The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1605

Isla stole glances at Sheryl as she poured out what was in her heart to her. She cautiously spoke her mind. She wanted to gently tell her things in case Sheryl was displeased by anything that she said.

"I don't understand. Melissa is your mother-in-law, but she rejoices in your misfortune. Now, a car accident has happened to Charles, yet she continues to hold you accountable. I don't know what this woman is thinking about, that makes her act so badly."

As Isla kept criticizing Melissa for her conduct, which, in her eyes, was unbecoming of a senior, she finished peeling the orange in her hand. When she was ready to pass it to Sheryl, Sheryl's pale face was the first thing that she saw.

At that moment, Sheryl wore a gloomy face and sat in silence. It was as if she had been struck with a spell that had taken away her soul.

Isla understood it was a shattering blow to her heart that such a tragedy had happened to her husband, Charles.

She took action at once to comfort Sheryl. In the middle of the process, someone knocked on the door.

By reflex, Isla turned and lifted her eyes to the door. After being permitted to enter the room, a tall, familiar silhouette appeared in the doorway, blocking out the light from the hall.

Surprisingly, Lewis had made an appearance. Isla had actually called him and asked him to pay a visit on the sly.

Sheryl gave him a rather surprised look as if she hadn't expected Lewis would be bold enough to see her during such stressful circumstances. It was too inopportune for him to visit her now, as far as she was concerned. They were in the spotlight of both the public and the press, so such a visit could only be considered reckless. There was no doubt that it might discredit both of their reputations to a further extent!

"Ahhh! Mr. Xu, I didn't expect to see you! You are here just in time! Sheryl needs extra care. Please help me keep her company. You can stay here while I go out to buy some food." Isla deliberately found an excuse for leaving to create some privacy for Lewis and Sheryl. Clearly, she was not subtle enough to conceal her intention. She made this sudden request as soon as Lewis arrived, so she was being quite obvious.

To make it less obvious, Isla didn't leave the ward immediately. Instead, she stopped at the door for a moment before she went out. She had made a decision on behalf of Sheryl without asking for permission in advance. She dreaded the fact that Sheryl might get irritated at her for setting up the visit.

However, her decision hadn't come from nowhere. In Isla's mind, Charles had Leila around him to keep him company, but Sheryl was alone and in distress. Isla had worried that Sheryl wanted a man to be around, instead of a friend like Isla. Struck by the idea, she had picked up her phone and dialed Lewis' phone number without hesitation.

Still, there was another reason for Isla's choice in action. If people from the Lu family knew that Sheryl had another man who cared about her, that would certainly send a bit of alarm through all of them. Besides, if Sheryl made up her mind to forget Charles, and was ready to start a new life with someone else, Lewis was a good guy to pick.

After Isla left, a sense of embarrassment immediately settled over the ward. To break the ice, Sheryl tried to end the state of silence. She shot Lewis a faint smile and said, "I'm not that sick! You really didn't have to come here!"

"Sheryl, don't tell me that! How could I not visit you when I knew that you were lying in the hospital? I'm your friend, after all!" Lewis quickly reacted with a plausible explanation, to dispel Sheryl's feelings of discomfort.

After a pause, he continued, "I heard that Charles got into a car accident, is that right? Is he okay now?"

Lewis was actually in no mood to mention Charles. He really had no desire to know about Charles' physical condition because of how he had hurt Sheryl.

If it weren't for the fact that Charles was the only suitable topic which Lewis could find at that moment, he would have made it clear to Sheryl that he didn't care about her husband.

Sheryl didn't reply. Instead, she kept a blank look on her face. Her attitude darkened Lewis' mood.

He stared at Sheryl, as he thought to himself, 'Sheryl, can't you open your heart to someone other than Charles? Why do you have to be so stubborn about him? I don't see him loving you back in the same way!'

Lewis had his assistant dig into Charles' business, as well as his marriage to Sheryl. He already knew some information which was unknown to the public. In his eyes, Charles was unworthy of her heart.

"Sheryl, are you okay?" Lewis asked with a worried look on his face as he waved his hand before Sheryl's vacant eyes.

Having observed that Sheryl seemed stuck in her unhappy thoughts, Lewis tried to snap her out of it.

"Ahh! What did you just say?" Sheryl was embarrassed that she had gotten distracted. Realizing that she had not heard what Lewis said, she became apologetic. Lewis had made the visit with good intention toward her after all.

Despite being in a terrible mood, she still tried to keep smiling sweetly at Lewis. Sheryl hadn't anticipated the fact that Lewis would drop by and she was still stuck in her astonishment.