The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 2006 Melissa Meeting Belinda

Seeing Jackson pull a face at her, Melissa was about to call him out on it, but Jackson was faster than her.

"What are you doing here?" He stepped closer to her.

Melissa rolled her eyes and pretended not to have heard anything. She turned to Sheryl and fixed her gaze on Sheryl's eyes. "Sheryl, are you really going to move on from Charles? I can't believe it. Think about the kids!"

Sheryl was a little embarrassed at confronting her former mother-in-law. She managed a shaky smile and winked at the receptionist to help her out of the awkward situation.

Receiving her signal, the receptionist stepped between Sheryl and Melissa, creating a chance for Sheryl to step away.

Sheryl walked away immediately, dragging Jackson with her.

"Stop, Sheryl! I demand an explanation!" Melissa shouted after them, stomping her foot with rage in an attempt to follow. She couldn't go any further because the receptionist had blocked her way.

"Aunt Melissa, please excuse me. I need to go right now," Sheryl called back to try and save some face for Melissa before she hastened her steps to leave the building.

When they both managed to get inside the car, Sheryl heaved a deep sigh and said, "Sorry for what happened today and the previous day. I'm sorry that you had to get involved!"

she apologized sincerely. Although she hadn't planned to say anything about it, she had to after Melissa made such a scene. After all, Jackson was innocent, and he shouldn't have experienced any of this. "You don't have to apologize, Ms. Xia. It's not your fault." Jackson shrugged. He didn't give a damn about Melissa and all her issues with the world.

"Thank you for being so understanding. I hope it didn't affect your mood," Sheryl added, her voice still apologetic. She turned to look out the window. Melissa was waving and shouting towards their car, and Sheryl was unable to understand what it was about.

On the other side, Melissa was struggling to get rid of the receptionist and catch up with Sheryl, but it was all in vain because the receptionist was dedicated to doing her job.

"Just leave me alone, young lady! I'm not going to go to the office! I'm leaving!" Melissa could barely speak while gasping for breath.

Seeing that Sheryl's car had already left, the receptionist stepped away from Melissa and walked back to her station with a smile.

Melissa ran outside as fast as she could, but Sheryl had already left. Frustrated, she stomped her foot repeatedly.

She wasn't sure of the relationship between Sheryl and Jackson, but Melissa was sure it wasn't as simple as it looked. She needed to make it clear; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to sleep at night. Melissa took a deep breath to calm down and then took out her phone. She scrolled for a bit and then called Henry to ask him about Jackson.

"Hello, Ms. Lu? What can I do for you?" Henry politely greeted her on the other side of the call. Although he sounded as polite as usual to Melissa, his expression was sour. Melissa had embarrassed him to death yesterday, and he didn't want to go through that again.

"Henry, do you have any idea why Sheryl is close to Jackson?" Melissa immediately asked. She was almost shaking in her eagerness to know the answer.

Henry sighed silently over the phone and felt that Melissa was being ridiculous. He shook his head as he replied, "I don't think so, Ms. Lu. As far as I know, Jackson is just a client of Ms. Xia. Besides, Jackson is engaged. He's going to get married soon."

"Engaged? Are you sure? That's great!" Melissa shouted in delight, now breathing easier as if the rock on her chest had finally been lifted.

"Of course, I'm sure. Everyone knows it." Henry had thought that Melissa was aware of it, but obviously not. He suddenly understood why she was acting the way she did.

"Really? Who's his fiancée? What's her name? Where does she work? How long have they been engaged? When exactly will they get married?"

Melissa popped out one question after the other like she was a landlord checking over tenants.

Henry understood that Melissa wouldn't let him go unless she got all the information she wanted. He resigned to his fate and told her everything he knew about Jackson and his fiancée. Melissa's thoughts drifted away when Henry finally finished speaking.

"Okay, thank you so much for your time, Henry. Sorry for taking up so much of your time!" Melissa hung up before Henry could respond. She quickly hailed a taxi and got in.

At the same time, Sheryl and Jackson were sitting in a café nearby.

The atmosphere around them was a little awkward because of Melissa's unexpected appearance, but both of them got over it by not talking about it. Therefore, it was a perfect example of how an adult should deal with unexpected situations in life.

