The Substitute Bride

Sue's face grew dark with anger and discontent. Knitting her brows, she asked coldly,"Anthony, what's going on with?"

"I..." Anthony stammered, as he realized his rude act. "I... am so sorry, I didn't mean it," the panic-stricken man apologized.

He let out a deep sigh pensively. Since Sheryl returned to Y City, he had been anxious and afraid to lose her. But for awhile, he reassured himself, 'It is impossible for Sheryl to meet Charles. After all, Y City is huge.' But, when he learned that Sheryl wasn't with Sue, he got irritated again. He could have exploded but then managed to contain himself. Anthony opened his mouth,"I was too shocked. Today is Shirley's birthday. Why would Sher celebrate with other boy's birthday?" he asked, as he squinted his eyes.

"How would I know? Have you ever paid me to keep an eye on her?" Sue responded with anger and dissatisfaction in her voice. Judging by her tone, Anthony knew she was still mad at him. He gazed at her with guilt and made an apology again. The woman's fury vanished at the sight of his sincere face. Sue started to answer Anthony's question. "Sheryl knew the little boy after coming here. She likes him very much. They often went out. Later, she also met the boy's father. Since then, the three always hang out together. I have a hunch that the boy's father has a thing for Sher. I reminded her to stay away from him so many times, but she didn't listen. I did my best," she said as she shrugged her shoulders.

Taking notice of the worried look on Anthony's face, she assured him with a smile,"But I believe there is nothing to worry about. Sher agreed to meet them simply because she adores that little boy."

"Well... do you know where she is?" Anthony asked, as he clenched his fist. 'She still met Charles, ' he thought with anxiety and rage.

"I have no idea. How about you give her a call and ask where she is?" Sue suggested. She briefly looked at Anthony, and then said,"I'm in a party. I... have to go back there."

"Sue!" Anthony called out her name, as the woman turned around in an attempt to walk away. Slightly embarrassed, he scratched his head and said,"Well... I'm really sorry for yelling at you. By the way, you look great today."

Flattered, she flushed and lowered her head. After a while, Sue leered at Anthony. "Come on man, stop apologizing. Hurry up and find Sher!" she urged. Then she turned around and started walking back to her party.

As Anthony watched Sue's shadow disappear, he took his cell phone from

s a suspect that time because he was Autumn's friend.

Now, he even had the guts to show his face to me. If Sheryl and the kids weren't around, I would punch him to teach him a lesson, ' Charles thought furiously.

"Anthony, why did you not inform me that you are coming to Y City?" Sheryl asked with a bit of embarrassment and anger in her voice. Anthony's sudden appearance in Y City caught her in surprise. However, she wasn't delighted to see her boyfriend here. Instead, she felt a little embarrassed.

"I was planning to give you a surprise," Anthony replied with a slight smile. He recognized a lot of people in the party and even leered at Leila and the boy who looked exactly like Charles. 'I stole Sheryl away from him and hid her for three years. But they still met each other. Is this fate? he mulled.

"Who is he?" Anthony asked Sheryl as he looked at the direction of Charles. Charles sharply caught that look from Anthony and gave a sneer. He walked closer to Sheryl and stood behind her. That gave a picture perfect moment where a gorgeous woman closely stood right in front of a handsome man. And just beside them were their children: Shirley and Charlie who were playing and laughing heartily together. They were like a portrait of a happy family. At that scenario, Anthony was definitely the outsider.

Anthony felt his heart ached. 'Sheryl is my girlfriend. Charles and she were over a long time ago, ' he thought. He gave an approving smile and pulled Sheryl to him naturally.

He held Sheryl's shoulder and looked at Charles. "Hello there, I'm Anthony, Sheryl's fiance," he proudly introduced himself as he tried to shake hands with Charles.