"No... Thank you." Sheryl shook her head and said,"I'm going to make some chicken soup right now. You are injured and need to rest."
"I'm alright," Charles said. He smiled charmingly at her.
Sheryl felt a little awkward as she sat in front of Charles. She was tired, but she felt uncomfortable to lie down on the same bed that Charles had slept on.
"Hmm.... Charles, I heard that your wife resembles me. Is it true?" Sheryl asked a question as she tried to break the embarrassing atmosphere.
She was really curious to know how much she resembled Charles' wife.
"Why can't I find any photographs of her?" Sheryl asked as she instinctively looked around.
There had been many wedding photos of Charles and Autumn on display earlier. However, Charles had put them away when Sheryl came back. He was worried that Sheryl would think he courted her just because she looked like his wife when she saw the photographs.
He smirked and lightly said,"You will surely come to know one day."
Hearing this, Sheryl was puzzled. She didn't know what Charles meant.
'Maybe Autumn will come back one day? But how can it be possible?' she wondered.
"So, tell me, what kind of person was your wife?" a curious Sheryl asked. Somehow, she was very interested in this woman. "You hardly talk about her," she said.
"She was a very kind woman," Charles answered with a smile. "She always tried to help others and was too generous for her own good. She refused to spend my money and told me she wanted to be independent. While I always thought the only reason I earned money was to support her."
"No, you are wrong."
Sheryl told Charles with a smile,"She probably didn't want to be regarded as a woman who could only live on her husband's money. Even though you didn't find anything wrong in a woman living this way, she must have suffered a lot of sarcasm from others. All this must have made her want to be strong and independent."
Sheryl felt that she was similar to Autumn on this issue. Both of them chose to live independently.
In her relationship with Anthony, she also refused to accept Anthony's money.
"Why should we care for others' opinion about our life?" Charles asked in confusion. He said,"I think we should just live our life as we please. Caring about others' opinions could only make trouble for us.
Anyway, I hope both you and she can change your idea."
Sheryl panicked a little as she saw Charles' earnest eyes. She immediately stood up and said,"I need to make dinner now."
She escaped to the kitchen and covered her flushed face with her hands. She was feeling restless and nervous.
She didn't know why she couldn't control her emotions before this man.
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