The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1474

"Hi, I'm Cassie. I'm a friend of Isla. We've known each other for—"

Before Cassie could finish her words, Isla came out of the restroom and stood by the doorway. "Cassie? Why are you here?" Isla asked in surprise.

"Isla, I'm here for work of course. It's my shift today. By the way, what's up with you? Why are you in the hospital? Is there anything wrong? Do you feel uncomfortable? What happened? Let me check your vital signs," Cassie asked a series of questions so quickly that Isla couldn't even answer any of them. After a while, Cassie walked towards Isla with a tray in her hands. She put the tray on the bedside table and stood beside Isla.

"I just have a stomachache. It's nothing new, I'm used to it. But it suddenly became serious last night. It hurt so much that I didn't sleep for almost the whole night. I was so tired, so I went to the hospital." Isla had finally answered Cassie's questions from a while ago. Then, Isla beckoned Cassie to come closer, as if she was going to tell a secret. "Cassie, have you seen Aron? You've heard a lot about him, but you've never met him yet, right? How did it feel to meet someone like him? Were you disappointed?" Isla teased her on purpose.

A slight blush appeared on Cassie's cheeks. "Aron is such a nice and handsome man. How could I be disappointed with meeting him? Isla, I think you've gotten the right man for you. He's a keeper!"

Meanwhile, Aron, who was still there, heard the jokes between the two women. He felt so shy and embarrassed in front of them, but he couldn't leave because the two ladies talked nice things about him. It was going to be rude if he left so suddenly.

"Isla, I think you haven't had breakfast yet, so I think you should eat something first before I give you a thorough check," said Cassie. "Good. I just washed up and went straight here so I didn't have the time for breakfast.

How about you? Did you have your breakfast? How about we have some together?" Isla asked. "That's nice, but no thank you. I'm on my shift. I'm not allowed to eat while working.

What are you doing, Isla? You're tempting me to break the rules!" Cassie said with a laugh. "Really now? But maybe you're right. I can't let you have trouble with management.

Alright then, I'll have breakfast first. Please wait a moment for me, my dear doctor," Isla said and smiled. Isla stretched a bit and walked towards the dining table. Aron had already prepared the tableware, and was carefully pouring fish soup into Isla's bowl.

When Isla was seated, Aron handed her the bowl of soup and said, "Be careful. Eat it slowly. It's still hot." He smiled and sat as well. Although the air was a bit awkward, his actions were all natural to him.

"Okay, got it," Isla said softly.

On the other hand, Cassie looked at them as they ate. They reminded her of the time when she was with Nick.

'At that time, Nick and I sat together at the same table like them. We would have meals together and talk about new things in our lives. But it was I who filled his bowl with the dish he liked and often reminded him to be careful of the hot soup.

When I did all those things, I thought it was natural. I didn't feel that it wasn't right. But now, when I see how Aron treats Isla, I realizes that my relationship with Nick was unfair. All those times, Nick had never taken care of me. I can see that now in the small details in our lives. I did a lot of things for him, but he never did anything for me. It was always a one-sided path.

Everything I've done for him is now in vain, but I can't blame anyone for that. I have to blame myself for being so blind then, ' Cassie thought.

A soft, bitter laugh escaped her lips as she looked away.

In the Lu family's house

The sun was barely out yet, but Charles and Sheryl were already up. They walked towards the children's room with their hands clasped together. They wanted to wake the Clark and Shirley up.

After Sheryl opened the door, she didn't expect Clark to be up already. He sat on the edge of the bed. He didn't look like he had just woken up as his eyes were clear. It seemed like he had woken up earlier than them or he didn't sleep well that night.

Charles and Sheryl couldn't imagine that their son didn't get to sleep that night, especially Sheryl. She walked quickly towards her son and sat beside him, her arm placed around his body.