The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 657 Anthony Bluffed Sue

"What's going on between them?" Anthony repeated his question, with eyes full of anxiety. When Sue still didn't answer, he clutched her hand even tighter and pleaded, "Please tell me what's going on between Sheryl and Charles."

"Ouch! Anthony, you're hurting me," Sue cried in a coquettish manner. Before Sue could say anything more, she fell into a deep slumber. She must be really drunk. Anthony felt so helpless. He couldn't do anything but sit on the couch and stare at the sleeping Sue. He didn't realize he had been sitting there the whole night pondering about Charles and Sheryl.

Fate was deliberately playful. He had been hiding the truth from Sheryl for many years hoping that it would help him win her and have her forever but just all of a sudden, she would be back to Charles. All his efforts had gone to waste.

In the mountains

In the middle of the night, Sheryl fell asleep. Charles just watched over her. At dawn, while Sheryl was still fast asleep, Charles secretly left to look for someone who could help him repair the car. Fortunately, he was able to replace a mechanic who was already awake. When he came back to the car with the mechanic, Sheryl was still asleep. She only woke up when the car was almost done. Somehow, she slept well despite the not so pleasing environment.

Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she opened the door and got out. She noticed that Charles was not alone. Without any knowledge about car repairs, she innocently asked Charles, "How's it going?"

"It's almost done," Charles answered while looking at her lovingly. It was only 5:30 in the morning and the temperature in the mountains was biting. Sheryl's face turned pinkish with the cold. When Charles noticed it, he thoughtfully urged her,"You wait in the car. It's too cold outside."

Sheryl nodded and then took off Charles' coat to give it back to him. "Put your coat on."

"I'm not cold. You just wear it," Charles refused. He then gently wrapped the coat back on her shoulders.

Sheryl waited for roughly twenty minutes inside the car before the mechanic could finally fix it. Charles gave the mechanic a few hundred dollars before the man thanked him and left. When Charles entered the driver's seat, he turned to Sheryl and said, "Well, we can go now."

Sheryl remained silent all throughout their journey. When they passed by a coffee shop, Charles pulled off to buy some breakfast for Sheryl. Sheryl didn't even react when he went out of the car. "Here." Charles handed the bag of breakfast to Sheryl when he came back to the car. Then he added,"I know you don't want to have breakfast with me so I decided to buy you some breakfast before I drop you home. By the way, I'm sorry about what happened last night. I was too imprudent."

"Never mind. It's all right now," Sheryl replied with a forgiving smile on her face. It was almost eight o'clock when they reached Sheryl's apartment. She bid goodbye to Charles and got out of the car. She waited for the car to vanish before she turned to the elevator.

Meanwhile, Sue also had woken up. She felt a throbbing headache. As soon as she opened her eyes, she was startled to see Anthony sitting opposite her. "What are you doing here, Anthony?" she inquired nervously.

Anthony's bloodshot eyes indicated that he stayed up all night. "Don't you remember anything about last night?" he asked back in a weary tone.

Upon hearing it, Sue racked her brain to remember everything she did last night. Suddenly, her face turned pale as she remembered a vague memory of her confessing her love to Anthony.

She gave Anthony a guilty look. "Er... I think I drank too much last night. I was not in my own mind. So whatever I must have said, please don't take them seriously." She then added with a pale laugh,"I always talk nonsense when I'm drunk. Please don't take it to heart."

She knew how much Anthony loved Sheryl. If she wanted to continue her friendship with him, she couldn't admit what she had said in front of him now that she was already sober.

However, Anthony just stared at her coldly. "How about those things you said about Sheryl? Were they also nonsense?"

"About Sheryl?" Sue froze for a moment.

"What was it?" Anthony sneered,"Huh! Your words were pouring out like a rain last night and now you're playing innocent?" Anthony's voice was full of mockery.

Anthony was not sure if Sue would remember all that happened last night so he bluffed her to tell the truth. "Should I remind you? Last night you told me something about Sheryl and Charles." His face darkened upon mentioning this.

Sue turned crimson in embarrassment. Yes, she did love Anthony deeply, but she also made a promise to Sheryl that she would keep it a secret.

Sue told Sheryl that she would pursue Anthony, but in a fair way. She didn't intend to reach to the point that she would sell Sheryl out.

She was too ashamed to look at Anthony's eyes so she looked away.

"I have no idea what you're talking about. I told you, I was drunk. I can't remember anything I said last night," Sue cried, pretending to be firm. She coughed a little before she continued, "Just consider everything I said last night as a made-up story."

"Well, that's just what I actually thought," Anthony commented sarcastically. "Sue, you and Sheryl have been friends for quite a long time. Sher has always treated you like a family. She has been so kind to you and she always cares about you. I never thought that you'd be so scheming. Just to get what you want, you made up some stories to discredit Sheryl. You just made me despise you!" Anthony's voice was full of conviction.

"No, I didn't! That's not true!" Sue hurriedly denied. Anthony was the last man she could stand to misunderstand her. So she didn't have any choice but to admit, "I didn't make up anything. I would not make things up just to discredit Sheryl. What I said was true."

Sue gave Anthony a miserable look and continued, "I don't understand why Sheryl is so perfect in your eyes. She has done so many things behind your back but you're just turning a blind eye. You should know that better than anyone else."

"You shut up!" Anthony shouted frigidly. "Sher would never do anything to betray me."

"Really? In your heart, Sheryl is the goddess of perfection. No matter what she does, you'll always forgive her. You can accept everything about her. But now, why are you so angry when you hear something about her and Charles? Admit it, Anthony. You can allow Sheryl to do anything except associating with Charles. You feel threatened by Charles, right?" Sue continued with a sneer.

"I told you to shut up! Didn't you hear me?" Anthony couldn't contain his anger anymore. Sue's words definitely irked him.

However, Sue had been angered as well that she couldn't stop anymore. "You have always refused to acknowledge Sheryl's inappropriate relationship with Charles. But you know in your heart that Sheryl never really loved you. And since she met Charles, things started to get out of hand. She might not admit it, but for her, Charles is clearly more important than you."

"That's my own business. What does it have to do with you?" Anthony replied coldly. "Sher is indeed a perfect woman for me. I trust her with all my heart and I'm sure, she would never do anything to betray me. But you intentionally denigrate Sher in front of me. Don't you feel sorry for her?"