Shirley. Don’t be afraid,” she comforted.

Shirley silently shuddered in Sheryl’s arms.

She had been frightened by the sight of Anthony’s blood.

“Sheryl, you better sleep with Shirley tonight. She will be scared after witnessing the whole nasty scene,” Nancy said in a whisper to Sheryl. Sheryl nodded. “Nancy… Thank you for rescuing me. I am indebted to you.”

“You are welcome.” Nancy smiled and added, “It very late. It’s time to go to bed.”

Sheryl carried Shirley to her bedroom. Shirley was still in shock. When she fell asleep, she talked in her sleep and was very restless. Sheryl hugged her in concern.

She felt guilty about Shirley having witnessed the horrible scene.

Anthony didn’t go home after he left Sheryl’s house. Instead, he knocked Sue’s door.

Sue’s foot was almost completely recovered. She was heading for bed when Anthony knocked. She was shocked when she saw Anthony’s face covered in blood. She pulled Anthony inside and asked anxiously, “What happened to you? How did you get injured?”

Anthony was mute. He didn’t understand why he had come here. Maybe subconsciously, he assumed her to be the only person in this city who could understand his heart.

She was also the only one who would talk to him.

Sue didn’t know what happened to Anthony. She got very agitated on seeing him bleeding profusely.

“Sit down. I’ll deal with your wound.” Sue ran inside and quickly came out with the first aid box. She felt lucky for having one handy and immediately started cleaning the cut on his head.

“It will be painful while I clean the wound. Please bear with me,” she reminded. But Anthony seemed to be numb and didn’t show any pain during the process.

Sue bound the wound with gauze. Luckily, it was a small wound and wasn’t as severe as it looked from the surface. “You had better have a thorough check up in the hospital,” she suggested.

As she replaced the medicines in the box, she asked Anthony hesitantly, “How did you… get injured?”

Anthony was still speechless. After a few seconds, she again prompted him, “Did you get injured in Sheryl’s house?”

Anthony glanced at her suddenly when she said this. She realized instantly that she had guessed right. She knew Anthony must be heartbroken and decided not to bother him further. When she finished rearranging the medicine cabinet, she said, “There are some dumplings in the refrigerator. You can eat them if you feel hungry. I will leave some water beside you so you can drink if you feel thirsty. I am going to bed now.”

“Do you have… some wine?” Anthony asked in a stammer.

Sue was amazed. She asked Anthony, “Are you insane? How can you still want a drink after getting so badly injured? Do you want to kill yourself?”

Anthony sneered as he heard Sue’s words. “Why should I live?

Without Sheryl, my life doesn’t make any sense.”

Sue hesitated and then took out a bottle of wine. “This was gifted to me by my friend. If you want to drink, I’ll join you,” she said.

Anthony glanced at her and asked, “This wine is expensive. Are you really willing to share it with me?”

Sue opened it and answered, “Of course.”

Looking at Sue’s face, Anthony suddenly realized that she was very beautiful.

“Here you are,” Sue said as she handed the glass of wine to him. Then she asked, “Can you tell me what happened?”

Anthony drank the wine in one gulp and stammered, “Sheryl and I… We might be over this time. Our break up is inevitable now.”

“Why?” Sue was surprised at first and then felt a little happy. But she refrained from showing any emotion on her face.