The Substitute Bride

"Hmm, let's have dinner." Charles saw that Sheryl looked at him sincerely, so he nodded. He invited her to have dinner together after that.

Melissa had lain on the bed for half a day and felt tired, so she got up and wanted to check on Charles.

She was surprised when she found that he was with Sheryl.

Melissa looked at Sheryl with hatred in her eyes.

Didn't Leila say that Charles was being cold to Sheryl? So, what was going on?

Charles and Sheryl were even feeding each other. Apparently, they loved each other even more now than before he fell into the coma.

Melissa couldn't bear to see that and turned around, returning to her room. When she got back, she called Leila.

"Leila, what's wrong with you? Didn't you say that Charles wasn't being nice to Sheryl?" As soon as Leila answered the phone, Melissa started to yell at her.

At that point in time, Leila was still on her way back to Dream Garden. Seeing that Melissa was calling her, she answered it without thinking.

"Aunt Melissa, what did you say?" Leila asked in doubt.

"I went to Charles' room just now. It seems like Charles and Sheryl love each other more than before," Melissa responded in a rage.

She was so worked up that it became difficult for her to breathe. The cerebral hyperemia she was suffering from made her feel terrible. She didn't know what else she could say.

Hearing Melissa's words, Leila felt nervous and finally reacted.

'No way! Charles wouldn't forgive Sheryl so easily. Is there something wrong?' she thought to herself before speaking.

"Aunt Melissa, don't be so anxious. After I return home and tell Nancy to cook, I will discuss things with you. I am driving now, so I have to hang up." Afterward, Leila hung up the phone quickly.

She didn't want to continue listening to Melissa because she would talk endlessly.

After hanging up, Leila finally remembered that Holley had called her before. She thought about it for a while and knew that Holley just wanted her to ruin the project as soon as possible and wouldn't say anything else to her. So, she gave up her plan to call Holley back.

Melissa waited anxiously in her room after Leila ended the call.

When Sheryl was having dinner with Charles, she forgot

ot up to leave.

After Ferry left, Sheryl still sat there at a complete loss and didn't have any reaction for a long time. She was not in the mood to drink coffee. Even if the coffee was the most delicious drink in the world, she didn't have any interest in it.

"Miss, would you like a different cup of coffee?" The waitress saw that Sheryl was sitting there, but didn't drink coffee, so she decided to check on her with a cautious inquiry.

The waitress' question brought Sheryl back to earth. She shook her head and said, "No, thanks. How much is it?"

"The gentleman that was with you already paid." The waitress smiled kindly at Sheryl.

Sheryl didn't want to sit there anymore, so she got up and left.

Sheryl was restless all the way back. She drove for only ten minutes, but she drove through a red light and almost hit another car because she was so distracted. She didn't know how she was able to reach the hospital in that state.

When she returned to the room, Charles had woken up. He saw her returning and waved at her, telling her to come sit down with him.

Sheryl's face was pale, but she forced a smile as she walked over to Charles. "What's wrong?"

"Did you go out?" After Charles had woken up, he hadn't seen Sheryl and was surprised. Then he thought about the phone call and was even more confused. He shook off the worst thoughts in his mind immediately. He just told himself that Sheryl went out for something, and she didn't have anything to hide from him.