The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 931 Is This All My Fault

Sheryl truly felt happy for Sue and she congratulated her with a big, wholehearted smile. "It's so good to see you and Anthony have gotten over the hard times to get together again. Only good times should be ahead of you."

As for Anthony, Sheryl didn't have a very clear impression of him. In truth, she still knew very little about the man, even though she had the chance to be around him for a lengthy period of time. She even forgot the fact that he was from M City. Given that, she felt rather ashamed of herself, feeling like she was impolite.

Sheryl just had to keep smiling to disguise her embarrassment. Wanting to escape the situation, she realized she should rush a short goodbye and say that she had something important to do. So she took Sue with a warm embrace and said, "Well, let's meet back in Y City next time."

"Sure." Sue gently nodded her head and looked at Sheryl, the attachment still hinted by her eyes. "I feel settled to see that you're okay. Now I have to go. Anthony is waiting for me downstairs."

There were several reasons that kept Anthony from going upstairs with Sue. One was that he knew he should give the two some privacy to talk as they had much to say to each other. As for the other reason, Charles was also up there beside Sheryl. No matter what fault he had done, Anthony made up his mind to take responsibility for his actions and develop a fresh start with Sue. He was sure that Sheryl would believe him and forgive him for what he had done, but he was not as confident that Charles could tolerate him the same way.

He was certain that going up with Sue would only ruin the good friends' moment, so he decided to wait alone downstairs.

Sheryl led Sue back to the door and turned to look Sue in the eye. With great care she said, "Don't forget to give me a call, okay? Even when you go back. I'll pay you a visit later."

"I know." Sue was delighted to hear that and returned a hearty smile to Sheryl before turning around to leave and close the door behind her.

As soon as the door swung shut, Charles leaned on Sheryl from behind, snaking his arms around her body. He couldn't wait any longer to give Sheryl an eager embrace and curiously asked, "What were you talking about?"

"About private matters between sisters," Sheryl answered him in a very playful tone. She could feel his heartbeat speed up wildly on her back, which made her feel tingly and excited. She tried to stay cool and asked him with her lips curled up, "Have you finished all your work?"

"Almost." Charles took a look at Sheryl and couldn't help but let the enchanted feeling bubble up inside him because of her pretty face. He couldn't resist her charm and simply buried his head against her chest to enjoy the sweet smell with gusto.

To him, there was something magical about her body, making it impossible for him to contain his desire for her.

"Oh, I almost forgot about that." The thought suddenly struck Sheryl. "I have to give Susan a phone call right away." She stopped Charles from his playful touching and asked, "My dear Charles, have you made an appointment with Cary? When and where are we supposed to meet?" Sherly then turned into a busy mood. "Now, I have to call Susan up."

Charles could see that she was in a hurry, so he quickly adjusted himself and relayed to her the details about meeting with Cary. His quick reaction put Sheryl at ease and she felt really thankful. After dialing Susan's number, Sheryl waited quite a while before Susan finally picked up. Susan answered in a very low voice, clearly upset, "Hello?"

"Hi, Susan. It's Sheryl." She was so ecstatic to be speaking to Susan that Sheryl didn't realize the faint frustration in her tone. She went on sounding excited, "Are you still in the hotel? If you are, just stay there. Charles and I will go to you and we can all have dinner together. What do you say?"

"That's really nice of you, Sher. But it's really not necessary." As Susan spoke, she wore a wry smile. "There's no need for you to do that. Another thing...... I have your stuff here. When will you come by to pick it up? How about I take it to you when I come back to Y City?"

"How could I bother you to do such a thing?" Sheryl was truly pleased to see Susan was showing her such kindness and continued talking to her with a smile. "Just let me go and pick it up from you when I am available. As for the dinner, Charles wants to express his appreciation to you. You should give him a chance to thank you properly."

Susan pursed her lips on the other end of the line. "Really, there's no need for him to do that..." She continued to insist on rejecting the invitation.

In that moment, Sheryl could sense that something was wrong with Susan. She tried to think it over, her brows creasing. Tentatively, she asked Susan about it. "Susan, is it Holley that did something or said something to you after I left? Did she threaten you? If she did, I will fight back for you."

"No, no..." Susan just continued smiling wryly while avoiding Sheryl's questions.

Indeed, it was impossible for Sheryl not to doubt that it was Holley making Susan feel frustrated, considering how awful Holley could be. However, Susan didn't want Sheryl to get worried about her, choosing to hide her frustrations and bear them herself.

Sheryl didn't give up. She was certain that it was Holley who upset Susan so much. She frowned and asked, "Then why aren't you willing to have dinner with us?"

