The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1963

"Ms. Xia, what's wrong?" Phoebe asked since Sheryl, who had locked herself up in the office, suddenly came out.

"It's late now. I think I should be heading back home," Sheryl casually said to Phoebe and then walked out of the company.

Hearing that Sheryl mentioned going back home, Phoebe thought her boss must be feeling okay now. With a sigh, she eliminated some worry from her mind. Lately, Sheryl worked way too hard and left late, so this seemed like an improvement.

After getting back home, Sheryl glanced into the mirror. She realized she looked awful. After all, she had spent the whole day thinking about Charles and that woman. Now she was left with a throbbing headache. Having no energy to change her clothes, she went to bed in her work attire.

When her kids came back from kindergarten, they knew that Sheryl was already home.

They missed Sheryl ardently because they hadn't seen her for a whole day. Not wanting to waste any time, they went upstairs to see her.

"Tap-tap..." Clark knocked on the door politely.

Sheryl didn't come to open the door. After a while, Shirley turned to Clark and questioned, "Clark, did Mommy really come back home?"

"Yes. I confirmed with Joan." Clark was also puzzled.

But both of them were sensible. Since Sheryl didn't open the door, they didn't try to open it. They thought it was best to wait outside.

Patiently, they stood there for what felt like ages. Knowing there was no point in waiting any longer, they went downstairs. Then they tried to ask Joan if there was anything wrong with their mother.

"Joan, if Mommy is home, why isn't she coming out to play with us?" Shirley looked at Joan doubtfully.

In truth, Joan was also surprised. Normally, if Sheryl came back early from work, she would eagerly wait for her kids. She loved spending time with them. 'What went wrong today?' she wondered.

However, Joan shook her head helplessly, not knowing what to say.

"Is Mommy tired?" Shirley looked up at Joan and asked seriously.

"Hmm, she could be. In that case, be a good girl and don't disturb Mommy. Go and play in the living room. I will cook something delicious for you, okay?" Joan just wanted to comfort the children.

"Okay!"

Joan played with them for a while to lift their spirits. In spite of this, Clark asked, "Joan, what's wrong with Mommy?"

Looking at Clark, who stared at her stubbornly, Joan was at a loss of words. She touched his head and smiled. "I don't know, but I know that your mommy hasn't been in a good mood these days."

Joan couldn't hide this from the kids. She knew that if she remained silent, they would push her for an answer. They weren't the type of kids who would let things go easily.

After hearing this reply, Clark remained silent. It looked like he was lost deep in thoughts. Joan expected a reply and wondered if she had said the wrong thing. The last thing she wanted was for the little guy to overthink it. To rectify her mistake, she continued, "Clark, stop thinking about it. Mommy will be okay. Maybe a good sleep will help her to feel better."

"Hmm." Clark nodded his head obediently.

Believing his mom's fatigue could be fixed, he stopped thinking about it.

In Cloud Advertising Company, Isla had just returned.

She noticed that Sheryl's office was empty. This led her to panic. She looked at Phoebe, who just got back from the tea room, and asked, "Where is Sher?"

"Ms. Zhao, Ms. Xia has gone back home."