His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1376 Three Days Of Mercy

"Frankly speaking, I also have no idea where Jim took and hid Shirley. I tried to ask him many times,

but he always refused to tell me, even just a single clue. I only found out recently that Jim was an ex-

convict due to drug-taking. I had no idea, and the news had knocked me over with a feather. I am

uptight where Shirley could be, as well as her safety, as much as you do. Aunt Melissa, I am still trying

the best I could to look for—" With a shot of Melissa's blazing eyes, Leila wasn't able to continue her

pleading explanation. Inevitably, she trembled in nervousness and hesitance. Although she tried to

persuade Melissa and erase her worries, Leila herself even found the situation hard to rest assured. It

seemed that things were going to lose out of control!

The pleading and concerned words from Leila didn't make Melissa feel even a little bit better. Instead,

she was in the verge of losing her temper. At the same time, her heart sank, and panic crawled across

her spine. The old lady was starting to taste a bitter end. The plan was supposed to oust Sheryl from

the Lu family, but the result was turned upside down. Unbearably quivering inside, Melissa thought, 'Did

I misheard her? Still looking for what? Why did she ask an unsavory man like Jim to do such a job in

the first place? And what? A drug addict? She bet Shirley's life on a drug fiend! They have no mercy!

They are willing to kill to buy drugs. How stupid Leila is to let my granddaughter fall into that criminal's

hands!

Don't tell me that Leila intentionally planned all of this? It was a benefit to Leila if we can't retrieve

Shirley soon. Charles and Sheryl's relationship will have a taint for sure. But should she give Shirley to

a delinquent man like Jim? Such a wicked woman! I can't believe her guts! She made a fool of us! You

will regret this, Leila!' Many suspicions were molding inside her head.

The more Melissa thought of the situation, the worse the scenario she imagined. Her paranoia was

making her imagination more vivid in her mind. She had faltering confidence, not only about Shirley's

condition but also about the wrath of her son. If anything happened to Shirley, Charles would surely let

the police step in and fully take over the case. The truth would escape from the discretion at the end of

the day. What if Charles found out that his mother was one of the accomplices of kidnapping his

daughter? Then what would be left with her? Imagining that her son would be the first one to take her

to the police and put her into prison terrified Melissa. From what she already knew, Charles could never

tolerate any threats in any form when his daughter's safety was involved.

Having a stern character, Charles didn't show much enthusiasm towards people. But the way Charles

pampered the two kids showed there was no one else who could replace his kids in his heart. Even if

Melissa, his mother, dared to cross his bottom line, Charles would not overlook her sin at all.

Forgiveness and mercy would not cross his mind if he discovered her role in kidnapping his daughter.

With these troublesome thoughts, Melissa's face turned gloomy. She questioned in her mind, 'Are you

going to kill my granddaughter?' While casting a sinister look at her, Melissa badly wanted to yell out to

Leila's face, but that would sound too emotional.

So, she suppressed it, pulled it back, and snapped out in a calm and solemn tone, "Anyway, you have

to find my Shirley and bring her home safely. I have to warn you, if anything happens to Shirley, neither

of us could afford to take the blame! We all know how Charles' vengeance could be when his children

are involved. And to remind you, that was your idea in the first place!" Though Melissa tried to be as

calm as she could, her eyes could flash laser lights, as they were full of anger.

However, Melissa's fury was noticeable, making Leila tensed. The guilty lady immediately thought of

ways to alleviate her mood, and hurried to come up with a way to comfort her. She began, "Don't worry,

Aunt Melissa. Come on and take a look at this! These are what I have found recently, the three

possible locations where Jim could have hidden Shirley. We could focus our action in these places, and

circle in to find Shirley."

With the advent of technology, Leila carefully led Melissa to the computer desk. Utmost patience and

clarity in the explanation were necessary as she gestured to Melissa to look on the screen. Then, she

pointed out three dubious spots to let the old lady be assured. She was worried that Melissa would be

too scared and confess their mutual plot to Charles. That could worsen the current situation, in Leila's

eyes.

In half belief, Melissa sized up the spots. Reminiscing about Leila's promise of the safety of her

granddaughter, made her mind ease a little. However, what she had never expected still happened!

Melissa could only blame Leila to wash her hands clean.

Absurdly, she even thanked herself for giving her granddaughter to Leila, instead of her grandson. She

was also relieved and grateful for not putting all her faith in that wicked woman, or else, the boy might

have been in peril now. She could never forgive herself if that happened.

Feeling helpless, Melissa felt confused about whether she should continue to trust Leila's words.

Melissa could never remain calm even though Leila had deduced the possible locations. But she

seemed to have no choice but depend on Leila. All she could hope right now was that Leila would fulfill

her promise. Then both of them would be happy.

Still, Melissa hurled an angry look towards Leila. Anger continued to build and swell her chest. Even

her eyes were ablaze with wrath. She snapped out, "Then do something with it to find my Shirley as

soon as possible, slowpoke! Why are you still staying at home without doing anything? You are

supposed to…"

All the resentments coming from Melissa's mind were exhausted as harsh words that humiliated Leila.

The words pierced like an arrow as Melissa didn't think too much about Leila's feelings. Leila even

trembled a little unexpectedly, and felt too disgraced to meet Melissa's glare.

As her rationality went back, Melissa stopped ranting, getting aware of her recklessness. Thinking that

she might have just been too rude to Leila, she blinked her eyes and shook her head to calm down.

