The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 787

The leaves rustled on the pebbled ground as the breeze gently blew in the balmy afternoon. A little boy played with sticks and stones in the yard while two figures staring at the open stood on the porch. "But I still feel restless." Sheryl said with a frown. "I worry that Leila might cause new trouble again."

"But I've told you, remember?" Charles stood nearer to Sheryl and looked at her affectionately with loving eyes. "I promise that she can never hurt you and the kids. Please trust me."

The sudden, loud clang of the door bursting open was heard. Chris had arrived and her eyes darted to Charlie playing in the yard, his hand plastered with band-aid. She felt a little sorry for the boy.

Chris walked towards him and squatted to Charlie's eye level. "Show me your arm Charlie. Does it hurt?" she asked.

"I'm fine, Aunt Chris," Charlie said calmly. "This little injury doesn't matter for a real man like me," he quipped.

Upon hearing Charlie's words, Chris couldn't help but giggle a little. She took a good look at Charlie and said, "You're just like your father."

Charlie joined her in laughter, the sound of his boyish voice mixing in with the tinkle of the wind chimes.

Chris knew that Charlie got injured just now. She just recently gave birth to her baby, so Sam didn't want to disturb her with this matter. By the time she heard the news, Charlie was almost fully recovered.

She immediately rushed to their house. When she found out that Charlie was fine and it wasn't very serious, she let out a sigh of relief.

Chris moved her legs to go inside as she said to Charles, "You and Sheryl are really an unlucky pair. How can so many misfortunes happen to you? Charlie and Shirley are just kids yet they've suffered so much. What's wrong with Leila? Is she crazy? Charlie is her son, so how could she even have the heart to hurt him?"

The light in Sheryl's and Charles' faces suddenly dimmed when she just said those words. She was confused at this and asked, "What? Did I say something wrong?"

Chris was aware that she was constantly saying inappropriate or even insensitive words without even realizing it, so she immediately asked them to know if there was something up with what she just said right after asking it.

Sheryl just remained silent because she didn't know how to tell Chris the truth about Charlie. Charles cast a meaningful glance at Chris and said hesitantly, "Chris, Charlie is not Leila's son."

"I'm sorry… What? What did you just say?" Chris asked in shock as she finally got to the porch, her eyes widened to the size of saucers. "What nonsense are you talking about? Charlie resembles you so much; he couldn't possibly be another man's son!"

Chris just thought that Charles just refused to admit his past relationship with Leila with Sheryl's present. Chris gripped Sheryl's hand as if to reassure her and said, "Sheryl, my brother made many mistakes before but he has changed now. Charlie is just a kid. If you don't want to accept him, I can take care of him so that he won't bother you."

"What are you talking about, Chris?" Charles arched a brow and scolded her, "You are being ridiculous."

Confused, Chris said, "Charles, I just want to help you and Sheryl. You spent so much effort just to get reunited so I simply don't want you to break up for this trivial matter."

"Chris, you misunderstood," Sheryl interjected and tugged on Chris' sleeve. She explained, "You misunderstood what Charles said."

"Sheryl, I can understand what you're feeling." Chris patted Sheryl's hand and consoled her, "I like Charlie and I am willing to adopt him."

She then added, "All I wish is that you can be with my brother happily. You didn't know how in pain he had been before you came back. He can't lose you once again."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Charles interrupted as he couldn't bear Chris' stupid words any longer. "Did I say Charlie is not my son?" he asked her pointedly.

"You said it just now,"

Chris replied firmly.