The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1278

Sheryl furrowed her eyebrows and muttered under her breath, "Mrs. Huang?" Sheryl was confident she knew this woman. She and Melissa had always played mahjong back at home, so she recognized her immediately. Sheryl then started to walk towards her and greet her.

However, startled by hearing Sheryl's voice, Irina stood up and stiffened for a moment. She was frozen on her spot, unable to decide what to do. Finally, before Sheryl could ever go near her, she pretended like she didn't hear anything and walked away as fast as she could without even turning around to look at Sheryl.

Apparently, Irina couldn't handle her guilty conscience and decided it was easier to avoid and escape any confrontation.

If only she didn't panic, she could have greeted Sheryl back in a normal and calm way, so Sheryl wouldn't feel odd, but Irina's over-reaction made Sheryl suspect her.

Nick's eyes opened wide in surprise when he saw a panic-stricken Irina walking away hurriedly. He turned to Sheryl, who had a frown on her face, and asked, "Sher, do you know that woman?"

Feeling strange and surprised, Sheryl stood frozen on her spot. She wondered why Irina behaved so weird. She was sure that Irina heard her and knew she was there. So, why did she run away from her? 'Maybe, Melissa has spoken ill of me to Irina. That's why she was so unwilling to talk to me.' Sheryl heaved out a deep sigh. Whatever the reason was, she couldn't figure it out.

She shook away these thoughts before she turned to Nick and replied, "Yes, I am pretty sure that she is one of my mother-in-law's friends. I haven't really associated with her, so maybe she just didn't recognize me. After all, we are just casual acquaintances."

Nick nodded and didn't ask any further for Sheryl didn't explain more, but he had a feeling that something was not right. Maybe, there was something they both neglected. In the end, they both shrugged it off and stopped thinking too much about the situation.

Nick and Sheryl exchanged goodbyes. After departing from each other, Nick decided not to drive straight home, but went directly to the hospital. As soon as his car was parked right near the front of the hospital building, he got his phone out and dialed Cassie's number.

Cassie's phone vibrated on her pocket, startling her during work. She took a look on the caller ID, and after learning it was Nick, she smiled and looked around to find a place to hide from her colleagues. It was a risk to take, since she was on duty. But it was Nick calling, so she just had to take it. She cleared her throat and answered, "Hello, Nick. What's up? How should I return the pleasure of this phone call?"

It was seldom for Nick to call her first. Usually, she made the call proactively, just so she didn't miss his call. That was why Cassie just had to take this call.

The corner of Nick's lips rose from ear to ear at Cassie's bright and sweet voice. He cleared his throat as well and asked, "By any chance, are you available right now? I want to meet you. I'm in the lobby."

"Right now?" Cassie's eyes widened and she immediately blurted out in surprise. She covered her mouth and looked around only to find that all her colleagues were up to their necks. It was one of the busy times in the hospital, because it was flu season. There were more patients than usual. With the limited number of doctors and medical staff in the hospital, everyone had to take double shifts for they had to help the doctors check on the patients and monitor their vital signs.

Hearing Cassie's hesitation, Nick immediately understood that Cassie must be very busy, so he added, "Oh, you must be very busy, Cassie. If you don't have the time now, we can just meet tonight after your shift."

Cassie smiled sweetly and nodded even though Nick couldn't see this gesture. She sighed and hoped that time could fly faster, so that she could meet him right away. They had seen each other this morning and had only been separated for a few hours, but for Cassie, it felt like it had been a year.

Biting her lower lip, Cassie answered shyly, "All right. I'll see you tonight then."

Cassie's smile stuck on her face, and when she was about to hang up the phone, Nick stopped her hastily. "Wait!"

Cassie's eyebrows furrowed into confusion and she asked, "What is it?"

"Well, there's another thing. Can you do this favor for me, please? You see, Sher is in trouble, and I really want to help her. After all, she has helped me a lot. Maybe you can help her out, since the person causing trouble to her is a patient in your hospital. Her name is Leila Zhang."

Nick then continued to explain to Cassie the whole story as brief and as concise as possible. Once he was finished, Cassie felt nothing but angry for Sheryl. She felt like Sheryl didn't deserve this treatment, so she agreed to help immediately.

When Nick was about to tell Cassie what he wanted her to do, someone called her out for help. It was time for her to go now, so she hurriedly said, "Nick, I really have to go now. Just text me what you want me to do, and I will do my best. I'm sorry. I'll see you tonight. Bye!"