The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1544 They Were All Bad

Clark had no desire of giving up. He glared at Melissa. Just when he was about to speak, he was stopped by Sheryl.

"Clark, don't speak to your grandma in this manner. It's extremely rude." Deep down, Sheryl knew that Clark was right. But at the same time, he was only a child. It wasn't right for him to speak to an elderly in this way. Moreover, if Sherly didn't interfere, Melissa would make a big deal out of it.

"Mom, please don't be angry. Clark didn't mean it," Sheryl added, trying to change the atmosphere. All she wanted was to put a full stop to this matter.

But things didn't work out the way Sheryl had hoped. Melissa wasn't the sort of person who would give up, even if it was for her grandson. She pointed at Sheryl furiously and blurted out, "Sheryl, look at your child! I can see how well you have educated him!"

Seeing that Melissa wouldn't give up, Sheryl retorted back, "That's enough! Do you think it's appropriate to say such a thing? How will Charles react if he comes to know about it?" At this crucial moment, she had no choice but to play Charles card. Melissa was not a fool. She knew very well she had to wrap it up. The last thing she wanted was to displease her son. With resignation, she shut her mouth up and didn' continue.

Sheryl was used to enduring Melissa's venomous words. But today, Melissa had really crossed the line. Clark was only a child. It was terrible how Melissa wouldn't leave him either.

The situation became awkward. Everybody stopped talking. Sheryl shot a glance at Leila, who seemed to be smiling at this spectacle. But when Sheryl looked at her, she suddenly straightened her face. Sheryl was furious but she didn't want to make things worse. She then pulled her kids to her and said to Melissa, "I'm taking them back home first."

"I clearly know you had no interest in coming here. I don't understand why you even bothered to come here. And to make things worse, you brought the things I don't like to eat..." Although Melissa muttered in a low voice, Sheryl heard all she had said.

"Mom, those are your favorite food items. But if you insist on not liking them, you are free to throw them away!" Sheryl turned to leave after she replied.

Melissa cursed furiously when she heard what Sheryl had said. Sheryl closed the door because she didn't want her kids to hear her grandmother's words.

After they walked out of the ward, Clark asked his mother, "Mom, you always teach me about honesty, yet you didn't permit me to speak my heart out. Why did you do that? And why did Grandma say such things?"

Clark looked at Sheryl, doubt and discontentment evident on his face.

When Sheryl heard Clark's question, she laughed all of sudden. He looked just like Charles with his serious expression. She squatted down and patted Clark on his head. She smiled and said, "She is your grandmother, the mother of your father. I won't allow you to get angry with her. Everything that happened was due to a misunderstanding between me and her. But it will be fine. Don't worry about that, okay?" Sheryl tried so hard to convince Clark. He didn't ask further question. But Shirley began to wail when she looked at her mother and her brother.

"They are awful people! They bully Mom..." Shirley felt sad, and tears were gliding down her face.

"Don't cry, Shirley. If you continue to cry, Mommy will be sad." Clark comforted his sister. He was mature as a grown-up.

Sheryl nodded in agreement. She then wiped tears off her daughter's face and pulled her into her arms.

"Mom, promise me. Never ever talk to Grandma again!"

"Okay. I won't talk to her anymore. But you need to stop crying, okay?" Sheryl assured her daughter, who was still a young girl. After getting an assurance, she stopped crying immediately.

They walked out of the hospital. Sheryl believed that Melissa put her in an awkward position on purpose. She wanted Sheryl embarrassed in front of Leila. Lost in thoughts, the fact she had to visit Nick slipped out of her mind.

At the hospital

"Aunt Melissa, I don't think Sheryl takes you seriously. I had suppressed the urge to fight with her. But as you have seen, she didn't want to talk to me at all. It must be so difficult for you to face such a daughter in-law all day long," Leila said, wanting to make the situation worse. She then took the apple from Melissa. She wasn't in a mood to have fruits. She sat there, sighing continuously.

Leila's words intensified Melissa's fury. She wanted to tear Sheryl into pieces. Fury made her talk louder.

"It's so obvious, right? That wretched Sheryl has no value for me! If I wasn't Charles's mother, I believe she would have killed me. The facade she puts up is to please Charles!" There was a look of terror as she spoke. She then clenched her fist so tight that it hurt her hand.

"Ouch..." Melissa couldn't help letting out a low growl. If it wasn't for the pain, she would have exploded. She blamed Sheryl for her sour mood.

"Aunt Melissa, are you okay?" Leila checked Melissa's hand carefully. She felt relieved when she found that Melissa's hand was lightly scratched by her fingernails.

"Excuse me..." Leila called out. She pretended to be extremely worried even though she knew Melissa's injury was not serious.

Obviously, Melissa understood why Leila called the nurse. She lifted her hand to stop her and sighed. "It's okay. Don't call the nurse!"

"No. I think it's better to clean the wound!" The nurse came in when she heard Leila's call. She immediately cleaned the wound after she knew what had happened. After the nurse left, Melissa continued speaking ill of Sheryl to Leila. It seemed that it was the only interesting topic these two women liked to talk about.

A smile crept on Leila's face. She was sure that she could go back to Lu family again.

At Lu family's house

Sheryl went to work as soon as she dropped the kids home. But at work, there was nothing important for Sheryl to deal with, hence she drove back home early.

Her mind replayed everything that had happened at the hospital. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't shut her mind from thinking it over.

With a sigh, she slouched on the couch. Charles was tired from work. He had planned to visit his mother but he gave up because he didn't want to meet Leila. But his mind couldn't rest without knowing how his mother was doing. He sent his assistant to see what was going on at the hospital. When he was informed that everything was fine, he went back home.

As soon as he arrived at his house, he noticed something different on Sheryl's face. But Charles couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong. He felt worried and rushed to sit next to her. He stretched his hand to pull her into his arms and asked gently, "What happened? Why do you look so gloomy?"

Sheryl was lost in her thoughts and hadn't noticed her husband had already come home. A little startled, she almost opened her mouth to tell him what had happened at the hospital. But thinking it through, she decided it was the best to remain silent about it.

After all, Melissa was his mother. There was nothing she could do to change that. Coming clean to him would only have put him in a dilemma. Hence she bit her tongue and decided not to speak ill of his mother. She feigned a smile and said, "Nothing. I just don't feel well."

"What's wrong? Why don't we see a doctor?" Charles asked anxiously.

Sheryl kept shaking her head. She knew he would become more worried if she remained silent. So she touched her belly and pouted, "I am experiencing discomfort in my stomach. It's not a big deal!"

"You sure?"

"Yes!"

Charles believed her when he saw her determined look.