The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1179 You're The Boss

"Ms. Bai, are you okay?" Holley walked up to Rachel as she watched Charles drive away in his car.

"Holley, did you get all the pictures?" Rachel asked gravely. She didn't care about whether she had injuries or not. At that particular moment, she was only interested in the photos that Holley took.

"Certainly. You can rest assured. The photos are clear and I bet you'll be pleased with them. With those pictures, you can make up your story without having to worry that someone won't believe it," Holley assured Rachel as she put the camera in front of her. After Rachel browsed through the pictures, her mood switched from bad to good instantly.

"Well, then...I think it's about time we return to Tarsan Corporation!" she proposed.

Both of the women got into the car and immediately drove back to Tarsan Corporation. Holley was the driver, while Rachel was in the passenger seat. On their way there, Rachel grew impatient as her sidekick failed to mention the pictures, which made her feel uneasy. "So, when do you propose that we should meet Sheryl and show her the photos, Holley?" she inquired.

"Wait... Don't be in such a hurry. We need to be patient. After all, Sheryl is having a hard time. She is very upset and if we show her these pictures, she might dispose of them out of anger. I think it's best we show them to her at a point when she is over her current feelings," Holley suggested.

With a twisted expression on her face, Holley continued, "Ms. Bai, you must have no idea how terrible it feels to have one's healed wounds reopened. However, Sheryl will understand soon." "Okay, that's fine. We can wait," Rachel replied with an evil smile.

Thinking about what Holley said, she agreed that she wanted Sheryl's suffering to be prolonged. Thus, she was willing to wait for the perfect moment.

"I will first review these pictures," Rachel murmured with a beaming smile. Taking the video camera out of her handbag, she started looking through the photos. 'I have to admit, Holley is an expert photographer. She didn't even capture Charles' face, so no one can see his expression,' she praised inside.

Rachel knew that people had endless imaginations. Even though Charles' facial expression couldn't be seen in the pictures, the happy and affectionate look on Rachel's face displayed that she was in love with him and that they were having an affair.

When Charles returned home, Sheryl had already finished taking a relaxing bath.

Heading upstairs immediately, he sneaked into the bedroom and found his wife already dressed in her pajamas. "You're home early, Sher," Charles grinned, trying to suck up to his wife.

"What? No, I'm not. You're just later than usual," Sheryl shot back coldly, avoiding eye contact with her loving husband. Judging by her expression, she didn't seem interested in talking to Charles at all. Watching her roam around the room, he lowered his head and glanced at his wristwatch to check the time. It turned out that over three hours had passed since he got off from work. "Oh, yeah, I came home a little bit later today," he said embarrassingly, as he scratched his head.

He then hurried over to Sheryl's side and leaned in for a kiss, which was supported by his seductively flattering smile. "Sher, I promise I will try to come home early from now on, okay?"

"Well, you don't have to promise me that, because it's none of my business. I'm going to bed. Are you going to sleep now or not? If not, please, just leave me alone. I am tired," Sheryl responded coldly before walking away from her husband's invitation. She forced herself to be as mean as she could to Charles, as she was afraid that her heart might be too soft and that she would be eager to forgive him.

That was the only reason why she was in a rush to wrap up the conversation. She wasn't about to give Charles any chance to be sweet with her, nor please her.

Charles felt disheartened by his wife's response. He wanted to explain something to her, but he didn't know how to free himself from his current feelings. He recalled that he didn't have anything to do with Rachel.

Since he wasn't sure about whether Rachel had said anything to Sheryl, he couldn't possibly risk bringing up her name or even rectify any misunderstandings. 'If I ask Sher about what Rachel said to her, she might suspect me. She might even think that I have something intimate to do with Rachel. Perhaps she would become even more upset and frustrated with me,' he analyzed.

"Well, okay... Since you're sleepy, you should go and get some rest. I will join you later. I won't disturb you while you sleep," Charles said fondly.

"Hmm, fine." Sheryl nodded, as she went to bed by herself and fell asleep.

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The next morning, a ray of sunlight shone through the curtain. Sheryl slowly opened her eyes, her thoughts welcoming the new day. Since she had run into Charles and Rachel at the bar, she repeated to herself to refrain from thinking or dreaming about the scene as she did nearly every night. 'If I didn't dream about it, I wouldn't have indulged myself in having sex with Charles last night, ' Sheryl thought. Sheryl got up first and Charles followed. The couple got dressed around the same time. As Sheryl was about to leave the bedroom, he offered, "I want to drop the children off at school today, Sher." Charles had two reasons for wanting to take Clark and Shirley to school. The first reason was that he knew that Sheryl had a lot of work to do at her office. Secondly, he recalled that she hadn't slept well lately. "Fine, then I will go straight to work," Sheryl agreed with a nod. 'Since he offered, I should let him be. If someone dares to bully our daughter at school, he would be able to teach them a lesson. He is their father after all,' she thought.

"See you at home later then," Charles said.

Sheryl drove straight to the Cloud Advertising Company where there were many tasks and people waiting for her to deal with.

Seeing Sheryl arrive, Isla came out of her office and walked over to her. "Sher," she addressed.

"What's up, Isla?" Sheryl inquired as she looked up at her dearest friend.

"I'm fine. I just wanted to check on you. How are things between you and Charles?" Isla replied.

Isla didn't really want to make small talk with Sheryl. Instead, she wanted to know whether Charles had mentioned his meeting Rachel to Sheryl.

"We are the same as we were before," Sheryl replied flatly. When she responding to her friend, there was a trace of depression in her eyes that Isla noticed immediately.

"Jeez!" Isla didn't know what else to say.

'We are grown-ups now. Once we make a choice, we are permitted to take responsibility for it, along with the consequences that come with it. Perhaps Sher made the right decision. She let it go this time, so they could move on with their lives. A good example is a man that decides to start a business. There is no expectation about making a fortune or going broke because of his bold decision to start his own business. However, there's still a lot of responsibility that he needs to bear,' she pondered.

"What are you trying to say?" Sheryl asked with a frown.

"Well, nothing. Sher, you need to keep your eyes open and stay positive. Sometimes things might be more complicated than they look. Do you understand?" Isla consoled her friend. She didn't know how to convince Sheryl. She only picked up on bad vibes coming from Sheryl.

'At this point, Sheryl should remain careful. She can't afford to make a mistake now, especially not after everything that happened. Otherwise, she might lose everything this time around,' she thought worriedly "I see. Come on, let's get back to work," Sheryl urged. She didn't want to talk about her husband's cheating, nor make any further comments.

"Fine. Of course. You're the boss and I will listen to you. I will pay attention to nothing but work," Isla responded resignedly.