The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1954

After ending the call from Joan, Nancy was lost in thought.

On the second floor, Melissa was disturbed by a sudden pain in her eyes. She told herself aging was doing this to her. Last night, she had gone to bed only an hour later than her usual time. However, this small change in her sleep pattern had caused her discomfort today.

Melissa dragged her tired body along as she slowly went downstairs. When she caught sight of Nancy standing there blankly, she walked to her in confusion and asked, "Nancy, is something wrong?"

"My Lady, why are you up so early? You should be sleeping more." Nancy remembered that Melissa had gone to bed late last night. Hence, she hadn't expected her to get up so early.

"Ah, I am a very old lady now. I don't get to control the amount of sleep I get. But forget that and tell me what is the matter with you." Melissa still wanted to know why Nancy had been standing there, looking perplexed.

Nancy sighed and thought for a while. Since Melissa was expecting an answer, Nancy responded at last, "Joan called to inform me that Sher went out, looking anxious, this morning. And Mr. Lu didn't come back home last night. I can't help but worry."

"Right. Why didn't Charles tell us anything? Didn't David contact Sher?" Panic began to flash across Melissa's eyes. She started to worry, thinking something was wrong with them.

The more she thought about the matter, the more restless she felt. Unable to put her mind at rest, she started to pace back and forth nervously.

"My Lady, don't worry too much. Mr. Lu might have had something important to handle. Maybe that's why he didn't come back. How about you ask David about it?" Nancy suggested seeing the extent of worry on Melissa's face.

"Yes, I am going to call David right away."

Hearing Nancy's words, Melissa came back to her senses. Thinking this was the best thing to do, she dialed David's number.

After a long while, David finally picked up the phone.

"Where is Charles? Is there something wrong?" Melissa asked, unable to hide her concern.

Before David could react, Melissa had already bombarded him with several questions. He hesitated for a while and glanced at the man next to him. Then he coughed before replying casually, "My Lady, Mr. Lu is alright. Why are you worried?"

"Joan, who works for Sher, said that she went out looking anxious today. Is it possible that Charles asked Sher out last night but later stood her up?" Melissa couldn't help but wonder at the cause behind Sheryl's distress. She and Nancy had spent a great deal of time trying to come up with a plausible explanation for this.

"Yes, Madam, I will tell Mr. Lu about your issue. Don't worry." David thought it wouldn't be right to blurt everything out to Melissa. After all, it wasn't his place to speak about his boss.

Melissa understood that David wouldn't add anything more. Hence, she decided to hang up the phone.

In Shining Company, David immediately looked at Charles.

"Mr. Lu, your mother said there is something wrong with Ms. Xia," he informed, hoping Charles would sort it out immediately.

However, Charles was leaning on his chair, looking extremely exhausted. One could easily tell he had stayed awake all night.

Hearing what David had said, Charles opened his eyes slowly and looked doubtful.

Charles, holding such a high position, had always believed he could do anything. But right now, he felt helpless and powerless. He frowned because he never thought he and Sheryl would end up facing such a stalemate.

When they had been in Australia, he had tried every means to make his peace with Sheryl. But because of a man who was with her, he had almost gone ballistic. Though he had finally persuaded her to come back home, something had once again gone wrong now.

Thinking of all these hurdles, Charles closed his eyes. David didn't have the guts to disturb his boss. Therefore, he stood beside him, patiently waiting for his instruction.

After what felt like ages, Charles finally opened his eyes. He stared at David and said, "Let's go to Cloud Advertising Company."

"Okay, Mr. Lu. I am going to fetch the car."

"Tap-tap..."

Before David could leave, there was a knock on the door of Charles' office.

Charles and David looked at each other involuntarily.