The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1970

"Okay, then. I'm leaving now. Take care of yourself." Isla then left Sheryl's house.

After Isla left, Sheryl's house grew quiet. She turned around to look at her kids. Clark was quiet while Shirley was still pouting to show she wasn't pleased.

"Shirley, are you okay?" Sheryl asked as she walked to Shirley, puzzled.

"Nothing. I just want to go out." Shirley blinked her eyes. She looked upset.

Sheryl couldn't help but be amused by her daughter. She then took Shirley's hand and looked at Clark, who was sitting next to her. "Clark, would you like to go to the park to play with Shirley?"

"Mom, I think I'm going to skip this one. I just got home. I'm a bit tired, and I think I want to take a nap." Clark looked at his mother with determination in his eyes.

Sheryl agreed because Clark did look tired. She pulled Shirley's hand and smiled. "Shirley, come on. Let's go!"

"Okay. Let's buy Clark some of his favorite snacks when we get back." Shirley smiled at her mother. She promised this to Clark as if she was afraid that he would miss out on the fun.

Clark nodded at Shirley. He was deep in thought when they left.

Clark was quite thoughtful and considerate for his age. He was still thinking of ways to get his parents back together.

It was obvious to Clark that Sheryl was just pretending to be fine when, in reality, she wasn't.

He'd already made up his mind the moment he found out.

When Sheryl took Shirley out, Shirley immediately noticed that Sheryl's mind was elsewhere.

"Mom! Why is your face like that? Do you not like spending time with me?" Shirley said miserably.

"Shirley, no. I love you. I love spending time with you. I'm sorry I was a bit distracted. I promise I won't do it anymore, okay?" Sheryl felt bad because she knew it was her fault.

"Okay." Shirley was easy to please. After her mother had promised her that she wasn't going to do it anymore, she giddily grabbed her mother's hand and headed to the park.

There were a lot of people in the park. People liked spending their weekends playing in the park.

They played until it was dark. They only went home when Shirley was already tired of playing.

By the time they'd arrived home, Clark was already asleep.

After putting Shirley to sleep, Sheryl headed to the living room.

It was time for her to go back to her normal life again. People were starting to get worried about her, and she didn't want that.

"Sheryl, this is enough. It's time to pull yourself up," Sheryl murmured to herself. She sat there quietly for a while before washing up and going to bed.

The following day

It was both Nick and Cassie's day off. They'd been staring at each other in silence before Nick suggested, "Do you want to visit Sheryl?"

"It's like you read my mind!" Cassie really was planning to visit Sheryl. It was just that she didn't want to say it out loud in fear that she would disappoint Nick. After all, they rarely get to spend their free days together. Plus, they'd already had a date planned.