The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1427

"You don't have to worry about anything. I'm here for you. I can do everything for you." Charles grabbed Sheryl's hand. He noticed the fear in her eyes so he tried his best to comfort her.

"I know. I know, Charles. I'm so lucky that you're here with me," Sheryl said lovingly. She looked at Charles and felt her heart warming up.

"Baby, I'm so sorry that you have to go through all of this. I know that I wronged you. But it's all over now. Leila's gone and we'll never see her again. No one will ever speak ill of you in front of my mother again. From now on, we'll live happily as a family. Isn't that great?" Charles said.

Sheryl smiled in response, but in her mind, she thought, 'I'd love to live happily ever after with my family, but I'm just not sure that day will ever come.'

"Charles, does Leila really have to go?" Sheryl asked him softly.

"Of course she has to go. We'll never feel safe as long as she's here. Besides, it's not like she's family or anything," Charles said, his voice turning cold suddenly.

Sheryl knew the things that Leila did to her—planning her kidnapping and ruining her relationship with Charles' mother. 'I think Charles knows all the things that Leila did to me and my children, and that's probably why he wants Leila to leave, ' Sheryl thought to herself.

"But... How does Mom feel about that?" Sheryl knew it wasn't easy as it looked like. That was why she sounded anxious as she brought up the topic of Melissa to Charles.

"Of course she just wanted Leila out," Charles answered though untruthfully. He couldn't tell Sheryl the truth. He wouldn't tell her about how Melissa told him to let Leila stay and forgive her.

All he wanted was to live a happy and harmonious life with Sheryl and Melissa like a family. He only hoped that Sheryl and Melissa would get along.

Sheryl found Charles avoiding eye contact with her. She figured that Charles was hiding something from her which made her understand that Melissa didn't want Leila to go. But she didn't point this out. If Charles told her that Melissa was happy about the whole situation, then Sheryl would believe if only to make things easier for Charles.

'It doesn't matter what she feels now because we have time. With time, we'll know if everything really is for the best, ' Sheryl thought to herself.

At Tarsan Corporation

After going through tons of files, Holley realized that it was getting late. Two hours had passed and she hadn't even noticed.

After pausing for a moment, she reached for her phone and looked up Black's phone number.

At this point in her life, she was trying her best to live a normal life. She tried to do everything right so she wouldn't get into trouble or bother Sheryl anymore. Moreover, she was developing a relationship with Black, and it was going well. But the night she spent in the villa of Hu family left a scar in her heart. It was something she didn't ever want to remember again. And when she was woken up by nightmares in the middle of the night, she felt so helpless and lost.

After that night, Holley set fewer meetings with clients. She also tried to meet her clients in public places. Normally, small cases were handled by the business manager or her assistant. If she really had to attend these kinds of meetings, she was very careful so as to not get caught by Rex's people. And if she did get caught, Black would be so disappointed. Without Black and the Hu family's support, she would lose everything.

After losing the support of the Hu family, Holley would lose everything to the stockholders of Tarsan corporation. They never did like her and that was their best shot at taking over the corporation.

Soon, Holley's call had come through and Black's voice suddenly came to her ear.

"Baby, are you calling me because you miss me?" Black asked.

Holley's face was stoic, but when she spoke, she used a sweet voice. "Baby, are you free tonight? Do you want to have dinner together?"

"Dinner? I have to have dinner with a client. You can come with me if you like," Black offered.

Holley thought it over in her mind. 'It is the type of dinner where those people talk about business and numbers the entire time. I don't want to have dinner with them after a long day at work, ' Holley thought to herself.

"Darling, if you have a dinner party, I don't think I should be bothering you. It's okay, I'll find something else to do," Holley said. "Besides, I don't know your guest tonight, so I think it's better if I not go. I also don't feel like drinking alcohol today," Holley added.

Black also said he didn't want Holley dressing up so nicely just for other men to see her. "All right, baby," Black said.

"Darling, you're the best. You're so good to me," Holley said as if she meant every word.