The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 782 Plead For Mercy

Taken aback, Nancy stared at Sheryl and asked, "Sher... How can it be even possible? Charlie's age is different from that of the missing kid. Moreover, how did Leila make him her own son?" "It is unbelievable for me too." Sheryl gave a bitter smile and added, "But it is the truth."

"So... Does Charlie know about all of this now?" Nancy questioned Sheryl with great concern.

"He doesn't know anything about it yet." Sheryl shook head slightly and said to Nancy, "Nancy, please tell me what should I do now. I feel so discontented."

Although she got along well with Charlie, she still felt weird to know that she was his real mother all of a sudden.

"Don't worry, Sher." Nancy looked at her with solicitude. "What's Mr. Lu's opinion on this matter?" Nancy asked her.

Sheryl shook her head and answered, "I haven't told him about all this. I don't even know whether I should tell him or not."

Nancy pacified her mood quickly. She continued convincing Sheryl, "Sher, we have spent so much of our efforts to look for the kid and now that we have found him, we should be happy right?"

"Yes, but I still replace it difficult to accept the truth." Sheryl was happy to replace her son but, was also dumbfounded amidst the result. After some hesitation, she let out a sigh and said to Nancy, "I really don't know how to deal with this matter now. Charlie got injured while he was trying to protect Shirley. I feel so sorry for him."

Nancy felt guilty because she disliked Charlie previously and was not friendly with him at all.

"Now that Charlie is your son, the only thing we should do is to try our best to compensate him. No matter he accepts you or not, we should at least try to make efforts and shower him with the immense love and nurture," Nancy suggested.

Then Nancy smiled bitterly. "After all, you didn't abandon him on purpose."

She cast a glance at Sheryl and said, "Okay, you should have some rest now. Charlie got injured, so I will make some nourishing soup for him tomorrow morning. You can bring it along with you then." Sheryl heaved a deep sigh. Nancy was right. Now, to love Charlie immensely was the only way to fix the mistakes.

She couldn't fall asleep for a single minute. She kept on thinking about Charlie all of the time. Sheryl was overwhelmed by both joy and sorrow.

She was happy to reunite with her son eventually.

But she felt sorry because he was always here yet she failed to recognize him earlier and left him to suffer a lot. She was feeling disastrous to left Charlie in Leila's hands.

Sheryl finally fell asleep late at night but, she couldn't sleep adequately.

Charles stayed up for the whole night. When Charlie slept, he went for Hugo and gave him the money as a reward payment. "Hugo, thank you and your men. This is the payment for you," he said as he handed the money to Hugo.

Charles didn't care about how much money it cost to get his kids back as long as he found his two kids safe.

"It's so kind of you." Hugo said with a smile, "I really helped you for the sake of Andy."

Hugo tried to pretend that he didn't care about the money but his eyes had never shunted from it.

Charles said with a smile, "You deserve this money. Take it please."

"Okay, I'll take it. Thank you." Hugo handed over the money to his men and said to Charles, "The person you want is here. When will you take her away?"

"Right now." Charles' face dimmed due to outrage. He even wanted to kill Leila immediately, thinking of Charlie's injury caused by her and realizing that she was the reason due to which, he had been apart from Sheryl all these years.

"Bring the woman here," Hugo ordered one of his men.

A moment later, Leila came inside with her hands fastened. There was a wad of rags in her mouth so she couldn't even utter a single word. She stared at Charles with pleading eyes. But, it was all in vain now. Charles cast a contemptuous eye at Leila and found her face was black and blue. Hugo's men had treated her in their own way according to the Charles' requirement.

It was visible that she was punched brutally.

"Mr. Lu, here she is." Hugo looked at Charles and said with an evil smile, "I have taken enough care of her for you."

"I can totally see it. Thank you so much, Hugo." Charles smiled at Hugo and said, "I'm taking her along with me now."

Hugo walked up to Charles and whispered, "Mr. Lu, I have to remind you that not to do something that goes too far. There are rules of law in society after all."

"Don't worry. I know what's good for me. Thanks for your advice anyway," Charles answered with a smirk.

Leila got desperate after the brutal torture of a whole day. She thought she would be rescued as she saw Charles, but all her hope vanished, the moment she found that Charles and Hugo were allies. She realized that all the tortures she suffered were arranged by Charles. She was devastated now but, whatever Leila was reaping now was all sowed by her own hands three years back.

Charles threw her into his car. Her hands were still fastened and mouth gagged. She wanted to scream but couldn't manage to make any voice.

Charles kept on driving silently and Leila understood Charles wouldn't let her go anyway.

She felt panicked first but, got reassured finally because she knew worrying was of no help to her in this vulnerable situation.

Charles took her to the warehouse where Sheryl had given birth to their babies. Andy had been there waiting for him for a while and walked up straight towards him as the car parked. "What are you doing here?" Charles was surprised to see Andy here. Then, he dragged Leila out of his car harshly.

He didn't give Leila to the police because he wanted to inquire about Ferry's whereabouts from her.

If he had handed her over to the police, Ferry would help her and cause more trouble for his family.

"I knew you would certainly come here so, I came early and waited for you," Andy responded in a calm tone.

Charles threw Leila into the warehouse and inquired in rage, "Look around. Do you still remember this place?"

He took the rags out of Leila's mouth and Leila began gasping. When she finally caught her breath, she asked Charles, "What do you want to do?"

"What I want to do?" Charles sneered and said, "You know it obviously, don't you?"

Looking at Charles' ferocious eyes, Leila felt scared. She pleaded, "Charles, no, Mr. Lu, please forgive me."

She was no longer in position to bear the physical tortures any more. So, she begged Charles to have some mercy on her.

"Forgive you? After all this, you expect mercy from me?" Charles smiled coldly and said, "Okay fine, I can spare you! You should know my purpose to bring you here. Just tell me what I want to know. I promise I will let you go safely and unharmed. I am a man of words, Leila."