The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1634 Let’s Wait And See

Nancy nursed a grudge against Leila. In Nancy's eyes, Leila was too arrogant. Leila never cared about what a servant like Nancy would think about her. She just thought Nancy would agree with how the situation had turned and follow her orders. Much to her resentment, she didn't get what she had expected from Nancy. Instead, Nancy showed complete indifference to Leila, ignoring all her demands. Despite the anger that flowered in Leila's chest, she swallowed it and managed to stay calm. She told herself not to fuss about Nancy's rudeness. Then, she went to the kitchen to make food for herself. After eating, she then returned to her bedroom.

Nancy finished her daily gardening work before she went into the house and passed by Leila's room. She was annoyed that Leila still hadn't left Dream Garden. In a low but angry voice, she grumbled, "How much longer does she intend to stay here? I just hope Sheryl and the kids can come back as soon as possible."

Nancy missed them so much. Even though a servant, Nancy had been treated like a family member by Sheryl; besides, she enjoyed taking care of the kids. With them gone, Nancy felt like the Dream Garden was no longer her home.

Back in the hospital, things were looking up.

Cassie had fully recovered from her long coma, and she could even act normal enough to continue with her duties. Having been away from her job for so long, she kind of missed the role she played as a nurse, and of course her uniform.

While her mind kept spinning, she shook her head as the downside of her job struck her. She wondered whether she suffered masochism because her job had always taken too much time and energy from her. She remembered how exhausted she was every day she got off duty. She had missed the job so much, but the downside hit her again very quickly.

"Cassie, your boyfriend has arrived. So, you are going out on a date tonight? You should go now. Let me take it from here, and I'll change that infusion for you!" Cora beamed and took the infusion bottle out of Cassie's hand.

Cassie was a little bashful. She heard the trace of teasing from Cora's tone, so she pursed her lips and gave Cora a gentle punch, to tease her back playfully.

"Well, thanks, Cora!" Cassie hurried off and ran all the way to the gate to meet Nick.

Nick had intended to get out of his car and wait for Cassie in her office, but after a second thought, he gave up that idea and waited at the entrance. He didn't want to distract Cassie, nor mess up her concentration. He didn't tell Cassie that he had arrived until the end of her shift when he asked Cora to convey the message. Before Cassie ran out to Nick, Nick began to feel a little embarrassed for having been waiting at the entrance in his car.

"What are you doing here?" Cassie finally appeared in front of Nick and she was breathless.

Nick poked his head through the car window. He kissed Cassie on her forehead as she bent close to the window to greet him. With a smile, he said, "I missed you so much. Here is what I got for you. I've been so worried about your hearth, so I hope that these special nutritive products can help you recover better!"

"I will take them. You shouldn't work too hard, either, though. Today I worked the day shift, and I'll try not to work the night shift these days. Well then, we both should get home early!" Cassie took what Nick had brought to her, and shot him a sweet smile.

"Ha, I must obey Doctor Cassie's advice! I promise that I will go home as soon as all my work gets done!" Nick waved goodbye to Cassie, before he started the engine and drove back to his company building. Cassie had been in a coma for so many days, so as her boyfriend, Nick had conscientiously stayed by her side and put all his attention into looking after her. Now he realized that he had accumulated a lot of unfinished work and had completely fallen behind schedule, because of that. As a result, he had to take any extra time he had to catch up on it.

The situation Nick was facing was just like what Cassie was confronted with after her coma.

Besides, there was one more important thing Cassie had to do. She had to take special care of Charles on Sheryl's behalf.

Earlier today, when Leila and Melissa went back home, Cassie didn't waste time and called Sheryl right away.

"Sher, Melissa has gone home, so now is a good time for you to pay a visit to Charles. Are you free?"

"Really? Okay, I will be right there!" Sheryl hung up and headed straight towards the hospital.

Recently, Sheryl had not been feeling like herself. She wasn't able to concentrate or bury herself into anything enjoyable. All of this was because she worried about Charles all the time. Soon after, Sheryl went to Charles' sickroom.

Charles had been transferred into this new sickroom a few days ago, but Sheryl hadn't had a chance to stay by his side, or to take care of him there.

Melissa had been like a ghost that haunted the area around her son. She kept a wary eye on Sheryl and didn't leave her any chances to get close to Charles' room.

"Charles, when are you going to wake up?" There still seemed to be no signs of animation or recognition on Charles' face. Sheryl felt so distressed at the scene. Tears welled up in her eyes and were almost ready to spill forth, but Sheryl tried her best to contain her emotions. It seemed that Sheryl had become more durable after such a long time dealing with this kind of torture all the time. She didn't show her weakness as easily anymore.

