The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 2006

Seeing Jackson pull a face at her, Melissa was about to call him out on it, but Jackson was faster than her.

"What are you doing here?" He stepped closer to her.

Melissa rolled her eyes and pretended not to have heard anything. She turned to Sheryl and fixed her gaze on Sheryl's eyes. "Sheryl, are you really going to move on from Charles? I can't believe it. Think about the kids!"

Sheryl was a little embarrassed at confronting her former mother-in-law. She managed a shaky smile and winked at the receptionist to help her out of the awkward situation.

Receiving her signal, the receptionist stepped between Sheryl and Melissa, creating a chance for Sheryl to step away.

Sheryl walked away immediately, dragging Jackson with her.

"Stop, Sheryl! I demand an explanation!" Melissa shouted after them, stomping her foot with rage in an attempt to follow. She couldn't go any further because the receptionist had blocked her way.

"Aunt Melissa, please excuse me. I need to go right now," Sheryl called back to try and save some face for Melissa before she hastened her steps to leave the building.

When they both managed to get inside the car, Sheryl heaved a deep sigh and said, "Sorry for what happened today and the previous day. I'm sorry that you had to get involved!"

she apologized sincerely. Although she hadn't planned to say anything about it, she had to after Melissa made such a scene. After all, Jackson was innocent, and he shouldn't have experienced any of this.

"You don't have to apologize, Ms. Xia. It's not your fault." Jackson shrugged. He didn't give a damn about Melissa and all her issues with the world.

"Thank you for being so understanding. I hope it didn't affect your mood," Sheryl added, her voice still apologetic. She turned to look out the window. Melissa was waving and shouting towards their car, and Sheryl was unable to understand what it was about.

On the other side, Melissa was struggling to get rid of the receptionist and catch up with Sheryl, but it was all in vain because the receptionist was dedicated to doing her job.

"Just leave me alone, young lady! I'm not going to go to the office! I'm leaving!" Melissa could barely speak while gasping for breath.

Seeing that Sheryl's car had already left, the receptionist stepped away from Melissa and walked back to her station with a smile.

Melissa ran outside as fast as she could, but Sheryl had already left. Frustrated, she stomped her foot repeatedly.

She wasn't sure of the relationship between Sheryl and Jackson, but Melissa was sure it wasn't as simple as it looked. She needed to make it clear; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

Melissa took a deep breath to calm down and then took out her phone. She scrolled for a bit and then called Henry to ask him about Jackson.

"Hello, Ms. Lu? What can I do for you?" Henry politely greeted her on the other side of the call. Although he sounded as polite as usual to Melissa, his expression was sour. Melissa had embarrassed him to death yesterday, and he didn't want to go through that again.

"Henry, do you have any idea why Sheryl is close to Jackson?" Melissa immediately asked. She was almost shaking in her eagerness to know the answer.

Henry sighed silently over the phone and felt that Melissa was being ridiculous. He shook his head as he replied, "I don't think so, Ms. Lu. As far as I know, Jackson is just a client of Ms. Xia. Besides, Jackson is engaged. He's going to get married soon."

"Engaged? Are you sure? That's great!" Melissa shouted in delight, now breathing easier as if the rock on her chest had finally been lifted.

"Of course, I'm sure. Everyone knows it." Henry had thought that Melissa was aware of it, but obviously not. He suddenly understood why she was acting the way she did.

"Really? Who's his fiancée? What's her name? Where does she work? How long have they been engaged? When exactly will they get married?"

Melissa popped out one question after the other like she was a landlord checking over tenants.

Henry understood that Melissa wouldn't let him go unless she got all the information she wanted. He resigned to his fate and told her everything he knew about Jackson and his fiancée.

Melissa's thoughts drifted away when Henry finally finished speaking.

"Okay, thank you so much for your time, Henry. Sorry for taking up so much of your time!" Melissa hung up before Henry could respond. She quickly hailed a taxi and got in.

At the same time, Sheryl and Jackson were sitting in a café nearby.