The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1637 Lewis' Visit To Sheryl's Office

"You didn't see the look on that woman's face, Leila. Charles is still her husband but I guess he can't do anything about her now. I can't believe he could stand her before! She's so shameless! Doesn't she know how to behave properly?" Melissa was fuming her lips were quivering in anger.

Leila rubbed her back to help her relax. She didn't expect Melissa to get this angry, and she couldn't help but worry about Melissa's health.

"Please, calm down, Aunt Melissa. When you get mad, she's just winning. Don't worry about her. She's digging a hole for herself. Charles is going to leave her as soon as he wakes up. You'll never have to see her then. So don't get all worked up now. It's not good for your health either." Leila knew very well how to handle Melissa. After she spoke, Melissa eventually calmed down. Melissa nodded her head in agreement. She actually wanted Lewis to keep on pursuing Sheryl so that she could finally leave Charles alone.

"You're right, Leila. I got caught up in the moment. I shouldn't care about her. It was stupid of me!" Melissa lightly slapped herself as if she was frustrated. She shouldn't have gotten mad and she knew that.

"Forgive me if I'm being too invasive, Aunt Melissa. But do you still see Sheryl as your daughter-in-law? Because if not, you wouldn't get mad, even if you saw her with another man," Leila said cautiously. She looked away when she had finished speaking as if she was afraid that Melissa would get mad at her.

"How could that be? Leila, please, don't think that way. To be honest, I've never treated her as my daughter-in-law. Isn't it obvious? If it wasn't for Charles, I would have kicked her out of Dream Garden long ago!" Melissa raised her voice. She could tell that Leila was jealous and she needed to make her feel better.

"Please, don't get mad at me, Aunt Melissa. I didn't mean anything by that. I was just curious. Please, forgive me." Melissa had instantly appeased Leila's worries as she could tell that Melissa was telling the truth.

Leila knew she would be able to get rid of Sheryl with Melissa's support, so she began dreaming of her future with Charles.

'Sheryl, watch and see. You'll regret starting a fight with me in the first place. I will teach you defeat against a deadly enemy. Charles will be mine!' Leila swore to herself. She turned to Melissa and smiled. Ther they held hands as they turned to go back inside the hospital.

They both agreed that Sheryl was an annoyance that they needed to get rid of soon.

After what happened at the hospital, Sheryl headed straight home.

For a good hour, she just sat on the sofa, immobile. She still couldn't believe that Lewis had just confessed to her like that. Still in shock, she wondered what she did to suddenly make him that desperate. She thought she had made it clear to him that they'd never be together because she loved Charles and that was it. She thought Lewis understood her, so she couldn't understand why he wouldn't just move on. As much as Sheryl wanted to believe that Lewis would just leave her alone and move on, that wasn't reality. The reality was Lewis not taking no for an answer as he followed her around everywhere she went. Even as Sheryl went to the hospital to visit Charles, Lewis would be there too, proclaiming his love for her. If anything, he was persistent as he tried to get Sheryl to go out with him.

Sheryl was losing her mind. No matter how many times she refused Lewis or how cruel she'd be to him, Lewis would just come running right back to her.

Since no matter what she did, it seemed as if he didn't listen to her; she had no choice, but to secretly go to the hospital, so she could check on Charles. This was the only way she could visit Charles, and at the same time, avoid both Melissa and Lewis. Sometimes, she thought that it was like she had to constantly balance having a tiger ready to pounce at her from behind; and a wolf ready to attack her from the front.

"Sher, hurry. I saw Mr. Xu just leaving, so this is your only opening," Cassie urged when she returned to the room. She went outside to check if Lewis was there. Thanks to Cassie, Sheryl was able to slip in and out of the hospital unnoticed, and at the same time, she was able to spend time with Charles.

"Okay, I'm leaving. Thank you, Cassie! Please, keep an eye on Charles for me. Call me if anything happens!" Then just like that, Sheryl was gone. Sheryl felt like she was being stalked. She ran to her car as fast as she could, afraid that Lewis might see her, and she just didn't have the energy to deal with him right now.

"I will. Please, take care, Sher!" Cassie shouted from behind, even though she wasn't sure if Sheryl could hear her. Even Cassie was getting tired of this set-up.

Cassie had to watch Sheryl sneak in and out of the hospital for the past few days. No matter how nice Lewis was, Sheryl just didn't have feelings for him.

From an outsider's perspective, no one was a better choice than Lewis-he was good-looking and had his own company. Nick and Cassie just wished that Sheryl would change her mind, or at least give Lewis a chance. Charles had broken her heart, and she should move on and replace her happiness elsewhere. However, Sheryl was resolute-she loved Charles and Charles only. Nick and Cassie couldn't do anything, because it was her life after all. The most they could do was give advice, but that was it.

