The Apple of My Eye

The following day, Sheryl woke up later than usual, which was a rarity.

Sheryl was used to getting up as early as Clark and Shirley. The kids needed to get to school early, and she had wanted to make breakfast for them.

So she couldn't help but wonder why she had gotten up so late that day.

Sheryl pressed her hands against her forehead. She was feeling dizzy. The previous night, she wasn't able to sleep as she was having nightmares. While she couldn't exactly remember what her nightmare was, she remembered very well that she felt helpless in her dream. Thus, she wasn't able to sleep well.

She didn't even have time to shower anymore. She hurriedly dressed up before going to the kids' room. It turned out that the kids were already at school as she had expected. Joan had been so busy with work around the house and taking care of the kids, especially the past few days, that she decided to give Joan another raise.

Sheryl was deep in thought as she went back to her room to take a shower since she now had time. When she went downstairs, Joan was just coming in.

"Ms. Xia, good morning." Joan saw Sheryl standing in the living room as soon as she came in. She then asked, "Have you had breakfast? I can prepare your breakfast." "Relax, Joan. Are the kids at school already?"

Joan put down her bag and said, "Yes, they're already at school. You just got out of the hospital. You should rest first. I can help with the children. Don't worry about it." "Thank you very much!" Sheryl said sincerely.

Joan's face flushed upon hearing this. She smiled back and said, "Well, it's my job to take care of you and the children. You're the best employer I've had. Okay, I need to prepare your breakfast now. I'll call you when it's ready."

Joan hurried to the kitchen to make breakfast. As Sheryl watched her, she couldn't help but feel warm inside.

All of a sudden, Sheryl felt happy and satisfied with her life right now.

As long as she left behind the people who weren't good to her, she could actually be happy.

After Sheryl had breakfast, she helped Joan clean the kitchen. Then she went to their small balcony garden. She was happy to see that the flowers she had planted were already blooming. She started removing weeds and spraying the flowers with pesticides.

After that, it was time to have lunch. Sheryl wiped away the sweat on her forehead and took a deep breath.

When she was done working on the small garden, she didn't feel dizzy anymore. She beamed at the blooming flowers that she had planted.

In the kitchen, Joan was making lunch. Upon seeing Sheryl enter the apartment, she said, "Ms. Xia, why don't you clean up first before having your lunch? You're sweating!"

Sheryl nodded in agreement, then headed upstairs.

When she returned to her bedroom, she noticed that her phone was buzzing with new messages. Upon checking it, she saw that the messages were from Damian. "Sher, have you had lunch? What are you going to eat? You just got out of the hospital. You should be eating only healthy food. Make sure you're eating right!"

"It's a fine day today. Why don't you take a walk outside? So you're not just at home. Go out and smell the flowers!"

"I didn't realize the time! What are you doing?"

As Sheryl read through the messages, she was overwhelmed with mixed emotions. She read the messages again and again. She then realized that Damian was just being a good friend to her. He hadn't said anything that made Sheryl suspect otherwise.

Sheryl put down her phone and sighed.

After hesitating for a while, she finally wrote back a response. It read, "I'm getting ready for lunch. Thanks for the advice."

Not a second had passed when Damian sent back a response.

"What are you going to eat?"

Sheryl was taken aback, and she responded, "I don't know."

Damian shot back a message at once.

"Make sure that you eat something light."

Sheryl hesitated before responding.

After a while, she sent back a short message.

"Okay."

Sheryl waited for a few minutes, but Damian didn't reply anymore. Sheryl finally felt relaxed.

All of a sudden, Sheryl opened her Moments to check out some new Moments.

Sheryl widened her eyes when she realized what she had just done. Damn it!

She had just liked one of Charles' Moments.

How stupid she was! She had liked Charles' Moments.

As soon as she realized it, she immediately disliked it. She didn't even look at what Charles had posted. Even though it was already too late, she still disliked the post.

After Sheryl put down her phone, she still felt very nervous. She walked back and forth in her bedroom. All of a sudden, someone sent a message to her.

She stopped, thinking it must be Charles.

She was afraid to read it. For a while, she didn't move until she'd finally decided to read the message.

However, it wasn't from Charles. It was a stranger wanting to add her on WeChat. She heaved a sigh of relief.

Unfortunately, it was Vicky who was trying to add her on WeChat.

Sheryl grew upset upon seeing this name.

She didn't expect that Vicky would add her on WeChat. Why would she want to be in contact with her, especially since she and Charles were already divorced? Was it really necessary to add her on WeChat?

Sheryl smiled coldly.

Sheryl merely left the notification. She put her phone aside and went downstairs.

After having her lunch, Sheryl returned to her room to rest. When she'd woken up, she checked her phone, and no one had sent her a message. Suddenly, Isla called her.

"Sher, did you rest well today? Are you feeling better?" Isla asked in a sweet voice.

Pressing her lips tightly together, Sheryl didn't tell Isla that she had accidentally liked Charles' Moments. She just said, "I did some work in the balcony garden, so I was pretty tired, but I'm already well-rested." "Of course. You need to rest and exercise. What do you have planned this afternoon? Do you want to watch a movie with me?" Isla suggested excitedly.

Sheryl grew excited as she wanted to go to the cinema too.

Since she and Charles had divorced, she hadn't seen a movie, but she recalled how much she enjoyed seeing movies.

But Isla was still supposed to be at work, so how could she see a movie with Sheryl?

"You're the boss. You need to set a good example. You're not supposed to be off work yet. How can you go to the movies with me?" Sheryl asked slyly.

Isla grinned knowingly as she responded, "I won't be so stupid as to tell them I'm going to the movies. I can just say I'm going to visit you since you just got out of the hospital, right?"

Sheryl was speechless. Whatever Isla wanted to do, she always found a way to make it happen.

"What time are you picking me up?" Sheryl knew that Isla wouldn't allow her to drive on her own. Isla said, "You have half an hour to get ready. Remember to dress up!"