The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1220

"Don't worry. We still have a lot of time," Charles assured his wife. Looking at Sheryl, he felt contented and happy. He rarely had time to be with her because of their busy schedules, but today would be different.

He started the car and drove for the kindergarten. It was a bright afternoon and a perfect time to spend with his family.

"What would you like to eat for dinner?" Charles inquired while driving.

"I don't know," she replied. "It would be better to ask Clark and Shirley what they want to eat." Since they had kids, they seldom spent time alone. They would usually bring their children along wherever they went. For the couple, as much as their children were a blessing, they could also be an annoyance sometimes.

At this point, Sheryl was basking in the happiness of eating out with their loving kids.

"Fine. It's up to you," Charles nodded, as a visible smile of joy climbed up the corners of his lips. As long as Sheryl was happy, he was okay with it.

"Do you think Mom will get angry if we get home late?" Sheryl couldn't hide the worry in her voice. Whenever she mentioned Melissa, her heart grew heavy. Charles' mother was still hostile to her and wanted to kick her out of the Lu family. However, she couldn't do anything to her.

Melissa was a wound to Sheryl which would never be healed.

"Don't worry about it. It was my idea to take you out for dinner. Just come with me and enjoy the meal. If Mom gets angry, you have me. I will explain to her. Besides, I don't think she will get upset about that. Rest assured," Charles said in a determined tone as if it wasn't a big deal.

In fact, it was common for a family to eat out. But Melissa would not be pleased to see Charles take his wife and children out for a meal without inviting her. What was worse, she would make it appear that Charles had neglected her and then put the blame on Sheryl.

She was good at complicating things. So Sheryl was worried that Melissa would make a big deal out of their eating out.

But since Charles said so, Sheryl thought there was no point in discussing it further. The woman who found amusement on her every downfall was no other than Charles' closest kin after all, his own mother.

Their mother-son relationship made it difficult for Charles to stand by Sheryl.

The fact was, Sheryl meant a lot to Charles and their relationship was solid and full of commitment. However, he wouldn't blame his mother even though he knew of many terrible things that Melissa did to his wife.

He always talked himself into believing that his mother was mean to others because she needed more time to fit in his family. She had been in prison for fifteen years and had suffered a lot, after all. So he tried to be more considerate of her.

Sheryl was aware of Charles' attitude towards his mother. That was why she decided to keep all the bad things that Melissa had done to her from him, even if she knew that Charles really loved her and wanted to protect her from harm. Instead, she always chose to only confide a small part of them so that Charles wouldn't have trouble believing those were his mother's doings.

Sheryl nodded her head, pretending to believe his assuring statement. She couldn't bear the thought of him being in a dilemma of siding either with his mother or his wife.

He was her beloved husband. Charles had always wanted to keep her happy. The last thing she wanted was to trouble him or hurt him.

They arrived at the gate of the kindergarten earlier than expected as the traffic was light. Classes were due to finish after another ten minutes.

Even so, a throng of people already gathered in front of the gate waiting for their children. It was easy to tell how much parents cared for their kids.