The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1617

It was like in the fable: The Boy Who Cried, Wolf. If you kept on raising an alarm over nothing, you would damage your credibility when something really bad happened. This was the case with Melissa. Feeling tired of Melissa's nonsense, Sheryl let her words pass in one ear and out the other.

No matter what Melissa said, Sheryl insisted that she would stay to take care of Charles. At first, Melissa was strongly against it. But later on, something occurred to Melissa and she relented.

"Fine, do whatever you want. But let me remind you, if something ever happens to Charles again, you're the only one to blame!" Melissa warned her before turning around and leaving the ward.

Closing the door behind Melissa, Sheryl felt relieved. Finally, she could have some peace and quiet.

Leaving the ward, Melissa bumped into Leila. Since she had seen Sheryl in the ward earlier, Leila got anxious immediately. She wanted to rush back to the ward, but Melissa stopped her.

"Leila, don't. Let her be. You and I are both tired after staying here the whole morning. We might as well get some rest. Sheryl wouldn't be feeling tired at all. However, once Charles wakes up, I will ask him to divorce her!" Melissa explained, in an attempt to assure Leila.

Hearing Melissa's words, Leila stopped, but she couldn't hide her disappointment. Keeping watch at night might be tiring, but she was happy to do so since she wanted to stay with Charles.

"But Aunt Melissa, I want to be with Charles. What if Charles wakes up at night and the first person he sees is Sheryl? Won't he assume that Sheryl is the one who's been with him all this time?" Leila expressed her concern.

This made Melissa hesitant, for Leila had a point.

After giving it some thought, Melissa returned to the ward with Leila following at her heel.

Seeing Melissa back again, Sheryl was speechless.

Glancing at her, Sheryl smiled coldly. "What? Do you want to go back on your word now?"

"Charles is my son. Why should I let you alone keep him company?" Melissa stressed her disapproval.

Noticing that Leila was standing behind Melissa, Sheryl immediately figured out what had happened. Sheryl was impressed by the fact that Leila could easily manipulate Melissa. 'Couldn't Melissa think for herself? Why would she listen to Leila every time?'

"Charles is also my husband. I don't see anything wrong with me taking care of my own husband," Sheryl argued with Melissa.

"Your husband? Sheryl, can you hear yourself? You have no shame at all," Melissa mocked her, "The whole world knows that you cheated on Charles. How can you even talk about being committed to my son? If you really took Charles as your husband, you wouldn't be seeing another man behind his back!" The more Melissa thought about the rumors, the angrier she became. Walking towards Sheryl, she grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the ward.

Sheryl didn't take Melissa's criticism seriously because she cared nothing about those rumors. It was enough for her to know that she never betrayed Charles. If Melissa's criticisms would wake Charles up; she would gladly have taken all the blame.

Melissa and Leila didn't return to the Dream Garden until midnight. Before leaving, they hired a special care nurse to take care of Charles and kicked Sheryl out.

However, that didn't stop her. Sheryl showed up as soon as the coast was clear. Watching Charles from outside the glass window, she realized how much she missed him. This was their moment, quiet time alone, where no one would come to disturb them. Suddenly feeling hopeful, Sheryl's sadness began to fade. Crossing her hands, she started to pray for Charles.

With a smile finally shining on Sheryl's face, she murmured to herself, "Charles, I am waiting for you. Wake up."

The next day

Sheryl went to visit Cassie after she had left Charles' ward. Both Cassie and Charles were in a coma. But knowing both of them were safe, was enough for Sheryl to feel some relief. She didn't need to worry at all. It was just a matter of time before they both woke up. All she had to do was to wait patiently.

Just as she was about to leave the hospital, she ran into Lewis.