The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1810

The whole night passed by, and, finally, Sheryl was able to accept the truth that Charles had fallen into the sea. It was not her fault. However, it was still difficult for her, as there was no good news. Charles has as yet not been found.

Sheryl's heart sank at the very thought of it. Her eyes were yearning for the sight of Charles, her ears keen to hear a word about him being safe and sound. As a result of continuous overthinking, she had a throbbing headache.

"I am fine. You don't have to worry about me!" Sheryl said in a faint voice as she gave Nick a wan smile. She was aware of Nick's concern for her, so she tried to dispel it.

At the same time, Leila stomped out of the other room. She had been waiting all night to see justice being served. She was seething in rage, and the only thing that could give her some solace was the sight of Sheryl being behind bars.

But what did she see when she came out? Sheryl was walking out of the interrogation room! The police officer set Sheryl free! 'How does the police force work these days?' she thought as resentment and disgust reached its zenith in her heart.

Leila plodded angrily toward Sheryl and screeched at the police officer, "Are you going to release this woman? Why?"

"We have checked the surveillance camera, and there is no evidence that she has anything to do with the victim falling overboard. It was an accident, and she has been proven innocent. Besides, she is the victim's wife. Out of respect, we have to let her go now," the policeman explained politely, though Leila's sudden approach with her rude questions did not fail to astonish him. The police officer could not help being a little annoyed with Leila. He failed to understand where her anger came from. Yet, he tried to deal with her as diplomatically as possible.

He turned towards Leila and replied with a polite smile, "Mrs. Xia, thanks for your cooperation, as well as your precious time!"

"What? Are you kidding me? Is this how you perform your duty? I want to speak to your senior. Now! The victim is my boyfriend! And Sheryl is no longer his legitimate wife. They are busy divorcing each other. This wicked woman pushed my boyfriend in the sea. I can prove it!" Leila was fuming. She showed her determination. She was not going to leave until she saw Sheryl behind bars.

"Well, then you are free to do whatever you like. I have just finished my case!" The policeman declined to argue with Leila. He handed Leila over to one of his juniors.

Leila was not a fool either. After she failed to get the desired attention from the police, she decided to deal with Sheryl at a personal level. She turned towards the door and spotted Sheryl, who was about to leave the police station. Without wasting a single moment, Leila rushed to chase her.

"Sheryl! Stop! I won't let you go like this."

Nick was shocked to hear Leila's loud voice as he stood outside the door, waiting for Sheryl to walk out. A frown appeared on his face as he marked Leila's aggressive demeanor.

'Leila could not show a little modesty, even in the police station!' Nick thought with astonishment.

"What? What do you want to do?" Nick shouted immediately in a warning tone. He pushed Sheryl behind his back and cast Leila a menacing look.

Leila pointed at Sheryl and accused her, saying, "Sheryl, how could you be so vicious to your ex-husband? Charles didn't agree to give you a formal divorce, so you pushed him into the sea! Now he is missing, and if he continues to be like this for a while, the legal divorce procedure will automatically come into force, regardless of his permission. Don't think you can fool me! You are such a wicked and calculating woman! You are going to pay for this!"

Leila hurled blame on Sheryl with full conviction.

"Oh! Shut the fuck up, Leila! How could you have the nerve to play the innocent? If it weren't for your interference, Sheryl and Charles wouldn't have come to this situation. You broke their marriage, being his mistress. Now you are blaming Sheryl?"

Nick could not believe that anybody could stoop down to this level until he saw Leila. How shameless of her! She even had the guts to accuse Sheryl with so much confidence without showing a single trace of guilt for ruining Charles and Sheryl's marriage. Where did her audacity come from?

"Who are you? It is none of your business! There is no place for you to speak!" Leila tried to sideline Nick. Noticing that he was trying to stand up for Sheryl, she got irritated. She tried her best to make sure that he backed off. However, much to her resentment, that was not to be.

"Leila, don't humiliate yourself any further! Look at your own identity, before you make your claims! You are the outsider here. You should stay out of this business!" Anger started to fray at Nick's heart. Had it not been for the police station, Nick would have lost his cool completely, and he would have taken the recourse to treat Leila with violence.

"You dare talk to me like that! You brainless and useless bastard! I will make you disappear from this world!" Leila spat out with an infuriated glare.