The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 2101

Dinner was a happy event. After dessert, the two kids played with each other much to everyone's joy.

As Melissa watched them, she exchanged glances with Charles. Sighing, she said, "Look how happy they are! Our house hasn't been this noisy in a while."

"That's true." Charles sighed, too. After that, he didn't say anything anymore.

Melissa knew that her son still had problems of his own, so she just let him be. She waved her hand to the kids and said, "Clark, Shirley, come here."

"Grandma, what's the matter?" Shirley looked adorable as she hurried to take her brother's hand. They walked toward Melissa and stood in front of her.

"Tell me. Are you happy now?" Melissa asked, lowering her head.

Shirley nodded with a grin. "I want to come here every day. I also want to come here with mom!"

"Shirley!" Clark said, his tone almost reprimanding.

But Shirley didn't understand Clark. She just thought that she was very happy today, and she wanted to share her happiness with her mother.

"Brother, what's wrong? Don't you want to come here with mom?" Shirley asked in confusion.

Clark glared at his sister but didn't say anything.

Melissa knew that Clark was more mature. She then glanced at Charles.

Charles had difficulty expressing his mixed feelings. He didn't think that Clark would be so watchful as to worry about him and Sheryl.

He knelt down and looked Clark in the eye as he said, "Clark, do you hate dad?"

Clark shook his head. He couldn't help but hold back his tears as he looked at his father.

"Clark, I love you and your mother. I won't leave you and your mother alone. But I have something urgent to deal with... So I have to leave you for the time being. Don't worry. I'll make sure that we'll all be a family again soon. Okay?" Charles said, clearing his throat. He took a deep breath after he spoke.

Clark just stared back at Charles and pressed his lips together, not saying a word.

"You're still young. Maybe you have trouble understanding everything, but when you grow older, you'll understand everything. It's important for you to live your life as happily as you can. Don't worry about me and your mother, okay?" Charles said, smiling. He then lifted his hand so he could pat Clark on the head.

All of a sudden, Clark asked, "Dad, do you promise you won't ever leave me, Shirley, and mom?"

Charles lovingly looked back at Clark and answered as seriously as he could, "I promise."

"Will you bring mom back?" Clark asked again.

Charles stayed silent for a while. "For now, I can't, but I will soon," Charles promised.

Suddenly, Clark looked frustrated. He said, "Well... All right." He believed in Charles because he had promised. All he could do now was to hold on to that.

"You're a good boy." Charles was relieved as he lovingly rubbed Clark's head.

Charles was able to clear his head after this talk with Clark. However, Shirley was suddenly pouting.

"Oh, no. It hurts... My stomach..." Shirley cried, rubbing her stomach.

Melissa was so frightened that she didn't know what to do. Beads of sweat were streaming down from Shirley's forehead, which only scared Melissa more.

"Charles, look at Shirley. What's wrong with her?" Melissa urgently said.

Charles hurried over to Shirley and picked her up. He put a palm on her forehead and found that she wasn't running a fever.