The Substitute Bride

Nancy finished cooking the meal and went to Sheryl's bedroom to call her. She found Sheryl lost in her own world. Sheryl got a little startled to see Nancy. "Hi Nancy, is the meal ready?" Sheryl inquired on coming out of her thoughts.

"Yes, it is. Please wash your hands and come to eat." Nancy could tell from Sheryl's expression that something was wrong. As Shirley was with them, she didn't have the chance to question Sheryl about it. After their meal was done, Sheryl took Shirley to her room and put her to bed. She tucked her in her bed, adjusted the blanket around her and kissed her on the forehead. As she shut the door and came out, Nancy handed her a glass of honey water.

"Thank you, Nancy!" Sheryl thanked her politely. She really felt a lot more relaxed after hiring Nancy. Nancy took good care of them.

Sheryl looked at Nancy and said in a soft tone,"Nancy, I'll go to work tomorrow. Please take good care of Shirley for me."

"Don't worry, Miss Xia," Nancy assured her. "By the way, you look a little under the weather. What happened? Is everything all right with you?

I don't mean to pry, but it is just that I care about you. Maybe you'll feel more comfortable after pouring out your troubles. I'm older than you, and have experience in many things. I may be able to give you some advice on the matter," Nancy added earnestly.

After a long hesitation, Sheryl decided to tell Nancy the truth. "Nancy, I really don't know what I should do. I know I should keep away from him, but he keeps trying to get close to me. I don't know how to refuse him. Maybe deep inside, I'm unwilling to leave him..." Sheryl stammered.

"Are you talking about the man I saw this morning?" Nancy asked with a frown. It seemed that Sheryl really liked Anthony.

"No!" Sheryl shook her head and added,"I mean Charles. Actually, I really feel guilty about Anthony. If it weren't for Charles, I think I would have married Anthony without hesitation. But now, I don't know

come to Y City with Sula. Holley realized that Donna was here to break up their relationship and bring together George and Sula.

"Aunt Donna, here you are," Holley greeted Donna in a respectful manner. She would not be stupid enough to give Donna an excuse to drive a wedge between George and her.

She quietly took out her phone in an attempt to send a message to George. She didn't want to face Donna alone. It was obvious that Donna wasn't there to show her kindness.

"Ha! You want to call George, huh?" Donna sneered and snatched the phone from Holley. "You did not come to meet me, so I have to come here to meet you instead," she said in a cold voice.

"I just saw George leave the hospital, so we have plenty of time to talk with each other," she added.

Holley realized that Donna was here to cause trouble, so she decided to be polite to Donna and spin things out for as long as possible. She hoped that George would come back soon and rescue her.

Putting on a pitiful expression, she said in an apologetic tone,"Aunt Donna, I'm so sorry for not having picked you up at the airport yesterday. I should have left earlier than I did. I didn't expect to find such heavy traffic. I told George, I would apologize to you as soon as I am well and out of the hospital. I didn't expect you to come..."