The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1076 Where Is She

There was no denying that Nancy was really good at cooking. Clark and Shirley ate her food with eagerness. Charles and Sheryl had been tired after working, and they also ate a lot. However, Gary's mind started to wander when he saw the others enjoying the food.

"Grandpa, today's food is so delicious, you should eat more." Sheryl turned to Gary.

"I'm full." Just as Sheryl spoke, Gary put down his chopsticks. "Charles, come inside with me," he said.

"What's wrong? Why so mysterious? If you have anything to say, you can say it here." Charles was confused. He thought that Gary had nothing he couldn't say in front of Sheryl. Gary didn't respond.

"Charles, I want to eat more, and Shirley and Clark are enjoying their food. I think you can go to the study room with Grandpa first. After we finish eating, we will go to see you," Sheryl proposed to Charles, bringing him out of his embarrassment.

As Sheryl was speaking, Gary had already gotten up and gone upstairs. His footsteps were not heavy, but when his foot fell on the white marble floor, it sounded quite clear, echoing off of the floor and the walls.

This sound made Charles uneasy. He didn't know where the uneasiness came from, but he had a feeling that Gary would tell him something serious.

'What happened? Why is Grandpa so mysterious?' Charles thought.

At last, he rose and followed Gary up the stairs and into the study room. As he closed the door behind him, he looked over at Gary. "It's just you and me now. You can tell me now, what happened? What's wrong?" Charles asked, staying by the door to the study room.

"Don't worry, Charles. First, sit down." Gary smiled at him, but his smile told Charles that there was something bothering the elder man.

Charles frowned, more confused than before.

Gary was not one to hesitate much, and he also didn't like pretending to be mysterious. What happened today?

"Charles, how are you doing these days?" Gary asked. Although lots of thoughts buzzed around in his head, what came out of his mouth was relatively trivial.

"Pretty good. Sher is back. Shirley and Clark are also with me. I am very satisfied now." Charles's answer was direct but very true. Indeed, he was truly satisfied beyond imagination with his life at the moment.

"That's good." Gary smiled, taking a pause. "When you were younger, I often thought and wondered about the type of woman you would end up with. I wanted you to find someone who'd stick with you and fight with you, and also help you out in whatever business you would end up with. Now I see that you've found the perfect woman. I'm also very satisfied. I'm happy. I remember when you were younger...we lived together...those hard days... Luckily, we're fine now..."

"Grandpa, we are all happy now. Why do you mention these unhappy things? Just say what you want to say. There is no point beating about the bush. You're making me feel very uneasy. Did Sher do something that makes you unhappy? If she did, let me know. I'll make her apologize to you." Charles was misunderstanding Gary's words, thinking that the reason why Gary talked to him alone and asked him these questions was because of Sheryl.

"No, Sher is a good girl. She wouldn't make me unhappy. I want to talk with you alone, not because of Sher, but because of your mother," Gary said, finally getting to his main point.

"My mother? Grandpa, I admit that when I was a child, I often thought of her and my father, especially when I watched other people with their parents. But it has been 15 years. I'm all grown up now. So you don't need to worry about me, I won't be sad about that anymore. From now on, Sher and I are your family, and you will be happy every day..." Charles took on a comforting tone, as he Misunderstood that Gary missed his dead parents.

But he was interrupted by Gary. "No, Charles, listen to me.

I am not going talking about this. What I want to say is that your mother...she is not dead!"

"What? Grandpa, it's been fifteen years and now you tell me that my mother is still alive?" Charles stood and stared at Gary incredulously, hoping that the old man was joking. But the look on Gary's face said that he wasn't kidding.

Charles laughed at himself. He was so stupid! Why would Gary joke about something like this?

"Charles, as a matter of fact, I also found out recently. Your mother didn't die that year," Gary continued.

"So if she's not dead, where is she? Where has she been for all this time? Why not come to see... us?" When Charles was younger, all he ever wanted was to have a father and a mother like all his friends, peers and strangers he would see. He wanted parents to accompany him in all his moments. 15 years...And he had learned to not let this scar him any longer. He was grown up now, married, and with his own family. Why would his mother choose to appear now? Why?

"Listen to me... We've misunderstood your mother all these years. Her life also has been very hard..."

Gary continued on to tell Charles everything that Melissa had told him. After hearing this, Charles burst into tears.

"Oh, my...my mother must have led a really hard life all these years. She must have suffered a lot in jail..." Blood is thicker than water. When Charles found out the truth, all the anger, confusion, and even hatred that he had accumulated in his heart towards his mother seemed to turn to ash!

"Charles, I know Sher is your wife. I also know that she is considerate. But I don't know whether I should tell her about this or not, so I want to talk with you alone. As for whether you want to tell her, it is your business," Gary said.

"I see, Grandpa. Now that my mother has gotten out of jail, where is she now? Why doesn't she return to Dream Garden?" Charles had not seen his mother for fifteen years. All these years, the memory of Melissa in his mind had become more and more blurred. Even in his dreams, Melissa didn't appear.

"She naturally wants to come back. After all, you are her only son. You're the person she's the most concerned about. She is afraid that if she suddenly appears, you will find it difficult to adapt. It has been fifteen years; she's not sure whether she could come back to Dream Garden. Anyway, your father's traffic accident that year..." Gary had said everything in an objective tone, as if he did not have anything to do with any of it. He didn't want to present a bias to Charles; he was grown up now. Gary knew that Charles was capable of coming to his own judgment on the situation.