In silence, Sheryl stared at Charles with affectionate eyes. Two hours passed before the door was suddenly swung open. A woman who looked to be over fifty-year-old stormed in. "What are you doing here? Let go of my son!" Melissa shouted at Sheryl as soon as she saw her, without any hesitation. With an intense glare, she threatened Sheryl to get her hands off her son.

In shock, Sheryl stood completely dumbfounded. She had never expected Melissa would come back again. As she turned back, Melissa's sudden appearance, with such rage on her face really struck Sheryl by surprise. Shivering, she still managed to stay calm. Then, she replied in a voice full of reproach, asking, "Mom, can you lower your voice? Aren't you worried that Charles may be disturbed by your yelling?" "My son will only be disturbed by you being here! He is fine with having me and Leila by his side. How do you have the nerve to show up here? Didn't I make it clear that you are not allowed to look after him? Why did you still come? You just didn't take me seriously, did you? You don't really care about my son at all, either!" Melissa taunted, as she always did when she and Sheryl ran into each other. Sheryl had just had enough of Melissa's unreasonable reproach. In her eyes, that old wretch's anger had come out of nowhere all along! To put up with it, she had learned to take much for granted. Receiving no response from Sheryl, Melissa felt ignored and humiliated. Slamming her fist down hard on the table, Melissa attempted to use some violence to draw Sheryl's attention. "Sheryl! Are you listening to me?"

"Mom, your voice is so loud. Do you really think there's any way I wouldn't be able to hear you?" Sheryl reminded Melissa again, trying to get her to lower the volume of her voice. "Don't call me, Mom! I felt too much pressure to take that title. Now everyone out there knows how you treat my son and the Lu family. You are such a shameless woman. You are a married woman, so how dare you meet with another man behind Charles' back? How dared you play with my son's heart like that? So many people on the internet are witnesses. Do you think you can ever wash out the stain of your betrayal? I can assure you now that, once Charles wakes up, the first thing he is going to do is divorce you!" Melissa threw those spiteful and false statements in Sheryl's face one by one, without mercy.

Too tired of Melissa's twisted logic, Sheryl didn't argue. With a helpless head shake, she answered briefly, by saying, "Let's just wait and see then!"

She had gotten so used to Melissa's cunning eloquence, so she had prepared herself in advance with many different ways to retort to Melissa when they met.

Sheryl had hoped all along to see Charles wake up from the oblivion of his coma. She swore to herself that once he did, she would tell everyone the truth, the whole truth, and nothing false. She just wanted the chance to set things right with her husband. She was convinced that Charles would believe her without question.

"Sheryl, you are such a ..." Melissa couldn't bear the way Sheryl spoke to her. Sheryl's face revealed no trace of fear anymore.

As she continued to ponder over Sheryl's reaction, her furious mood turned into a curious one instead. 'How can Sheryl be so calm? Isn't she afraid at all?' Melissa couldn't help but ask herself as she looked at Sheryl's impassive face.

"You must leave now! I don't want you here, and I don't want you to come here again!" Melissa shouted again. She pointed her finger to the doorway, gesturing for Sheryl to leave right away.

Not wanting to argue with Melissa in the hospital, Sheryl surrendered at last. Turning, she was about to head out the door.

Right in that moment, at the doorway, she turned back and shot a last glance at Charles, praying that he would soon wake up.

"What are you looking at? Get out of here, right now!" Melissa tensed as she saw that Sheryl had suddenly turned. Running out of patience, she didn't want to waste any more time. Melissa quickened her pace as she approached Sheryl. Without thinking she gave Sheryl a hard push, and then closed the door, blocking Sheryl from seeing Charles any further.

Taken by surprise, Sheryl stumbled a few steps back and was almost fell. With much effort, she tried to steady her feet.

"Sher, are you okay?" Cassie happened to pass by from the next-door ward. Seeing Sheryl was being pushed outside, Cassie grew concerned. She immediately charged in to steady her and keep her from falling to the ground.

So as to prevent Cassie from worrying, Sheryl forced a smile and then replied, "I'm fine. My mother-in-law just wanted me to leave the room."

"Okay, then...Sher, you should go and get some rest. I'm here to keep an eye on Charles. If there are any new developments with him, you will be the first one to be informed." Cassie could read that Sheryl's heart must have been torn at the shameful act of her mother-in-law, even though there were no outward traces of distress to be detected on her face.

"Okay, I am going now! Remember to call me if there is any news!" Sheryl left the hospital, utterly exhausted.

Once she stepped outside, she failed to contain the sorrow and distress in her heart. In a flash, tears welled up and flowed down her cheeks in great torrents!