His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1206 Leila Is Released From Prison

"What are you talking about? When did I fool around with Rachel?" Charles asked, fixing his eyes on

Sheryl. Sheryl had finally opened up on the matter which was troubling her for so many days. But what

she said left Charles completely speechless. 'How could Sheryl suspect me to have an affair with

Rachel? What made her to even believe that?' Questions flooded him. He felt like it was completely out

of the blue. He waited for Sheryl to speak more about it. NôvelDrama.Org © content.

"If you didn't see Rachel, how can you explain those photos? And why would you stay with her alone

that night at Lavender Bar?" Sheryl blurted out. Finally, as Sheryl spoke her heart out, her emotions

came overwhelmingly. Her eyes were red and she seethed with a distressed face.

"What photos?" Charles asked, looking bewildered. "As for that night at Lavender Bar, it was a

misunderstanding."

"Why are you even asking me? Now that you cheated on me, you should have known that your secrets

would be exposed one day. I saw you and Rachel flirt with each other in the photographs. So stop

playing as if you don't know anything," Sheryl snapped back with a sneer.

"Calm down, Sher. It looks like Mr. Lu isn't lying. Besides, what pictures are you talking about? Why

didn't you tell me?" Isla chipped in. "Where did you get those photos? Did Rachel give them to you? If

you got those pictures from Rachel, you should have investigated them first. Perhaps it was a trap. You

can't believe her words," Isla mediated. Sheryl became quiet after hearing Isla. Now she felt that

perhaps she had been in a hurry to judge Charles.

"Yes, Sher, Isla has a point. Where did you get those photographs? Are you sure that they are not

processed?" Charles asked after regaining his composure. Charles was completely flabbergasted by

the entire thing. All these days, Sheryl kept it all within herself without even bothering to tell him the

reason behind her coldness towards him. Now that Isla put things into the right perspective, he

suspected that Sheryl might have been fooled by Rachel.

After introspecting the entire situation, Sheryl began to speculate that the photographs might have

been morphed. She opened her phone quickly and showed the pictures to Charles. To give the couple

some time to clear the air, Isla bid farewell to them and left the restaurant.

Very soon the misunderstanding was cleared. Sheryl was regretful of the fact that she did not speak

about this openly with Charles, while, he was relieved to have won back his wife's faith on himself.

They sat and chatted at the Japanese restaurant until it was closing time. It had been quite an ordeal

for both of them. Now, after having all her doubts cleared, Sheryl was back to being the candid and

loving wife she had always been. Charles was happy to see her smile again. Having been through this,

they realized how lucky they were to be with each other. It would be a pity if they had split up due to

some nasty trick played by someone.

It was not just Charles. Even Sheryl owed some explanation to her husband regarding her relationship

with Nick. Charles told Sheryl everything that was going on between him and Rachel. He agreed that it

had been wrong on his part to have neglected her in the past few days. He apologized to Sheryl for

that. The couple finally cleared the air. They promised to share everything with each other and spend

quality time without any misunderstandings or suspicions.

"Sher, I will not do anything that will make you misunderstand me. Promise me that you will come to me

first if you have any doubt in your mind about any such similar matters, will you?" Charles said as he

looked at his wife in the eye with affection.

"I will," Sheryl replied tenderly. They walked out of the restaurant and headed towards the car. In the

last few days with Melissa at home and the Rachel-Holley duo posing new challenges for them at every

step had put their love and mutual understanding to a tough test. However, at last, it was Charles and

Sheryl who had the last laugh. Though the ordeal was not over yet, as long as they were together and

had faith in each other, they could tide over all the hurdles. That was what Sheryl and Charles felt

inside their hearts. They felt stronger as they walked hand in hand. Charles squeezed Sheryl's hands.

Sheryl looked up at him. Their eyes met and they smiled at each other.

Today was a big day for Melissa and Leila. The latter was going to be released from the prison. Melissa

was excited to meet her cellmate. In the afternoon, Melissa took a taxi to prison. The sun was at its

peak and the open area outside the prison gates was scorching hot. Melissa stationed herself close to

the prison gate. She felt the strong rays of the sun hurting her eyes. That reminded her of the hard

times she had to face during her tenure inside the jail. Suddenly her breathing became heavy as those

moments of loneliness and hatred got rekindled in her mind. Then she heaved a sigh and breathed out

the heaviness out of her chest as she reminded herself that all those things were in the past. Now she

was under the care and love of her rich and competent son who took good care of her and gave her a

comfortable life. Although he had refused to follow her advice to divorce his wife, she didn't get angry at

him since he was her closest kin in the world. Besides, her son had been very nice to her. He even had

agreed to help her get Leila out and he lived up to his words. When she thought of this, a triumphant

smile lurked at the corners of her lips.

