The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1263

The shock was overwhelming—Sheryl's hands were shaking as they held the chopsticks.

Upon hearing the sound, Charles put down his bowl and utensils, stood up and hurried to the bed.

Still lying in bed, Melissa woke up with great efforts to open her eyes, her face as white as a sheet of paper.

"Mom, it's me. How are you feeling right now?" Charles gently asked.

Seeing Charles standing in front her, Melissa was suddenly moved to tears. A crystal-clear tear rolled down her cheek and disappeared into the surface of her pillow.

"I never thought that…

I could ever survive and see you again." No longer able to hold back the sobs, Melissa sounded extremely hoarse.

The sound of her cries rang in Charles' ears, letting him indulge in a state of both blues and stiffness.

Seeing his mother look so weak and moved made a combination of complex feelings surge from the bottom of his heart.

Meanwhile, Sheryl came by and stayed beside Charles. She softly asked, "Mom, are you hungry? Would you like anything to eat? I can fetch you something if you want."

Hearing Sheryl's voice, Melissa suddenly raised her head and her sad eyes started glowing like burning torches.

"It's you!"

Her voice raising eagerly and her shaky fingers pointing at Sheryl, she accused, "Why…you dare show up here? I will never forgive you!"

With that, Melissa tried to support herself with two arms—she was visibly shaking, ready to fight against Sheryl.

The unexpected aggression made Sheryl back off instinctively. While Charles was ready to restrain his mother, he paused as he saw her look so weak that she fell down on the quilt crying bitterly.

Melissa's nearly crazy reaction made Sheryl's heart incredibly heavy.

Still, she had already predicted how Melissa would act after she woke up. Since the woman narrowly escaped death, how could she let Sheryl go so easily?

However, it was much to her surprise to receive a harsh accusation the very minute Melissa woke up—she didn't even let Sheryl have a word. How could she continue to stay in this ward?

As Sheryl's confusion deepened, Melissa's crying grew even louder. "My god, are you punishing me? I just got out of a dark and hopeless hell…but now an evil woman wanted to kill me. Are you trying to hasten my death? I'm not going to live anymore. Why are you saving my life, then? Why not just let me fall to my death? Even if I don't die now…someone will try to kill me soon."

Melissa's crying was loud and messy, like a child's. Even though she knew her words were nonsense, Sheryl couldn't defend herself. In fact, she couldn't do anything at all but stay where she stood and surrender to the crazy old woman.

Charles' face was as terrifying as a stormy day. After standing still for a moment, he turned to look at Sheryl with a subtle kind of burning in his eyes, like a flame.

At that moment, she knew that her beloved would ask her to leave the room.

"Sher, just go home. I'll take care of this."

As expected, Charles urged her to leave so he could deal with the situation himself.

The words made Sheryl's face turn pale. She guessed right—Charles would choose Melissa over her without any hesitation.

However, regardless of who was right or wrong, Melissa was injured. It was for that fact that Charles merely stood by his mother's side instead of analyzing the situation logically. Anyway, Sheryl had no evidence to prove that she was innocent and that Melissa set up the entire thing just to frame her.