The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1592 Find Her A Job

A bead of sweat rolled down Sheryl's temple as she walked. A moment later, she heard someone call out her name. "Mom!" Shirley yelled from a distance.

Sheryl hastened her pace and put Clark down to the ground as she neared Shirley, then wrapped her daughter in a hug. She touched her small face and said, "Did you behave well today, Shirley?"

"Yes, I did. Shirley is a good girl all the time. Clark also behaved well, but Mom is not doing the same," Shirley said with a pout. Her eyes looked dejectedly at Sheryl to show her dissatisfaction. "Why? Why isn't Mom behaving well, Shirley?" Sheryl had no idea what she did to make Shirley upset.

"Mom said that Dad would come to see us. But Dad isn't coming, and it's been so long! Dad came to our meeting each time before, no matter how busy he was. But he's not coming today, Mom! Is it because Dad doesn't like us anymore?" Shirley asked sadly. Sheryl felt the words stab into her heart like a knife.

"No, it's not like that. Dad will always love Shirley and Clark!" Sheryl explained quickly. 'I can't decide if he still wants the kids or not. I just hope that our issues won't hurt them.

I know that it can affect children if they don't have a father. How will I make it up to them?' Sheryl wondered.

Tears pricked the corners of her eyes, but she blinked them away and managed a smile as she stood before Shirley and Clark. She patted Shirley's head and said, "What if Mom calls Dad now to check if he's done with work or not?"

"Okay!" the kids exclaimed in unison.

They got excited, hoping that their dad would still make it.

Meanwhile, Sheryl mustered all her courage and dialed Charles' number.

After three attempts, however, no one ever picked up the call.

In reality, Sheryl was desperate to know why no one picked up the call, and so were the kids.

"Look, Mom is not lying. Dad is really so busy. If he wasn't busy, he would've picked up the phone, right?" Sheryl asked her kids. However, sadness was evident in Shirley's eyes.

"Shirley, Mom won't lie to us," Clark told his sister when he saw how sad his sister was. He turned to Sheryl and said, "Mom, the next show is ours. Take pictures for us!" "Okay!" Sheryl replied.

After that, Clark led Shirley backstage.

When Sheryl saw how the other kids watched the shows happily, she felt sorry for Clark and Shirley.

Suddenly, a sheet of tissue appeared in front of her face.

When she looked up, she was greeted by Lewis.

Out of all people, she didn't expect to see him at this place. A smile formed on his lips as he sat beside her. "Don't cry. If the kids see that you're crying, they will feel even sadder," he said. "Why are you here?" Sheryl asked instead of responding to his words. "My friend's kid also studies here.

I came here on behalf of him, then I saw you sitting here," Lewis said with a shrug.

An embarrassed flush colored Sheryl's face. She took the tissue and wiped around her eyes, then pretended to be fine as she watched the children's show.

After Clark and Shirley's show was over, she was about to take them home like she had planned. However, Lewis came over and stopped her.

"Sheryl, it's about dinner time. How about you come with me?" Lewis watched Sheryl's face carefully, afraid to hear her refusal.

Sheryl didn't want to refuse his kindness. She saw in Lewis' eyes how much he wanted to have dinner with her. However, she didn't want to waste his time, so she decided to deliver the blow now, rather than hurt him later. "I'd love to, but Joan already prepared food for us. We plan to have dinner at home. I'm sorry, I can't go," she said apologetically.

"It's okay. We can have dinner another day." Although Lewis tried to hide his feelings, he clearly looked upset.

"Alright. Then I think it's time for me to go. Goodbye, Lewis," Sheryl said and waved at him. When the children arrived, she led them to the car and drove away.

Lewis stood there and saw them off. Even when the car was gone, he still stood there and stared in its direction. After a while, he went back to his own.

In fact, he didn't have a friend who had asked him to come to this meeting at Eton Kindergarten. He had heard Sheryl and Phoebe's conversation the other day, so he knew about it. He even delayed his other appointments to attend it.

However, he didn't expect Sheryl to refuse him, so all his efforts were in vain.

'This can't beat me. I won't give up!' he thought as he drove back to his company. 'I need Sheryl to understand that I'm the right guy for her. I need to put more time and energy in convincing her. Then, she will finally be with me.'

