His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1108 A Friend In Prison(Part One)

"To be honest, back when I got married to Edward, I lived a hard life. At that time I hated you so much.

If you were the person I married, I wouldn't be what I am today!"

Rachel said word for word.

"But later on, I began to feel grateful to Edward, because I knew that if it weren't for him, I couldn't have

gone abroad at all, much less marry the ex-president of Tarsan Corporation. Although he was old

enough to be my grandfather, he was good-tempered and had a thorough view of everything, having NôvelDrama.Org © 2024.

gone through all kinds of things in his life. He didn't mind my past at all. Maybe foreigners are just

always more open-minded than people here.

After we got married, he was very kind to me. It was a pity that he passed away shortly after. But in his

will, he made a substantial bequest to me."

After hearing all these details about her life, Charles didn't respond. After all, birds of different feathers

don't flock together. Maybe this kind of life was one that Rachel liked. If it were Sheryl, though, she

wouldn't have made such a choice.

"So, Mr. Lu, I choose Shining Company as my partner because I'm most familiar with it compared to

any other company. I believe that if we join hands, we'll earn more money, and create more

opportunities." With that statement, Rachel stared at Charles, maintaining a confident tone.

"Now that you've confessed your intentions to me, I also need to be honest with you. Shining Company

won't cooperate with you.

To begin with, Chris' father won't agree to cooperate with you. After all, he's gotten a share in Shining

Company."

Refusing her offer, Charles was direct.

No matter what Rachel wanted to do with the cooperation, he didn't want to partner with Tarsan

Corporation. Knowing that Sheryl has already been in a foul mood lately, he didn't want to cause any

other misunderstandings.

"Mr. Lu, are you really deciding to give up this excellent opportunity because of some trivial matters?

This isn't your style of work, is it? In a business circle, why do you need to care about those

unimportant things?" Not giving up, Rachel continued persuading Charles. By no means did she want

to be refused by Charles like that. To cooperate with Shining Company was the best way she could

approach him.

"You think those things are unimportant?"

Charles' expression hardened as he asked her.

"Yes, because all those things are in the past. It's all history now. No one can confidently say that he

made no mistakes in his life. I don't believe you would deny my present and my future because of my

past, would you? Moreover, if you choose to deny my future, you also deny the future of Shining

Company and Tarsan Corporation."

Rachel's voice remained calm as she explained.

"Mr. Lu, you should know that if we doesn't cooperate with you, we will cooperate with your competitor.

Our cooperation would be a win-win opportunity. Are you really willing to let Shining Company be

rivaled by its competitor due to personal vendettas?"

Her frankness was a surprise.

The reasoning had Charles pause for a moment. Even he couldn't deny that her words were all true. If

Tarsan Corporation's partner wasn't Shining Company, it would partner with their competitor to work

against Shining Company together. In the long term, it wouldn't be in Shining Company's interest to

decline the offer.

"Mr. Lu, I promise you, there are only common business exchanges between us. I won't disturb your

private life at all. Furthermore, I won't do anything that may arouse your wife's misunderstanding."

Realizing what Charles was worried about, Rachel thought to offer the conditions to eliminate his

concerns.

Putting on a soft smile, he replied, "Ms. Bai, don't pull my leg. I know what you said just now is

undoubtedly right. If Shining Company doesn't cooperate with Tarsan Corporation, it'll be like sending a

lucrative business away to others so I have no reason to refuse your offer. Let's just settle the deal."

What he said was merely to gain Rachel's trust so that Rachel wouldn't cooperate with his competitors

right away. With that, he could use the time to search for a partner much stronger than Tarsan

Corporation. Only by doing so, he didn't need to worry about Tarsan Corporation working with Shining

Company's competitor.

"Mr. Lu, I'm glad we can come to an agreement," replied Rachel with a big smile escaping her lips.

Although it was a torturous process persuading Charles, all the things progressed following her plan in

the end. As long as there weren't any big changes, her dream would be realized soon.

Though Rachel wanted to eat or have some coffee with Charles now, she tried to refrain from such an

idea. "Well, if there's nothing else, I have to go. Later on, I'll send my assistant to bring the contract to

you, and then you'll just have to sign it."

"That's alright. Take care on your way back."

Avoiding the platitude of politeness, Charles bid her farewell directly.

Though this frustrated Rachel, she made sure to not show any emotion. "Okay, bye."

On his way back home, Charles thought it over carefully and decided not to tell Sheryl about the whole

situation. Otherwise, she would overthink it.

"Sher, I'm back."

The first thing he did when he stepped inside the house was to look for Sheryl.

"Why are you back so early today?" It was Melissa who answered, not Sheryl.

"I've finished my work earlier than before," replied Charles briefly as he nodded and took his coat off.

"Mom, where is Sher? Hasn't she come back yet?"

"I don't think so. I haven't seen her."

Her voice was faint as she said it.

"Oh, that's alright, Mom. I have to go upstairs."

Wanting to leave, Charles was already turning around.

"Charles…"

Before he could walk away, Melissa called him from behind.

"What's up, Mom?"

He stopped to listen to what his mother had to say.

"Charles, can I talk to you? I want to talk to you about Sher before she comes back."

With her request, Melissa wore a kind expression.

Granting his mother's request, he sat beside Melissa. "What's the matter?"

"Charles, I know that since I came to live in Dream Garden, I've been a disturbance to your life. I've

thought about it the whole day, and I believe I've found the reason. The embarrassing situation now is

just because I keep staying at home, becoming idler every day." The way she said it was like she saw

through something.

"Mom, stop saying that. We don't have an intention to blame you—"

It was difficult to see his mother feel guilty.

"You just listen to me. What I mean is that I've become like this because I don't have any friends with

me. It's time for me to make some friends and enjoy my time with them. By doing so, I wouldn't need to

stay at home all the time, and we can enjoy life together with less friction between us."

She cut Charles off and expressed her thoughts.

Melissa's words enlightened him. There was no doubt that what she said was right, so he simply

nodded his head and said, "It's definitely time for you to get out there and spend time with other people.

After all, if you continue staying alone like this, you might develop some serious psychological illness.

You can still contact your old friends now?"

How could she still have any friends in the area if she stayed in prison for 15 years? Melissa shook her

head and answered honestly, "I don't have any friends here, but I do have a friend I met in prison.

She's a very kind and sensible girl."