The Substitute Bride

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 e

o 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.