The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 763 Another Child

Amy and Arthur began to realize the change in the atmosphere, so Amy tried to ease the tension. She gave them a rigid smile and said, "Come on, don't be so serious, and take it easy, okay?" Andy looked at them. "Dad, Mom, Abby had nothing to do with this. It was all on me. It was all my fault," he explained.

Arthur frowned and interrupted Andy. "Enough! I don't care whose fault it was, I just want to know the truth and what it has to do with Sheryl. Tell me about it."

Andy struggled with himself on whether he should tell them. But after a while, he decided to tell them what had happened three years ago. Amy and Arthur were shocked to hear the story of how Andy had concealed the fact that Sheryl was still alive because of the deal between him and Anthony.

Andy tearfully looked at the two of them. "Dad, Mom, I know that you must be disappointed in me. I dare not to ask for your forgiveness, but please let me explain why I did what I did. I didn't have a choice. I did what I had to do to save my son. Back then, Sheryl insisted on concealing her whereabouts. And Anthony was so nice to her. I thought he could take good care of her. So I..."

Amy couldn't help but interrupt him, "How could he... How could he threaten you with that? I thought that he was a good man, but now I know that I was wrong."

Amy's anger was seemingly directed at Anthony. Andy was unsure, but tentatively asked anyway, "Mom, so you're not mad at me, are you?"

He looked at Arthur but couldn't tell if he was angry or not, and this made him anxious.

He continued, "Look, I know it was my fault, so whatever you say to me, I'll take it."

Abby agreed. "Look Mom, Dad. We know you're mad. Whatever you're feeling, if you're mad at us or disappointed, we understand."

Amy sighed. "Andy, yes, you did wrong. But it was for Rick. I can't just blame you for doing what you thought was right for Rick. But being Sheryl's grandmother, I'm really..."

Amy stopped talking suddenly, a sudden pain radiating in her chest. She leaned against the back of the couch with one hand in her chest. Abby rushed up to hold her. "Mom, are you okay?" she asked worriedly. "What is it? How do you feel?"

"Go get her pills, hurry!" Arthur shouted at Abby. Abby ran to Amy's room to get her medicine and water. Amy took both with shaking hands, struggling to drink her medicine. After a few silent moments passed, she began breathing normally and felt better.

Andy looked at his mother-in-law, staring helplessly. While he stood by his decision, he felt very guilty, for what he caused.

Arthur looked at him in understanding. "Andy, no matter what you have done, it's all in the past. Sheryl has returned and Rick is okay now. This is what's important, isn't it?

So there's no need to dig up everything. But there is one thing I need to know and I hope that you can tell me the truth," he said.

Andy nodded. "Of course. What is it?" Andy couldn't help but feel relieved. All those years, all he thought was that his parents-in-law would blame him for everything that had happened. "Where is Sheryl's other child?" Arthur asked. Amy raised her head and looked at Andy, waiting for his reply.

Andy struggled with himself. He was unsure whether he should tell them that the other child was Charlie. He looked at Amy and Arthur with hesitation.

Abby looked up at him and said, "Well, just say it. There's no point in keeping it a secret anymore."

Andy nodded slightly. With a deep breath, he finally told them everything. As he explained that Charlie was the other child, they were all dumbfounded.

Abby couldn't believe what she heard. "No, no, no. How is that possible? Charlie is Leila's. And doing the math, Charlie's age wouldn't be right," she said.

Andy looked at them and tried to explain. "Sheryl told me that Leila took the child away. Leila must have changed the date of birth on his record to make Charles believe that Charlie is their child." They all sat in silence, shocked at the news. Amy started to regret how she treated the child, who was her own great-grandson.

"You... You should have told us earlier," Amy said.

Andy nodded slightly. "I know, Mom. I've been feeling bad about it ever since and I'm sorry." He then turned to Arthur. "Dad, shouldn't we tell Sheryl about this? Her memory about her other child hasn't come back yet. She doesn't really know about Charlie."

Arthur thought long and hard before speaking, "No, at least not now. She has already been going through so much with Shirley. If we tell her about Charlie now, it will be too much for her to handle." Andy agreed. "This is my fault, Dad. This is my responsibility."

Arthur stood up and placed his hand on Andy's shoulder in comfort. "That's all right. It's no use trying to punish anyone. What you can do is to make it up to Sheryl."

Andy promised that he would try his best to make up for Sheryl. And then he paused a bit and asked, "Ah, should I tell Charles about it?"

Arthur thought about it for a while and said to Andy, "Let me think about it and we'll see what to do, okay?"

Arthur was happy indeed when he learned that he had another great-grandson.

Especially when he thought about his cute face.

But his name needed to be changed as soon as possible.

Andy felt extremely relieved, talking about the secret he had been keeping all those years. He knew Abby felt free, too. The only problem now was how to explain it to Sheryl.

Amy smiled bitterly and said, "It's fortunate that Charlie is close to Sheryl. It will be hard but at least there will be some way for her to make it up to him. How could I not have recognized that he is Sheryl's child?"

Arthur held Amy by her shoulders, trying to comfort her. "That's okay. He looks only like Charles but not Sheryl at all, so no one can make a guess who his mother is."

The secret that Andy unraveled shook the entire Zhao family. They didn't know how to react, much more, they didn't know how they would talk to Sheryl about it.

Later that evening, Sheryl came back with Shirley. When she saw Anthony waiting for her by the door, she turned around and started to walk away. Anthony rushed up to her and said, "Sher, let's talk, okay?"

"I don't want to talk to you. Leave me alone." Sheryl continued on her way, walking past him.