They talked about the project they were working on for an hour while drinking their coffee, and Sheryl sent Jackson off after they finished.

Jackson had hardly disappeared from Sheryl's sight when her phone rang. She checked it, and it was Isla calling.

"Hey, Phoebe told me that you went out with Jackson. What's going on? Did I miss something?" Isla's voice was so loud that it reached Sheryl's ears even before she pressed the side of her face to the phone. If Isla had been beside Sheryl, she would definitely have had a big, teasing smile on her face, which would have implied a lot of things.

Sheryl shook her head at Isla's exaggeration. She kept silent for a while and then said, "Isla, people would think you're my biggest enemy if they didn't know us. Don't make fun of me anymore."

"Don't try to change the topic. Tell me, what's going on between you and Jackson? Are you going out with him?" Isla was eager to know everything, and she regretted that she wasn't at the reception desk earlier to watch the drama.

If she had been there, things would have been even more chaotic because Isla would never have wasted the chance to add fuel to the fire. According to what Phoebe had told her, Melisa would have punched Jackson if Sheryl hadn't stopped her.

That made Isla really happy. She had had a problem with Melissa ever since their first meeting, and she hated Melissa even more when Melissa got in between Sheryl and Charles, which had caused lots of problems for Sheryl.

Sheryl sighed silently over the phone, wracking her brain for something with which to get rid of Isla as soon as possible. She took a deep breath and said, "Isla, what's on your mind? Are you going to be sick if there's nothing between me and Jackson?"

"Yeah! I will be! Jackson's a nice guy, and he deserves you. Why don't you give him a chance to try?" Isla blurted out. That was exactly what she thought, and she was serious about it too.

"Come on, Isla. I know you hope I'll move on, and Jackson is great, but I'm afraid things don't develop the way you expect! Don't you remember that he has a girlfriend? They're engaged. Never talk about it again! I will never be the one stepping in between couples!" Sheryl said earnestly. There would be lots of trouble if she didn't make it clear now. First, Melissa and then Isla, people around her would keep misunderstanding her.

"Fine, I'll stop. But I'm serious. You need to move on, and you need to be happy!" Isla wished for all the best for the rest of Sheryl's life from the bottom of her heart.

"I will, Isla. I promise. Please, don't worry about me. I need time. Things will get better," Sheryl hurriedly promised, moved by Isla's good intentions, and a smile uncontrollably twitched at the corner of her lips. "Where are you? I'll come to you!" Isla asked expectantly.

But Sheryl was tired after such a busy morning. She shook her head even if Isla couldn't see her and refused, "Not here. I'm going back to my office. Let's meet there!"

"Fine, I'll wait for you inside your office." They talked for a few more seconds before hanging up.

On the other side of the city, Melissa directed the taxi to a golf course.

She needed to do something to put her heart to rest, or she would go crazy. She thought about it thoroughly on the way and was sure that Jackson would keep a distance from Sheryl if her plan worked. She had learned that Jackson's fiancée was playing golf here, and that was why she came. Melissa talked to several field workers before she found the woman. She observed from a distance for a while. It seemed that the woman was good at playing the game, and she had very beautiful body proportions.

More importantly, she looked well matched with Jackson.

"Why did that Jackson follow Sheryl everywhere when he's got such a perfect fiancée? He's a playboy as I suspected. He needs to cherish what he already has and not someone else's wife!" Melissa mumbled as she moved closer to where Belinda, Jackson's fiancée, was standing.

Hiding behind a couple of other women, Melissa listened to them chatting with each other.

"That's right! Jackson and I are going to get married soon. I need all of you to be there to watch me walk down the aisle!" Belinda said, proud and self-satisfied, and swept her eyes over the crowd around her. The other women nodded and applauded to show their congratulations, saying that they admired her.

Melissa watched them for a while and then followed after two of them who had excused themselves to take a break in the lounge.

"Nice to meet you, ladies! May I talk with you for a second? Do you often come here to play golf?" Melissa politely cut in their conversation with a big smile.

The two women looked at each other before nodding slightly. They could see that Melissa was well-off from her clothes and the handbag she was holding, and they soon let down their guard.