The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 800

Before Arthur brought Sheryl back home from the police station, Shirley insisted on waiting in the living room instead of sleeping in her bedroom. No matter how much Nancy had tried and persuaded her, all the effort had been in vain. Shirley was so worried about her mother that she decided to not sleep.

Suddenly, there came a sound of click from the door. Shirley noticed it and immediately ran towards the doorway. When the door opened and Sheryl came into her sight, Shirley got excited and rushed into Sheryl's arms and hugged her tightly.

"Shirley? why didn't you go to sleep yet?" In a surprise, Sheryl asked her with a warm smile on her face.

Nancy sighed and spoke, "Such a stubborn child she is! She insisted that she should wait until her mother comes home. I couldn't do anything about it".

Sheryl felt so cheerful and proud that Shirley cared so much about her even if Shirley was so young. It was always said that a daughter's love for mom signified warmth same as a cotton-padded jacket. That could not be truer, Sheryl realized in that very moment.

Sheryl stooped down, gave Shirley a reassuring smile and said, "Shirley, don't worry! Mom's fine. Now you should let Nancy take you to bed."

Her little face showed a little unwillingness. In fact, she desired to sleep with her mom tonight, but she still chose to listen to her mom at last.

She nodded her head with a cute gaze and said, "Good night, mom."

"Good night, honey." Sheryl watched Shirley enter her room, then turned to Arthur and said, "Grandpa, it is quite late now. Don't stay here for too long. You should go home and get some sleep. You must be tired too."

As for Sheryl, she hadn't planned to sleep that night. She had made up her mind to move out, so she had a lot of stuff to pack. Though she hadn't found a place to move into, yet she was not at all willing to stay in this place any longer. She was even willing to book a room in a hotel for several days before she could find a place to live in.

"I am fine." Arthur looked at Sheryl and asked thoughtfully, "Are you sure that you want to move out of here, Sher?"

"I'm very sure." Sheryl nodded and spoke to Arthur, "I am pretty sure I don't want to live here. Sue will not feel comfortable if I continue to live just opposite to her door. And, neither will I."

Then she let out a burst of wry laughter and continued, "Besides, you know how Laura has badgered me about my private life, which makes me feel disgusted. Shirley is so young, but at this age, she will know things. I don't want to ruin her childhood with such unpleasant circumstances."

She paused to sigh and went on uttering, "What's more, Shirley used to suffer from autism. In order to prevent such a nightmare from happening again, moving out is the best choice that I could make for me and my daughter."

Even in ancient China, Mencius' mother left her home three times just to safeguard his childhood. It was not a bad idea to learn from Mencius' mother and give it a try.

(*TN: Mencius' mother moved her home three times to change her son's surroundings to provide her son with a better education.)

"Indeed, it's great to change a place." Arthur slightly nodded with agreement and spoke to Sheryl, "I've told you before that you should move into my home with Shirley. I have a spacious house for you two. And again, your grandma and I both can help you take care of Shirley too. Cindy and Rick can be Shirley's good friends."

"Sorry, grandpa. I won't move to your place. I just can't do this." Sheryl interrupted Arthur, "This is my own business and I am old enough to handle this mess alone. From now on, every time I run into trouble, I should be brave enough to handle it by myself, instead of crying and turning to you for help. Besides…"

Sheryl paused and continued, "Besides, I have Nancy. She is very helpful. She can help me take care of Shirley. And, in fact, she has never failed to help me in times of worries."