The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 1741 Sorry To Bother You

"Money makes the world go round." The bartender agreed to help Charles get home to the Dream

Garden.

Leila was already waiting for Charles to come home by the time the bartender arrived at the Dream

Garden. When she caught sight of them, she then quickened her pace and said to the bartender, "I can

take over from here. Thanks for your help!"

The bartender nodded his head in agreement when he saw Leila. He then turned around and left the

Dream Garden.

Charles may have drunk too much, but he still knew what was going on, so Leila didn't have to carry

him inside.

"Charles, are you all right? Why did you drink so much?" Leila touched his forehead gently. She looked

so worried as she gazed at Charles.

Charles cracked a smile and murmured, "Sheryl, don't worry. I'm okay. I will be fine as long as you

won't leave me. Don't leave me, please?"

All the color in Leila's face drained upon hearing Sheryl's name. She glared at Charles—seething!

Charles was already lying on his bed. Leila nudged him, but he didn't respond anymore. Her eyes

instantly widened. She knew this was her opportunity, and she'd been waiting for this for so long.

"Charles?" Leila called.

Charles still didn't respond. This was how Leila confirmed that he was already sleeping.

Leila put his feet down and undressed him carefully. After that, she started taking photos of him. The

moment that she had been waiting for had finally come. She'd given Sheryl a live show before, and

here she was giving her an encore.

She planned to make it seem like they'd slept together. Leila knew how angry Sheryl would be if she

thought that Charles had slept with her. These photos were what Leila needed to convince Sheryl of

that. Even if Charles tried to deny or explain to Sheryl, she'd never believe him. Leila knew that Sheryl

would never forgive Charles after this.

At Sheryl's home

Sheryl was playing with her kids when her phone buzzed. Someone had texted her.

She wasn't really planning on checking her phone, but Clark had insisted. "Mom, your phone buzzed.

Go and check it!"

"It's fine. I can check it later," Sheryl said with a smile as she rubbed Clark's head.

"But what if it's an emergency?" Clark asked innocently.

Sheryl couldn't help but feel amused. She then burst into laughter. Shirley suddenly chimed in, "Mom,

Clark's right. You should check your phone."

She had no choice but to check her phone since her kids were insisting. She raised her arms as if to

admit defeat and said, "Okay, okay! I'm checking my phone!"

She grabbed her phone and glanced at the screen.

All she needed was one quick look. She was instantly startled. She felt as if her heart had skipped a

beat, and a chill ran down her spine until she felt it throughout her entire body.

Looking at the photos felt like something was piercing through her heart. The second time she asked

for a divorce, Charles didn't say anything, but she didn't think that it meant that Charles had moved on

with Leila.

Even though she could see how much time they'd been spending together, she didn't want to believe it.

But now that there were photos, she couldn't deny that Charles and Leila were already in a

relationship.

The photos showed the two of them in bed. Leila had a huge smile on her face, while Charles looked

tired and had his eyes closed. It was pretty easy to guess what they'd just been doing.

Besides, Leila wouldn't be in Charles' bedroom if he hadn't allowed her inside in the first place.

Sheryl could feel her heart racing. She clenched her hand into a fist until her veins visibly stood out at

the back of her hand.

"Sheryl, if you know what's good for you, you're going to leave Charles alone and just divorce him.

Don't bother us anymore. This is the best option for you. If you continue this, you're not going to like

how this will end."

Leila figured the photos weren't enough, so she sent a message to go along with it.

Sheryl's body started to tremble as she read the text message.

Shirley and Clark were quick to notice the change in Sheryl's face. Clark pulled Sheryl's arm and asked

softly, "Mom, what's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing. It's nothing." Sheryl tried her best to control herself so that she wouldn't cry in front of her

kids.

She was able to force a smile as she fondly rubbed Shirley and Clark's heads. When they didn't say Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

anything more, she continued, "It's getting late. You two should go to bed."

"Okay, Mom. We're going to bed. You take care of yourself, Mom, okay?" Clark said, acting older than

his age. He looked worried as he gazed at his mom.

"Clark's right. Mom, you've been coming home late recently. Since you're here earlier today, you should

go to bed early too," Shirley added in support.

At that moment, Sheryl was thinking of how lucky she was to have such wonderful kids like Shirley and

Clark. They were so good and thoughtful towards her. She smiled and nodded. It didn't take long for

the two to fall fast asleep.

Only then did Sheryl leave their room. She made her way to the living room, lost in her thoughts. She

didn't notice that her phone had slipped from her hand.

She couldn't get her mind off those photos. She could feel her heart twisting in pain. She hated Charles

so much. 'Why doesn't he want to sign those divorce papers if he's already moved on with Leila? Why

couldn't he just let me go?' Sheryl bitterly thought to herself.

Even though it was already getting late, she knew she couldn't wait until the next morning for this. She

dialed her lawyer's number.

"Hello, Miss Xia. It's quite late already. Is there an emergency?" he asked anxiously as soon as he

answered the call. He was afraid something had happened to Sheryl.

"No, Mason. I'm sorry to bother you so late. I was just wondering when I can finally get the divorce over

with. I just want it behind me as soon as possible."

Sheryl wanted nothing more than to be divorced from Charles, no matter what the cost. She'd do

anything, as long as she could get her divorce.

"I'm sorry, Miss Xia. I'm afraid we can't do anything else right now. The papers are already before the

court, and we have to follow protocol," Mason said helplessly.

Sheryl was disheartened upon hearing this.

After a long, awkward pause, Mason coughed, then asked rather bashfully, "Miss Xia? Are you still

there?"

"Oh, okay. I've got it. Sorry to bother you, Mason!"

Sheryl said to Mason politely. She asked a few more questions about the divorce before ending the

call.