Alice and David frowned. They didn't know what to do. Alice looked at David and asked,"Is everything okay?"
"How should I know?" David replied. He could vaguely recall that the man was Mrs. Lu's attending doctor. Mr. Lu hadn't been to see him for several years. But how could his boss and the doctor come to blows when meeting after such a long time?
David had absolutely no idea about Sheryl. He also had no valid excuse to go in to help. He was forced to wait outside and could do nothing about it.
Alice patted David on his shoulder and said,"You don't worry, David. Mr. Lu is a good boxer, after all."
David was a little relieved when he heard that. He could recall that Charles used to practice boxing many years earlier. He was good enough to win a championship easily. But in the last few years he had seldom put on his boxing gloves. David was confident that Charles wouldn't take too severe a beating.
While Charles thought that he could defeat Anthony, it actually wasn't so easy. Anthony was as strong as Charles. If they kept on fighting, they would both get injured.
Charles punched Anthony in the nose and the latter started bleeding. Anthony wiped off the blood and tried to fight again. Charles angrily shouted at him,"Enough! Just stop, you bastard!"
"I'm here to teach you a lesson today, Charles. You have Leila and Charlie but you want Sheryl and her daughter too. Can't you leave them alone?" Anthony threw a punch at Charles and connected.
Charles snarled as he touched the wound on his cheek. Charles too, was injured on the face.
"Leave her alone?" Charles raged. "Anthony, don't you know who she is? She is my legally wedded wife, Autumn. We would not have separated from each other for so long if you had not hidden her.
It's because of you that my wife and daughter are away from me. You tore my family apart. After all that you have the cheek to ask me to leave them alone. How dare you do that? Ridiculous!"
What made Charles angrier was Anthony's betrayal. He had blindly trusted him. However, because of Anthony he had to be apart from Autumn for three long years. Thank God he had found her. Now he wouldn't miss the chance to get her back in his life.
Anthony couldn't control his anger. He stepped towards Charles, grabbed him by the collar pushed him against a table. Charles couldn't move. Anthony gritted his teeth and spat out,"I'm warning you Charles. Remember her name is Sheryl and she's my fianceé now. You remember to keep your hands off her and stay as far away as possible. Otherwise, I assure you that you'll regret not doing my bidding."
Anthony finished his long list of rules. Charles didn't care about it and paid no notice to his words.
Of course he would never accept Anthony's suggestion. In his mind he did not see Autumn and Sheryl as being different persons. He knew they were one and the same — his beloved Autumn and his daughter!
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