The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 649 Flustered

"Tony..." Shirley murmured. She had been standing in the corner. It was the first time that she saw Anthony in such a bad mood so she didn't know what to do. She dared not approach him until she saw him

calming down.

She tugged Anthony's sleeve and asked, "Will Sher be all right?"

"Yes." Anthony's voice was full of assurance. He didn't want to scare Shirley more. Sheryl was already inside the ward being taken cared of some doctors. Anthony squatted, touched Shirley's head, and said with a smile, "Shirley, just stay here with Sheryl, okay? I'll go out to buy some food first."

"Okay." Shirley nodded cleverly.

When Anthony came out of the hospital, he lit a cigarette. He could still feel his body trembling. The doctor's words lingered in his mind.

'Sheryl's memories would soon come back. If that day comes, what should I do?'

Anthony was racking his brains while smoking some cigarettes one after another. In the end, he still didn't come up with a solution.

Anthony stayed outside for almost 30 minutes. It wasn't until he finished a pack of cigarette that he went to buy food. When he came back to the ward, Shirley was already lying beside Sheryl and the two were talking.

Seeing Anthony enter, Sheryl struggled to sit and asked, "Where have you been?"

"I went to buy some food for you and Shirley." Acting as if nothing had happened, Anthony raised the meal box in his hand and said, "It's still hot. Come on, you better start eating before it gets cold."

"It would have been better that we just ate at home if I had known this would happen," Sheryl responded with a bitter smile. "Anthony, what happened today was really embarrassing," she added. "Silly girl. You don't have to feel that way," Anthony smiled and comforted her. Then he opened the box. "Come and eat now."

"I'm not hungry yet," Sheryl refused. "You eat with Shirley first. I want to sleep for a while."

"Alright, take a rest now. Just let me know what you want to eat when you wake up." Anthony agreed.

"Okay," Sheryl replied shortly and laid down on the bed again. Anthony was actually not hungry at all. So, he just waited for Shirley to finish eating before he put the boxes away.

When Sheryl woke up, Anthony offered to accompany her. However, she refused. "Anthony, Shirley is too young and vulnerable. There are a lot of viruses in the hospital and she might easily get infected. It would be much better if you could take her back home. That way, I can rest assured that she wouldn't get any sickness," Sheryl explained to Anthony.

Anthony frowned slightly and replied, "But how can I be at ease leaving you alone here?"

"I'm going to be fine," Sheryl smiled. "Or better yet, you go home with Shirley and just come back early tomorrow morning. I just had a headache. It's really nothing serious."

With Sheryl's insistence, Anthony had no choice but to leave with Shirley. As soon as they left, Sheryl's expression changed.

Sheryl didn't tell Anthony that the real reason why she fainted was because a vague memory of a similar incident flashed through her mind when Anthony was arguing with that woman. She saw herself holding hands with Charles while also arguing with a woman. She even remembered that the owner of that restaurant was also the owner of the hotel she used to live in. She chose not to tell Anthony about it because even she, herself, couldn't clearly understand what the memory was all about.

She took out her cell phone and searched for the owner of the hotel and the restaurant. When she confirmed that they were the same persons, she leaned on the bed feeling dejected. So it was all true! The memories that flashed through her mind were all real!

Did that mean, she had already known Charles a long time ago?

This realization brought shivers down her spine. If she had really known Charles long time ago, then, could it be possible that she was really Charles' missing wife?

The idea freaked her out. She hurriedly searched Charles's and his wife's information on her cell phone. She felt more uneasy when she found out that Autumn was related to Amy.

She tried to replace any photos of Autumn online so she could see how she looked like. To her dismay, she couldn't replace any. All photos of Autumn on the Internet were already deleted. This made her even more confused.

She wanted to call Charles for clarifications. But after hesitating for quite a while, she decided to dismiss the idea. Then, she suddenly remembered Isla. Isla claimed that she used to be Autumn's best friend. Although it was already very late, Sheryl still called her. If she wouldn't be able to get an answer todday, she might go insane.

"Sheryl?" Isla recognized her immediately. "I didn't expect to receive a call from you, especially at this time. It's already very late." At that time, Isla was already lying on bed and was about to turn off the bedside lamp.

It took a while for Sheryl to speak up, "Isla..." After hesitating for a moment, she finally was able to asked, "Are you free right now?"

"Yup," answered Isla without a second thought. If Sheryl would ask for her help right now, she would be willing to put everything aside no matter how important it was. She hurriedly got up from the bed and asked, "What's wrong? Just tell me."

"Can you... Can you come and see me, please?" Sheryl begged. "There are some things I want to talk to you." Sheryl just actually tried her luck without much hope. She didn't expect that Isla would come to her especially that it was already very late.

To her surprise, Isla answered, "Tell me where you are right now. I'll be there."

"I'll text you the address," Sheryl said. She then hung up the phone and sent Isla a message. She restlessly waited inside her ward.

Isla immediately changed her clothes. Aron just came back from their daughter's room because he sent her to bed. When he saw Isla changing her clothes, he asked in puzzlement, "What happened? Where are you going? It's already very late."

"Autumn called me and she wants to see me," she explained in a hurry. They still preferred to call her Autumn instead of Sheryl when there were no other people around.

Aron knitted his brows. "Can't it wait until tomorrow?"

"I don't know." Isla shook her head. Sheryl didn't tell her the reason why she wanted to see her. "This is the first time that Autumn contacted me after she came back so I couldn't just let this pass. I have to go and meet her. I'm not sure what time I will be back so just go to bed and don't wait for me anymore. It's already too late."

"How about I drive you there?" Aron suggested. He was worried that his wife would go out alone at this time of the night. But Isla refused.

"No, I'll just go by myself." Isla got in the car and checked her cell phone. She found out that the address Sheryl gave her was a hospital. When she got there, she looked for her ward number. There, she found Sheryl lying on her hospital bed. Isla was flustered. "What's wrong with you? What happened?"

"I'm fine," Sheryl replied. Although Sheryl already had a doubt that she might be Autumn, she still couldn't remember everything so she still felt a little bit weird seeing Isla's distraught expression.