All of a sudden, Sheryl didn't know what to say to Isla. She sighed. "Isla, is there anything else you want to talk about?"
"Don't hang up! If you don't tell me the truth, I will come find you and talk to you in person." Isla was rooting for Damian to be with Sheryl.
"You..."
"Sheryl, even though Charles is a great man, on paper, he keeps hurting you! He has affairs with other women, and he does not fit you. He just keeps breaking your heart. You just have to let him go, Sher. It's for the best." Isla became more serious.
Sheryl was lost in thought. She knew that Isla was right, and she had to give up already.
But to her, Charles was special. She was going to have trouble forgetting him.
"Sheryl?" Isla prompted when Sheryl didn't respond, her voice worried.
"I'm not forgiving Charles, and I don't like Damian. That's all. Goodbye." Sheryl always chose to run away from problems she didn't how to deal with.
After Sheryl hung up, she got into the car and drove away.
Isla looked at the phone, deep in thought. Then a smile appeared on her face as she thought, 'Just you wait, Sheryl. I'll help you.' Isla was in a better mood after that. She didn't even mind that Sheryl had hung up on her.
Meanwhile, Damian had already left the Cloud Advertising Company and returned to his hotel. He looked upset.
He chose this hotel because it was near the Cloud Advertising Company, and he could go there to see Sheryl. But Sheryl seemed to be avoiding him.
'Sheryl, why are you avoiding me?'
Damian miserably took out the necklace he had bought for Sheryl. The necklace had a special meaning, and if Sheryl accepted it, it would mean that she and Damian were never going to part.
While Damian knew that Sheryl wasn't interested in him, he still loved her and hoped that she would reciprocate his feelings one day.
However, he didn't expect that he wouldn't even be able to execute his initial plan, which upset him.
Not long after, Damian beamed as if he was reenergized.
'Sheryl, I'll come and find you no matter how hard you try to avoid me. I'll marry you one day, and I'm sure of it!'
The following day, as Charles went downstairs, he saw Melissa reading the paper.
"Mom, good morning." Charles didn't sleep well that night, so he looked tired. Still, he was ready to go to work.
"Charles!" Melissa raised her head and waved her hands. When she saw that Charles headed to work, she hurriedly said, "Come here. Is this true?"
"What?" Charles walked toward Melissa and immediately saw the article she was reading. Suddenly, the look on his face shifted.
The front-page headline of the newspaper was about what had happened in front of the hotel. Though the picture was not very clear, Charles could tell that the picture was Sheryl and that man who kissed her on the forehead.
In the picture, Damian had lowered his head to kiss Sheryl's forehead. It looked like they were a couple.
The more Charles read the article, the angrier he grew.
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