The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 897

"No, you can't!" Laura completely opposed to Sue's proposal. She patted her and said, "The only thing that you need to do is rest. So why don't you sit right here while I make up the room for you."

Laura started to unpack Sue's luggage. She carefully took each item and busied herself around the room, making sure everything was in its right place. Sue offered to help but she refused. Even though Laura belonged to an upper class family, she made it a point to do housekeeping for her husband and her son. Her willingness to serve them had made her a fast and skilled worker.

Unsure on what more she could do, Sue had no choice but to stay aside while she watched Laura work on her stuff. Sue was unable to hide the embarrassment on her face. "Take it easy," Anthony commented with a smile, trying to ease her anxiety. "Just leave it to her. She has been looking forward to having you around. You don't know how happy she is now that you've finally moved in."

Since Anthony mentioned it, Sue just stared as Laura continued moving around the room. Laura was busy with what she was doing, unaware of what they talked about. Finally, when she was done, Laura stopped and looked around for the last check. She patted her hands with satisfaction as she exclaimed, "All is done! Perfect!" Sue took another sweeping look on the room and she had to agree. It now looked like it had always been hers.

Laura went to the restroom and washed her hands. It was already time for lunch and she was excited to share one with Sue. She took her hands intimately and invited her to dine, "Let's go down to have lunch!"

Anthony watched his mom as she treated Sue like her own daughter. He didn't know how he should feel about being left out, when he was her true-born son.

Carlson seldom dined at home, but when he knew that Sue had moved in, he made sure he wouldn't miss today's family meal. Sue remained to be the focus of Laura's attention during lunchtime. She kept offering her dishes even after her plate was already full. Carlson frowned at this sight and he could not help but comment, "What are you doing? Look at her plate. It's already full! You are making her uncomfortable!"

Carlson's comments had made Laura feeling awkward. "I just think she is too thin, so I want her to eat more," she reasoned out. "Don't you think so?"

Carlson didn't reply. They continued with lunch quietly.

Meanwhile, in the Zhao family house, Charles somehow got the news that Sue had already moved out, therefore, he hurried to Sheryl's place to bring her home.

He also brought Clark to back him up.

"Why are you here?" Sheryl was unable to hide her surprise the moment she saw Charles at her house. He was grinning as he approached her and announced, "I'm here to bring you home, of course! Now that Sue has moved out, you can't stall me off any more!"

"Yes, mom. Daddy is right," Clark echoed. "Let's go home together. Okay?" His twinkling eyes were fixed at her as he waited for a response.

Sheryl could not help but smile when she heard Clark's lovely voice. She squatted down and looked at him to acknowledge his request. "Clark, my dear. Don't worry. Mom will return home for sure, but not now."

She reached her hand out, stroke his cheek tenderly and continued, "You see, Auntie Sue just moved out. If mommy also moves out now, your great-grandparents would feel really sad and lonely. We don't want that to happen because we also love them, right?" She looked at him intently and hoped he'd find what she just said reasonable enough.

"Well..." Clark paused. He was trying had to think of an answer but could not find the right words to express his thoughts. He looked up at Charles and hoped he could help him up.

In fact, he did not want to lobby his mother, but since Charles was generous to give him abundant rewards, he agreed with it.

He felt bad that he was unable to do more for his father. He looked at Charles and shrugged, showing that his hands were tied.

Sheryl who was watching Clark's reaction noticed that he was sending distress signals to Charles. She didn't want to disappoint him so she tried to sound optimistic, "Clark, mom knows that you are a good kid. Please don't be upset. Give me a little more time, okay? You know that you shouldn't always listen to what your daddy says." She knew Charles was behind this. It hurt her that she couldn't just give the kid what he wanted, but she already made a decision.

"No problem, mom. I'm going to play with Shirley now." Clark was so eager to leave since he had already tried to do what he could to help his dad.

Charles watched as Clark went away. He simply could not accept this result. He wore a long face and appealed to Sheryl, "Sher, you promised me that you would be back as soon as Sue's problem gets resolved."