The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1340

"Fine, I will apologize to her! I will apologize to Sheryl, if it means so much to you." Melissa had to force the words out of her gritted teeth and even Charles could sense the reluctance in her voice. But he didn't care. As long as Melissa was willing to make amends, he didn't bother with the details.

After he felt convinced by Melissa's promise, he turned around and walked out of the living room. Leila finally came out of hiding and patted Melissa's back to comfort her.

"Aunt Melissa, please don't be upset. Sheryl managed to frame us and fool Charles at the same time. Charles was clearly speaking out of anger. I don't think he meant to be so hard on you. After all, your are his mother," Leila said softly, comforting Melissa, but her mind was mulling over another matter.

Leila had underestimated Sheryl. What a nice trick! By remaining silent, Sheryl made concessions in order to gain advantage. She successfully won Charles' sympathy by showing her weakness and vulnerability. Melissa, on the other hand, was so impulsive. She was more brave than wise. She couldn't even convince her own son to take her side. Instead, she ended up angering Charles. Leila really needed to reconsider whether she should continue with Melissa as her ally.

Fortunately for her, Leila managed to stay out of this incident. If not, she would have had to apologize to Sheryl too. Leila felt disappointed at Melissa for failing to get the simplest things right. Melissa was stupid enough to let her emotions dictate her actions. Leila realized that the only person she could count on to win Charles' heart was herself.

Yet in spite of her disappointment, Leila feigned concern towards Melissa. Although she had already made up her mind about no longer co-operating with Melissa, it would be foolish to burn her bridges so soon as Melissa still could turn out to be a valuable friend at some point. Besides, it was better to have a friend than an enemy.

Melissa wiped the tears off her face as she tried to get a hold on her emotions. The remorse and sadness that inhabited her face was gone now. All that could be seen on her face now was anger and disdain.

"Leila, you don't need to worry about me. I swear, one day, Sheryl is going to pay for everything." Melissa spoke with determination, with one hand waving her fist in the air and the other gripping Leila's hand.

When Charles went back to bedroom, Sheryl was already curled up in bed. She looked pitiful. Charles wondered whether she was asleep as her eyes were shut tight.

Charles looked at the bruise on Sheryl's face and his heart wept for her. He took out a medical kit from the wardrobe and carefully applied some ointment on her face with a cotton swab. When he walked over to her with the medical kit a few moments ago, he failed to notice that her eyelashes were trembling.

"Sher, I'm so sorry that I wasn't there to protect you. I promise you that this won't ever happen again." Charles lowered his voice, almost as if he was murmuring. He leaned over and kissed on Sheryl's face softly before he turned off the lights and went to sleep.

Nothing but the sound of breathing could be heard in the bedroom. After a while, Sheryl opened her eyes to the darkness that surrounded her and squinted her eyes at the chest in front of her. It wasn't until midnight when she finally managed to catch some sleep.

The next morning, Charles and Sheryl woke up almost at the same time. A beacon of light pierced through the mullioned panes of glass, bathing the black and white tile floor in a crisscross of iridescent color, illuminating the darkened room.

"Morning!"

"Good morning!"

"Sher… Listen, about what happened yesterday, it was Mom's fault. But she promised me that she would apologize to you and that it would never happen again." Charles caressed Sheryl's face.

The red welt on her face had faded, barely visible under the naked eye. But if one were to look carefully, they could still see the mark.

It made Charles upset because it reminded him of his failure to take care of his family and to solve disputes properly without his wife getting humiliated and hurt.