His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1341 Meeting

Judging from the look on Melissa's face, it was easy to tell that she was very unhappy. It seemed that

something was bothering her. Walking to the table, she pulled out a chair carelessly. The loud noise

made by her pulling out the chair was an announcement to everyone present that she was not in a

good mood today.

Disturbed by her careless actions, Charles shot Melissa a glance silently. The expression on his face

seemed to be telling her to stop making a scene. Seeing the glum expression on Charles' face this

time, Melissa eventually calmed down reluctantly.

On the other end, Leila didn't say anything as she walked to the table and sat down. She had noticed

the silent conflict between Charles and Melissa, so she simply wanted to be quiet and stayed out of it.

Knowing Melissa, Leila understood that she was hesitant about apologizing to Sheryl. She thought that

an apology to Sheryl was something Charles wouldn't let go easily, so Melissa had to deal with it

eventually. In fact, she even thought that Melissa should say sorry to Sheryl as soon as possible. At

least in this way, Charles still would respect Melissa for acknowledging her fault.

Seated just beside Charles, Sheryl was really quiet all the way. Even though Melissa's face was

expressionless, she felt furious when she saw the calm look on Sheryl's face. She thought that Sheryl

was making a display of winning through quietness. Her passiveness insulted her in such a way that

she felt like talking to a robot or punching a pile of cotton in that matter. No matter how hard she hit on

her, still she didn't fight back and got no response from her.

Under Charles' consistent stare, Melissa finally made up her mind to apologize to Sheryl after taking

several deep breaths. Though she found it hard in her heart, she was left with no choice under Charles

presence.

"Sheryl... I'm sorry for what I did yesterday. I shouldn't have gotten so emotional. Please forgive me,"

Melissa said reluctantly while looking at Sheryl straight in the eye. Her voice sounded hoarse, however.

She seemed to be saying those words through clenched teeth.

Still, with no expression on her face and placing down the bread on her plate, Sheryl slid it aside a little

bit. Then she raised her head and looked at Melissa with a blank face, but she was surprised that such

an arrogant lady like her would apologize to her. At that time, she didn't expect that Melissa would bow

the neck to her. Swallowing her pride was not Melissa's thing after all.

"Look, Mom, I'm fine. I won't blame you for being emotional on impulse," said Sheryl. Then she added

sincerely, "Let's just let the past pass. As your daughter-in-law, I really hope that we can get along, so

Charles won't be put in a dilemma because of us. I believe that both of us are the women Charles loves

very much. I think that he also really hope that we can get along. Don't you think so, Mom?"

When she spoke, there was a sweet smile on Sheryl's face, and her voice was so soft that it seemed

that she didn't bother about their conflicts yesterday.

However, on the other hand, Melissa didn't appreciate Sheryl's kindness at all upon hearing her words. Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

She thought that Sheryl was saying these things just because Charles was sitting right in front of them

now. What she really wanted was to slap Sheryl in her face for her hypocrisy.

Since Melissa had prejudices against Sheryl, no matter how sincere Sheryl was, Melissa still didn't

believe anything she had said. Even though Sheryl said that she had forgiven her, Melissa still thought

that Sheryl had a speculating mind and she was just pretending to be a nice person.

"Yes, you were right. We should get along with each other," Melissa replied even though she didn't

mean any of it. After all these ordeals, she thought that she had lost her dignity as mother-in-law, but

she knew that she had no choice but to repress her true feelings toward Sheryl for the moment.

Thus, she decided to play along with Sheryl, pretending that they had made it up and put all this behind

her.

Just observing the two of them, Leila, who knew well about Melissa, felt a little sick looking at her

acting. Since Melissa almost got her into trouble this time, Leila realized that she couldn't count on her

in the future.

Though he was just silent this time, Charles knew that his mother didn't want to apologize to Sheryl.

But he also knew that she would stop stirring up troubles from now on. With that in mind, he was glad

that his mother and Sheryl finally got along.

"Dad, Mom, Shirley and I have finished our breakfast. Could you drive us to school?" Clark asked,

interrupting the sudden silence that commenced at the breakfast table. Even though he didn't know

what exactly had happened, he had noticed that something was wrong, so he tried to change the

subject by asking his parents to send them to school.

