The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 2046 Apology

The only conclusion was that the man must have other sources of income. As to what exactly those were, Charles had no idea.

"Continue with the investigation!" Charles couldn't get mad at David for not getting any results yet.

"Yes, sir!" David answered.

"Keep an eye on the newspaper outlets. I don't want to see any news of that sort anymore!" Charles instructed.

"Okay!"

"You can leave now."

"Yes, sir."

Once David had left Charles' office, he realized his back was dripping wet with sweat. He had been so nervous that Charles would get mad at him-luckily, he hadn't.

In his office, Charles gazed at his phone. He was looking at a photo of Sheryl and Damian.

Sheryl was gazing at Damian, a warm smile on her face.

"Damn it!"

Charles slammed his fist on the desk. He was basically torturing himself by looking at the photo, but he just couldn't stop looking at it, and he couldn't bring himself to delete it either.

'What does Sheryl see in this guy? Why would Sheryl defend him?

No! I can't just stay here and wait!' Charles exclaimed inwardly.

His eyes were gleaming in determination. Even though he still had problems with Vicky, he just couldn't let this slip by.

In the suburban mansion

There was a sudden burst of loud laughter in the living room.

"Ha-ha! Good luck explaining this, Sheryl!" Vicky was holding the newspaper in her hands.

She was gripping the newspaper so tightly that it was already crumpling in her hands. However, she didn't seem to care as she was too happy about the news. She'd been planning to set Sheryl up, and here was an article exposing Sheryl!

What a great piece of news!

Vicky already wanted to tell Charles about this, but she decided against it right away.

'Maybe Charles already knows. After all, this is from a big press. Most of the people in the city have already probably read about it,' she thought to herself.

A smug smile crept onto her face.

'Well, Sheryl, will you look at this? I don't care how much Charles says he loves you. You're not getting away with this. This is such a big scandal. Charles is definitely not going to let this go, 'Vicky thought. She then took her phone out and made a call.

"Do me a favor."

"What?" The man's voice from the other end of the line sounded raspy.

"Did you read the headline today? I want you to make it as big as possible." Vicky smiled knowingly.

"What is it?" the man asked impatiently.

"Didn't you read the newspaper? Sheryl and some guy are all over the news. I want you to replace out who the guy is. Even better if you can get the guy to do interviews and escalate the issue. That would be so interesting!" Vicky was getting overly excited.

"Oh, you're referring to that. Well, it's too late."

"What do you mean it's too late?" Vicky asked, surprised.

"It's over. The press have already issued a public apology. They also apologized to the people involved. They said it was a fabricated story, and the reporter who wrote the article has been fired.". "What?" Vicky suddenly stood up.

'Who did this? He must have some real power to be able to suppress the issue, ' Vicky thought.

"Let it go. You're just inviting trouble. If you want to get even with Sheryl and Charles, there are so many other ways. It's not worth risking yourself. I'm just reminding you. You have to be patient. Don't rush into anything." And then, the man hung up the call before Vicky could even respond.

Vicky was stupefied. She could only conclude one thing-Charles was behind this.

'Yes, it must be him. He's the most powerful person in this city! He did it! He's the only one who can!

But why? Why!' Vicky exclaimed in her heart.

She was crying and laughing at the same time. She couldn't understand it. Sheryl had been unfaithful to him, but why was Charles still protecting her?

Why was Sheryl worth all his love while she, Vicky, had to suffer? She had made one minor mistake and that already led to her losing the most important man in her life. She was back for revenge, but luck didn't seem to be on her side. She had no one else to rely on.

"Aww! Aww! Aww!" Vicky growled angrily as she shoved everything off from her desk, causing a mess.

Anger burned in Vicky's heart as she gazed at the mess she had made. Her eyes skipped to the newspaper and the photo of Sheryl on the front page.

'Sheryl, I'll make sure you suffer the way I'm suffering now! And a thousand times more!' Vicky roared inwardly.

At Cloud Advertising Company

Isla hurriedly ran into Sheryl's office, looking worried, only to replace Sheryl calmly working.

"Haven't you read the news? How are you so calm?" Isla cried.

"What?" Sheryl raised her head.

"So you didn't see the news? It said..."

Before Isla could finish what she was saying, Sheryl cut in, "Yeah, I saw it. It was just some exaggerated reporting. What's to worry about?" She then returned her gaze to the paperwork she was doing. "Some exaggerated reporting?" Isla's eyes were widened. She couldn't help but admire Sheryl's composure. "Didn't you read the news? The reporter was just too...Anyway, if I see him around, I'm punching him in the face!"

"Why are you so agitated? Plus, why are you targeting his face? Target his hands since that's what he used to write the article with anyway," Sheryl cracked a joke.

Isla was at a loss for words. How could Sheryl be joking at a time like this?

"Sheryl, even if you don't care about what people think of you, you have to consider the company. If your name gets dragged, the company's name is tainted too. Do you know that?"

"Yes I do."

"Then why are you not worried?" Isla was getting impatient with Sheryl.

"The issue's been resolved. That's why I'm not worrying about it," Sheryl answered slowly.

"Resolved? What do you mean? How? Wait! Why am I not aware of this?" Isla was confused.

"Take a look. Here." Sheryl pulled up a website and showed Isla the video.

A representative from the press was issuing a public apology. He apologized for publishing a fabricated article with false statements, which may have tainted Sheryl's name. He reflected on the current press policies and sought public forgiveness.