The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1588

Sheryl patted her son on the back to comfort him. She said, "Mom is not tired. I just didn't sleep well last night."

"Aunt Isla, let's go. Mom wants to sleep. We have to get back home," Clark pleaded. 'Sher is so lucky to have him, ' Isla thought to herself after hearing Clark's request. 'He's sweet and considerate. He even wants to go back home early so that Sheryl can get more sleep. Oh, how I envy Sher! My kid knows nothing except how to annoy me and create troubles, but Clark? Clark is such a sweet little boy.

It's so strange for me to hear such things from him. He's so little, yet he knows stuff. He knows how to care for his mother and sister. His words often surprise me. As adults, we don't understand how Clark is so mentally mature. Sometimes, I wonder why and how these words could come out of the mouth of a little boy.'

"Okay, Clark. Let's go back home," Isla said as she patted Clark on the head. Then she took Shirley's hand. Together, they all walked toward the car.

Sheryl silently watched this exchange. It warmed her heart. 'What am I so upset about?' she wondered to herself. 'With Clark and Shirley around, I'm the happiest person in the world. I'm perfectly fine with or without Charles, as long as my kids are with me.

Now that I've thought things through, I realize that it's best for everyone if I divorce Charles. I've just been too sensitive and emotional recently. That is probably why I can't let this relationship go at once. But I believe I can get over him. Yes, I can.'

When they got home, Sheryl sent the kids to bed and watched them fall sleep. Then, she silently walked out of their room to get some sleep herself.

At Dream Garden, Charles had just gotten home.

After he had left Sheryl at the Bureau of Civil Affairs, he immediately went back to work. However, he just couldn't focus.

Thinking about what Sheryl had done rendered him nervous and absent-minded the whole day. 'Why?' he thought to himself. 'Why does she want to finalize the divorce in such a short time? Why is she in such a hurry to get the kids away from me?' These questions played over and over in his head all day long. Consequently, he could not accomplish anything at work.

By the time he got home, he assumed that everyone in Dream Garden was already fast asleep. However, contrary to his expectations, Leila was awake. Charles saw her standing in the living room when he opened the door.

"What are you doing here? Did something happen to my mother?" Charles asked in mild surprise when he saw Leila. He thought her waiting for him in the middle of the night had something to do with Melissa's illness.

Leila quickly shook her head and said, "Don't worry, Charles. I'll take good care of Melissa. I won't let anything happen to her." She spoke with such firmness and confidence that it surprised Charles. He thought, 'Why is she saying that to me with such certainty? Is she better than the doctors? Can she cure Melissa's cancer? No! She can't do anything! It's all nonsense!'

However, Charles didn't want to tell Leila any of that tonight. Since Melissa was fine and he was exhausted, he just wanted to end the conversation, go upstairs, and get some rest.

Charles had just walked past Leila when she said, "Charles, my friend saw you with Sheryl." It was clear that she had intentionally waited for Charles to get home. She wouldn't let him go so easily.

Charles stared at her. He didn't know how to respond. Leila then smiled shyly and continued, "What were you doing at the Bureau of Civil Affairs? You don't look very good. What happened?"

She wanted to appear concerned about Charles, but he was certain she just wanted to know if he and Sheryl had gone through with their divorce.

Charles lost his patience. He didn't want to talk about the divorce. So he said coldly, "Nothing happened. We just went there to get divorced."

"So, have you finally done it?" Leila asked too quickly and too eagerly, unaware that it would annoy Charles very much.

After she spoke, she immediately realized that she should not have asked the question. She quickly glanced at Charles' face to see if it had angered him. She was relieved when she saw that his expression had not changed and he did not look angry.

"No, we haven't," Charles replied impatiently. He wasn't in the mood to talk about Sheryl, so he didn't want to dwell on what Leila just asked. He just wanted to change the topic so he could stop thinking about Sheryl. "I want to see my mother," he continued. He went upstairs without sparing another glance at Leila.

Leila frowned as she watched Charles walk away.

'What happened?' she asked herself. 'Judging from his words and his expression, I'm guessing Sheryl is doing okay.