The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1616 Melissa was Impatient

Sheryl thought about it for a moment as Isla finished speaking. She then heaved a deep sigh and told Isla what the doctor had said in full detail. One accident had taken place after another, and Sheryl now began suspecting that she was cursed!

"What? Are you telling me that Cassie might not wake up right away? Oh my god! Are you kidding me?" Isla shouted loudly, still unable to believe her ears. She ran toward Sheryl, her eyes wide as she begged her for an explanation.

On the other hand, Sheryl felt no better than Isla. The doctor's words had stabbed into her heart like daggers. She was so hurt that she nearly couldn't catch her breath from the pain.

The doctor told her that it be a while before Cassie woke up because she was suffering from complications due to oxygen deprivation to the brain. What was worse, she might remain unconscious and be a vegetable for the rest of her life! It would depend on the will of Heaven.

It was a shock to everyone, but they had to accept that it had happened.

Sheryl could never be content to just leave it to the will of Fate to decide to kill or pardon a soul.

Cassie was one of the most important people in her life. Sheryl hated herself for having been unable to protect her from everything that had happened.

After they spoke, Sheryl rested back against the wall as if talking had cost all of her strength. She slowly slid down along the wall and sat on the floor. Nick did likewise because the bad news was just as hard on him.

The three of them were all taken aback by the sudden bad news. It took a long time before they recovered their senses again. Sheryl clutched the couch beside her and struggled to pull herself up to her feet. She walked over to Nick and helped him get up before sitting him down on the couch. She then fetched a cup of water and passed it to him. "Nick, you need to hold on. Cassie needs you, and you must believe that she can make it through this. I haven't lost heart in Charles, after all. First, you need to take care of yourself," Sheryl said, trying to cheer him up.

Nick took Sheryl's words to heart as he sat there. He took a sip of the water to clear his throat and said, "I'm confident about that, Sher. Cassie will wake up, and I'll never allow myself to doubt it." He then nodded at Sheryl and turned to look at Cassie in determination.

When Nick had finally calmed down, he told Sheryl and Isla what he had seen and heard when they had found Cassie.

Isla was pissed off before Nick had even finished speaking. She narrowed her eyes and balled her hands into fists.

"Are you telling us that Cassie followed Leila to the rooftop? The video then showed Leila returning alone, but you didn't see Cassie come down after that?" Isla asked, just to make sure that she had heard correctly.

Seeing Nick nod in confirmation, she clenched her teeth to avoid snapping. "That woman won't even get to cry before I get my hands on her. I'm going to kill her!"

Isla headed to the door immediately. Sheryl hurriedly told Nick to stay there with Cassie and nodded to him before she ran after Isla. So many things happened so unexpectedly, and they couldn't afford to let Isla face any more danger at that moment.

"Move your ass and get over here, Leila!" Isla shouted before she came to a stop.

Sheryl ran to catch up from behind her, but it was too late for her to hold Isla back.

Isla was being too reckless. If it had been Leila who had caused Cassie's accident and resulting coma, she would have erased all of her tracks before anyone came looking for her. Sheryl was sure that they wouldn't get anything out of Leila.

Although Sheryl also believed that Leila must have done something, they had no evidence. Besides, it would alarm Leila, who might come up with even more plots on how to deal with them. Isla had a temper and was always quick to action but slow in thought. She had found Leila before Sheryl could catch up with her.

Melissa had heard Isla's shouting before she reached them. She stepped in front of Leila and crossed her arms with her brows furrowed sternly. "This is a hospital. Please, behave yourself and keep your voice lowered," she chided Isla in a quiet but firm voice.

"I'm talking to Leila, so please, get out of my way. This has nothing to do with you, Mrs. Lu!" Isla said coldly and shoved Melissa aside. She then furiously glared at Leila and asked, "What did you do to Cassie on the rooftop?"

"I didn't do anything to her! Please, leave me alone. I'll call the security if even one of you tries to mess with me again. Do you keep harassing me simply because I don't have a powerful family to back me up? I'm innocent!" Leila countered by pointing out their injustices toward her as tears welled up in her eyes.

Melissa hurriedly moved to hug Leila's shoulders to comfort her. Then she walked Leila a little ways away from Isla.

Isla's suspicion was growing stronger. She had had enough of that shameless woman, who played innocent by pretending to be the weakest one all the time. Sheryl finally reached them and dragged her back. "She won't admit to it, Isla. We need solid evidence to prove we're right. It's useless to try to argue with her now. Come back to the room with me."

