The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1602

Standing to the side, Nick felt confused when he saw the police officers come in. 'Was what had happened to Charles more than just a simple accident?' he wondered.

"Yes, here I am," Sheryl answered the police as she stood up. The presence of the police reminded her of the gruesome scene of the accident.

"Please describe to us how the accident happened. What caused the car to hit your husband? Did you see the car's license plate number?" one of the police officers asked. The series of questions from the police officers made Sheryl's head ache and her heart break. She shook her head in grief.

After a while Sheryl managed to recover a bit. Then she disjointedly said, "He was in my car in the beginning, but then he got out of the car after a quarrel with me. Then..."

Sheryl couldn't continue because the image of Charles covered in blood popped up in her mind again.

Her brain reeled in terror, and for a moment, she felt like she was going to explode.

"All right, stop with the questions, officers! She can't answer anything under such circumstances! Can't you wait until she has had some time to recover?" Isla complained angrily. She then pulled Sheryl away to the side and hugged her to comfort her.

Isla didn't want to see them pushing Sheryl around like that. Sheryl was still in shock and grieving, so she couldn't possibly make a witness statement at that moment.

The police were also perplexed since they couldn't do anything without the witness statement.

Seeing that Isla was trying to protect her, Sheryl couldn't help but feel touched. At the same time, she was also worried that Isla would cause conflict with the police. So, she tugged on Isla's arm and said, "Isla, I'm fine. Could you take Nick outside and wait for me there? I have to tell the police everything that I know."

She sent them away on purpose.

Isla also understood what Sheryl was afraid of, so she sighed and prepared to take her leave.

"Fine then. We're leaving now. If you have a problem, just call me." Then, Isla left the room reluctantly.

Melissa and Leila arrived at the hospital at the same time, right after Isla had left. Isla and Nick went out to buy Sheryl something to eat, so they missed them by accident.

One hour ago at Dream Garden things had been different. Before Melissa and Leila knew about the accident, they had been gloating over the comments on the website that abused Sheryl for her immorality.

Leila said, "Aunt Melissa, you can rest assured. Last night I already showed Charles the pictures that my friend gave me. I'm sure Charles isn't going to stay with Sheryl anymore after seeing those!"

Leila said with absolute certainty, which completely convinced Melissa as well.

Melissa was very satisfied, so she nodded to Leila as she said, "Leila, you did a great job! If it weren't for you, I would still be racking my brain, and trying to get rid of that bitch, Sheryl. God only knows when she would have left Charles on her own. Thanks for your help!"

Leila was elated when she heard Melissa's compliment.

She didn't show any sign of it on her face though. She shook her head and said gently, "Aunt Melissa, don't say that. That's what I should say. We are family, aren't we?"

"Yes, yes! We are family!"

As soon as Melissa finished speaking, her cellphone buzzed.

The call was from an unknown number. Melissa picked it up, but before she could say anything, a voice on the other end of the line asked, "Excuse me, are you Melissa Shen?"

Somehow Melissa had a feeling that something bad might have happened as soon as she heard the unknown person speak.

"Yes, I am. Who are you?" Melissa asked in confusion.

"I'm a police officer. Is Charles Lu your son? He had a car accident, and he is in the First People's Hospital now."

"What's going on?" Melissa asked the caller in total shock.

She had still managed to keep calm when she heard that the speaker was a police officer, but as soon as she was told that Charles had been involved in a car accident, she lost her head.