Chapter 1398 An Apology
Chapter 1398 An Apology
Melissa approached slowly and reluctantly to the door of the ward. Even though she felt humiliated that
Charles had yelled at her in public because of Sheryl, his stern look made her feel afraid.
Charles didn't want to ruin Sheryl's feelings and mood by speaking in front of her, so he followed
Melissa out and closed the door quietly behind. Leila felt awkward being alone with Sheryl, so she left
the room right after Charles. When she stepped out of the room, she heard Charles scolding Melissa in
the corridor.
"Mom! Did you forget what I told you? You and Leila cannot to leave Dream Garden before I find out
who wanted to kill Sheryl. Why don't you listen to me? Don't you regard my words seriously?" Charles
said harshly, staring at Melissa with a stern look on his face.
Melissa didn't dare look Charles in the eye. She turned away from Charles' tongue-lashing and knew
that she was out of line for shouting at Sheryl just now.
"I...I'm here to see how Sheryl is doing! What's wrong with that? I'm just trying to be nice," Melissa
explained, stammering.
"You? Being nice? Have you already forgotten that you shouted at Sher just a few moments ago?
Mom, Sher is really sick now. She needs as much peace as possible and to rest. You would never have
shouted at her if you were genuinely trying to be nice to her!" Charles said furiously.
His heart was full of anger, and he shouted at Melissa, unleashing all of his anger and frustration out on
her.
"Mom, I warn you, for the last time. If I catch you disturbing Sher again, I assure you that I'll kick you
out of Dream Garden and never see you again!" Charles was so disappointed in Melissa, so he made
himself very clear that this was her last chance.
Melissa froze, feeling shocked and startled by what Charles had just threatened her with. It was as if
she had been struck by lightning.
After a while, she finally opened her mouth and said meekly, "Charles, I won't do it again. I did only
come here to see how Sheryl was doing. However, she didn't greet me nicely, and that's why I lost my
temper. I didn't mean any of it."
She grabbed Charles by the sleeve pleading with him. Melissa was afraid that he would kick her out of
Dream Garden.
She knew her son very well. If he had made a decision, he would see it through. If Melissa didn't admit
that she was wrong, she might end up being kicked out and left on the streets.
Melissa regretted having yelled at Sheryl. She didn't expect that Charles would have heard what she
said and care so much about Sheryl. Melissa misjudged him and never thought that Charles would
dare to kick her out just because of Sheryl.
Again, she begged anxiously, "Charles, I'm sorry. I know what I did was wrong. I'll apologize to Sheryl
immediately." With that, she rushed to Sheryl's room so fast that Charles didn't have the chance to stop
her.
Even though Melissa was his mother, and he respected her, she had crossed the line so many times
that Charles had to warn her for the last time. If she kept hurting Sheryl's feelings, then he was left with
no other choice but to kick her out.
Charles was overwhelmed with stress. He didn't know where Shirley was, and Sheryl was in the
hospital because someone had tried to kill her. Meanwhile, the mastermind behind it all remained still at
large. However, his mother didn't seem to understand the severity of the situation. Instead of being
supportive and helpful, she seemed to keep stirring up trouble. Charles didn't have the stamina to deal Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.
with it any longer.
He felt disappointed in her. Realizing that she was going to go into Sheryl's room to talk to her again,
he wanted to stop her, but Melissa ran so fast that he failed to do so.
Thus, he followed Melissa into the room in case she quarreled with Sheryl again.
Sheryl sat up straight when she heard the door open. She watched as Melissa barged into her room.
Only this time, Sheryl looked her straight in the eye.
When Melissa saw that Sheryl had sat up and stared her down, she was furious. When she came
earlier, Sheryl had turned away and refused to talk to her. Melissa thought that Sheryl was such a bitch,
and she always pretended to be innocent in front of Charles.
Anger boiled in her heart, and there were daggers in her eyes when she glared at Sheryl. However, she
quickly put on a sweet smile on her face when she remembered that Charles was standing right behind
her. Though she didn't fool Sheryl this time, Sheryl could see through her facade and thought she was
such a hypocrite.
"Sheryl, I'm so sorry that I acted on impulse. I didn't mean any of what I said. I hope you don't take it to
heart. I'm here to make an apology to you. Please forgive me. I won't do it next time. I promise,"
Melissa said gently. Even though Melissa hated Sheryl with every fiber of her being, she hid her
feelings by bowing her head. She did this deliberately to show her son that she was sincerely sorry.
She hated Sheryl for always finding a way to humiliate her and that Charles seemed to be under her
spell. Every time they got into an argument, Charles forever took Sheryl's side.
Though Melissa was apologizing, Sheryl noticed the reluctance and impatience in her tone. Melissa's
pretentiousness sickened her. However, since Melissa wanted to play this game, then Sheryl decided
that she would too.
"Mom, don't say that. I would never blame you. I was wrong too," said Sheryl, holding Melissa's hand
and looking at her sincerely. Their acting was so seamless that anyone would believe that they had
already managed to patch things up.
Leila, who was standing behind Melissa, couldn't help thinking that Sheryl had put in a classy
performance. Curling her lips slightly, she continued to observe what was going to happen next.
It was Charles that interrupted their peaceful harmony. "Mom, Sheryl is a very generous and kind
woman, so she forgave you this time. However, let me be clear. If you stir any trouble for her in the
future, I won't forgive you, and I'll disown you," Charles said coldly.
Charles would never have believed that his mother could behave so mean to Sheryl until he saw it
himself. When he overheard what his mother had said and done to Sheryl, it shocked him and made
her look like an uneducated ill-mannered woman.
Melissa's face froze for a few seconds at Charles' solemn words. She was his biological mother, but it
seemed that he didn't care about her at all now.
She was the woman that gave birth to him and brought him up. She felt so upset that he had blamed
her just because of a woman like Sheryl.
Melissa didn't believe for one second that Sheryl was the nice woman that Charles had described. She
wondered what Charles could see in Sheryl to marry her. 'Sheryl never treats me nice! Never Ever!'
Melissa shouted to herself.
At that moment, her resentment towards Sheryl began eating her up. Anger burned in her fiery eyes.
The fury inside her was like a balloon growing bigger and bigger, and it would explode at any minute
with a bang.
Swallowing the anger, Melissa clenched her teeth and cleared her throat. "Yes, Charles is right. Sheryl
is such a nice woman. I'll never cause any trouble for her in the future. I was terribly wrong. I'm so
sorry, Sheryl. I hope you can forgive me and we can get along with each other from now on," Melissa
said in a low voice.
Sheryl felt some satisfaction seeing Melissa finally bow her head to her. However, she didn't care about
these small things and how Melissa treated her. The most important thing for her to do now was force
Leila to hand over Shirley.