The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 838 Success

Looking deeply into Sue's eyes, Sheryl continued, "I understand. After all, she is your mother and we can't change that but, if you find it hard to reach a decision, we can act as if we never even talked about this and we'll just follow through with my original plan. If ever something goes wrong. we can take action. What do you think, Sue?"

The atmosphere between them was heavy and Sheryl sensed Sue's hesitation. Nevertheless, Sheryl tried to expel Sue's worries, "Mimi, don't think about it too much. Those people know what to do and they won't kill Peggy for real but, terrorize her just enough for her to learn her lesson."

It took a moment until Sue had finally reached her decision. Raising her head, she had courage and resolution in her eyes.

"Alright. I'll follow what Mr. Lu has arranged for me."

It never bothered Sue that Peggy and Allen had been leeching on her but, it struck odd for Sue now that they had gone even further. Their greed was insatiable. Adding to the team was a foxy sister-in-law. Situations were bound to escalate if Sue remained idle and silent.

Born with a kind and loving heart and taught to never fight violence with violence, Sue had finally put her foot down and decided to fight back. "Regarding the money," Sue started, "I'll make sure to pay you back. But, you know Sher, I'm new here and there's no way for me to gather a group of people who are willing to do that for me. Will you be still be able to help me find people who are willing to do this, Sher?" Sue asked.

"Of course. Like I said, I'm here for you." Sheryl beamed. "So, let's focus on this, okay?"

Nodding her head firmly in response, Sue clenched her fists tightly. "They've treated me as if I'm just an animal. I'll spare no hint of mercy towards them. I'll never let them have their way with me anymore. I've learned my lesson and it's highly time for them to learn theirs as well." Delighted at Sue's display of prowess, Sheryl smiled. "Great! Don't worry, I'll handle this for you so, there's no need to worry about anything!"

Turning to Sue, Sheryl continued, "Oh, and about the money? You don't have to pay a single penny for it. Your mother and brother will be paying for it instead."

"It's beyond their capability," retorted Sue. A thought struck Sue and it was that, no matter how badly Peggy and Allen had treated her, they were still family. How could Sue stomach the thought to see them die right under her nose? No one wanted to stain their hands dirty thus, all she could do was to offer a deal for an undisturbed, peaceful life. For Sue, that was priceless.

"I'll definitely pay you back, Sher," Sue asserted. Seeing how Sue was set on paying Sheryl back, Sheryl knew she couldn't say no. "It won't be easy but, I hope you'd be patient with me about it," Sue added in, weakly laughing as she did so.

Innumerous times had Sheryl helped Sue throughout her entire life. It was, as if, Sheryl was the only person who had looked at her as an equal. No words could express how Sue was thankful for Sheryl. Despite how thankful Sue was for Sheryl supporting her, Sue still wanted to thank her in return, which was to pay that amount to the best of her abilities.

Everyone knew that 500, 000 was, in no way, a small sum.

"Let's settle all of that once all is done." Sheryl beamed. "Now, let's give her a call."

After calling up Peggy, all Sheryl had to do was sit and wait for her to arrive. No later than half an hour, Peggy arrived. As Peggy entered, Sheryl watched as she examined the interior of the house closely with eyes filled with jealousy but at the same time, joy.

"I didn't know your family is able to afford such a large house, Sher," Peggy spoke as she approached Sheryl. "It must have cost a great fortune to have a house this size in Y city, right? Oh, how I wish Allen would have such a stupendous house!"

"That, I am not sure." Sheryl responded in a flat and somber tone, a clear contrast in zeal from Peggy's, "This house was purchased by my Aunt Abby for my grandparents. I'm just residing in this home temporarily. As for how much the house costs, I can't exactly say that I have an estimate to tell you."

Noticing how Peggy was still wishing for the house to be hers, Sheryl gestured for Peggy to take a seat, "Aunt Peggy, come and take a seat."

"Ah, alright." Peggy nodded. Forgetting her original intention, Peggy ran her mouth about the house. The more Peggy egged on about it, the more Sheryl's irritation grew, until she couldn't bear it anymore. "Aunt Peggy." Sheryl's tone was sharp. "This house has absolutely nothing to do with me so, can we please not focus on the house?"

Sensing the discontent from Sheryl, Peggy then stopped. Sheryl cleared her throat and got the topic back on track, "Sue's currently at work and since she isn't coming home anytime soon, why don't we start?"

It was then, Peggy remembered what she had said as an excuse. Peggy smiled with a hint of embarrassment and replied, "You see? My girl is so carefree! How can she even go to work at a time like this wher there's so much unsettled business here?"

"Does Sue even have a choice?" Sheryl threw the question at Peggy, "I think she's quite unlucky as she has to support her brother for living. Don't you find that pathetic?" Upon hearing Sheryl's statement, Peggy's profile turned dark.

'I can't say anything towards Sheryl, ' Peggy thought to herself, 'until I absolutely drain her from everything she has.'

