The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 556

"Are you okay?" Charles asked in a mellowed voice. He noticed the sudden change in her behavior.

Sheryl could hardly conceal her feelings. She was standing right in front of Charles; her hands in his hands; her heart beating against her chest; her face red and feeling hot as if she had fever. She always felt like a naive and vulnerable girl in her first love when she was with Charles. She never experienced this kind of a feeling with Anthony.

"I'm fine," Sheryl replied struggling to hide her feelings, as she hurriedly pulled her hands back. She turned her face away from Charles and reprimanded herself, 'How can I be so shameless? I already have a boyfriend and my own child. Why can I flush and my heart beat faster for another man?'

'Enough is enough. I have to keep a distance from him, ' she thought to herself.

Sheryl's hands were as cold as Autumn used to be, which convinced Charles even more. By this time, he was sure that the girl standing in front of him was none other than his own wife. He felt so incredibly peaceful to see her safe and sound.

It was already 10:00 pm, but Charles had no intention of leaving. With Sheryl by his side, he felt time elapsed faster than usual. He had not felt so secured and peaceful in the last three years.

Due to that small accident, Sheryl was in no mood to try out any other entertainment project. With a lot of hesitation, she suggested,"It's getting quite late. How about we... get back?"

Charles looked at Sheryl's face that reminded him of a scared rabbit at the moment. He felt he had been unreasonably rude to her which might be the reason behind her being so scared.

"Okay, then I'll drop you to your hotel," he replied promptly.

"Oh, no, thanks!" Sheryl refused his offer and quickly tried to look away. Her feelings were just beyond her control. What was worse, she was not even being able to stop them from showing on her face. The only way was to get away from Charles as soon as possible. "It's not much of a drive from here to my hotel. I can grab a taxi. You... you and Charlie go home. It's getting late and it's not good for Charlie to be awake too late in the night," she said.

Speaking these words, she just turned around and ran.

She ran with all her might as if she was being pursued by a ghost. As soon as she rushed out of the amusement park, she got into a taxi. In the meantime, Charles and Charlie left the park right after her. They followed Sheryl's cab secretly and stopped out of the hotel to see that she checked in safely. Charles waited at a distance to see Sheryl walk into the hotel before he turned the engine on and drove off.

Charlie observed the two of them all this while. Then he turned to his father and asked,"Dad, if you were so worried about her safety, why didn't you just drop her to the hotel instead of following her secretly?"

The innocent heart could not really make out why adults lied even when they loved each other so much. Kids these days have become so observant and sensitive that absolutely nothing escapes their eyes.

"It's complicated, son. Even I explain it to you, you won't understand," Charles replied. He looked at his son with a smile on his face and then turned his face towards the road as he drove ahead.

'It's difficult to explain to others about what happened between me and Sheryl, ' he thought bitterly.

"How did you know?" Charlie retorted. He frowned. "Don't treat me like a child, Dad. Now that you like her, you should let her know," he said in a solemn voice.

Charles marked the seriousness in Charlie's face and could not help feeling awkward.

'Why do the kids know so much? Fortunately he is a boy. I don't need to worry much about him in terms of emotions, ' he thought to himself.

Charles parked his car in front of Leila's apartment building, intending to watch his son head upstairs from his car. However, Leila was already waiting outside. When she caught sight of Charles's car, she strode forward and pulled the door for Charlie. "Where did your dad take you today?" she asked cheekily.

"That's none of your business," Charlie replied in a cold voice. He didn't want Leila to know about Sheryl.