It only took one touch for Charles to be both terrified and furious when he found Sheryl's skin was too hot. He immediately called for David to drive them to the hospital as quickly as possible.
There was only silence in the car on the way as Charles held Sheryl close to himself, too afraid to think of what could've happened if he came to the hotel too late.
Once they were at the hospital, Sheryl was taken into the operating room.
It was only after the treatment that Sheryl finally woke up.
"Doctor, what's wrong with her?" Charles asked with a nervous expression as soon as he saw the doctor.
The doctor sighed. "She was unconscious because she was drugged. But because you came to the hospital in time, she's fine now. Any later, and it would've hurt her health."
"All right. I see. Thank you very much." Charles frowned and followed after the doctor to the ward.
When he saw Sheryl still asleep, Charles quietly slipped out and decided that he wouldn't tolerate the incident. He said to David, "Go to the hotel and catch Damian."
"At once, Mr. Lu." There was nothing else David could say in the face of Charles' fury.
After he waved David off, Charles entered the ward again to see Sheryl's pale face that filled him with nothing but anger and worry.
When David got to the hotel a while later, he didn't find Damian, so he had no choice but to return to the hospital.
"He's gone? Where did he go?" It made Charles frown because that must mean Damian was guilty, or he wouldn't have disappeared.
"Find him now. No matter what happens, you have to find him." Charles looked at David with a furious expression.
"Understood, Mr. Lu. I will do my best." David left the hospital almost as soon as the words were out of his mouth.
In the downtown villa
There were dark bags under Vicky's eyes from not sleeping because she was up all night thinking about her actions. She didn't know if it was right or not. How could she marry Charles? She did so many things for Charles, and yet Charles still loved Sheryl and hated her.
The anxiety she felt was too much, and she couldn't sit still.
It was at that time that Charles came into the house.
It was a shock for Stella to see him, and she didn't even manage to say a word to him when Charles stomped past her, heading to Vicky.
The smile on Vicky's face was forced as she said, "Charles, why did you come here? Did you miss me?"
As much as she tried to pretend that nothing happened, Charles ignored her. "Tell me, how did you know that Sheryl and another man went to a hotel together?"
When Vicky heard Charles' words, she remembered the call that had instructed her to tell Charles that she learned about it from an unknown call. She took a deep breath before she spoke.
"I received an unknown call, and I didn't know if it was true or not. But I was scared that it would affect your reputation, so I told you at once. I just wanted to help you." The frightened expression on Vicky's face looked almost real.
"Don't lie to me. No one knows about our relationship. Why would they call you?" Charles didn't believe what Vicky said.
Vicky knew that Charles didn't believe her at all, and she could do nothing but swear, "Charles, that's all I know. It's true. I don't know why they called me."
After Vicky said that, she bit down on her lips before saying, "How about Sheryl?"
"It's none of your business."
"Charles, I..."
The furious expression on Charles' face was all Vicky needed to see to know how much he cared for Sheryl.
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