Glancing at Peggy, Sheryl asked, "Aunt Peggy, I have the money ready. Do you have the IOU that you promised?"

"It's here," Peggy answered as she carefully took out a piece of paper from her purse. "Allen's signature was there as well, right beside mine," Peggy added in as she handed Sheryl the note.

When Sheryl's mere fingertips touched the note, Peggy reeled her hand back in with caution and eyed on Sheryl. "Where is it? Where's the money?"

"Don't worry, the money's in here," Sheryl answered with a scoff.

Taking out the card given to her by Charles, Sheryl revealed it to Peggy. In the card, there was an exact amount of 500, 000.

"The money's in the card but," Sheryl's tone was firm, "I will only hand you the card over after you give me the IOU." With her eyes glued to the bank card, Peggy couldn't bear to even tear her eyes away. To Peggy, it was a symbol of wealth and the feeling of euphoria filled her as she was the soon to be the owner.

In spite of the lingering feeling of doubt and hesitation she felt from Sheryl, Peggy still decided to pass the IOU to Sheryl, letting her greed for money take over her.

Putting on a fake but indiscernible smile on her profile, Peggy thanked Sheryl, "Thank you so much for saving me from what I thought was an unsolvable situation. I'm freed from all of my worries thanks to your help. You are a generous woman. Your heart is so kind to even help others from situations like these..."

"You're quite welcome, Aunt Peggy." Sheryl flashed a grin. "I'm happy to help." "I do want to help out Sue, after all. Sue's been through too much sorrow all these years. If I can help with lessening her stress and her pain, I'll do anything I could," Sheryl added in.

"Yes, yes..." Peggy responded dismissively. All of Peggy's attention was gone the moment Sheryl handed over the bank card into her hands. Peggy felt absolutely victorious. Right now, she only cared about the money in her hands and nothing else.

Having succeeded with their plan, it was time for Peggy to move on with her life. There was no use in wasting time simply chatting with Sheryl. Standing up from her seat, Peggy excused herself. "Well, Sher, I'l take my leave now," Peggy spoke. "I just remembered that I have important business to handle soon. I must take my leave."

"Oh, are you in a hurry?" Sheryl questioned with a surprised tone, though it didn't surprise her at all. "Wouldn't you like a cup of tea before leaving, Aunt Peggy?" Beaming brightly, Sheryl continued, "Sue's coming back soon! Let's both wait for her and have a cup of tea together. It won't take much of your time."

"Ah, thank you for the thought but," Peggy waved her arm in rejection, "I think it'd be best for me to leave rather than wait for Sue to arrive. You do remember what we just discussed, yes? A secret is a secret, after all. We agreed to avoid any chance for her to know about it. So, in order to keep it as a secret, I better go now I guess."

As soon as Peggy finished her sentence, she briskly walked away from Sheryl. She couldn't bear to stay even a second longer and didn't want to risk seeing Sue and revealing this valuable secret. After all, a secret should be kept hidden.

The moment Peggy left the home, coming down from the stairs was none other than Sue, who failed to hide her bitterness as Peggy trotted away with the bank card in her hands.

"My goodness. She acted as if she was going to die if she stayed any longer." Sue wryly smiled and sighed.

Patting Sue's shoulder, Sheryl tried to lighten up the mood. "It's alright. It's not the first time you knew her true colors, so don't feel sorry. She's not even worth your attention or your emotions."

Turning to Sheryl, Sue had a smile etched on her profile, but it wasn't one of happiness. Rather, it was a smile of pity. "I don't feel hurt. I just pity her," Sue responded.

As soon as Sue finished her sentence, she turned her heel and headed back upstairs. Despite her words, Sheryl knew that Sue was once again victimized by her mother. As Sue's friend, Sheryl chose not to follow Sue up the stairs and decided to give her personal space as Sue needed time to take in her emotions, after all.

From there, Sheryl found the time to send the note to Charles and left him to handle everything as he had her complete trust.

Despite having a nice house to live in, Sue still had to attend work every day. It wasn't all bad, as with Sheryl, Sue was not alone.

Noticing that Sue and Sheryl were terribly close with one another compared to the past, Holley quickly asked Sue to get in her office and got to the bottom of things between Sue and Sheryl.

The moment Sue arrived, Holley didn't spare a second for Sue to even greet her and shot the question immediately, "What has gotten into you?"

"What?" Sue replied with a confused expression. "What are you talking about?"

"I'm asking about you and Sheryl." Holley frowned. The questions kept on coming. "I think I made myself clear. You understood and agreed, didn't you? Since when did you and Sheryl become friends again?" Holley spat out, her words growing more firm. "Aren't you afraid that she'll..."

"Miss Ye," Sue cut Holley off. With eyes full of resolve, Sue continued, "I have made a big mistake. Sher was never the person I perceived her to be. I had gravely misunderstood her. Sheryl is a woman with a good heart and it pained me to only know that now as I was blinded by my own judgement. I'm terribly sorry."