"Okay, you two grab your schoolbags. Dad and Mom are going to drive you to school together,"

Charles said with a sweet smile on his face. Leading them out of the table, Charles bend down and

kissed Clark and Shirley on the cheeks.

Hearing that her mom and dad would drive them to school, Shirley ran to get her schoolbag gladly and

excitedly skipped her way out.

Meanwhile at Tarsan Corporation, inside the cozy office, the aroma of brewed coffee filled the room.

Ever since Rex had warned Holley, she began to keep her head down and focus on her work.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Someone was knocking at the door forcibly. Hearing the loud bang on the door,

Holley was interrupted out of her reverie. She made a sudden jerk causing the coffee placed on her

table to spill on the papers that were neatly placed nearby.

"Come in!" Holley said without raising her head as she was busy wiping the mess the coffee had made

on her table.

"Yes, Miss Ye. I'm here to inform you the meeting this afternoon," a woman replied politely.

Recognizing her secretary's voice, Holley raised her head and gestured for her secretary to start.

"Miss Ye, our Corporation and the Shining Company are going to have a project meeting this afternoon

at three o'clock in our meeting room. The top executives of both companies have to be there. I've

already sent the meeting files to your email. You can look through them first." While holding a file holder

in her hand, the secretary informed Holley her schedule for the afternoon.

"Okay, got it. I'll check my email," Holley replied shortly. Waving her hand to gesture for her secretary to

leave after her reminders, Holley thanked her and instructed her to make another coffee for her.

Nodding her head, the secretary walked out of Holley's office quietly.

Looking at her messy table and thinking about the meeting this afternoon, Holley was annoyed. It was

going to be a difficult battle. The project didn't go as well as she thought. They had found a new conflict

of interest in the project. However, neither of the companies wanted to make any concession, so they

had to negotiate with each other again.

The only comfort she was looking forward to was that she would be able to see Charles this afternoon.

Considering that she hadn't seen Charles for several days since he left the hospital and Rex warned

her to stop cheating on Black, Holley just couldn't shut the idea off her mind. Thinking about the

situation she was in, she felt a little sorry for herself.

At half-past two, Charles and the other managers from the Shining Company arrived at the building hall

of the Tarsan Corporation. The staff who were responsible for greeting them had already been waiting

on the first floor with pleasant smiles beaming on their faces.

"Good afternoon, I'm the manager of Tarsan Corporation. My name is Todd Sun. Nice to meet you all.

Let me lead you to the meeting room," Todd Sun greeted Charles politely.

Taking a step forward, he reached out his hand to Charles to welcome him with a handshake. "Mr. Lu,

please this way."

After Charles and the other managers followed Todd Sun into the elevator, the staff on the first floor

began to have a heated discussion.

"Wow, Mr. Lu is really tall and handsome. He looks so young."

"He is rich, handsome, and a successful businessman too!"

"He is not only a successful businessman but also a heartthrob."

All the women by the entrance seemed to be so attracted to Charles. In their eyes, he was such a

wonderful man but beyond their reach. The one that existed only in their dreams.

The moment all the top executives from the Tarsan Corporation who had already seated themselves

waiting in the meeting room saw that the executives from the Shining Company walked in, they stood

and greeted them with their heads bowed low.

Searching through the crowd, Holley's gaze was drawn irresistibly to Charles as he walked into the

room with the others. He had such an imposing appearance that showed his confidence; it would be

impossible not to notice him.

No matter how many times Holley had met Charles, she still couldn't stop her heart from beating so fast

every time she caught sight of him. Her heart was full of love for him, though she knew that he was

already married.

Not very long after the meeting began, their negotiation came to a deadlock. The executives who were

responsible for the project of both companies quarreled over the matter. Each of them wanted to win

over the project.

"We think that Choice A is the best choice. We've dealt with similar cases before and we're confident

that we can handle our cooperation well if we select Choice A," said the project manager of the Shining

Company. Standing in the perspective of the Shining Company, Choice A was definitely the best

choice. It could not only save their cost but also publicize their company's reputation by coping with

similar cases they had done before.