The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1718

"Phoebe, I have to go. Can you put these away?"

"Okay, don't worry. I'll take care of it." Phoebe knew Sheryl was very concerned about Clark and Shirley, so she asked her to go quickly.

Sheryl said no more and left.

Soon, she arrived at the kindergarten. Most children had already gone home. Catching her breath, Sheryl walked towards the teacher and said, "Sorry, I'm late."

"Mrs. Lu, haven't you taken your children yet?" The teacher had initially been talking with someone. She was shocked when Sheryl approached her.

"I, I just arrived." Looking at the teacher, Sheryl noticed sweat appearing on her forehead. Suddenly, she realized what the teacher meant. Sheryl felt cold as fear crept over her.

"Mom!" Clark called to Sheryl as he appeared at the gate, looking pale and frightened.

Sheryl ran towards him at once. She squinted at him, making sure he was okay. Feeling relieved, she asked, "Clark, where did you go just now? You scared me! Where is your sister?"

Sheryl looked around, but didn't find Shirley. She began to feel anxious.

Hearing his mother ask about Shirley, Charles burst into tears.

"Shirley, Shirley disappeared. I can't find her anywhere," Clark explained while crying.

Shocked, Sheryl stood frozen in place.

She stared at Clark blankly, hearing his cries. She couldn't believe it.

'Did Shirley disappear? That's impossible.

How can she disappear?

No, no. It isn't true. Shirley won't just disappear, ' Sheryl thought.

"Mom, what's wrong? You're scaring me." Seeing Sheryl's face turn pale, Clark was instantly more concerned about her. He was worried that what happened would hurt his mom.

"Tell me what exactly happened," Sheryl asked, trying her best to keep calm. She didn't want Clark to panic.

"A little while ago, Shirley and I found out that you were still not here. So we agreed to go and wait for you outside. But I lost track of Shirley then." Frightened, Clark couldn't help trembling. Looking at Sheryl, his eyes were filled with tears.

Sheryl felt a sharp pain inside her like a knife was cutting her heart into pieces. Her mind was a mess, and she didn't know what to do now.

Seeing Sheryl standing still, Clark shook her arm and said, "Mom, please, go find Shirley."

"Okay. Go back to your teacher, and I'll ask Alex to pick you up. I will go find Shirley now." Sheryl wanted to make sure that Clark was okay, too, so she had to take care of him first.

"Okay," Clark nodded obediently.

Sheryl explained everything to his teacher before she left.

After Clark saw Sheryl was out of sight, he wiped his tears away.

Actually, the two children were playing tricks but were afraid that Sheryl would worry about them. So Clark decided to go back to the school while Shirley went back home and hide.

Sheryl began to walk around the kindergarten, hoping to find Shirley.

This was the second time that Shirley had disappeared. Sheryl didn't know how to react. The first time, Shirley had been kidnapped by Leila, and Sheryl had felt like dying. Luckily, Shirley had been returned safely. Sheryl had promised herself that she would never lose them again. But now, she had lost Shirley again.

"Shirley!" Sheryl called out Shirley's name with all her might.