On the other hand, Sheryl was also in deep thought as she drove home. 'I want to make it clear to him that we have no chance together. But won't it be strange if I tell him to stay away from me even before he has said anything? He didn't say anything about a relationship with me, so I'll look arrogant if I say I don't want it.' She sighed. 'He seems determined about it. He must have gone to Eton Kindergarten on purpose, just to see me. This happens a lot! I don't think he was there by chance.'

"Mom, you told us that a person should focus on the road while he or she is driving!" Clark's voice suddenly interrupted Sheryl's thoughts. His eyebrows creased a little and he looked pointedly at Sheryl. He was just like a little version of Charles.

Sheryl was suddenly pulled out of her thoughts. She looked at her son and nodded. "Alright, my little prince, at your service."

Soon enough, they were home. Joan had already set the table and prepared the meal that Sheryl and the kids loved.

They didn't mention Charles that night. After dinner, Sheryl read out some fairy tales to help the children go to sleep.

After the kids were asleep, Sheryl walked out of their room. Her phone rang out of the blue. She looked at the screen and saw that it displayed Charles' name.

'When I needed him, he was never there. And now that I don't need him anymore, he comes to me and won't let me rest. That is how Charles is behaving, ' Sheryl thought.

She begrudgingly pressed the answer button and picked up the call.

"What do you want?" she asked coldly. She made it a point to reveal as little emotion as possible.

Charles had been excited to hear from her, so he had called back as soon as he saw the missed call. He was so happy to hear Sheryl's voice when she picked up, but all he got from her was the iciest tone he'd ever heard.

"It's you who called me first. I'm just calling back. Did you forget that? What do you want?" Charles said angrily. All his happiness deflated. 'She called me first, but now she's blaming me for disturbing her?' he thought.

A while ago at noon, Charles had seen Sheryl with Lewis. It had been a misunderstanding, but Charles felt truly sorry for her. He had apologized to her so sincerely, but she just didn't accept it.

He thought she would never want to talk to him again, so he had been excited to see her call. He thought Sheryl had forgiven him.

"Well, now I don't want anything," Sheryl shot back. She just wanted to hang up the phone.

A thought suddenly came to Charles' mind. 'Was it because I didn't pick up the phone earlier? Is that why she's angry?'

Hurriedly, he tried to explain his case. "I was in a meeting, so I didn't hear the phone ringing!"

However, this tactic failed. Sheryl grew even angrier at his words. 'Didn't hear the phone?' she thought. 'Does he think I'm stupid? I've known him for years, so how come he never missed my call before? How could he hear them in the past? Now, he tells me that he didn't get to answer because he didn't hear his phone ring!'

Sheryl didn't really buy Charles' excuse. She was lost in her thoughts. 'Ever since I left Dream Garden, his phone has always been on silent mode. I wonder why. Isn't he worried about missing important calls?' "Oh, really? Well, that's not my concern," Sheryl replied, still without any emotion in her voice. After that, she immediately hung up. Charles called repeatedly afterward, but Sheryl didn't pick up his calls. Sheryl wasn't the type of woman to want trouble with her man. She didn't want to show her temper to get his attention. She acted that way because if they were really going to separate one day, it was better for them to not have any contact at all.

Meanwhile, Charles looked at his phone in silence. He knew that if Sheryl didn't want to answer a call, she wouldn't, no matter how many times he tried.

It was getting late, so he just left the company and went back to Dream Garden.

He went to see Melissa as soon as he got home.

This time, Melissa didn't let Charles go back to his room as usual. Instead, she asked him to sit with her because she wanted to talk.

Charles was impatient. At first, he thought Melissa was going to badmouth Sheryl again. However, he didn't expect for her to talk about Leila.

Melissa didn't directly say what she wanted because she thought Charles might refuse too soon. So, she hinted around and said, "Charles, are you aware that Leila can't run her lingerie store anymore because she is taking care of me? She has decided to close it down." She looked at Charles again. When she saw that his face was blank, she got to her real point. "If I get better in the future, Leila will have to go back to earning a living. Charles, how about you find her a job?"