As the gate of the prison opened slowly, Leila came into her view. She looked frail and tanned. As soon

as she caught the sight of Melissa, she gave her a smile. Melissa was overwhelmed with joy as she

caught sight of her friend that she had known in jail. Dashing forward, she took hold of Leila's hands.

With excitement in her eyes, she said in a motherly tone, "My poor child, you have suffered so much.

Now you are free. Just put all the miserable memories in jail behind and start a new life. I have gone to

great lengths to get you out because I wanted to return the kindness you extended towards me when

we were cellmates. As long as I am alive, I will help you live a good life."

Upon hearing this, Leila couldn't help but jump into the old lady's arms. She held her tightly and broke

into an uncontrollable sob. Melissa comforted her tenderly. With tears flowing down her cheeks, Leila

said in an almost choked voice, "Thank you, Melissa, you're the best. You know what? Since you left

the jail, I was afraid that I might not be able to see you again. I was so sad that I couldn't find anyone to

talk to. But now you're here. I am so glad." Melissa patted her shoulder gently to comfort the girl.

All of a sudden, something occurred to Leila. She let Melissa go and roved her eyes over her from

head to toe. Then she asked curiously, "Oh, how did you get me out, Melissa? I thought that you..."

"Here is the thing. Charles Lu is my son. I and he had some misunderstanding and he didn't like me.

But now we get along very well. After all, blood is thicker than water. We cleared the air and are happy

with each other. I asked him to get you out. You are a good girl and you deserve better than the dark

cells," Melissa replied with sobs.

As Leila heard Melissa speak, her face changed. She didn't know how to react. "Really? I...I didn't

expect that Charles is your son. What a coincidence! I can't believe that. No wonder I thought that I had

met you somewhere the first time I saw you," Leila responded, and the surprise in her voice was

evident. Leila's eyes glittered with hope. As surprised as she was, she also felt lucky to have gotten on

well with Melissa and left a good impression on her. Here was another trump card in her hand. 'As long

as I am nice to her and try to make her happy, I will be able to go near Charles again, ' she snickered.

Suddenly, all her tears disappeared and her face glowed with a new ray of hope. She looked forward to

better and happier days.

Melissa called for a cab. Considering that Leila might have nowhere to go, she decided to take her

home first so that she could take some rest.

As the cab dropped them outside Dream Garden, Leila looked at the Lu family's residence with

renewed hope. Melissa led her into the living room with utmost hospitality. When they entered the

house, they ran into Sheryl. Melissa was surprised that she was still at home during the working hours.

She wondered whether she should use it as an excuse to make fun of Sheryl. But before she could

open her mouth, Sheryl questioned harshly, "Mom, why did you bring this woman home? Do you know

that she stole my son..." Melissa interrupted her furiously, "Where are your manners, Sheryl? Leila is a

good friend of mine. I know that there is some misunderstanding between you two. But she is my

guest. I hope that you give her some respect and be courteous with her. You're not the head of this

family."

With a slight smile, Leila cut in, "Sheryl, I know I did something that made you misunderstand me. But I

really want to make peace with you because I don't want to put Melissa and Charles in an awkward

position. Can you forgive me? I hope that we can get along with each other."

Sheryl was completely dumbfounded. Firstly, getting to see Leila was the last thing she had expected.

And secondly, Melissa and Leila hurled their own arguments on her and denied her a chance to voice

her opinion. All of a sudden, Sheryl felt like an outsider in her own house. 'Am I in my dream? Did I

enter the wrong house?' she wondered.

"Leila could get out of the jail because of Charles. It was me who told him that I didn't want to see her

suffer in jail once, and he helped her out. So you should be friendly to Leila if you don't want to make

him unhappy," Melissa added.

Each and every word uttered by Melissa pierced into Sheryl's heart like sharp knives. Today she has

realized the true meaning of the popular proverb—words were sharper than weapons. She wanted to

ask Charles whether he had thought of her feelings before agreeing to help Leila out of the jail. She

wanted to ask him if at all he loved her honestly. However, given the soft nature of Sheryl and since she

had gotten too far in this relationship, she was also scared to figure out the answers to her questions.