The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1548

"Charles, was this intentional? You are well aware of my hatred for Leila, yet you chose to ignore that! Why you did this to me?" Sheryl stopped, unable to go any further. Tears were about to flow.

After a long pause, her face contorted to an angry expression. She looked at him and shouted, "Get out!" She couldn't stand it anymore. Charles seemed to be making the same mistake again and again. With a glare, she pointed towards the door and gestured for him to leave.

Dumbfounded, Charles didn't know where Sheryl's rage came from.

Realizing that Charles hadn't budged in spite of her shouting, she stamped her feet angrily. Then she took a quilt from the bed and decided to leave.

Now Charles understood why she was leaving. He quickly took hold of her hand to stop her.

"Sher, stop being so unreasonable!" Charles blurted out. He had drunk too much and didn't feel himself at this moment. To him, Sheryl's company was very much needed. An argument was the last thing he wanted. He couldn't bear to go to sleep without Sheryl by his side.

However, Sheryl's fury surged through her as she watched him behave irrationally. He clutched her tightly. Without thinking, she raised her hand and slapped him right across his cheek. His grasp on her hand loosened. Then she took the opportunity to run away from the scene.

Drunk, Charles had trouble keeping his balance while moving around. Yet he was determined to chase Sheryl. He saw Sheryl rush into the guestroom. Before he could join her, she closed it with a loud thud. And Sheryl carefully locked it from inside.

Charles rapidly knocked and started to kick like a maniac but to no avail. His shouts fell on a deaf ear. No matter how hard he tried, he received no response.

Being aware that he might disturb the kids' sleep, Charles decided to stop. He leaned his head against the door and used a gentle tone. "Sher, can you please open the door? Let me talk to you!"

Still, there was no response.

The drunkenness started to take control of Charles and he became impatient. Without being able to think properly, he began to knock using all his might.

Unable to take it anymore, Sheryl sat with her hands clasped around her ears. After a long while, peace and quiet reigned and Sheryl knew Charles must have given up. Indeed, he had retreated back to his bedroom. Even so, she didn't obtain any joy from her victory. Feeling not sleepy at all, she walked out on the balcony and blankly stared into the distance.

Sheryl sat there for what felt like hours. When drowsiness finally caught up with her, she let out a yawn and went back inside. Though it was only a few hours till sunup, Sheryl had a sound sleep.

On the other hand, Charles was in his bed sleeping. But something woke him up. Looking outside, he could see it was almost dawn. And beside him, there seemed to lie a woman. With his gentle hands, he touched the woman's back and his lips curved into a smile.

In his mind, he was certain that the woman lying next to him was Sheryl. He happily cried in his heart, 'I knew it! Sheryl can't stay away from me for a very long time.'

Now Sheryl had woken up after four hours of sleep. She decided she had to check on Charles. From yesterday's behavior, she knew he was overly drunk. As a concerned wife, she slowly walked to their bedroom.

She quietly opened the door and stole a quick peep into the room. She wanted to go in, but her sanity told her not to surrender so easily. The last thing she wanted was to show weakness. Without Charles admitting his mistake, she had no desire to reconcile with him.

Hence Sheryl went downstairs and took a walk through the garden. Sometimes when Sheryl was overcome by trouble or unhappy things, she wandered in the garden. This had always put her mind at ease. Now, she noticed that Nancy was busy cleaning up the garden.