She closely stared at Leila, only to see Leila's bowed head. Then she stroke another scurrilous words.

"Leila, let me be clear. You have made such a messy plan which obviously have failed, and now you

lose control of it! If anything happens to her, you will suffer the same!"

With Melissa's threat, Leila didn't have the nerve to retort. A nod and a feigned smile were her reluctant

answers. In a coherent way, she replied, "I will..."

Stunned by Melissa's angry words and looks, Leila surely had gone weary. With a bang of the closed

door, Leila didn't know when Melissa turned and left her room. As the door was shut and Melissa was

nowhere to be seen, Leila's look turned into a long face. With her teeth gritted, she couldn't help but

curse, "Why did she yell at me like that? Is it all my fault?"

To Leila, it was absurd to understand the old hag. The whole kidnapping plan was combined from their

complementing ideas. With full confidence, Melissa agreed with her back then, but now Melissa

seemed to deny her involvement. Even worse, she turned her back against Leila and threatened her.

Outrageousness escalated Leila's feelings.

If something ominous happened to Shirley, did Melissa think she would not be held responsible? The

foxy old lady acted like she had nothing to do with the kidnapping, turning a blind eye about the

instigation of the kidnapping incident. Instead, she was trying to make Leila as the punching bag and

shield from the blame. Feeling disgusted with Melissa's act, Leila had been cursing countlessly in her

mind.

Instantly, Sheryl's face came into her thought, like a passer-by. At the moment, Leila couldn't be more

loathing of Sheryl. Even if it was unintentional, she had sabotaged every plot Leila had raked her brain

to make, and cornered her to come down such a bold and dangerous road. However, all of Leila's

efforts went in vain.

Facing the chaotic situation recently, Leila found herself on the verge of collapse and doomsday.

Nonsensically, Leila considered Sheryl to be in a more comfortable condition than her. In Leila's

thoughts, Sheryl's illness was an escapade from all the trouble and blame that she was supposed to

receive.

The fury inside Leila's mind accelerated even more. Karma had arrived to her already.

Desperately, Leila immediately sought for a way to vent out all the piled frustrations from Melissa,

Sheryl, and from the failed kidnapping plan resulted. As she looked around in her room, her hands

itched to smash some things. But she should not make a loud noise that could disturb others, and

provoke their curiosity about Leila's rage. Seeing the pillow, she came up with a way to exhaust her

anger. At last, she violently picked up the pillow on the bed, then threw it to the direction of the door

while clenching her teeth. Now, her spleen was lessened.

After Melissa left Leila's room, she still failed to put her heart to rest as she walked. She could not help

but grow more and more skeptical about everything Leila said. Especially, about the three spots Leila

showed to her, Melissa doubted that that might be a pretense Leila made to calm her down.

As long as Melissa got no lead from her granddaughter, her heart would continue to be in vehemence.

She had to push herself to extremity this time; or else, she might be kicked out of Lu family.

On the other hand, Melissa regretted that she didn't pressure Leila more. At the back of her mind, she

said, 'I could have fiercely told Leila that if Shirley would not be found in the next three days, I would

call the police or tell Charles her plan. Then I could claim I knew nothing, but…'

Baffled thoughts made Melissa torn. After a while of contemplation, she finally decided to give a little

patience to Leila and wait for three more days. But if Leila failed to keep her promise, she would taste

the wrath of senescence, as Melissa would not hesitate anymore to destroy Leila mercilessly.

At the moment, Melissa's eyes turned grim. Her feeling of extreme fury seemed ready to tear

everything in front of her eyes. Their plan was failing miserably.

At the dining room of Lu family

The whole dining room that used to be full of laughter and noises, was now silent. Charles didn't come

home tonight. Perhaps he was invited to join a dinner party for business. Meanwhile, Sheryl was too

weak to go downstairs, and was being taken care of by Nancy. Only the two people, Melissa and Leila,

sat at the table who were both fuming mad inside, filling the dining area with tension.

During the meal, both Melissa and Leila buried their faces to the table. Before today, they used to have

a lot to talk with each other before the food was served. But now, not a single word from them was

uttered. The atmosphere was completely different from before due to the quarrel invoked by Melissa,

which seemed to result in the alienation of them.

"Leila, let me repeat myself to make things clear. Three days, I'll only leave you three days. And if you

fail to take Shirley back home, prepare for the consequences!"

The ambiance darkened even more as Melissa warned Leila in a cold voice. Leila's eyes were still

dropped into her bowl as she tried to suppress her anger.

With Melissa's repeated threat, Leila felt more diffident that she couldn't reply at once. Though she had

promised that she could bring Shirley back to Melissa in three days by searching the three spots

thoroughly, that was for certain at all. After a while of thinking, she adjusted herself and was ready to

respond.

"Okay, Aunt Melissa, rest assured. I won't fail you this time. Three days, I will find out where Shirley is

hidden, and bring her home!" Leila replied, with a sweet smile.

These words worked effectively, like a charm. After hearing what she had said, Melissa didn't utter one

more word. Gladly, she had made herself clear and intimidating. With these treatment from Melissa,

she believed Leila would make every effort she could do to find Shirley; otherwise, Leila wouldn't get

away with what she had done. Anyone who messed up with Lu family would taste their wrath, little by

little and very painfully.