The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1946

"Phoebe, why are you so shy? You are Josef's girlfriend. It's normal for you to hang out together. But I want to ask him. You have been in a relationship for so long, but he hasn't proposed marriage to you yet. What does he want?"

Isla said, deliberately intending to provoke Phoebe.

Hearing that, Phoebe shook her head immediately. "Ms. Zhao, you..."

"Forget it. You are so scared. Don't worry. I won't do anything. I am approving your leave application. Have a good time. Don't come back until you have fully enjoyed yourself. Do you understand?" Isla looked at Phoebe, smiling through her eyes.

In fact, Isla was glad to see that Phoebe had found a good boyfriend. Moreover, the boy who was in a relationship with Phoebe was Aron's cousin. Isla was glad to know that they would become relatives soon.

"Thanks, Ms. Zhao. I will take my leave now." Phoebe glanced at Isla bashfully and then bowed before she walked out of her office.

These days everything was going on very well, and Isla suddenly felt so light because she had nothing to do. Charles had been in Australia for several days. Why hadn't he brought Sher back?

At this thought, Isla felt that her heart became heavy all of a sudden. She was apprehensive that something was wrong with them in Australia. The next moment she found herself dialing Sheryl's number.

In Australia

Sheryl was watching the flowers in the garden from inside the villa, and Charles was playing games with the kids. She turned around to find her phone ringing. And as soon as Sheryl saw that the call was from Isla, she made an awkward face. As Isla's name flashed on her phone screen, she remembered that she hadn't contacted her best friend for a long time. She picked up the phone quickly.

"Isla, I miss you!" Sheryl knew how to persuade an angry person with a smile. No matter how mad Isla was at her for not being in touch, Sheryl knew that she could win her back with some nice words.

"Bad girl, why is it that I don't know that you miss me?" Isla pretended to be angry with Sheryl.

Sheryl certainly knew Isla wouldn't truly be mad at her. However, she must have felt unhappy.

"I miss you, really."

"Well, if that is true, why haven't you called me for so long? Haven't you made up with Charles yet?" Isla was not the kind of person to insist on a single point or endlessly beating around the bush. Hence, she got straight to the point.

Hearing Isla's words, Sheryl couldn't help but glance at Charles, who was not far away from her at the moment.

'Have I forgiven him?' she wondered.

In fact, she had never blamed him, but the series of incidents that happened between them left a certain scar on her heart that she had not yet been able to forget.

Since Sheryl remained silent, Isla could gauge at her state of mind. She heaved a deep sigh. "Sher, what had to happen has happened. Now, you need to move on. All the unimportant people are out of the picture. You should cherish the moment at present."

Sheryl was clear that Isla meant good for her and what she had said made sense, but still, certain things couldn't be solved by a mere exchange of words.

"Isla, you know what? These days I have realized this one point. In the past, there were Holley and Leila, and in the future, there will be Dolly, Sheila, and other women. Do I have to experience this with Charles every time? I am really not up for it." Sheryl was truly frightened.

Isla was left dumbfounded when Sheryl spoke about her inhibitions in such a black manner. She understood what her friend was worried about and wanted to tell her that it was no big deal. All these things would be gone. However, Isla could not find the right words to convey her assurance to Sheryl.

Sheryl's concern was not baseless.

"Sher, no matter what you want to do, I will always be with you." Ultimately Isla worded her heartfelt thoughts for Sheryl.

Upon hearing that, Sheryl felt comforted and was moved to tears.