The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 802

For the entire morning, Sheryl focused on practicing. The performance was just around the corner, and she had taken a lot of breaks over the past few days. If she allowed herself to slack off for much longer, she would more than likely make a fool of herself during the actual performance.

Charles was made aware the moment that Sheryl returned to work. He had secretly come to watch her practice once, but because she was so focused on what she was doing, she was completely oblivious of his presence.

Everyone went out for lunch around noon. Sue was a little hesitant for a moment, but then she approached Sheryl and said, "Sher, let's go and have lunch together."

Showing very little interest, Sheryl said, "No, thank you." Sheryl shook her head slightly. She grabbed a towel nearby, wiped off her sweat and said to Sue, "I'm already so far behind, I'll just pass on lunch. You should go with everyone else."

Sheryl did not really want to have lunch with Sue. If it were not for the fact that they worked in the same place, she would not even want to have anything to do with her.

It was not because she disliked her, or because of any other negative personal opinions. It was just after all that had happened recently, Sheryl felt that the friendship between the two of them was no longer as it had been, and since they were no longer friends, there was no need to feign the pleasantries.

Not to mention that Sue was now Anthony's girlfriend, and his family's social status was quite a bit higher than her own. Sheryl did not want to get herself into any more trouble.

"Sher..." Sue looked at Sheryl, who was standing in front of her. There was something that she wanted to say, but not knowing exactly what to say made her stop for a moment.

She briefly flashed a regretful smile at her former friend. Finally, she said, "Sheryl, I saw you move out this morning, I'm so sorry Sher. I didn't expect things to turn into such a mess like this. Actually, I..."

Sue hesitated for a while, as she contemplated on if she should continue. "I know what I did was wrong, but I just couldn't help myself. I'm sure you can understand that, right."

"It's okay," Sheryl said with pure disdain. Sheryl looked at Sue with a look that could break the highest fever, and said, "There's nothing right or wrong, as long as you can live with yourself and are happy with your choice. It shouldn't matter what I feel or anyone else feels."

She stared straight into Sue's eyes and said, "Sue, since you're already with Anthony, I only have one request: do not disrupt my and Shirley's lives ever again. If you can just do that one thing for me, I would really appreciate it."

With that, Sheryl turned and walked away, not giving Sue a chance to respond. As Sue watched her leave, she felt a sudden, sharp pain piercing her chest. It just felt so final.

'As long as you can live with yourself and are happy with your choice.' Sheryl's words echoed through her head once again.

But the question was, was she really happy now?

Not long after Sue left, Charles came down to look for Sheryl. Because she was still practicing on the stage, he wasn't getting any response as he called out for her.

"Let's go, it's time for lunch." Charles called out to Sheryl as she was still on stage.

There was a special allure about her. Whenever she was focused on something with a determination he very rarely saw in others, he could not take his eyes off of her. He was completely captivated by her tenacity to succeed.

"I'm not going to lunch. You can just go without me," Sheryl replied absently, not missing a moment of her practice. Without asking for her permission, Charles went up on the stage and physically removed her from it, while lecturing her fervently, "Food is the essential pillar of life. Hurry up. Sustenance needs to come before everything else."

Sheryl resisted a little bit, but knowing he was right, she agreed. She could use this mealtime to have a discussion with him.

Charles picked one of Sheryl's favorite restaurants. The last time he visited here, it was with Leila. After they had ordered, he finally began to ask Sheryl, "Do you still remember this place?"