The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1956

"What is the matter, Miss Xia? Are you alright?" Joan rushed to Sheryl. She crouched beside her, wanting to console her. However, she could not utter a single word but only watch Sheryl crying her heart out.

Sheryl cried inconsolably and incessantly for at least five minutes before she turned to Joan. While still sobbing, Sheryl managed to speak to Joan.

"I'm alright. You don't have to worry about me. It is okay. You can leave me and take care of your work, Joan," Sheryl forced a smile as she replied to Joan. She did not want Joan to get worried about her.

Joan understood that it would be better to give Sheryl some space at the moment. So she withdrew herself silently and went into the kitchen.

Sheryl wiped her face and pulled herself together, trying to look stable and composed. Then she took her credentials as she went downstairs.

"Civil Affairs Bureau," Sheryl said coldly to David as she entered the car.

David frowned and remained silent for a while. Before starting the car, he looked at Charles from the rear-view mirror seeking his advice.

Charles nodded slightly to hint his agreement.

David heaved a sigh and started the car. He felt so bad about the situation. But what else could he do?

Charles and Sheryl would get divorced within a couple of hours. There was nothing that could stop the inevitable.

David dropped Sheryl in front of the Cloud Advertising Company. He waited for a while to see her going up before driving back to the Shining Company.

At Charles' office, Charles told his secretary that no one could come in except David. After that, he locked himself in his office.

David rushed straight to Charles' office the moment he reached the Shining Company.

"President Lu, I have dropped President Xia at her office." David frowned as he looked at Charles. He looked confused like he was expecting Charles to explain the situation to him.

But to his dismay, Charles remained silent and just nodded in reply. Only Charles could feel what was going on inside his mind and heart! He felt his head was pounding. Everything was falling apart in front of his eyes, and he could not help it. He supported his forehead with his hand.

"How is she? Has she attempted to harm herself again?" Charles spoke in a calm and stable voice, suppressing all the pain and vulnerability at the bottom of his heart. Indeed, what worried Charles the most at the moment was the woman in the hospital instead of Sheryl.

There had been problems in Sheryl and Charles' marriage. It would still not be the worst outcome for him to agree to the divorce even though, of late, things had started to look better in their relationship.

But with the woman in the hospital, it was a completely different case. She would not hesitate to give up her life anytime if he acted against her wishes.

Getting divorced from Sheryl did indeed feel like a death bolt to him. However, he could not bear to see the woman to take her life because of him.

"President Lu, she is fine. But I think it doesn't make any sense for you to divorce President Xia. How can you do that to her?" David could not understand the logic behind going to such an extreme extent just to accommodate to that woman.

"I don't want to do this to Sheryl. But I can't bear to see the woman in hospital harm herself again," David could understand Charles' dilemma. There was no man so miserable and helpless now, in the whole world, as Charles.

"What shall we do then?" David did not want to make things difficult for Charles. After all, Charles was the one involved in these matters. No one knew his situation better than himself.

"Take me to the hospital." Charles had divorced Sheryl. All he needed to do now was to sort things out with the woman in the hospital.

"Okay."

David drove Charles to the hospital without any further delay.

Inside the ward, in room No. 506, of the hospital, a woman could be heard yelling at the top of her voice even from a far distance. It was the first thing to hit Charles' ears the moment he entered the hospital. Her shrieks made him nervous and hastened his speed of walking.

David looked in the direction of the ward with his fists clenched as he cast a glance at Charles.

Charles rushed towards the ward without uttering a single word.

Moments later, Charles arrived at the door of the ward, followed closely by David.

"Charles, you are here! I thought you had abandoned me..." The woman calmed down at seeing Charles. She was so excited to see him that she climbed over the bed to approach him.

Charles looked a little miffed to see the woman. He forced a smiled and said, "I won't. What is happening? How do you feel? What are you yelling for?"

"I thought you decided to abandon me. I was so scared..." The woman almost distorted her face with sorrow as she flung herself forward to hug Charles.

Charles gently tapped the woman's back in silence. He just wanted to soothe her to sleep.