His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1356 Did You Do It

Charles wrapped his arms around Sheryl. They stood in the darkness for a long time and weren't in the

mood to sleep. They wished the bright stars in the sky could banish the gloom from Shirley's mind and

make her feel less afraid.

"Sher, did you hear? Shirley will come back soon. Don't worry. You should try and get some sleep."

Charles pecked Sheryl on the cheek and reassured her gently.

"What about you?" Sheryl asked.

"I'll get David to check that telephone number. Maybe we can find some clue from it," Charles

answered.

"Well, tell me if you find anything out," Sheryl said anxiously.

The next second, she couldn't help blurting out what she had been holding back. "Charles, do you

believe me? I'm sure Leila is the person behind the kidnapping. At the thought of Shirley suffering at

the hands of the kidnapper, my heart is broken. Leila must know where Shirley is. Why don't we ask

her the whereabouts of Shirley tomorrow?"

Sheryl's eyes lit up with hope. However, Charles didn't answer her question. He asked her to go to bed

and get some rest, then went to the study.

Charles was worried, and he didn't notice that it was already in the early hours of the morning. He

called David from the study.

The phone rang for a while before David picked it up. David wasn't expecting a call so late, so he

assumed that it must be a prank call and didn't want to answer. However, as his cell phone kept on

ringing, he picked it up and looked sleepily at the screen. When he found it was Charles who was

calling, he was completely sober.

"Hello, Mr. Lu!" He was aware that Charles' daughter was missing. 'Why did Mr. Lu call me so late?

Does he want me to do something for him?' he wondered.

"The kidnapper called just now. I want you to run a check on this number and let me know as soon as

you get any clue," Charles ordered.

"Okay." David immediately began to track the cell phone number after hanging up.

Five minutes later, he called back.

"Mr. Lu, the signal disappeared when I tracked the phone number, so I failed to lock its user's location,"

he reported.

Charles knew that the kidnapper would have made some preparations, but when he heard the news

from David, his heart sank.

"I understand. You can go to sleep," Charles said in a low voice that sounded like a long sigh in the

darkness.

He walked out onto the balcony and sat alone in the cold darkness for a long time, staring into oblivion.

He seemed to have gradually calmed down from the chaos of thoughts that were running through his

mind.

He thought of what Sheryl had said. She wasn't a malevolent person. Maybe what she had said was

reasonable.

He looked down and sighed, lost in thought.

The next morning, Sheryl woke up early and ran straight into Leila's room with a pale face. Charles was

awakened by the sound of a slamming door and realized what was going on.

When Leila heard someone knocking at her door, she was a little confused.

The moment she opened the door and saw Sheryl, her heart skipped a beat. 'Did Sheryl discover my

secret? No, that's impossible! From the beginning, I had been meticulous. I haven't given her any signs

that I know anything about the kidnapping so that Sheryl wouldn't have picked any holes.'

Thinking about this, she calmed down and immediately changed her expression from surprise to

confusion. She looked at Sheryl and asked, "Sheryl, what happened? Have you found Shirley?" Leila

looked so worried as if she really cared about Shirley.

Sheryl glared at Leila as if she wanted to tear her apart. Under her gaze, Leila was a little scared.

"Sheryl, are you okay? Are you having trouble sleeping because you're worried about Shirley? Try to

relax. Don't worry too much. Everything will be all right." Leila persuaded Sheryl, pretending to be kind

to her.

Sheryl didn't shift her eyes from Leila and suddenly roared, "Did you do it? Give Shirley back to me!"

Then she waved her hands and rushed toward Leila.

Leila was taken aback. She quickly moved aside to dodge the attack and then explained, "I don't know

what you're talking about! I don't know where Shirley is at all. There must be some misunderstanding

between us, Sheryl."

Sheryl remembered how much Shirley had cried the night before because she was so scared of the

dark. It tortured Sheryl when she thought of how her daughter must be suffering alone in the hands of

the kidnapper. It made her sick to the stomach, and she couldn't stop worrying about it.

Her motherly instincts had kicked in, and a vicious determination flashed in her eyes. She would do

anything to protect her daughter. Sheryl could put up with Leila's bullying, but if Leila dared lay one

finger on Shirley, she would make Leila regret it.

While Leila was desperately trying to dodge Sheryl, Charles had walked in just when Sheryl was about

to grab her. Leila quick cowered behind Charles pretending to be surprised and scared.

"Sheryl, what's wrong with you? I'm trying to comfort you out of concern. Why are you trying to hurt Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

me?" Leila peered from behind Charles and asked angrily.

Sheryl wanted to get to Leila and bumped into Charles while trying to grab at her again. However,

Charles stopped her by holding her in his arms so she couldn't reach Leila at all.

Charles looked at Sheryl with a complicated expression.

"Sheryl, Stop! Are you crazy? Don't make matters worse! I'm hurting just as much as you are. Can you

please just calm down?" Charles had never been so harsh toward Sheryl before, and Leila secretly

began to laugh inside. She didn't need to defend herself anymore because it seemed that in Charles'

opinion, everything Sheryl was doing was unreasonable.

'I should use this situation to my advantage and show Charles what a generous and understanding

woman I am, ' she thought. Leila was sure that it wasn't going to be long before Charles broke up with

Sheryl and she didn't want to miss this golden opportunity.

Charles' words had cut Sheryl like a knife. It seemed like he was going against her during this most

difficult time in her life. Tears streamed down her cheeks, and she was filled with so much heartache

and pain that she nearly collapsed.

'It hurts so badly. Why does it hurt so much?' she wondered. In tears, she looked at her beloved

Charles through bleary eyes and felt like she was losing him as well.

At the sight of the hurt and disappointment in Sheryl's eyes, Charles' heart broke. He wanted to hold

her in his arms and comfort her. He wished that he had never uttered those words.

"I..." Charles was about to explain, but in the end, he swallowed his words and turned his head, calling

Nancy to come.