The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1495

With resignation, Sheryl realized that she was not going to get any clues now. Knowing she had no choice, she let it go. 'Someone is trying to challenge me. Unfortunately, they've succeeded once, so they won't stop at any cost. It's fine that I missed it this time. But I will have to keep an eye out to catch them in their next attempt, ' she thought with resolution.

Now that her mind was set, she turned around and glanced at Phoebe. "It's all right. You can go back and resume your work. I have to deal with these files."

"Alright, Ms. Xia," Phoebe said and went out of Sheryl's office.

Unintentionally, Sheryl's eyes fell on her mobile phone. Several missed calls popped on her screen.

She didn't need to take a closer look to know who was calling her. 'I woke up and came to the company so early. I'm afraid Charles must be thinking that I am still angry with him. He must be calling to ask whether I am over yesterday's fight, ' Sheryl realized.

'Whatever. He is free to think however he likes!' Sheryl thought and tried to shrug these thoughts out of her mind. Truth be told, she wasn't able to sleep well last night. Hence she felt a little dizzy right now. This made it hard for her to concentrate on her work.

'When Melissa lied, Charles believed her so easily. How can he think I would say such a thing? I'm so disappointed with him. He knows me so well yet he fell for it, ' Sheryl thought with a tinge of disappointment.

'Maybe it is better for us to stay away from each other for a while. That might give us some time to contemplate over these matters. Even though it is not normally right to stay away from partner, that seems like the right option for us. If we continue talking, it might turn into a fight. I think it's time for us to sleep in different rooms so that we avoid meeting each other. If we do not see each other, we won't have a chance to hurt each other. We might forget the fight after a while and then we can get back together.'

Sheryl made up a firm decision in her mind. With this sorted, she began to get back to work.

In the morning, she had been so busy that she had no time for anything. All her stomach had was a glass of water. She didn't go to the bathroom nor did she have any food.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the business in her company dramatically increased that day. The entire staff was working their hardest for the success of their business. Like Sheryl, they had their eyes glued to the files. 'I am not sure if this is a good thing or not, ' Sheryl thought to herself as her eyes scanned the people who were working without a break.

Isla didn't come to the company that day. She called in sick saying that Aron advised her against going to work until she got better.

On the phone, she went on and on about how dominating Aron was being. "I can't believe he is not letting me work!" Isla complained to Sheryl. As she listened to this, Sheryl couldn't help but smile.

'Isla is so unaware of her blessings, ' Sheryl thought to herself. 'Aron is a great man who is willing to trust his wife unconditionally. He would stand by her without any hesitation. How many men like him are there in this world? Not many, I am sure.'

Sheryl shook her head, trying to shake these thoughts out of her mind. She thought of the things that happened last night between her and Charles. 'However, Charles didn't show me his trust last night, ' she thought. Sadness overtook her when she realized she was unconsciously comparing Charles to Aron.

Right at that moment, her phone rang again.

When Sheryl leaned forward to pick up the phone, she saw it was another call from Charles.

'It's Charles, ' she muttered to herself.

'I don't want to talk to him right now, but what if he has something urgent to say? Or worse, what if something is wrong with the kids?'

Just the thought of her kids made her extremely anxious. All hesitation left her body and she finally picked up the phone.

"Hello?" Sheryl said to the phone.

"Sher, it's me," Charles said in a hoarse voice. There was sadness in his voice which clutched her heart. She felt like she hadn't spoken to him in years. Only now she realized how badly she had missed him and his voice.

Before speaking, she somehow managed to calm herself down. In a cold voice, she asked, "What's wrong?"