Madam Escaped Again Sir novel Chapter 611

“Knowing her, this is something that she would do.” Sonia scoffed.

Charles gave her a word of advice out of concern. “Sonny, the main reason Jessica returned is for Paradigm Co.. Since she failed to get her hands on the firm, she won’t give up. You have to be careful so that you don’t fall for her schemes.”

“Don’t worry, Charles. I know what to do.” Sonia accepted his heartfelt concern with a smile.

He nodded. “That’s great. Give me a call if you need any help.”

“Will do.” The smile on her face widened.

“I’m hanging up, then,” he said.

“Hold on!” Sonia interrupted.

Upon hearing that, Charles brought the phone back to his ear. “Anything else?”

She bit her lip as she mumbled, “Charles, do you still hold a grudge against me?”

“Hold a grudge against you?” he asked in puzzlement. “About what?”

“Because I rejected your feelings previously.” Sonia lowered her eyes, a guilty look on her face.

Although rejecting someone’s feelings was something normal, she still felt guilty for doing so since they were friends. She felt that she had somehow wronged or hurt him, especially when they hadn’t met nor contacted each other for a while. This had caused the feeling of guilt to fester as the days passed.

After all, before that incident, Charles would seek her out almost every day. Even if they hadn’t met, they would still chat via Messenger.

However, after that incident, he had never once sought her out, so she was worried that he might ignore her from then on and they would gradually drift apart.

Fortunately, after worrying about it for so long, Charles actually made the first move by giving her a call.

Although all they talked about were work-related matters, it still made Sonia happy.

He was still willing to talk to her, which showed that they wouldn’t eventually become strangers.

On the other end of the line, when Charles heard what she said, he fell into a silence before he explained, “I’ve never blamed you for that. Instead, the person that I blame is actually myself. I regretted having been a coward and not being aggressive enough, but no matter how much I blame myself, I know that all the feelings are pointless because you will never feel the same way as I do."

If Sonia would have fallen in love with him, she would have done so a long time ago. She wouldn’t have fallen in love with Toby over and over again.

“I’m sorry, Charles,” Sonia murmured as she bowed her head in guilt.

Upon hearing that, he waved his hand and chuckled. “You don’t need to apologize to me. You didn’t do anything wrong. Feelings are something that has to be mutual and it can’t be forced. It’s your right to choose not to love me and reject me, but if I hold a grudge against you because of your rejection, that would make me unworthy of your love and even less of a man.”

She bit her lip. “Do you really think so, Charles?”

“Of course I do!” He nodded but the gleam in his eyes dimmed a little. “Truth was, I found it unacceptable during the first two days. I couldn’t understand why you didn’t love me when I’ve loved you for so many years. I was confused and hurt, and even locked myself up for two whole days. It was only after my mum talked to me that I finally understood and managed to move on from the pain.”

“What did your mother tell you?” Sonia asked, feeling puzzled.

He smiled as he recalled, “She told me to take it easy and asked me to let go of the feelings. She had a point, though. She said that it’s not a bad thing to fall in love with someone, but if the other person doesn’t feel the same, the feelings one has will become a burden to the other because they won’t be able to return it. Even if they do, it may not be out of love; it may be because they don’t want to hurt their admirer. At that time, both parties will suffer in the end. Sonny, I have been giving you a hard time, haven't I?"

Sonia’s red lips parted as she wanted to deny what he said, but the words couldn’t escape her lips.

He rubbed the tip of his nose. “I’m sorry, Sonny.”

After listening to his mother’s words only did Charles know that love could be a burden to other people.