The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 584

"Shirley! Don't you ever, ever do that again! You really scared me to death!" Sheryl held her daughter in her arms tightly and mumbled,"Where have you been, sweetie? Why didn't you follow me? Never ever do that again! This is a crowded place, and you could easily be lost here."

Sheryl was very scared, but she blamed Shirley no more.

Shirley was her life now. She couldn't even imagine what she would do if Shirley got lost. She guessed that she would probably cry to death.

"Because I saw Charlie, Sher! Sorry! I was too excited that I forgot about you!" Shirley explained. Shirley apparently had no idea what was in her mother's mind at that time. Then, she acknowledged Sheryl with a big sweet smile.

Sheryl understood that there was nothing more she could do about what happened. Then she saw Charlie. Again, he wasn't alone. He was escorted by Charles.

"We'd better go home now!" she urged Shirley and pretended not to see the father and son. "You must not do that again, okay? You should know that it's very dangerous if no adult is around you!"

"Okay! Sher, I got it!" Shirley replied reluctantly and then walked with Sheryl to the exit. But she looked back at Charlie and was dismayed to part with him. Meanwhile, Charles just watched them and didn't do anything at first. When Sheryl walked away, he stepped forward in a hurry to stop her. But Charlie was faster than him. He grabbed Sheryl's sleeve and blurted,"Sher, are you mad at me?"

That was Charlie's second day at the Dream Garden. He was not able to bring anything with him since he secretly ran away from Leila's house. So, Charles took him to the mall, shopped and bought everything he needed. As Charlie picked up his stuff, Charles also picked some for himself.

Along with the clothes Charlie chose for himself, Charles also bought another set for a girl.

He expected that Shirley would live with him sooner or later and intended to make some preparations for her in advance.

After that, Charles took Charlie to the supermarket to buy some snacks. It was a real surprise that they ran into Sheryl and Shirley who were also shopping for groceries. Charles thought that even God was helping him.

"No, of course not!" Sheryl replied and gave Charlie an awkward smile. She was fond of Charlie as always, but she had a problem with his father.

It was weird that she wanted to keep a distance from him as if he would bring her bad luck.

"I would never be mad at you, sweetheart!" she explained and smiled at him half-heartedly. How could she avoid and hurt this little boy? She squatted down and looked into his eyes, saying,"Listen, Charlie, I need to work now. Also, I need to take care of Shirley. You know how naughty she is! You're with your father now. I believe that he could take good care of you!"

"Will you play with me later?" Charlie continued. He had made up his mind to help Charles and he liked Sheryl anyway. "I'm living in a big house now. There are all kinds of food and toys. I want to invite Shirley and you to visit me there. Please!" he added.

"Oh, that? Sorry sweetheart, but I got other plans," Sheryl replied with a frown. She raised her head, glanced at Charles and said,"Maybe next time?"

Sheryl didn't want to go to Charles' house because she had been trying to avoid him. She and Anthony had quarreled several times because of him. She thought it was stupid to again arouse an argument with him because of Charles, who just recently showed up out of nowhere.

Charlie lowered his little head upon her words. Apparently, he was unhappy.

At that very moment, Shirley, who kept her silence, pleaded,"Sher, please! I want to play with Charlie."

Then, Sheryl realized that she put herself in an awkward position.

Seeing what was going on, Charles stepped forward and said politely,"If you're worried about me, please don't. I'll go to work after driving you to my house. I promise that I won't show myself to you while you're there."