The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1100 Overnight Strolling

The noise roared in the night as the car drove away without a trace, leaving Sheryl frozen and at a loss for what to do.

Never would she have thought that Charles would leave her alone there like he just did.

"Charles, you bastard!"

Distraught, she shouted at nothing as Charles already disappeared a while ago.

There was no chance of him even hearing her voice. As he drove away and thought about Sheryl's words, he went into a fit of rage.

Thinking back, he realized that every time they quarreled and he tried to make up for it, there was still difference between them.

Since he couldn't figure it out, he just tried to let it go. Anyway, since Sheryl could take a taxi to find Isla, she could afford to take a taxi home.

Dawn had already come when Sheryl arrived at Dream Garden. Charles had been waiting for her since he returned home, but failed to see her even though he stayed up all night.

The anxiety started creeping up his spine, and he was about to forget his pride and get up to look for Sheryl when she finally showed up. "Where have you been?

Why are you back so late? I was about to go look for you!" Charles complained in quick succession as she entered the house.

It turned out that Sheryl walked back home the whole night by herself. It wasn't because she couldn't find a taxi, but because she was too tired to say a word or face anyone. Instead, she walked like a zombie at midnight on the street.

Checking the time, she realized that it was time for Shirley and Clark to get up. A fresh day had begun, and she was going to send the kids to kindergarten.

Instead of going to her room, Sheryl headed for the bathroom to freshen up as quickly as possible so she could see the kids off.

However, she came out of the room only to find that Charles had been busy with routines that were normally part of her own job.

"Daddy, when did Mommy come back yesterday?"

As soon as Clark got out of his room, he asked how his mother was doing.

"Don't worry. Daddy went out to look for Mommy last night. I found her quickly and came back with her!" Using a sincere voice, he wanted Clark to believe him. After all, Clark was rather sensitive despite his young age, and Charles was afraid that he would strongly ache for his mother.

"Really? Daddy, where is Mommy now?" he exclaimed. It was clear what response Clark would have wanted to hear.

"Mommy is here."

As she observed the exchange, she saw that the only comfort she could be happy about was that Charles didn't talk any nonsense in front of Clark.

As he saw her face, his expression lit up in a blink. "Mommy!" The boy ran to Sheryl and hugged her.

"Clark, you're such a sweet kid. Go and eat something. We're going to the kindergarten later," she said peacefully. So long as nothing out of the ordinary happened, Sheryl could remain calm. Even Charles couldn't tell what was wrong with her.

"Okay, Mommy."

From Clark's good mood, Sheryl felt rather scared. Since she had such a smart son, she didn't know how long she could hide from him if her relationship with Charles continued to deteriorate. Instead of taking care of Sheryl, Charles walked over to Shirley's side. "Come, let's go eat, Shirley," he gently said to her.

"Okay,"

Shirley nodded.

"Clark, Shirley, Daddy will send you to kindergarten, okay?" Charles' tone was fond as he talked to the kids.

"Daddy, why? What about Mommy?" Shirley inquired. After all, most of the time, it was Sheryl who sent them to school.

It was only when Sheryl wasn't at home or busy when Charles would take the kids to school.

"Shirley, Mommy didn't sleep well last night and needs some rest now. Daddy should send us."

With the grace of someone who seemed older, Clark explained to his sister before Charles could even try.

"Okay," she nodded with seriousness as she heard this. "Mommy, get some rest now!" she turned to Sheryl and said in an adult-like tone.

"Shirley, good girl. Mommy isn't sleepy now. I had a good rest last night. Which one of us would you like to send you to school? If you want Mommy to send you, then I will. Okay?"

Her eyes fixed on them, Sheryl lowered herself and squatted to look at the kids at eye-level.

"It's okay, Mommy. Daddy can send us since he wants to."

With a cute smile, Shirley continued, "Mommy must be tired since you send us to kindergarten every day."

"Yes, Mommy. You better take some rest right now," Clark confirmed. With a steely look, Clark fixed his eyes on Sheryl, thinking that she hadn't actually had a good rest since last night's outing.

"Well, since you said all that, I'll go back and rest. When it's about time, I'll just go to work," said Sheryl casually. Deeply touched by the two kids, she realized how lucky she was to have such sensible children for their age.

Since he wanted to send them off, she didn't bother casting a glance in Charles' direction and just let him go. Anyway, he definitely wouldn't leave the two kids halfway.

Instead, she just directly went back to her room. It was true that she hadn't yet rested all night. But when the time came, she couldn't feel the tiredness and sleepiness so much. She didn't want to bother going back to sleep. After all, once she was asleep, it would take her hours before she woke up again.

Checking the time, she saw she had a few hours left before having to go to work. She thought she could use that time to tidy up the loose ends of the Tarsan Corporation's case. Instead of falling asleep, she decided to finish work quickly and come back home to rest afterward.

With that in mind, Sheryl just went to the office after the other three left.

There was no one in the company, so Sheryl went straight to her office and engaged herself in work in front of the computer screen.

By the time the staff arrived, Sheryl had already done about as much work as she could.

"Sher? Why are you here? Didn't you go back home with Charles?" Isla asked. Having thought she already went to work pretty early, Isla didn't expect to see that Sheryl arrived even earlier than her.

"I just arrived early in the morning," responded Sheryl calmly. She had no intention of telling Isla about what happened the previous night. After all, if Isla knew what Charles did to Sheryl, she would definitely go and teach him a lesson.

"How come you came so early? Didn't you get to sleep well last night? Why didn't you take a break at home?"

Seeing Sheryl totally devoted to her work, Isla felt concerned for her.

"I'm fine. I couldn't fall asleep, so I thought I might as well come here since I had nothing to do at home. I wanted to work on Tarsan Corporation's case in the company."

With a few words, Sheryl paltered this.

"Did you two have another fight when you got home last night?" Isla inquired. Given Sheryl's state last night, Isla couldn't help but feel concerned.

"No, we were just tired and went to sleep soon after," Sheryl smiled and assured her friend. For some reason, she couldn't bring herself to tell Isla the truth.

As she heard Sheryl's explanation, Isla felt reassured enough. "How's the case for Tarsan Corporation?" she asked instead of pushing the topic further. "I'm almost done. Give me another two hours, and I can finish it."

Taking a long, deep breath, Sheryl stretched her back.