The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1716

"I guess you are too busy to see me, right?" Melissa told Sheryl, sounding disappointed.

"Mom, let's go to the meeting room." Sheryl hesitated but decided to call Melissa 'Mom'. After all, she was still married to Charles. She didn't want Melissa to blame her for being impolite and rude.

But Melissa didn't seem to hear her. Or perhaps, she ignored her intentionally.

"Mom, let's go to the meeting room," Sheryl repeated, trying her best to keep her temper.

"Don't call me 'Mom'. I am not your 'Mom'!" Melissa showed Sheryl an attitude, full of disappointment and annoyance.

"Mrs. Lu, may I ask what brings you here?" Sheryl asked, furrowing her brows. She knew Melissa was here to get her into trouble, but she couldn't be mad at her. She would need to control herself as best as she could.

"I came here for one purpose and one purpose alone. I'm here to ask you when you will divorce from my son?" Melissa raised her voice and yelled at Sheryl, not caring about drawing attention from the people in the company.

Reacting quickly, Phoebe gestured for them to leave. The employees went back to work.

Melissa and Sheryl were now left alone to discuss without any more interruptions.

"Mrs. Lu, since you are Charles' mother, I bet you know him well. It isn't that I don't want a divorce. Instead, it is your son who is prolonging the process. Please, help me persuade him to sign the papers as soon as possible once you return home." Sheryl was about to lose her patience. Charles was the one who betrayed their marriage, but he was also the one who refused to get a divorce. How come Melissa blamed her for everything?

"You…"

"Mrs. Lu, do you have anything else to say? If there is nothing, please, leave now. I need to get back to work." Sheryl pointed her hand to the door, gesturing Melissa to leave.

Although Phoebe had asked everybody else to leave, she had hidden herself in the corner. Upon hearing that Sheryl was asking Melissa to leave, she quickly walked to Melissa and said, "Mrs. Lu, this way."

"Sheryl, let's wait and see. There is no way I will let Charles stay married to you!" Feeling very ambitious before she went to the Cloud Advertising Company, Melissa was now pissed after she failed to accomplish anything. What's worse, Melissa felt humiliated when Sheryl asked her to leave.

Like a kid throwing tantrums, Melissa stomped her feet and angrily left the office.

Phoebe watched her leave and disappear from sight. After Melissa left, Phoebe reminded the security officer to not let anyone from the Lu family walk into the company.

"What about Mr. Lu?" the security asked Phoebe in confusion.

"Isn't he part of the family?" Rolling her eyes at the security officer, Phoebe left and went into the elevator.

Walking back into the office, Phoebe found that everyone was working on their computers silently. She headed directly to Sheryl's office.

Sheryl was busily checking out her files, when she heard someone walk in. Lifting up her head, she saw Phoebe and felt relieved.

"Is she gone?"

"Uh-huh. Rest assured, President Xia. She has already left," Phoebe said, handing Sheryl a glass of water. She felt sorry for how her boss was treated earlier.

"Oh, ok. I am fine. You should get back to work now." Sheryl forced a smile, hoping to ease Phoebe's worry.

Phoebe could tell that Sheryl didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't force her. Nodding at her instructions, she left her office.

Now Sheryl was left alone and the office fell into dead silence. She sighed in frustration, thinking that today was overwhelming. Why did it feel like everything was getting worse?