The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1649

Actually, Lewis hadn't left Sheryl at all in the past few days. He would slowly drive behind her just to unnoticed watch her, yet never dared to approach her.

What had happened that night had clearly been an accident, but it was made to look like Lewis was responsible for it. Though he had been framed, Lewis couldn't help but feel guilty as he thought he had cheated on Sheryl and betrayed his own promise.

"How have you been doing?" Lewis hesitantly walked towards Sheryl, breaking the ice.

Always tailing her without her noticing, Lewis already knew that she was fine, but he just didn't want to prolong the awkward silence and decided to approach her.

"I'm fine. How about you?" Sheryl sighed with relief as she observed that Lewis wasn't acting as passionate and obsessed as he was before.

He was still in love with Sheryl, but after what happened that night, he had to learn the hard way how to suppress his feelings.

Those changes really made Sheryl feel comfortable enough to not be too worried again. At least now, they could try to reconnect and be friends.

"I am truly sorry for all the trouble I have caused you before." Lewis decided to give up on pursuing Sheryl. When it had sunk in that she didn't love him, he had gotten himself drunk and found himself sleeping with another woman. It was a huge mistake which he couldn't afford to make. Because of what he had done, he realized that he really didn't deserve Sheryl. Wouldn't it be better for both of them if they chose to only be friends?

Lewis felt at ease. He had finally figured it out.

It was already a blessing that he could see Sheryl every single day. He couldn't ask for more.

"Please, don't say that, Lewis. I know you didn't mean to bother me that way. But I do have to be clear with you. We are just friends and will stay this way." Sheryl decided to come clean. Otherwise, it would still be awkward for them every time they saw each other.

As a hopeless romantic, Lewis used to think that Sheryl would one day fall for everything he had done for her. But now, he realized that all he did was burden Sheryl. He believed that his feelings were always too much.

Even though Lewis knew about this before, hearing it from Sheryl made it sting harsher.

"Yes, we're friends," said Lewis as he tried his best to hide his sorrow while forcing a smile.

Sheryl knew she was being cruel to Lewis with every remark of friendship, but she had no other option. Especially now that Lewis had finally stopped chasing her, she needed to seize this chance and lay down Lewis' limitations. She didn't want to be subjected to any misunderstanding or obsession again.

"Uh-huh." Sheryl nodded and smiled at Lewis before she asked, "By the way, why are you here?"

"I… I came here to see a friend. Then I saw you, so I decided to stop by and send my regards. How's Charles doing?" Lewis glanced at Sheryl as he spoke. When he mentioned Charles, emotions of both anger and frustration rose in him, yet he managed to keep those to himself. He couldn't help but be furious for what Charles had done to Sheryl, yet she ended up choosing Charles anyway, which made him sad. But Lewis, always a good sport, tried his best to hide his feelings.

Sheryl was sensitive enough to notice Lewis' pain even if he tried to suppress it with his facial expression. He surely didn't look well, and she thought that Lewis was desperate to end this conversation.

"He's doing great. I guess he will wake up very soon. Well, I better go now. Your friend is definitely waiting, too." Sheryl wrapped up the conversation and nodded at Lewis, pretending that she hadn't seen through him.

She didn't want to see Lewis suffer further.

They nodded at each other, said goodbye, and parted ways.

Sheryl didn't even look back and kept on walking, while Lewis stood still and watched her leave. He didn't get into his car until Sheryl had totally disappeared from his sight.

When Lewis was about to get into his car, a nosy woman showed up suddenly talking to him out of nowhere.

"What? Are you giving up now? You're such a quitter." It was Leila. She hadn't expected that she would see Lewis and Sheryl at the same place.

Leila couldn't forget when Sheryl had slapped her, so she was plotting revenge against her. She had been hiding around a corner, waiting for Sheryl to be alone so she could follow her and teach her a lesson. She hadn't expected to see Lewis at all, so she let it pass today.