The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1662 Stalking

Charles answered all of Leila's questions. Then he squinted and asked anxiously, "What happened? Why is my mom in such poor health?" The doctor had just stopped by to tell him that Melissa's health had only gotten worse.

Charles wondered what had happened during his coma. He wanted to know what had caused this.

Leila looked at Charles in embarrassment. She opened her mouth a few times, but nothing came out.

Seeing Leila's hesitance, Charles sensed that she knew something. He furrowed his brows and asked, "Leila, tell me what happened."

Charles glared at Leila. He didn't bother to hide how angry and annoyed he was.

"Charles, Aunt Melissa has been draining herself recently, and she's been worrying a lot too. That's why she gets sick a lot. She even fainted a few days ago, but she wouldn't let me tell you because she didn't want you to worry. I didn't want to call for a doctor either, because I don't want Aunt Melissa to get any bad news, in case she is really sick or something. Have you called the doctor? What did the doctor say?" Leila averted her eyes from Charles' gaze as she spoke. When she accidentally caught Charles' eye once, she immediately looked away.

"The same thing you told me. I want to know how this happened." Charles glared at Leila.

Leila bit her lip and continued, "It's because of Sheryl."

"What do you mean?" Upon hearing his wife's name, he narrowed his eyes and pressed Leila for more information.

Leila felt nervous and uncomfortable as Charles glared at her. She tried her best to keep calm. She gathered all of her courage, looked at Charles and said firmly, "When you were still in a coma, Sheryl treated Aunt Melissa so badly. And Sheryl was very close with Lewis back then. Sheryl and Lewis often saw each other in the hospital, and it goaded Aunt Melissa. So she dealt with a lot, and she was worrying a lot too."

Leila saw Charles had lower his head. It seemed as if he was lost in thought.

She told Charles everything about Sheryl and Lewis. Of course, not all of this was true. Leila was exaggerating her stories.

The more Charles listened to Leila, the more gloomy his face became. When Leila had finally finished speaking, Charles lifted his head and looked at Leila sharply.

It made Leila shiver. She quickly averted her gaze.

Charles asked coldly, "Did you really think that I would believe you?"

"I know you won't. But why would I lie to you? There are pictures and videos about them all over the Internet. You can Google them if you don't believe me. Plus, you can also ask your employees at the company. Everyone in the city knows about this," Leila said firmly. She tried her best to convince Charles.

Charles started to doubt himself. It seemed as if for once, Leila was telling the truth.

He remained silent. There was confusion in his eyes. After a long pause, he said to Leila, "Okay, I got it. Can you go and take care of my mom first? Tell me if anything happens." Charles asked Leila to leave because he didn't want to see her, and he didn't want to hear Leila talking about Sheryl like that anymore.

Leila had said all that she needed to say. And she was glad that Charles seemed to believe her.

"Okay, you take care of yourself too." Leila said, sounding concerned. Then she left.

Nick was about to visit Charles. But when he saw Leila coming out from Charles' ward, he stopped.

Nick was confused. Charles was supposed to be mad at Leila. Why would she leave the room with a smile?

After giving it a thought, Nick decided to turn around and postpone his visit. After all, he wasn't exactly sure what happened between Charles and Leila. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself in front of Charles.

Sheryl had also told him not to talk to Charles for the meantime about Leila. After all, Charles had just woken up, and he didn't need to be stressing about anything. All he needed now was rest. So even though Nick didn't want to, he knew he had to listen to Sheryl.

Nick went back to Cassie's room, frustrated.

Cassie could tell something was wrong, so she asked, "What's wrong?" Cassie looked at Nick, worriedly.

Cassie had recovered and she was doing pretty good, so she was at work again.

"Nothing, I should go back to the office. I'll pick you up tonight!" Nick said and forced a smile before he left the hospital.

Cassie could tell that Nick was lying to her. However, that could only mean that Nick didn't want to tell her yet, and she shouldn't force him until he was ready. She decided to let it go and mind her own business.

After Leila left, Charles was lost in thought, alone in his room.

He knew that he shouldn't be suspicious of Sheryl. But Leila was right about one thing. She didn't need to lie to him. The more Charles thought about it, the more confused and annoyed he became. In the Cloud Advertising Company

Sheryl just finished her work. She checked her watch and realized it was almost twelve o'clock. She grabbed her car keys, ready to go to the hospital to visit Charles.

Just as she was about to leave the office, Isla pushed her door open and asked her, "You didn't tell Charles what Leila did to Cassie, did you?"

"No, I didn't know how to bring it up to him." Sheryl said, sounding frustrated. She put down the folders she was holding.

Isla sounded a little angry upon hearing this. She slammed her fists on the table and said, "So what are you going to do? Just let it go?"

"Of course not. But it isn't the right time yet. Charles hasn't completely recovered. Telling him this will only stress him out. Why would I do that to him?" Sheryl said and rubbed Isla's shoulders, an attempt to calm her down.

"But then Charles wouldn't know what kind of person Leila is." Isla couldn't help but grind her teeth in anger every time she thought about Leila.

"Charles isn't the police. Even if I tell him, he can't change anything. What has been done can't be undone. Besides, we don't have any evidence against Leila, do we?" Sheryl shrugged at Isla. Sheryl was right. Even though Charles found out about Leila, the most he could do was kick Leila out of the Lu family and well, that wouldn't really help anything.

"Fine, you have a point." Isla rolled her eyes at Sheryl.

Sheryl knew that Isla was worried about her, so she walked to her and hugged her. Sheryl smiled at Isla and said, "Don't worry. I will take care of myself. I won't let anything happen, okay?" "Okay. Well, I should go replace Aron now. If you need any help, just call me!" Since Charles had woken up, Isla had only been there once as Leila was always there and Isla didn't want to see Leila's face. Every time Isla saw Leila, she wanted to punch her in the face and she knew she couldn't control herself. She decided it would just be best to refrain from going to the hospital completely. "I know. Bye!"

Sheryl shook her head and sighed as Isla left.

When Sheryl was about to leave again, Phoebe walked in.

"President Xia, someone sent you this." Phoebe furrowed her brows and looked at Sheryl with concern.

Seeing Phoebe's face, Sheryl was confused. 'Why does look Phoebe so worried?' Sheryl wondered.

"What is it?" Sheryl asked Phoebe.

When she took the pictures from Phoebe and looked at them, Sheryl gasped.

'Who took these pictures? Someone is stalking me!' Sheryl was surprised upon seeing herself in the pictures.