Shortly after Sheryl left, Nick arrived. When he saw that Cassie seemed to be lost in thought, he assumed she was upset again for not remembering something. So he approached her and wrapped his arms around her.

"What are you thinking? Something from work?" he asked in a gentle and low voice. Cassie had just returned to work, and Nick worried that she was pushing herself too hard, too early. If she felt overwhelmed on her first days back, Nick wanted to suggest for her to take a few days off first.

Lifting her head, Cassie looked back at Nick. She cleared her mind by shaking her head. "No, no, it's not about me. I'm just worried about Sheryl. Nick, can you remember the last time she smiled?" Cassie was right, Sheryl had experienced bad luck left and right. When her family-Charles and their two kids-was finally given the chance to live together, they had all thought that the family would live happily ever after. However, it didn't take long for Leila to cause trouble for them. It seemed as if fate was playing around with Sheryl. Even if Charles woke up, it would be very difficult to patch up their relationship again.

Nick sighed, feeling bad for Sheryl. After a while, he spoke, "She'll be fine. She'll be happy one day, I know it."

He then took Cassie into his arms and rubbed his chin against her head; while he promised to himself that he would do whatever he could to help Sheryl out.

A few days later, Lewis went to the building of Cloud Advertising Company. He didn't know how to take no for an answer.

It had been a while since he last saw Sheryl. When he realized that his chances of seeing Sheryl were better here than at the hospital, he decided to frequent her office more.

In the morning, Sheryl came to work like she normally did. She had never thought that Lewis would show up there. Even if she knew, she wouldn't have known what to do either. She had just barely sat down behind her desk when Phoebe abruptly came in.

Sheryl couldn't help but wonder what was happening, as Phoebe just came in and she didn't even knock. She looked at Phoebe and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

"Ms. Xia, I think you should look out your window." Phoebe was at a loss as to what to do, and she raised her finger to point out the window.

Sheryl knitted her brows and turned her head to look, wondering what was happening.

Her mouth dropped open when she saw the huge balloon floating in the air. It took her a moment to realize what was happening. Sheryl didn't know what to do. Why would Lewis be so stupid to do this?

If this was some sort of surprise from two love-struck teenagers, it would be fine. But it wasn't. Sheryl was a married woman, and she had two kids for God's sake! For the first time in her life, Sheryl hated balloons. She cursed balloons and their inventor. When she looked closer, she saw that there was something written on the balloon. It said, "I LOVE YOU, SHERYL!" Her head began spinning. She shut her eyes and turned to look away from the window.

She collapsed on her chair, rubbing her temples, her head throbbing.

Phoebe sympathetically watched Sheryl. She shook her head and bit her lower lip, wondering what to say. The silence in the room was killing her, and she held her breath, afraid to tick Sheryl off. Sheryl always knew what to do, no matter how difficult a situation was. Having worked for her for so long, Phoebe knew this, and she admired Sheryl for it. So she racked her mind trying to come up with something to say to Sheryl. Finally, she decided against it.

"Say something, Phoebe. Don't just stand there like a piece of wood!" Sheryl opened her eyes and looked at Phoebe expectantly.

Phoebe rubbed her eyes and smiled bashfully before speaking, "I'm sorry, Ms. Xia. I've never experienced anything like this before. I don't know what to say or do. Can we just close the blinds? Maybe if we don't do anything, he'll go away."

Phoebe knew that Lewis had no chance with Sheryl. She knew that Charles was the only man that Sheryl loved. Even though she'd heard some rumors here and there, she knew that Charles and Sheryl would be able to fix things. She also knew that Lewis was stupid to do something like this.

Sheryl shook her head at Phoebe and quietly asked her to leave. This was her personal life, and it wasn't her assistant's job to deal with it.

When Phoebe left, she took a deep breath, stood up, and headed to the elevator.

Sheryl thought she would ask security to remove the balloon from her window, but she was surprised to replace Lewis waiting for her in the lobby.

Completely surprised, she stopped because she didn't have time to do anything else. Lewis then brought out his guitar and started to play the moment he saw Sheryl.

"This is the woman that I love. I want to show how much I love you with this song..." Lewis plucked the strings and began to sing "Moon River." He was gazing lovingly at Sheryl as he sang, with a look that would have made every woman on earth swoon.

However, Sheryl wasn't one of them.

She rubbed her temples, trying her best not to punch him in the face!

As Lewis played and sang, more and more people started to gather around them; clapping, and urging Sheryl to go over to Lewis and give him a hug or a kiss.

Most of the people there worked with Sheryl in the same building, so they recognized her and connected the display with the rumors that had been circulating online. They began to gossip among themselves. They recognized who Lewis was. They assumed that Sheryl had taken her husband's coma as an opportunity to have an affair.

Lewis probably heard them, but he didn't care. He was busy serenading Sheryl as he slowly approached her.