The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1619 Complaint

Sheryl put on a forced smile. She knew that if Phoebe wasn't here, the company would've imploded long ago.

As she thought of this, she stood up and walked towards Phoebe. She held Phoebe's hand warmly and said sincerely, "Phoebe, thank you so much for everything you've done, especially over these past few days. I have to stay with Charles in the hospital until he wakes up."

"Ms. Xia, don't worry, I'll handle everything. Just relax and focus on taking care of Mr. Lu. Alan's here anyway, and I'll try my best to support her. We won't allow anything to go wrong here, okay? Don't worry," Phoebe responded in a firm voice.

Sheryl felt greatly relieved and nodded.

Afterwards, Phoebe gave her an update about what had recently been happening in the company. Since Sheryl didn't have any comments, Phoebe left.

Sheryl looked at the empty office. She'd never thought before that her office was big, but today, in particular, she felt that it was too big for her and she didn't want to stay in it all alone.

After a while, Sheryl decided to leave the office because she didn't want to stay there any longer. Even though she didn't spend a lot of time with Charles here, she still didn't want to stay in a place that reminded her of him.

As soon as she left the office, she heard a whistling sound. She turned in the direction of the sound and saw Lewis.

Sheryl was confused. 'I thought he had left? Why is he still here?'

Lewis saw that Sheryl had seen him, so he got out of the car. He walked over to her, smiling rather awkwardly. "Sheryl, why don't we grab a bite together? My treat." Sheryl looked at Lewis blankly with incomprehension.

Sheryl didn't know what to feel when she saw Lewis earlier today in the hospital. However, she wasn't able to speak with him because of Melissa. Now that she bumped into him again, she needed to clear the air between them.

"Mr. Xu, there's substantial gossip going around about us, so I don't think it would be for the best if we were to have a meal together, so..." Sheryl chose her words carefully because she didn't want to be harsh and break Lewis's heart.

She knew that Lewis was a nice man, but, considering her status, she couldn't entertain him.

"I know, but I worry about you, and; I heard that Charles is still in the hospital. What would he do, if he replaces out, that you got sick because you weren't eating right?" Lewis said firmly. Sheryl just smiled and nodded. "I know, I know. Mr. Xu, please, don't worry about me. I won't get sick. I'm pretty healthy, but I need to take care of Charles too."

Sheryl responded well by reminding him that she was married. She just wanted him to give up because she didn't know what to say anymore.

"All right then well that's good to hear. So where are you headed now? I can give you a ride. We're friends after all. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Do you think people will spread rumors about me giving you a ride?" Lewis often did this. He was sneaky that way. He hadn't admitted anything to Sheryl so she couldn't reject him, right? Especially when they were in public.

Sheryl hesitated. However, she didn't have her car with her, and she was just going to get a cab, so what was the difference if she got the ride from Lewis? She nodded in agreement.

;Lewis smiled upon seeing this; however, it was gone as soon as it came. Sheryl was oblivious as usual.

When Sheryl finally got inside the car, Lewis was nervous that it would be awkward. He fumbled, around looking for something to say. "How did Charles get in an accident?"

Lewis wanted to beat himself up as soon as he said this. He could've asked anything else, but he just had to ask that. He just couldn't settle for a simple conversation starter, such as 'How are you doing?' "You don't need to answer my question if you don't want to," Lewis quickly said before Sheryl could even respond.

At that moment, Sheryl had an awkward look on her face. She smiled to cover it, and said, "It doesn't matter. Charles got into the accident a few days ago. It's fine. I'm over it. One thing's for sure though this wasn't an accident, someone's behind this, and I'm going to replace out who did this!"

Lewis saw the determined look in Sheryl's eyes and realized how important Charles was to her. He knew that unless Charles and Sheryl divorced-he'd never have a chance with her.

As Lewis thought of this, he couldn't help but feel frustrated, and he had trouble hiding it well.

Sheryl, of course, noticed this but she didn't know what to say to him. She wanted to say something that would make him feel better. Should she say that at least she didn't hate him? However, she dismissed this, and she figured that there was no point in trying to sugarcoat anything.

"Mr. Xu, just drive me to the hospital. Thanks." After saying this, Sheryl turned her head and watched the view outside the car window so that Lewis wouldn't talk to her anymore. Time passed slowly in silence.

Lewis started to feel hot, so he opened the car window a bit. When the wind came in, Sheryl turned her head to look at him.

Lewis noticed this so he smiled at her. "It's hot."

"Hmm."

Afterward, they both fell into silence again.

Soon enough, they finally arrived at the hospital.

As soon as the car pulled over, Sheryl thanked Lewis for the ride and got out right away.

Sheryl sighed with relief as soon as she stepped inside the hospital. She headed to Cassie's room because Melissa was staying with Charles at the moment. She didn't think it was a good idea for her and Melissa to be in the same room.

When Sheryl arrived at Cassie's room, she found that Nick wasn't there.

She asked the nurse where he was, and the nurse told her that he just went out for a bit to buy something and that he would be back soon.

As she stood in front of Cassie, she looked down at her beautiful and pale face. She felt upset and prayed that Cassie would wake up soon.

It didn't take long for Nick to return. When he saw Sheryl, he asked, "Sher, what are you doing here?"

Nick was surprised. He hadn't expected Sheryl to come around here at this time so when he saw her, he couldn't help but worry.

"I came to check on Cassie. How is she? What did the doctor say?" Sheryl was worried about Cassie, so she asked him right away.

Nick shook his head and sat beside the bed, sighing. "The doctor said he didn't know when Cassie would wake up. The only thing we can do now is wait."

Sheryl patted his back to comfort him. "Come on, man. It's okay. Cassie's going to wake up. I'm sure of that." She said that not just to make Nick feel better, but because she really believed that Cassie would wake up sooner or later.

After a short chat with Nick, Sheryl left to give them some alone time. She debated whether or not she would go to Charles's room but eventually decided not to.

At that time, Melissa was standing outside the ICU room that Charles was in, crying. She was so upset. "Charles, what kind of person is your wife? She's bullying your own mother with her lover. Are you just going to let her do that to me?"