The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1953

"Charles, how are you going to get Sheryl back to this house?" Melissa said with a sigh. She anxiously hoped that Sheryl could move back to live with them just like before.

Charles was touched by his mother's words. A smile crept on his lips as he nodded to her and answered, "Mom, rest assured. I know her very well. I will plan everything carefully. Sheryl will come back to this house as your daughter-in-law!"

"Alright. I hope everything falls into place soon." Melissa was much more assured after marking the confidence in Charles' words. She patted Charles' back before he walked out of the house.

At Shining Company

Charles had been away from the company for quite a long time. Surely as he came back, there would be a lot of work waiting for him that demanded his special attention? Therefore, he did not have the luxury to waste time anymore before heading to the company.

In the office, David looked like he had something on his mind that he wanted to share with Charles.

"What's up? Is there anything you want to tell me?" Knowing David so well for such a long time, Charles immediately marked the hesitation in him.

"Mr. Lu, when I was driving Ms. Xia back yesterday, she said something really weird..." David thought that it was important for him to share the piece of information with Charles.

Charles' face broke into a smile.

He knew that his plan had worked. Sheryl must feel conflicted in her mind right now. It wouldn't take long for her to sway to his side.

"Alright. I get it. You can go back to work now," Charles said to David in a gentle voice.

For the entire morning, Charles remained neck-deep in the piles of documents he needed to look through, approve, and sign.

Meanwhile, Sheryl's side of the story in the Cloud Advertising Company was no different.

The moment Sheryl came back, Isla pushed all the company matters to her.

She walked into her office to be welcomed by files piled up on her desk. Sheryl shared a pitiful glance with Isla.

"Isla," Sheryl begged when Isla didn't seem to pity her at all. "Must you do this to me?"

"Stop doing that," Isla replied in a stern voice. "I'm not Charles. You should take your own responsibilities. When you were not around, I was taking care of everything all by myself."

Isla started to complain.

She kept complaining until Sheryl couldn't take it anymore. "All right. All right." Sheryl shrugged. "You're absolutely right! I'll do everything. Okay?"

"Great! Then, I'll go shopping now. Enjoy your time working!" Isla put on a smug smile.

Sheryl had no choice but to stay in the office and do her work. It was indeed her responsibility, as Isla had been busy running the company when she was away.

It was Isla's part of the job to only be in charge of the relations and partnerships with other companies. However, when Sheryl wasn't around, she had to handle the internal issues as well, which must have been quite demanding for her.

After a short while, Phoebe barged in.

Recently, Phoebe had been working closely with Isla. She, too, had developed the bad habit of opening the door without knocking first. It was only when she saw Sheryl that she became conscious of her inappropriate behavior. She scratched her head in embarrassment and said, "I'm sorry, Ms. Xia. I forgot."

"Never mind about that," Sheryl said with a casual smile. "You must have been very busy lately. You can take a few days off." Having noticed that Phoebe seemed to have lost some weight, Sheryl felt bad for not taking better care of her employees.

"Ms. Xia, please don't say that. It's part of my job." Phoebe became much more relieved when Sheryl showed no sign of being offended.

"Alright. Keep up the good work!" Phoebe passed Sheryl the files in her hand before leaving.

Soon, it was noon.