The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 578

"Don't move!" A furious Charles pulled Anthony by the collar and growled,"Autumn was pregnant with twins when she disappeared. Why is there only one child now?"

After spending a lot of time to trace what happened to the missing twin, Charles had no other option but to ask Anthony. Since he had conspired to hide Sheryl, Charles believed he knew the truth.

"I don't know," Anthony said while shrugging. 'There is no way I am telling him what happened, ' he thought to himself. But he felt like gloating when seeing how anxious Charles was. With mocking laughter, he taunted Charles,"That's what you need to find out yourself. As for myself, the only thing I have to do is make Sheryl happy."

"You…" Charles sputtered, his face turning red. He was indignant but could do nothing, short of beating Anthony up to make him talk.

Anthony raised his chin, removed Charles' hands from his collar and shook the suit coat in his hand before turning to walk out the door. David, who was standing outside the door, rushed inside and gasped at the bruise slowly forming on Charles' face. At first, he stared blankly and then asked,"What happened to you, Mr. Lu?"

"Nothing!" he mumbled. Gingerly, he touched the swollen corner of his mouth. Fortunately, he only sustained bruises, and there was no blood.

Anthony's words kept playing in his head. If Leila did anything to get Sheryl into trouble, Charles vowed to take drastic measures.

Sheryl never expected to be slapped so hard on the face by Leila when she took Shirley to eat out. Her ears were still ringing, and she felt her cheek immediately swell up due to the force of the slap.

After the shock of seeing her mother hurt, Shirly stood beside Sheryl and with sad eyes comforted her. "Do you want me to blow on your face to make the pain go away?" she asked. The little girl remembered how her mother would blow on the area when she was hurt.

"I'm fine," Sheryl assured her daughter. Despite the pain and embarrassment she felt, Sheryl was pleased with her daughter's heartwarming behavior. So, she patted the girl's face and urged her,"Go ahead and enjoy your food."

Today, Shirley was remarkably well-behaved. After finishing her food, Sheryl took the little girl back to the hotel, where they saw Isla holding Amanda's hand, waiting at the lobby.

Isla initially planned to have someone pick up Sheryl from the hotel. But on second thought, she decided it would be more sincere to come herself. So it was a complete surprise when they learned that Sheryl had gone out. Having heard what happened at the hall earlier, and seeing Sheryl's swollen face now, Isla quickly figured out the culprit.

Worry lined Isla's pretty face as she thought of how painful it must feel to have a swollen cheek of that extent.

On seeing Sheryl's face, she quickly approached her. "Oh, Miss Xia!" she cried out. "Amanda and I have come for you," Isla said.

Seeing Amanda, Shirley let go of her mother's hand and ran to play with the other girl. After the unpleasant encounter with Leila, Sheryl had been in a bad mood. But seeing how happy Shirley was with a playmate, she eventually agreed to stay.

They headed to a nearby café with children's play facilities to allow the two girls to enjoy themselves.

Recalling Autumn's preference in coffee, Isla ordered two cups with the proper mixture. She was glad Sheryl's taste had not changed despite losing her memory.

"What happened to your face?" she finally asked once they were seated. "Did Leila do this to you?" Unable to control herself, she questioned Sheryl with a hint of annoyance.