The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 958 Gender Equality

Little did Heron knew what his daughter was going to do. She didn't even care about the consequences of her bold move.

"Miss Xia, so you can understand me, right?" Helin said seriously, looking at Sheryl. "I know that it sounds crazy but you have to do something crazy when you are young. Otherwise, you'll only regret not doing so once you're old. I don't want to have regrets when I'm old."

"So what do you want me to do?" asked Sheryl. She had been listening to the lady but still couldn't understand what Helin was asking her to do.

"Miss Xia." Helin forced a smile and looked at Sheryl. Then she said, "Since that night, Roger has been avoiding me. I want to propose to him but... he doesn't wish to see me now."

She quickly grabbed Sheryl's hand and continued, "I know that you are a benefactor of Roger. he will definitely come to see you as soon as you call him. Moreover, you are a planner and I want you to plan my proposal."

Helin paused for a while before opening her mouth again. "My birthday will be in a few days and I would like to hold a wonderful birthday party. There will be a lot of media coming there. Thus, I want to arrange the proposal on that same day."

She was staring at Sheryl with her begging eyes. Her desperation was so real that one could almost taste it in the air. "Miss Xia, I have no choice. It is only you who can help me. Please!"

However, those actions made Sheryl hesitate for a long time. She swallowed hard to calm herself before saying, "Have you really thought about this? Aren't you afraid of getting turned down after getting all these things ready? What would you do in that case?"

A frown appeared on Sheryl's face as she thought, 'How come children aren't considering the consequences nowadays?' She shot Helin a questioning stare. "Have you ever thought that it would be you and your father who are going to be embarrassed if ever?"

"No." Helin stared at Sheryl with absolute conviction and said, "Roger has been avoiding me because my father doesn't agree with us. I believe that he still loves me. I believe that Roger would marry me as long as I could stand for him."

"He should be the one proposing to you first if he really loves you." Sheryl advised Helin to think twice because there would be no chance to regret if Helin would make a mistake.

"Does that even matter?" was Helin's unconcerned reply. "Nowadays, this society has promoted equality between men and women. It doesn't matter who proposes as long as we'll live happily in the future." Helin resisted budging even after what Sheryl had said. Hence Sheryl couldn't help but smile wryly. "Fine, I agree," she said.

That answer from Sheryl made Helin instantly beam with happiness. "Don't worry, I will not owe you anything in terms of money. What you should do is to hold an amazing and wonderful birthday party. Moreover..."

Helin stopped for a second and then continued, "You must replace Roger for me, please. My birthday will make no sense without him."

"I cannot promise you anything but I will try my best," Sheryl sighed. "I will call Roger. However, I wouldn't be able to do anything if he decides not to come."

Helin was suddenly dumbfounded. It took a few seconds before she was able to smile again. "No. He will come as long as it is you who would call him."

'Too optimistic,' thought Sheryl as another smile cracked her beautiful lips. Soon enough and she was already asking Helin about what her requirements were. She took notes for her client and just stopped doing so after noticing that it was already dark.

Sheryl closed her notebook quickly and shot Helin a polite glance. "It's getting late. I have to go home. I will work out a plan as soon as possible. I'll show you the draft. Feel free to ask me any questions if there's something you would like to change."

"Yes, it's already late. Would you mind joining me for dinner?" Helin asked Sheryl. However, Sheryl shook her head slightly and replied, "Sorry, It's too late and I have to play with my kids." Hearing that, Helin smiled and said, "OK, I won't keep you."

Sheryl went straight to the Dream Garden after getting out of the tea house. Standing in the yard and looking inside, she could see that the lights were bright inside their house. There was also a burst of laughter coming from the room. She smiled instantly upon noticing those things as she thought, 'This feels so like home.'

Her feet moved fast towards the door and she opened it excitedly. It was only then she saw Arthur and Amy inside the house.

Sheryl stepped forward and grabbed Amy by the arm gently. "Grandma, why are you here?"

"We are worried about you. You didn't call me after coming back. You didn't even miss us. Thus, we have to come here," Amy said as she shot Sheryl an emotional glance. "Wash your hands and have dinner." Sheryl walked to the washing area to wash her hands. She was done cleaning her hand when she found Charles and Andy talking together. The two looked dignified while sitting next to each other as they seemed to be discussing something. However, she didn't know what they were exactly talking about. Sheryl rushed to them and asked, "What are you two talking about?"

"Nothing," Charles said simply. "Work."

That one-liner reply made Sheryl shrug her shoulders. She didn't think too much and just decided to help Amy serve food.

After making sure that Sheryl was gone, Charles turned to Andy. "A person I sent to follow Sheryl told me that someone in black was following her until she arrived at the kindergarten. The man and Sheryl met. However, my man didn't see what the man looked like because he was too far away from his location. I think that man is Ferry."

"Probably." Andy nodded gently. He looked at Charles and said, "The people I sent to investigate him have not given me any news about Ferry yet. It seemed like he disappeared right after coming back to Y City. We couldn't replace him."

Charles frowned and pressed his lips together firmly. It took him a while before speaking again, "Logically, that situation should not happen. Y City isn't big enough for us to just lost Ferry that easily."

That caused Andy to glance at Charles. "In my opinion, we have to send more people to follow Sher. It is possible for Ferry to come back for her. Now that we can't replace him, we should protect her the best way we could. We should be able to catch him just in case he thinks of doing something."

An anxious sigh escaped Charles' chest. He then said, "We are still in a disadvantage even after all those things. There will always be a risk unless we replace him."

"Got it." Andy nodded. "In other words, continue sending someone to watch Sher. I'll go on hunting Ferry down until we know where he is."