The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 2001 Block Her

"Even when you've left someone, it isn't easy to erase his memories from your life. Don't you agree?" Sheryl opened up to Isla, knowing it wouldn't do any good to hide the truth.

Also, she had come to realize it wasn't right to hide her emotions. After all, it was human nature to feel this way.

"Do you think you will ever be able to completely recover from this relationship?" Holding Sheryl's hand tighter, Isla eyed her with worry.

Sheryl was surprised by Isla's question. Shaking her head helplessly, she answered, "Isla, I have recovered already. If I hadn't, do you think it would be possible for me to smile? No. I am over it, but the memories might stay for a while."

"Right! I'm so glad that you told me everything. As a way of saying thank you, I'll be taking you to an interesting place tomorrow." Isla seemed to have a surprise for Sheryl.

Sheryl instantly became curious, but she knew Isla wouldn't tell her about the place since it would spoil the surprise. 'Where is she taking me to?' Sheryl couldn't help but wonder.

"There is no way I am going to tell you about it now. Don't bother racking your head. You won't be able to guess the place. Relax, since you'll replace out tomorrow." Even before Sheryl voiced her doubt, Isla knew what Sheryl was thinking.

"Okay. Since you've said that, I have no choice but to wait patiently for tomorrow." Sheryl shrugged and wore a defeated expression.

Sheryl then asked Isla about her relationship with Aron. When she got to know that they were getting along well, Sheryl felt very happy.

"It's late now. Time to sleep," Sheryl said, and they stopped chatting, falling fast asleep.

Sheryl had a sound sleep that night. It was the most comfortable sleep she'd had since the divorce.

The next morning, Isla woke up quite early.

In the kitchen, she, along with Clark, was helping Joan prepare breakfast.

But to Joan, their presence was more of a burden than a help. If they hadn't helped her, she could have finished her work much earlier. The kitchen was in a total mess ever since they joined, and it took Joan a lot of time to get everything done.

Sheryl was sleeping calmly. However, she was suddenly disturbed by the noise in the kitchen. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she walked out the bedroom.

When she reached the kitchen and saw the mess, she couldn't believe her own eyes. Once again, she rubbed her eyes. That was when she realized that she wasn't dreaming.

"What are you doing here?" Sheryl asked Isla and Clark.

The two of them turned around, beaming at her, with some flour on their faces.

Joan sighed. "Ms. Xia, please help me. Clark and Isla insisted on helping me with making breakfast. But does this look like help? I don't think so!"

Joan complained to Sheryl, relieved that her misery could now be put to a full stop.

Sheryl walked closer and saw the ugly dumplings they had made. "Ha-ha!" she laughed out loud.

"Isla, don't create trouble for Joan. Go brush your teeth instead. And Clark, you do the same!" Sheryl was trying hard not to laugh out loud again.

"Mom, are you laughing at us?" Clark asked Sheryl.

"No, Clark. I know you're a good boy. Today we can't afford to spend too much time on breakfast. If you want to make dumplings, we can do it some other day." Sheryl squatted down and talked to her son in a soft tone.

"Okay! I'll listen to mom!" Clark kissed Sheryl on her cheek before he went to brush his teeth.

Isla wasn't buying that. "I'm not Clark, Sheryl," she grumbled. "You can't get away with that. Do you think that I'll believe you weren't laughing at me?"

"Yes, I was! You're an adult, Isla. How come you don't know how to make dumplings? Do I have to give you lessons for that?" Sheryl's words were hurled at Isla with an intention to offend her. With a smile, she waited for a reaction.

"You... You're so bad!" Isla pretended to be seriously hurt.

But Sheryl knew that Isla wasn't actually offended. Patting her shoulder, Sheryl said, "Okay, okay. Stop that. Go brush your teeth as well. Let's have breakfast together!"

Then Sheryl pulled Isla out of the kitchen.

Joan couldn't help but smile at the little banter that took place between the two friends.

When the breakfast was ready, Sheryl went to Shirley's room and woke her up.

After breakfast, Isla and Sheryl took the kids to kindergarten.

"Remember to behave well at school. Don't make your teacher angry. Okay?" Isla reminded the kids.

Shirley nodded her head, while Clark turned to Isla and answered in a serious tone, "Aunt Isla, you should also behave well. Don't make mommy angry. Okay?"

"Ha-ha, Clark, how dare you crack a joke on me!" Charles' name suddenly popped up in her mind. 'He is just like Charles,' she thought.

There was a moment where she was about to blurt out her thoughts. Luckily, she bit her tongue and managed to hold it back.

"Okay, I don't mind. You should go now," Isla said, motioning the kids to enter their school.

Sheryl was having a conversation with the teacher to the side. Afraid that Melissa would come again, she sincerely requested the teacher not to allow the kids to go home with anyone other than herself and Joan.

"Ms. Xia, rest assured." The teacher then took the kids inside.

It wasn't because Sheryl didn't trust Melissa, but rather because she wanted to keep Charles out of her life.

If Charles indeed wanted to see the kids, all he had to do was ask. She would have allowed him to see them. But all the evidence suggested that he didn't care enough about the kids.

'If he has no interest in the kids, then why should I allow him to be a part of my life?' she thought and a look of gloom flashed over her face.

Sheryl didn't want Charles to think it was she who had asked Melissa to take the kids to see him. As a mother, she didn't want her kids to be somewhere they weren't needed. Moreover, Charles might think she was using her kids because she wanted to be back in his life. And this was something she couldn't allow to happen.

Perhaps she was just over-thinking, but she had to be very meticulous in everything she was doing. She had to consider the worst-case scenario. In the past, she had believed in Charles with all her heart. Deep in her heart, she thought he would love her forever. But now everything had fallen apart. The foundation of their relationship had been shattered. He had the audacity to divorce her for another woman! Thinking of her miserable life, Sheryl fell into a daze.

"Hello? Earth to Sheryl! Get into the car!" Isla had been waiting for Sheryl in the car, but it seemed that Sheryl wasn't moving. "Okay."

Snapping back to reality, Sheryl quickly got into the car and drove back to the company.

Sheryl continued working on the files while Isla went out to monitor some of the work in progress. They had always been clear on their respective responsibilities-one for internal matters, and the other for external ones.

"Phoebe, remember to block Melissa from entering the company. I'll tell the receptionist as well. Watch out for her, okay? This is a serious issue," Isla reminded Phoebe in a serious tone before she left the company.

"Okay, Ms. Zhao. I get it." Though Phoebe wasn't sure why Isla had asked her to do this, she obeyed the order. After all, she was certain it must be for Sheryl's well-being.