Charles was the one who had an affair, yet he had acted like it was Sheryl's fault and didn't feel sorry for it at all. Isla was already very disappointed and angry at Charles. When Isla heard what Melissa and Leila said, her anger grew even stronger toward them.
"Fine, I'll go by myself if you won't come with me!" Isla stormed out.
Cassie knew that if she didn't follow and stop Isla, the situation would worsen. So, she shot a glance at Nick and urged him, "What are you doing? Go and stop Isla! I don't know what she is going to do! She's just so mad!"
Nick had the same concern too. He quickly ran out after Isla, hoping that he could catch up with her and stop her before it was too late.
He failed to stop her though. When Nick finally caught up with Isla, she had already gone up to Melissa.
Melissa, who was sitting on the bench, looked up at Isla walking towards her in anger. Melissa crossed her arms, not taking Isla seriously.
"Don't act like you have nothing to do with this! Charles is under the scalpel right now. I bet it's either because of you or her. I'm very impressed that you can sit there so calmly as if nothing at all has happened," Isla sneered at Melissa and she pointed at Leila.
The entire Lu family were bullying Sheryl, and Sheryl was all alone. Isla felt like she had to stand up and support Sheryl. If she didn't do so, Isla knew that she would go crazy.
Leila immediately retorted after she heard Isla's accusations, "Isla, mind your language. What do you mean that it's because of me? I was talking to Melissa in the Dream Garden when the car accident happened. Why don't you admit that Sheryl is a slut? That's why Charles got in a car accident!" Leila defended herself while raising her voice.
There was no way that Leila would willingly take any blame from Isla.
"I agree. I don't think Leila has anything to do with this, but you did remind me of one thing. The dogs with the loudest bark are the ones that are most afraid. Is it because Sheryl is involved in this? Is that why you're denying it so much and blaming us?" Melissa pondered Isla's words, and she proposed a reasonable issue to argue with Isla about.
Isla, however, had acted on impulse. She was now the one who didn't know what to say.
"Sher has nothing to do with the accident! If she did, then she wouldn't have called the ambulance and brought Charles to the hospital in the first place. Look at what you two did to her after she tried to help Charles. You didn't even thank her. Instead, you blamed her for all that happened!" Nick stepped in.
Melissa and Leila echoed each other. No one would believe that they weren't mother and daughter after seeing how in sync they were.
"You, Melissa, Sher is your daughter-in-law. The woman sitting next to you is just a mistress though. You're defending a mistress! Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" Nick criticized Melissa in disappointment with his brows furrowed.
If it wasn't for the fact that Charles was his friend, Nick might have lost control and broken his boundary.
He tried his best to remain calm though. The last thing Nick wanted was to beat a woman. Who knew what would happen if they kept acting irrationally like this though.
"You…"
"What? Nick is right! You'd better pray that nothing happens to Charles. If something does happen to him, then you deserve it!" Isla snapped as she turned around and left the ER.
Nick followed Isla. He couldn't stand to stay for even one more second with those women. He fumed because of having to be in the same space as them.
Melissa silently sat on the bench after Nick and Isla had left.
Leila rolled her eyes, understanding that she could do nothing to lighten the mood, so she remained silent.
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