His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1240 Teach Her A Hard Lesson

Since Clark had brought up what had happened, Sheryl couldn't ignore it. But, to avoid worrying her

children, she decided to lie to them. Shifting her gaze from her son to her daughter, she smiled brightly

and said playfully, "When did you guys start to have secrets? Shirley, Grandma didn't curse me last

night. She was just upset and needed to be comforted. So I asked you to go to bed first, and then I

talked to her to make her feel better before going to sleep."

She might have fooled her daughter with the white lie, but Clark didn't buy her story. Instead, he

suspected that Sheryl might have gotten into a big fight with Melissa.

"Mom, it wasn't the first time that Grandma had been mean to you. We all know it. How about..." After a

pause, he bit his lower lip and continued earnestly, "Mom, how about we move out of here? I hate to

see you being bullied." He raised his voice when he spoke.

Sheryl was taken aback by his bold proposal. She already knew that her son was sensible and

intelligent for his age, but this went above and beyond her expectations.

'Move out!' Sheryl urged herself.

The fact was, this thought had dawned on her many times. To get rid of Melissa, she considered

moving out of this house with her children and husband more than once. That way, she could live a

peaceful and undisturbed life with her family.

However, she found it hard to bring up the idea in front of Charles. Her husband couldn't bear the

thought of leaving Melissa alone.

Even though Melissa was unfriendly to her, she was still Charles' birth mother. Sheryl understood that

Charles might feel guilty if he had to leave his old mother behind to live with his wife and children.

Hence, Sheryl had given up that idea for the sake of Charles. She thought that everything would be

okay as long as she ignored Melissa's provocation.

But she didn't expect Melissa would go so far as to take it out on her daughter. Shirley had only broken

her vase, but Melissa threw a tantrum and yelled at her.

At the thought of this, Sheryl drew in a deep breath, trying to shake away the anger. Fondling Clark's

head, she reasoned tenderly, "Honey, Grandma is Dad's mother, so he has to be kind to her. We can't

put your father in an awkward situation. Besides, she adores you so much. I hope you can help me get

Grandma to like me. Can you help me with this?"

Shirley wasn't following the conversation, but Clark understood what she was saying.

Clark nodded his head quickly and promised sincerely, "I'll help you Mom, and I'll never ever suggest

we leave again."

Sheryl smiled approvingly and nodded back at him. However, an inkling of bitterness ran through her.

After the three had breakfast, Sheryl got the car keys from their chauffeur, planning to send Clark and

Shirley to Eton Kindergarten. As they walked to the front door, they heard Melissa yawn out loud as she

made her way down the stairs.

"Good morning, Mom!" Sheryl greeted with a strained smile.

"Good morning, Grandma!" Clark followed loudly with a bright smile.

"Morning, Clark, my good boy. You're up so early," Melissa greeted back cordially, a brief smile

flickering across her face.

Shirley gave Melissa a quick glance and pursed her lips. She was still mad at her grandma who had

snapped at her. 'She's a bad person, ' the little girl thought to herself.

"Greet Grandma, Shirley," Sheryl told her daughter in a low voice.

With a pout, Shirley called out with much reluctance, "Hello, Grandma!"

Giving Sheryl a displeased glance, Melissa snorted, "She didn't want to greet me, just let her be. Why

did you pressure her to do it? You're teaching her the wrong thing, do you know that? You're misguiding

her to be a deceptive person. If she becomes a bad person, it's your fault."

Sheryl didn't take Melissa's insults to heart, and had no intention of fighting with her in the presence of

her children. Looking at the kids, she said softly, "Let's go to school."

Clark was an obedient boy. Knowing Melissa was going to give his mother a hard time, he decided to

try and protect her in some way. Taking Sheryl's hand, Clark said sweetly, "Mom, you promised us

you'd take us to school today. You can't back out."

Sheryl looked down at her son and rubbed the tip of his nose. "Don't worry. I'll keep my word," she said,

smiling warmly.

As the three headed for the door, Melissa blocked the door, stopping them in their tracks.

With confusion written all over her face, Sheryl stared at Melissa, wondering what she was up to.

"Today, Leila is going to come over. Charles is on a business trip abroad, so as the hostess of this This is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

house, don't you think you should stay home and entertain her?" Melissa said superciliously, looking

down at her manicure.

Before Sheryl could say a word, Clark replied for her, "Grandma, Mom is going to take Shirley and me

to school. She doesn't have time."

Upset as she was with Clark's response, she didn't show it on her face. Instead, Melissa tried to act as

a sensible elder. He was her favourite grandson, after all. "Clark honey, your mom has to stay and

greet a guest. Let the chauffeur drop you two off at school, okay?" Melissa persuaded patiently.

With a tense look on his face, Clark stole an anxious glance at Sheryl and held on to her hand.

Sheryl knew what was on his mind. With her children around, she didn't want to argue with Melissa, so

she smiled at Charles' mother and negotiated, "How about I take them to school first? Then when I get

back home, I'll prepare some refreshments for her. I bet she won't be arriving at this hour."

As Sheryl agreed to entertain Leila, the old lady nodded in agreement.

'The show is about to begin. I'll let that bitch go now, ' she sneered.

Watching Sheryl drive out of the gate, Melissa grinned cynically and pulled out her cell phone.

"Hello, Leila, where are you?" Melissa asked.

Leila had just stepped out of her condo. Knowing she had something important to deal with today, she

had gotten up earlier than usual.

"Aunt Melissa, I'm on my way. I'll be there in half an hour. Please wait a little while," she replied politely.

"Fine. Drive carefully. Oh, and make sure you have that thing I asked you to bring. I'll teach her a hard

lesson," Melissa said eerily.

'How dare Sheryl defy me! If I don't teach her a lesson, she'll think I'm afraid of her, ' she thought.

Upon hearing this, Leila arched her eyebrows slightly. She responded flatly, "Aunt Melissa, rest

assured. I have it with me."

Leila felt fidgety and a bit scared. She wasn't sure whether she had made a wise decision.

She had originally gotten close with the old woman in order to win Charles' heart, and marry into the Lu

family. But as she spent more time with her, she was beginning to think that Charles wasn't as close to

his mother as she had imagined.