The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 511

"Oh well, I'm fine," Sheryl answered as she came back to her senses. She grabbed and hugged her loving daughter tightly in her arms. With a worried look on her face, she stared at her and thought to herself, 'Should I take Shirley with me?

But I am unsure if I can spend some time taking care of her and keeping her company. What should I do?'

Defeated by hunger, Shirley finally opened her mouth,"Sher, do we have food? I'm starving."

Tony often dropped by to carry ingredients and cook dinner for her. Today, however, he didn't come. So she had to count on her mother.

The single mother, after hearing out her daughter, looked around and glanced at the wall clock. It was already about eleven o'clock. Realizing she didn't go to the market to grab some ingredients, she hurried to the living room in an attempt to check the refrigerator and see what she could use. The last time Anthony came, he filled the fridge with snacks and other food. But as she opened the fridge, apart from fruits and yogurt, there were only two tomatoes inside.

Surely, you can't make something out of nothing. Sheryl let out a deep sigh at the sight of the empty fridge. She grabbed an apple, washed it and handed it to the little girl. "Have an apple first. I'll go to the market to grab some ingredients and make you something good," she said.

Upon seeing her mother so unprepared, Shirley shook her head in disappointment. She sighed and thought, 'I finally understood why Tony said mom couldn't even take care of her own life.'

She continued to whine, 'I wonder why Tony didn't come to visit me these days. It seems like he had a fight with Sher. Maybe I should do something to let them to make peace with each other. Just when will Sher stop causing trouble?'

Feeling her stomach grumbling, Shirley then took a huge bite at the apple her mother gave her.

Feeling sorry at the sight of her hungry daughter, Sheryl turned on the TV and let Shirley watch her favorite cartoon show. As she was getting ready to head out to the market, she heard the doorbell ringing. Excited at the thought that it could be Anthony, she strode to the door cheerfully. After opening the door, she found Sue standing instead. A look of disappointment was seen on her face. She then greeted Sue with less vigor,"Hey Sue! What brought you here?"

Seeing the disappointment all over Sheryl's face, Sue asked,"Were you expecting somebody else? Don't you want to see me?"

She further added,"Well, I just came to bring my sworn daughter some food to eat. I should better take my leave now that I've dropped it off. It seems like I'm not welcome here at all."

"No! You got me wrong!" Shirley exclaimed. "Come in please and make yourself at home," Shirley added while inviting Sue with glee and eyes beaming with delight. And just like seeing her life saver, she held on to the arms of her displeased visitor and hastily dragged her inside. "Come on! Why are you so serious? Who would dare marry you if you keep having that bad temper?" she jokingly said.

"You!" Sue faltered with her face turning red from anger. Sheryl playfully took the bag from Sue, opened it and saw some hot, good food.

After hearing loud voices at the doorstep, Shirley stood up to see what the commotion was about. Shirley exclaimed at the sight of her sworn mother,"Aunt Sue!"

She sprinted towards her and threw herself into her arms. "I missed you!" she said lovingly.

The appearance of her sworn mother made the little girl forget how hungry she was. With a bright and enthusiastic smile, Sue bent down, stretched out her arms and hugged the adorable girl. "I missed you so much, my little sweetheart. You're such a good girl. Unlike your mother, she is not cute at all. Never be like her, okay?" she murmured.

Sheryl left the two alone and prepared the table. "Shirley, you said you were hungry," Sheryl said to intentionally break the two off. She further added,"Come here now! The table's ready. Go ahead and have a taste of what Sue brought you!"

Sheryl gestured her daughter to have some lunch.

After hearing the word "food", the little girl excitedly slipped away from Sue's arms, ran towards the table and climbed on her high chair.

As Shirley left her arms and headed towards the table, Sue felt a little upset. She grumbled,"How could both of you treat me like this? I don't deserve this!"

"Oh, come on Sue! Will you stop whining?" Sheryl said jokingly as she took Sue's hand and invited her to have a meal with them. "You mustn't have eaten yet. Join us then," Sheryl said. "Come on now! It's been such a long time since you came and visited us. Eating a meal with us isn't too much, right?" she further added with a wide smile on her face.