The Substitute Bride

"Good afternoon, Amy," Sheryl greeted her and pulled a chair for her. Seeing a displeased look on Amy's face while looking at the porridge that Sue bought, she tried to console her,"Don't worry too much, Amy. Shirley will just eat a little."

"That wouldn't do." Amy shook her head in disapproval. "Shirley is ill., and what she needs the most is healthy food," Amy said.

Amy then walked closer to Sheryl and handed her three lunch boxes. One was for Shirley, and the other two were for her and Sue. "Making the soup for Shirley took some time, and I just cooked a simple meal for you. But don't worry, I'll make you a special dinner tonight." she said as she opened the boxes for them.

When Amy said that it was just a simple meal, they were surprised to see what were inside the lunch boxes. There were actually three dishes — sweet and sour ribs, scrambled eggs with tomatoes and Chinese green tender. And they all smelt good. Looking at the mouth-watering dishes in front of her, Sue gasped and thought, 'How could this be considered a simple meal?'

On the other hand, Amy made a chicken and vegetable soup for Shirley. She also put some carrots in it and it looked so delicious.

Feeling delighted, Amy took the spoon and was about to feed Shirley. "Let me do it, Amy," Sheryl interrupted, feeling a little embarrassed.

"No, it's okay. Let me just do it." Amy refused to give the lunch box and the spoon to Sheryl. "Just enjoy your lunch there," she added.

Shirley was already starving so it didn't take long for her to finish the soup. Amy felt glad and laughed heartily while looking at the little girl's cute face. "Did you like it?" Amy asked Shirley. The little girl nodded her head vigorously. "What would you like for dinner?" Amy asked again in a very pleased tone.

"Well..." Shirley hesitated for a moment and looked at Sheryl's direction. "I want sweet and sour ribs," Shirley answered with a begging look. They didn't notice that Shirley had been staring all the while at Sheryl's bowl of sweet and sour ribs.

"Sweet and sour ribs? Oh, I'm afraid you can't have it," Amy declined. Hearing Amy's reply, Sh

Charlie retorted. Charlie seemed to expose Sue's lies.

After hearing Charlie's words, Charles started to examine Sue from head to toe. Finally he was able to recognize her,"You are Sheryl's friend, right?" Only then did he realize that Sue had been lying to him all along. He furrowed his brows in displeasure.

Since she was already exposed, Sue decided to admit. "Yeah, you are right. So what?" There was no point in lying anymore. "Sheryl and I are friends. But she told me that she doesn't want to see you anymore. So, if I were you, I wouldn't bother her at all. Did you get it?"

Then she pushed the door open and got in. However, before she could get a chance to close the door, Charles blocked it with his arm. "You were lying. She would never say that," he said firmly.

She might try to avoid him but Charles was very sure that she would never say those words.

"You…" Sue said sulkily. "You really think so highly of yourself. Do you really think that all women in this world would fall for you? Well, let me tell you this. Sheryl has already seen through you. She don't want to have anything to do with you anymore.

Besides, Sheryl and Anthony get along very well. I hope you wouldn't ruin their lives anymore. Don't forget that Sheryl would never love a cheater like you," she added with a smirk.

"A cheater?" Charles was taken aback. "What the hell are you talking about? I have never cheated on her!"