Although Isla was unwilling to admit defeat; she understood that Sheryl was right. Isla was too impulsive, and it had been a mistake to confront Leila empty-handed. It was choking her to leave Leila alone wher they were sure about her guilt in the matter.

Sheryl dragged Isla away with her and kept explaining the situation to her until they had returned to Cassie's room. They pushed the door open lightly and found that Nick was talking to Cassie while holding he hand and pressing it to his cheek. They smiled at each other and closed the door again.

After a brief discussion, Sheryl returned to their company building to deal with the business that had piled up the past few days, while Isla stayed at the hospital to look for evidence. She promised Sheryl that she wouldn't go to Leila or look for trouble, and would talk with Sheryl before making any move.

On the other side of the city, Rachel had fallen asleep after attending to Bernard when he had returned injured.

When she opened her eyes, she saw that Bernard was looking at her with a smile. She hurriedly got up and touched his forehead, regretting that she had fallen asleep. She then heaved a deep sigh of relief when she confirmed that Bernard's fever had broken.

Bernard couldn't help but laugh at her frantic actions as she tried to check on him. He reached for her hand and wrapped it in his. "Thank you, Rachel. You must have been up almost all night. Sorry for causing you such stress."

"You have no idea how much you scared me last night! Your head was burning, and you were suffering from cramps on and off. You made it through by yourself, and I didn't help that much, but I did the best that I could. You told me not to take you to the hospital before passing out. I had to listen to you!" Rachel said with tears in her eyes while rubbing his calloused knuckles affectionately with her thumb. Bernard's heart was aching at the sight of her distress. He stretched his arms and told Rachel to lay with her head against his chest. He then kissed her head and stroked her hair for a while. "Sorry, Rachel. I shouldn't have let you go through this. It's all my fault," he murmured, all kinds of feelings rising inside him. He sighed, grateful for his life, and thanked God for sending such a kind and caring woman to him.

"Never, ever say sorry to me, Bernard. If there is one of us who needs to say sorry, it must be me. You wouldn't have gotten into this mess if not for me," Rachel said seriously as she sat up from his embrace and looked into his eyes with a solemn expression.

Bernard nodded a little and smiled at her, promising her that he would stop there.

Since Bernard had woken up and everything seemed to be back on the right track, a question suddenly popped into Rachel's mind. She hurriedly grabbed his hands and asked anxiously, "Where did you go the other night? Did you go to kill Ferry? Did you really do it?"

Rachel had been thinking about it since Bernard had left their home. She was almost sure that something must have happened when Bernard had returned home bleeding all over. She was guessing that he had done it, but she needed Bernard to confirm it for her.

The smile on Bernard's face froze in place. He looked into Rachel's eyes and replied bleakly, "No, I didn't."

"We're doomed, Bernard! Tom will never leave us alone. What can we do now? Should we run away?" Rachel asked with a blank face. She rose but then sat back down again, wondering whether she should go to pack her things or not.

Bernard reached for her hands again and patted them gently. "Relax, Rachel. I'll figure it out later. Please, just trust me. I'll protect you with my life, if need be, so everything will be fine," he promised. Rachel sat still beside him. Still, her wild heart was not at rest. They were talking about the boss of a hit-man organization. It wouldn't be easy for them to get rid of Tom.

Seeing the anxiety on Rachel's face, Bernard continued, "You need to trust me, Rachel. I know Tom and how it all works. I'll come up with an idea to get us out of this safe and sound." "Oh, Bernard! All I can depend on in this life is you!" Rachel finally gave him a faint smile after confessing her faith in him.

She was confident that Bernard would never leave her, but the problem was that they were facing a group of professional killers, hot for their blood! It might have been easy for them to hide before, but that had been because Tom didn't know Bernard had spared her life. Now, it would be impossible to hide because Tom knew about them. She forced herself to think hard of a way out. She didn't want to wait here to be killed.

Time was running out for them, whether they liked it or not.

Nick had stayed at the hospital with Cassie. So Sheryl decided not to disturb them. After all, it was better to leave the two of them alone. She went to work before returning later to the hospital to check on how Charles and Cassie were doing that night. Melissa spoke rudely to her every time they ran into each other by accident, but Sheryl had no intention to argue with her. Both of them cared about Charles' well- being, and that was enough to force a truce.

Melissa blocked Sheryl from entering the room the moment she got to Charles' ward.

"What are you doing here? I've told you a thousand times to stay away! I said: Please don't show up here, again. Are you deaf or something? Do you know that your stupid face is making me sick?" Melissa was getting more and more impatient as time passed by, and Charles seemed not to be getting better. Sheryl acted as if she didn't see or hear Melissa at all despite her cruel words.