The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1995 The Silly Woman

Charles was seriously considering rejecting and leaving Vicky. However, reminded of her current emotional instability, he felt that if he turned her away now, she might resort to something crazy, like what almost happened to Cassie.

"Alright. I'll try." After he responded to Vicky, he turned around and apathetically strode away.

Vicky was aware that Charles only meant to pacify her. His response, sadly, was only an empty promise. 'What else can I do?' Vicky asked herself. 'Do I really have to beg him?' she wondered. While she was racking her brain, wondering how to keep Charles by her side, she couldn't help becoming enraged-she deserved better than this.

"Charles, sooner or later, I'll get you. You can't escape from me!" she muttered viciously under her breath. She was seething with anger and humiliation. As she murmured this to herself, she even clenched her fists as if to put physical action to her new sworn oath. Charles would be entirely hers.

Nick, who was waiting at the main gate of the hospital, walked up to the newly arrived Charles.

"Charles, how did it go?" Nick asked. Nick was quite anxious. He was afraid that Vicky wouldn't listen to Charles.

"Don't worry, Nick. Everything is fine with Vicky. It's all good," Charles replied. After his reply, Charles grinned. For some reason or another, when Charles was around Nick, he always felt relaxed and positive. Maybe it was because of Nick's amiable, easy-going nature, or it could be because he was Sheryl's brother. Whatever the reason was, it didn't matter.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Lu! I'm so glad to hear that." Nick's eyes gleamed with appreciation.

"No worries, Nick! And, relax, you know you don't have to be so polite," Charles told him.

"Okay, then I'll be going now." Charles was about to leave when he heard Nick's voice.

"Mr. Lu," Nick reluctantly said. Having hesitated for a while, Nick finally decided to voice his doubt. Charles stopped. Gazing at Charles's back, he softly asked, "Are you still in love with Sheryl?"

"I can't answer that. Remember to take care of Cassie. And please do visit Sheryl as well for me." Having replied, he walked off.

"Okay, I understand!"

Nick shouted back to Charles. Even though Charles didn't give him a positive, clear response, he could be sure that he still loved Sheryl. 'There must be some unknown reasons for this divorce, ' he concluded in his heart.

After the surgery, Cassie had already forgotten about the matter between her and Vicky. It was only when she came off from work that she remembered the whole issue. Winking to Nick, she exclaimed, "Oh, my gosh, Nick! I'd totally forgotten about Vicky. Did she make another mess?"

Nick wanted to tease Cassie once he saw her concern about Vicky. He couldn't pass up this moment, so he decided to reply with only a grave face.

Seeing Nick's serious reaction, Cassie was in a state of suspense.

"Aww! Really, Nick, what should we do?" Cassie anxiously asked Nick.

By this time, Nick couldn't help laughing out loud. Cassie understood immediately that he was only joking and had played a trick on her. Punching his chest, she grumbled, "Are you teasing me?"

"You didn't even really give me a chance to speak. So, what was I supposed to do?" Nick pretended to be innocent.

"Stop that now! Come on Nick! Just tell me what really happened!" Cassie demanded. Cassie was curious to know how Nick had managed to do it.

"If my speculation is correct, even though Mr. Lu has divorced Sheryl, it doesn't imply that he is necessarily our enemy. It was he who handled this issue. I have no idea how he did it, but I believe it was really easy for him," Nick stated.

When she heard that, Cassie's curiosity about Charles grew.

"Okay. Sounds good, Nick." After Nick's response, Cassie felt much more assured.

Now that the biggest problem had been solved, they were going to go have dinner together and enjoy themselves.

At the Cloud Advertising Company

After Melissa left, Sheryl felt much more at ease. Isla, having had a good rest at home, now came back to the company.

"Why do you look so easy going today?" Sheryl asked Isla.

Isla took a seat opposite Sheryl, who seemed to be trying to relax, but peace kept alluding her.

"You know what? Just a minute ago, Charles' mother was here. She sat on that couch for the whole morning. Believe me, you've come at a good time," Sheryl said to Isla.

Upon hearing Melissa's name, Isla suddenly became tense.

"What happened? Why was she here?" Isla's impressions of Melissa were terrible. Despite Melissa seemingly having changed, Isla still couldn't believe that she had any good intentions towards Sheryl. She believed people never really changed.

"Who knows? Maybe she just wants to visit the kids," Sheryl replied.

Isla scoffed at Sheryl's answer. She suspected, unlike Sheryl, that Melissa was hiding something and that she had her own hidden agenda.

"I think she came just so she can monitor you on Charles' behalf!" Isla adamantly proposed.

Sheryl was baffled. 'If Charles is indeed monitoring me, what for? I mean, what does he want to know so badly that he has his mom secretly come to spy on me?' she questioned in her mind.

"I can say for sure that Charles still loves you. He wants to still possess you, even though he has a new woman now. He probably asked Melissa to get close to you to prevent other admirers from approaching you." That was Isla's whole take on the matter.

It was only her speculation, but she made it sound like it was a fact.

"Charles is a shameless man! He has abandoned you, but he still doesn't allow other men to be with you!" Isla slapped the table in fury.

"What are you talking about Isla?" Sheryl asked confused. "Even if Charles still loves me, I won't re-marry him! Plus, why would he be sending Melissa here? Really, is there such a need?" Sheryl didn't buy Isla's story at all.

"You're such a silly woman!" Isla exclaimed, obviously irritated by Sheryl's naivety.

"All right, all right, Isla. Don't get angry. I need to continue with my work now." Sheryl found an excuse to make Isla leave her office.

While leaving, Isla contemplated on her friend's situation. Thinking deeply about Sheryl's obvious dilemma, she thought long and hard. Finally, Isla formulated a well-developed plan in her head.

'That man is really heartless! Why is he still after Sheryl? Does he really think that he can control Sheryl like this?' Isla thought to herself.

The more she thought of Charles, the more agitated and angry she became.

'I can't let Charles and Melissa use Sheryl like this. Since they are both messing with Sheryl, I'll take care of them both on Sheryl's behalf!' she triumphantly thought to herself.

With a well-developed plan in her head, Isla left to replace Charles.

"Ms. Zhao, what's going on with you, if I may ask?" Phoebe noticed that Isla was standing in the pantry after she left Sheryl's office. She thought Isla was thinking deeply about something. However, when Isla came out, her face was full of rage. Worrying that Isla might have had a disagreement with Sheryl, she approached her to ask her.