"I..." Susan's laugh was wry. After a long silence, she finally made her mind and confessed, "Sher, what happened last night totally sabotaged Holley's trap. She got furious and came back to George. They had a huge quarrel and she claimed that she would not let you get away with it, but George didn't listen to her and even beat her. You see... George ordered all the models of the company to pack up and get ready to go back to Y City."

Susan finally gave Sheryl the truth. With that, she had to end the conversation as she had loads to pack up as well. Sounding helpless, Susan said, "Sher, I can't keep talking to you like this. There's a car waiting for me outside. I have to hurry packing and go."

"Wait, Susan... Susan..."

Sheryl didn't want to end the conversation so shortly, for she had much more to ask. But Susan didn't give her any time to speak and just hung up the phone.

Sheryl felt rather helpless and stared at the screen of her phone for a long while. She then turned to look at Charles, giving him a mirthless smile.

"What's the matter?" he asked with concern as he looked at her helpless expression.

"Susan said that George asked her and the other models to pack up and come back to Y City tonight. Holley and George had a big episode. They even beat each other." Sheryl felt more confused than shocked because she knew she had never seen George lose his temper over Holley since the two got to know each other. Maybe Holley really did something despicable to drive him to such anger. "Anyway, the guy is smart, unlike Holley. She's too stupid." Charles claimed it sternly. If George didn't choose to leave right away, he couldn't afford to protect her if Holley kept causing any trouble.

No matter how successful and powerful George was, he was a Korean and could only use his real privileges when he was in his country. Whereas here belonged to Charles. George's power wouldn't work well there.

"Charles, I'm not comfortable with this. Something must be wrong. I'm a little worried." Sheryl's brows were creased in concern, and her eyes were heavy with worry as she talked to Charles. "You're worried about Susan?" He tried to figure out why Sheryl would say such a thing.

She answered with a slight nod and in a serious tone said, "Susan was born into an ordinary family. She was brought up without any rank or money. She's such a simple and kind girl, in my eyes. Such a lovely girl has to face whatever gets in her way all the time by herself because she doesn't have anyone to depend on. Unlike Sue, she doesn't have Anthony to back her up. For Susan, I think I'm the only one she can turn to for help."

The words just rolled off Sheryl's tongue. She put on a rather forced smile and tried not to get too worked up. In truth, she always admired Susan. It was a rare sight, a seemingly vulnerable young girl holding her own so bravely and kindly. She would never forget that Susan had the courage to put her own career at stake just to support Sheryl against Holley, all to return Sheryl's previous favor to her, which she barely even remembered.

Sheryl continued, "I'm worried that Holley will get back at her after I leave. I can't sit around doing nothing and just let it happen."

"What do you want to do about it?"

Charles asked her.

"The only way that I suppose I can help her out is to persuade her to end her contract with BM Corporation, but the penalty is..." Sheryl's frown deepened when she thought of the penalty. There was no doubt that she could prepare enough money to pay the penalty for herself with Isla's help. As for Susan, she wasn't so sure.

"Let me help you with that. I can get you the money." When Charles offered to pay the money for Susan, he said it so casually, even without hesitation. "I want to thank her for saving you from Holley's scheme. "Really?" It was a delightful surprise to hear it. Sheryl couldn't believe what she had just heard and had to make sure of it. Her eyes were full of happiness.

Charles felt pleased to see his love wearing such an expression. "My darling, you have such a kind heart. Whenever you are helped by anyone and however small the favor is, you always keep it in mind and try your best to return the favor with a big one."

Hearing what he said, Sheryl turned bashful and nodded her head slightly. She planned to deal with Susan's problem after she came back. Now, she had to be careful not to miss the appointment. She checked the time and headed out with Charles.

She owed Cary before and promised to return the favor, so no matter what went down, she had to keep her promise.

Neither Sheryl nor Charles lived in M City, so they didn't expect to encounter a traffic jam on the road at that time. Indeed, they were stuck in a bad one. Though they had set off ten minutes earlier than planned, they couldn't avoid arriving late to the hotel.

Cary seemed to have been waiting a very long time. Seeing their appearance, he frowned and complained to Charles, "Charles, I don't want to be rude, but it was you who invited me to dinner and you show up so late, keeping your guest waiting for so long. You have to give a good excuse for this."

"Mr. Su, I'm terribly sorry for keeping you waiting. Charles and I... We didn't expect to get stuck in such a heavy traffic." Sheryl apologized to Cary patiently and earnestly.

"There's no need for you to apologize to him, Sher." Charles pulled her close to himself and simply said, "It's just a while of waiting, he didn't have to make such a fuss. You don't need to care about him. Just pay the bill when we finished dinner."

Hearing that, Cary felt almost speechless. "Wow, it's as if I'm the one who arrived late. So this is all my fault?"