The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1018 Susan's Trouble

When Charles kissed her with so much passion, Sheryl nearly lost her mind and didn't even notice anything that happened. She didn't even know how she ended up with him in the bed, naked and wresting with him with love and desire in her soul.

After they finished, Charles put an arm around Sheryl's neck. They were both naked and lying in the bed, sweating and glistening with their lovemaking. "I only came for today... tomorrow I have to take an early flight back," he told her.

"So you came back just for our wedding anniversary?" Sheryl asked, surprised. She lifted her head a bit and looked at him.

Charles nodded and smiled at her, causing her to get flustered. "I...uh... I don't know what to say..."

Finally, she just heaved a sigh, relaxing into resignation. "You know, I don't really put much emphasis on our wedding anniversary. If you can't make it, just stay there. I won't care about you not being here." "No, that's different," Charles replied as he shook his head. Then he smiled at her again and continued, "Sher, we've been apart for too many years...and I've suffered a lot without you here with me. Now that you're with me again, I'm not going to be away from you on this very special day."

He gave her a hug and kissed her on the forehead. "From now on, I promise that every wedding anniversary, I'll be there with you. When I finish my work, why don't we go traveling...something like a honeymoon?"

He wanted to make up for the hurt he caused her three years ago.

"Okay." Sheryl grinned at his suggestion. She loved that idea. "And we can bring Shirley and Clark with us," she added.

Charles squinted and asked in an unsatisfied voice, "Have you heard of a couple bringing their kids on their honeymoon?"

"No, but who cares?" Sheryl asked, not thinking it would matter much. "We have our kids with us now. Why not bring them? We can make it a family trip, all happy together." She frowned, seeing that Charles was unwilling.

"No way!" Charles shook his head immediately. "It's going to be our honeymoon, so no kids. We can bring them with us next time we go on a trip," he persisted. "Next time we can take them with us." "You are a father. How could you be so selfish?" Sheryl frowned a little more, helpless as she asked.

"I'm just a kind of selfish man, so what?" Charles answered shamelessly.

When Sheryl woke up early the next morning, Charles was already gone. As usual, Sheryl got dressed and then went to prepare breakfast for their two kids before heading to her workplace. When she arrived at her workplace, she was surprised to see that Susan was already there. "Susan, why are you here?" she asked surprisingly.

"Sher. Thank God. Finally you are here," Susan greeted her with an air of exasperation and politeness. She walked over and took Sheryl's hand. "Can we go inside and have a little chat?" she asked Sheryl. "Sure." Sheryl nodded and then led Susan into her office. She poured Susan a glass of water and handed it to her. Then she gave her a worried look. "You came here so early...Is anything the matter?" she asked.

"BM Corporation has terminated its contract with me..." Susan told her with a glum expression, her voice getting quieter.

Sheryl actually felt happy when hearing this news. She didn't expect that Cary would take such a quick action after she entrusted Susan's affairs to him. Anyway, he didn't betray her trust.

She gave Susan a small smile. "Isn't that good news for you?" she asked in a reassuring voice. "Why do you sound so sad? Don't you want to end your contract with BM Corporation?"

"Sher..." Susan's voice trailed off, her brain buzzing with her thoughts. She put her hand on Sheryl's arm. "It is undoubtedly a good thing. But... Cary, at this point, acts like my creditor and always orders me around. He even wants me to work in his company. I really don't know what I should do now. So I came here to avoid him."

Hearing what Susan said, Sheryl couldn't stop a smile from appearing on her face. Her eyes sparkled with amusement. "Okay, tell me, what did he do to torture you?"

"He..." Susan opened her mouth to complain and vent, but her voice suddenly stopped. After searching her memory for Cary's bad behaviors, she realized that she didn't find too many of them; what Cary would order her to do was run errands for him.

It couldn't be denied that he did her a favor in her contract termination with BM Corporation. Maybe it was necessary for her to do something for him.

But she still wanted to express her dissatisfaction toward Cary, even though she did not know why. So she continued, "He truly crossed the line. He knew that my leg wasn't healed yet, but he still ordered me to go all over and run errands for him and he also brought me to a lot of meetings with various business partners...Sher, you know that I hate those meetings and parties most."

Susan furrowed her eyebrows as she thought. "What's more..."

"What else?" Seeing Susan's confusion and hesitation, Sheryl knew that it might not be as simple as she had expected.

Susan continued, a grim expression on her face. "What's more, he always introduces me to others... as his girlfriend."

The more she complained, the angrier she got. She stared at Sheryl and added in a bitter voice, "Sher, how could there be a person like him in the world?"

Sheryl burst into laughter after hearing Susan's innocent question. She looked at Susan and replied in a calm voice, "Susan, maybe... he did that because he wanted to cover up the true relationship between you and him. I think you also know, you can leave BM Corporation due to that lie he told. So he had to declare you as his girlfriend in case that others would doubt your relationship. Do you understand?"

"I understand. I also know he helped me a lot in my contract termination with BM Corporation," Susan said, nodding. But she then smiled wryly and added, "I'm grateful for his assistance. But... now the contract issue has been solved. How could he... continue to say I'm his girlfriend? Isn't he afraid that others would really think we are a couple?"

"I don't think he is worried about it," Sheryl told her. Then she gave Susan a gentle smile. "Susan, Cary is a nice man. How about you try to get along with him?"

"Sher..." Susan furrowed her brows. "I didn't come here today to hear such a suggestion from you."

With great sadness on her face, she stared at Sheryl and continued, "Now Cary even treats my house as his. He often goes to my house and visits my parents. My parents even treat him like their own son now. What's more, today he... said he will take me to see his family. Sher, could you help me? I really don't know what I should do now."

Seeing Susan's anxious expression, Sheryl felt upset for her, but also confused. "I also couldn't help you with this. But I want to suggest that you go to see Cary and talk with him."

"But..." Susan's anxiety did not disappear. "But whatever I say to him, he still keeps harassing me. I truly have nothing else to...

Sher, please just help me..." Susan held Sheryl's hand and began to beg.

Seeing this poor girl, Sheryl finally couldn't be cruel and refuse her. So she smiled before she opened her mouth to speak. "Fine. I will have a talk with Cary for you. Before our meeting you have to deal with him yourself."

"Okay, that's okay." Susan resigned, having no other choice than to accept her terms.

After dismissing Susan, Sheryl called Cary. "Cary, don't you think you are proceeding a little fast? Susan is scared of you."