His Real Wedded Bride novel Chapter 1221

Charles, Sheryl, and the kids spent a great time in the restaurant—they chatted, laughed, and had delicious food. The happy hour flew by quickly, and when they went back to Dream Garden, it was already past 11 in the evening. After Charles turned on the light, everyone changed their shoes in the hallway, feeling the tiredness wash over them.

"Charles, you're finally back."

Melissa's voice startled them—no one was expecting to see Melissa sitting quietly in the living room.

"Mom, I took the children out for pizza. Why aren't you asleep?" he asked with a puzzled expression on his face. It was rare for Melissa to stay up so late. Normally, she would have been fast asleep way before 11 p.m.

"I couldn't sleep, so I figured I'd sit here and wait for you," replied Melissa, her eyes locked on Charles. Still turning a blind eye to Sheryl, she faced the children and teased, "You two naughty kids, don't you feel sleepy? You came back too late."

"We're not sleepy, Grandma," replied Shirley. The girl was frank with her answer, but it wasn't what Melissa wanted.

"Be a good girl. You must go to bed early even if you're not sleepy. You have school tomorrow. You don't want to wake up late, do you?"

"Okay, Grandma. I'll go upstairs to sleep."

After a nod, Shirley turned to Sheryl. "Mom, let's go upstairs. I guess I am a little sleepy…"

"Okay, let's go," she agreed. Shirley's request gave her a good excuse to leave the uncomfortable position. After the good night out, all she wanted was to escape Melissa's presence—even looking at the woman was making her mad.

"Mom, Clark must be tired too. We'll go upstairs now," prompted Charles. It was clear to him what was on his wife's mind and he wanted to make her feel safe. Besides, it was already too late to make conversation, so it was entirely reasonable for all of them to head up to their rooms as soon as possible.

"Charles, I have something to talk to you about. Clark, be a good boy and go upstairs with your mother, won't you?" It was no surprise how Melissa was willing to frustrate Sheryl.

'It doesn't matter what I say to Charles. Sheryl and I are clearly never going to get along with each other. If my son agrees to stay with me, it means that he supports me, ' thought Melissa.

'Sheryl knows that it was Charles who got Leila out of prison. She even had a fight with him about it.

If I can get Charles to agree tonight, I'll bring Leila to Dream Garden tomorrow.

I don't believe she can still act calm and composed when she sees Leila at Dream Garden again. She will be very anxious and may even blame Charles.'

"Mom, whatever you want to talk about, can't it wait until tomorrow? It's too late. I'm really tired, so I'm going upstairs. Try and go back to sleep." Melissa's thoughts were pushed back by Charles' reply.

It was a short but firm answer. After refusing his mother, he hugged Clark and headed upstairs, following Sheryl without hesitation.

Although Melissa opened her mouth, she couldn't say anything. The shock from her son refusing her kept her frozen in her spot. 'My son used to be so docile and filial toward me. How could he change so much? It has gotten to be Sheryl. There's no doubt that she said something to him...'

The more she thought about it, the deeper she fell into a panic. 'In the face of crises, it's better to be positive and take action, ' she told herself. 'Since Leila is out of prison, she'll be my ally. It's a good chance to give Sheryl a lesson. When she has gotten Charles completely under her spell, he won't listen to me, no matter what I say. I've gotten to do something before it's too late.

He even refused to talk to me tonight because of Sheryl. I won't let this happen again.'