His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1109 A Friend In Prison(Part Two)

"Oh? So you have a friend in prison. That sounds good!" echoed Charles. 'When Mom was in jail, she

had someone to talk to. Now that she's out, she's got no one to confide in except me, ' he thought,

feeling bad for Melissa.

"Oh yes, she's a nice child about your age. She was good to me and helped me a lot. Unfortunately,

she's still in jail. If she could get out right now, I would be less lonely."

The tone Melissa used to narrate the story was one that sounded like she didn't believe it was

something that could happen in her lifetime.

Her voice carried a hint of sadness. It felt like she would never find another friend as good as the one

she mentioned.

"Were you in a cell?" he asked. He could sense that Melissa cared about that friend very much.

"Yes, we were roommates. At that time, she had just gotten arrested for a couple of days. She would

always tell me what was happening outside. She always comforted me, too."

Her reply was in a faint voice.

After some moments, she went on, "I'm really grateful to Leila Zhang for treating me so well. She's a

good girl actually, but made some mistakes…"

"Wait, Mom, what's her name?" he interrupt her abruptly.

"She's Leila Zhang," answered Melissa calmly. Of course, it was completely intentional to introduce her

to Charles.

Bringing up her name was just a start. She was convinced that she could bring Leila into her son's life

again.

"Leila Zhang?" he repeated in disbelief. 'What a coincidence!' he thought.

"Yes, it's her. Do you know her?"

Melissa put on a curious facade.

"Um…no. I just heard about her."

Charles had no intention of telling his mother what had happened between him and Leila.

With a gleam shining in her eyes, she stared at her son and gushed, "Is that so, Charles? Then you

must know that she really is a good girl. Can you help me get her out? When I was in prison, she was

truly kind to me. I'm dying to talk to her and bring her to nice places where we can walk around."

Upon hearing this, Charles furrowed his brows. His grudge against Leila hadn't completely faded, but

as he saw an expectant look in Melissa's eyes, he couldn't bear the thought of refusing her request.

"Charles, please?"

Melissa pleaded, focusing her eager gaze on his eyes.

"Do you really like Leila Zhang, Mom?"

Charles couldn't hide his scowl.

'If Mom truly is fond of Leila, I can get her out. If she can keep Mom company, they could help each

other be better people. That will be a good thing, ' he rationalized within himself.

"Yes," she nodded. There was a determination in both her voice and expression.

"I see. I will take care of this," he agreed, smiling slightly. "Is there anything else you need? If not, I'll go

upstairs."

"That's all. Are you sure you can help me get Leila out?" she asked to confirm. Her mood heightened

tremendously. 'Sheryl's plan to move out with Charles almost worked, but things will be different now. Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Once Leila gets released, I'll have her support, ' she thought, snickering inwardly.

"I will try my best." He still detested Leila, so he didn't give her a direct reply.

Soon after Charles headed upstairs, Sheryl arrived, bringing Clark and Shirley with her.

The Lu family had dinner together as usual. As they finished eating, Sheryl and Charles escorted their

kids upstairs. While Charles headed straight to their bedroom, Sheryl gave the children a bath. After

the kids were put to sleep, Sheryl returned to the room. To avoid worrying her, Charles didn't mention

the conversation he and Melissa shared.

"How did it go with your recent project, Sher?" he asked casually. Recently, he had been so caught up

in his job in addition to all the issues happening at home. It suddenly dawned on him that he hadn't

been asking her about her work.

"It's almost done. They're satisfied with my plan so it's going well, so far." Her reply was rather plain.

Since she didn't reveal the name of the company, Charles didn't expect that her client would be the

famous Tarsan Corporation.

"That's good to hear," he observed with a nod. 'Looks like she didn't face any problems at work, then, '

he thought.

The fact that things were going well with Sheryl set his mind at rest.

Since Melissa was discharged from the hospital, she had been much quieter. At least, that was how

Sheryl felt. The former didn't mess with her or even appear before her.

With a deep breath of relief, Sheryl naively believed that Melissa had changed her mind about turning

against her. Even though she wasn't that fond of Charles' mother, she was willing to make peace with

her as long as the latter didn't start a fight.

After all, she still wanted to have a happy, harmonious family.

But things didn't go as Sheryl expected. If she had realized that it was merely the calm before the

storm, she would never have made a compromise with Charles, not to mention Melissa.

If only she had realized it earlier, she wouldn't have let it go so easily.

However, she didn't figure out about the hidden crisis.

Since she fixed the plan for Tarsan Corporation, Sheryl went to the office and got off work on time

every day. As time went by, Tarsan Corporation informed her that the wine party was scheduled to be

held this Saturday.

"Isla, tell the guys that Tarsan Corporation is going to hold a party this Saturday. Ask them to go and

decorate the site," said Sheryl, bubbly and in a good mood.

"Got it!"

Isla nodded at her obediently.

"Has Charles' mother been giving you a hard time recently?"

A couple of days had passed since Melissa returned home from the hospital. Isla wanted to know

whether Charles' mother made another move.

"No, she hasn't. Everything's been good, lately. Don't worry about me, Isla," replied Sheryl with a faint

smile.

"I'm glad to hear that."

Once she heard this, Isla's worries disappeared.

"Oh, one more thing. I got a call from Tarsan Corporation.

They said that some of their guests can't attend the party, so they asked for all of our staff to attend,"

Isla added as she led the topic to work right away.

"Tarsan Corporation is holding such a grand party. They just transferred their business to Y City, so

many of the local companies might not have heard about them yet. It's normal that some might refuse

the invitations," Sheryl explained.

When the representatives from Tarsan Corporation first came to Cloud Advertising, they expressed

their conditions to Sheryl. A grand, creative party was in order since it would be their very first event in

Y City.