The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 907 A Phone Call

"Sher, are you okay?" Sue anxiously asked. "Does it hurt?"

"I'm okay," Sheryl answered her with a reassuring smile. Sue then heaved out a sigh of relief and said, "Thank God you're okay."

Laura was infuriated by the act made by the fat woman. "Anthony, call the police now. Let me see if the laws of this country can protect its people."

Anthony nodded and immediately took out his phone. The man on other side shrank back. He started pulling the woman's sleeve and suggested, "Mom, I think we should leave now. If the police really come, how are we going to deal with them?"

"What are you scared of?" the woman exclaimed in a bitter tone. She waved her hand and responded with no remorse on her face, "They killed my daughter. I'm only trying to seek justice here. What's wrong with that? Why do I have to leave?"

"But..." the man contested. He again tried to persuade her to leave, but the woman refused to listen. She continued to curse Sue until the police stepped in. The woman rushed towards the policeman as soon as he appeared in her sight. She pointed a finger toward Sue and insisted that he should take actions to arrest her. "Sir, the younger brother of that woman murdered my daughter. My poor daughter was six- month pregnant. I didn't even have the chance to see the little baby. He killed both his wife and his baby. Please, you have to help me."

The woman started to cry out loud, "This family is not only covering a crime, but also trying to kill me. Please help me!"

"Did you call the police?" the policeman asked as he was dazed by her acting. He looked at the woman, who continued to cry at the side as a man tried to soothe her.

He knew the case as a quarrel when he was instructed to go there, but now it turned into a criminal case.

"It's me," Anthony spoke from the back, his face devoid of any emotion. A crowd began to build up because of the show the woman had created. Anthony made his way to approach the policeman to explain. "Sir, please listen to me," he started. But the woman got hold of the policeman's arm. She continued clinging to him and wouldn't let go. "They killed my daughter. You must seek justice for me." "Let go of me first." He gave the woman a helpless look. "Please, Madam." Then he turned to Anthony and said, "Let me hear your clarification first. Then I will do what I should as a policeman." "Arrest them! Arrest them all!" the crazy woman screamed. "I want all of them to die!"

"What is going on here?" The policeman finally gave up talking to the irrational woman. He turned again to Anthony to clarify on what the commotion was about.

Anthony gave him a summary of the chain of events, as well as what had happened today. After the policeman got a general understanding of what was really going on, Anthony then proceeded to explain why he had called the police. "At first, I didn't want to involve the police with our quarrel. But as you can see, we really can't handle this woman anymore. She is making a mess here. My wife is pregnant and I'm worried that she will get hurt and traumatized. I have no choice but to seek your assistance. Please help us."

"Alright, I get it." The policeman shot a glimpse at the woman. Though he could understand her pain in losing her daughter, what she was doing was totally was acceptable. Acting like this would not bring her daughter back to life, and the real murderer would still be at large. She was only calling for trouble.

Luckily, she did not resolve to violence, and no one was hurt.

"You guys, come to the police station with me," the policeman ordered as he pointed at the fat woman and her people. She was in a shock upon hearing what the policeman had said.

"Why?" she demanded. Pointing at Sue, she complained, "Now, the accomplice is right here. Shouldn't you be arresting her? Why are you arresting me when I am the victim? Is this what an honorable policeman should do?"

"I'm sorry, Madam," the policeman explained. "We will investigate your daughter's case, and we promise to give you an update regarding her death. But you have violated the peace and order of the community so you will have to go with me to the police station."

"I'm not going with you," she refused. She even sat on the floor to show her disagreement. To make the situation more complicated, she even shouted manically to the crowd trying to gain the public's sympathy and to escape the police's order. "Take a look, everyone! This family is really something. They killed my daughter, and now for some reason, they even convinced the police to arrest me. Oh my poor daughter! Your mom is so useless, so pathetic! I don't have the power to get the support from the police. I don't know when the day of justice would come! That's so unfair. I'm so sorry for you, my dear daughter."

She continued crying, cursing and screaming. Anthony's family had known how mad this woman was and had gotten used to her crazy behavior. However, the policeman, who was supposed to solve the issue, felt embarrassed with the situation worsening even with his presence.

Clearly, the policeman was just following the formalities, but the authority of the police was blatantly ignored by this woman. Though she had a reason to be in pain, it was not an excuse to make an exhibition o herself in front of Xiao family, so the policeman still took her away in a forceful manner.

Finally, there was peace.

Sheryl sighed in relief after seeing the woman being taken away at last. Glancing at Sue, she found her cue to leave. "Do take care of yourself. I really have to go now."

"I will," promised Sue. "How is you back? Do you need some medicine?"

"I'm fine," reassured Sheryl. "She is a a strong woman indeed, but it doesn't matter."

Sheryl started to leave. After she had taken a few steps, she seemed to have heard a faint "thank you" from Laura, which had her pause for a while. She stopped herself from turning around, instead she sped up and a trace of smile appeared on her lips.

As soon as she reached home, Isla called her up with a big announcement. "Sher, your proposal was accepted!" Isla could not contain the excitement in her voice.

"Really?" Her voice was neither excited nor surprised, as if she had expected the result. "Good to hear that. Now that the proposal has been approved, we won't be having that much problem anymore. We'll just stick to our plan and start to prepare for the wine party. I'll be away for a business trip soon, so I will endorse everything to you during this period. If everything goes smoothly, I should still be able to attend i when I come back."

"Rest assured that you can count on me. You have already done the most difficult part. I can work out the rest from here," Isla replied in a confident tone. However, she still could not help but worry for Sheryl despite her overwhelming excitement. "Sher, about your business trip, please take care. For some reason, my heartbeat accelerates as soon as I think of your trip. I feel like it's some sort of a warning telling me that something bad might happen to you."

"You are just thinking too much," Sheryl reassured her. "I know how to take care of myself. Don't worry." She then ended the call.

After packing all the things that she needed for the trip, she finally got to sit down and suddenly thought of Charles. He might be on this business trip as well.

She only found out a few days ago, that the place she was heading to, was the same venue where Charles was. She wondered if Charles would be surprised if she suddenly appeared in front of him. With this thought in mind, she couldn't help but probe Charles about it.

The phone didn't even finish its first ring. The call was immediately picked up from the other side, and she couldn't hide the joy in her voice when she asked, "Are you busy?"

"Not really," his gentle voice replied. He usually projected a strong and powerful persona, but the moment he saw the number on his caller ID, he switched to this gentle and soft side. "Why do you suddenly think of calling me?"

"I just want to check on how you've been doing," she explained. "I miss you. When are you coming back?" Sheryl continued in a sweet tone.

"I'll be back after five days. When I'm back, I'll go to the Zhao family house to meet you, okay?"

"Okay," Sheryl agreed. "Then I'll try my best to not disturb you for now. Let's catch up when you're back. Goodbye, honey."

"Okay, sweetheart. Bye." Charles' business partners were all ears to what just occurred. After he hang up the call, he looked up at them and explained, "I'm sorry. It's a call from my wife. Where were we just now? Let's continue from where we left off."

The people in the conference room were shocked to replace this sudden switch in his personality. At work, Charles was always so firm and strong. Who would have thought that he would be as soft as a kitten in front of his loved one. The soft side he showed them was such a stark contrast to his usual self that caught everyone by surprise.