The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 1790 What Are Your Thoughts

Isla walked past Phoebe, smiled at her, and said, "Don't worry. Sheryl will be fine. I'll talk to her."

"Okay, Ms. Zhao. I'll book your favorite western dish for lunch," Phoebe exclaimed.

Phoebe felt assured to hear that Isla would talk to Sheryl. The first thing that popped into her head was

to do something to make the day more endearing for both Isla and Sheryl. Hence, she offered to order

their favorite dish for lunch.

"Phoebe, you seem to be so concerned about Sheryl. Why don't you care as much for me?" Isla

feigned displeasure on her face.

Phoebe pulled her face and smirked at Isla.

Her reaction did not go unnoticed. Isla smiled as she watched Phoebe from the corner of her eye; while

she strode ahead to Sheryl's office. Taking long brisk steps, Isla barged in without even bothering to

knock on the door.

Inside Sheryl's office, she was lost in thought. The sudden intrusion pulled her back from her reverie,

and she stiffened her torso immediately as a mark of alertness. She raised her head and saw that it

was Isla who had barged in. 'Right, it would be her. Who else would be so rude?' Sheryl thought to

herself flippantly.

Isla had a stiff frown on her angry face.

"Isla, can you enter my office in a more polite manner?" Sheryl said indifferently.

"Sheryl, what's wrong with you?" Isla out rightly ignored Sheryl's question and continued to stare at her,

feigning an angry look.

Sheryl was bewildered for a moment and looked at Isla's face for a clue. Then, she guessed that

Phoebe must have told Isla something. Knowing that Isla would not let this pass so easily, Sheryl

heaved a sigh and answered slowly, "Clark said that he wanted to see Charles today. I didn't know how

to tell him."

Isla's face turned grim as she heard Sheryl speak. She pulled a chair in front of Sheryl's desk and

heaved a sigh. With the frown still there on her face, she looked intently at Sheryl's face and said,

"What are your thoughts? It is okay to let Charles see the kids, but you have to think carefully about

how you're going to handle the relationship between you and Charles."

All of a sudden, Isla became serious, and Sheryl felt as if the final bell in the examination had rung, and

she was yet to complete her paper. The feeling of ultimatum stung deep in her heart. She wasn't

prepared for that yet. 'Isla is right. It is high time that I make up my mind. I can't keep dragging this out

anymore. It seems to be our destiny to be separated. So why procrastinate? It's better to break up with

him as soon as possible. Neither Charles nor I can make the final decision. That's why the matter is still

dragging, ' Sheryl thought.

"Rest assured Isla. I know what to do." Sheryl forced a smile on her face as she tried to speak with

confidence. But her voice trembled, revealing her weakness.

Isla had her eyes fixed on Sheryl's face as she knew that Sheryl was just pretending to be alright. 'Oh,

my goodness! She's saying the same thing again. When can she just change and tell me the truth?'

Isla roared in her heart.

She was irritated to see Sheryl in the same indecisive condition. Suddenly, Isla rose from her seat and

banged her hands down on the table in a great fury.

Sheryl jumped with surprise in her seat as it was unexpected. She looked at Isla with her eyes wide

open in disbelief. Sheryl then feigned a pitiable expression on her face and said, "My dear, why are you

so angry?"

"Stop that Sheryl! Come on! I don't believe that you can handle everything this well. Just tell me! What

do you really think about your relationship with Charles?"

Isla was point-blank and blunt in her approach. She knew that as long as Leila was entangled with

Charles in some way or the other, he would never be able to love Sheryl wholeheartedly. Hence, given

the situation, it would be better for Sheryl to stay away from Charles. Even though it was quite

unfortunate for Charles and Sheryl, who were so deeply in love with each other, to part ways like that.

Nevertheless, it would ensure one thing—at least Sheryl wouldn't get hurt anymore.

However, Sheryl was still indecisive about the whole thing, and she felt extremely weary, even thinking

along those lines. Hence, when Isla forced her to think about this issue, she really had no idea what to

do. She just wanted to end their conversation. At last, she said in a serious tone, "Isla, I understand

that you're worried about me. But trust me, please. I know what I should do. Alright?"

Sheryl's face had turned absolutely grim as she spoke. Isla had never seen her like that. She felt that

Sheryl was trying to create a wall around her so that no one could barge in. Isla kept staring at Sheryl

with her mouth agape.

Rising from her chair, Sheryl slowly walked over to Isla. She held Isla's hand and beamed at her. "Dear

Isla, don't you trust me?"

"I didn't trust you last time because I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to protect yourself.

Remember that whatever happens, you will always find me by your side. No one is allowed to hurt

you," Isla responded, her voice equally stern and serious, very different from her normal tone.

Sheryl was deeply touched by Isla's words. She gave her a tight hug, and at the same moment, she fell

into deep thought. She couldn't figure out what she should do now. She had lost control over the entire

matter—her fate wasn't in her own hands.

The two friends continued to chat over other things before they went back to their respective work. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

After lunch, Isla again came to Sheryl's office for some company matters.

However, Sheryl wasn't in her office.

'She was in the office just now. Where could she have gone?' Isla thought.

Just as Isla turned around to leave Sheryl's office, she was stopped by back to back message alerts on

Sheryl's phone, which was lying on the desk.

The repeated beeping sound from Sheryl's mobile piqued Isla's curiosity. She stepped back towards

Sheryl's desk, thinking that it might be urgent and that Sheryl might not be back in a moment. Isla

picked up the phone from Sheryl's desk and keyed in the password to unlock it.

When the screen was unlocked, a few messages popped up immediately.

As soon as the content of the messages was revealed on the phone screen, Isla's eyes went wide

open. Gradually her face changed into a disgusted expression as she swiped across the screen. Isla

had expected to see some work-related messages, but what she got to see was absolutely unexpected

and shocking, to say the least. In a matter of a few moments, Sheryl's phone screen had been flooded

with photos of Leila and Charles being intimate with each other.

The photos featured Leila and Charles shopping for clothes. Every moment was meticulously captured

to show the candid bond between Leila and Charles. Leila helped him to size the clothes. And Charles

didn't seem to reject such an intimate action!

Isla grew angry at seeing the growing closeness between the two. After the apparel shop, the two

seemed to have gone to a jewelry shop. There were photos of Charles helping Leila put on a necklace.

He seemed to be so gentle. And there was a hearty smile on Leila's face!

Arching her brows, Isla flipped through the photos. After a few repeated frames, Isla stopped at a shot

where Leila was lying into Charles' chest while watching a movie. Isla couldn't help cursing out loud

with gritted teeth.

She was so infuriated that her entire body started to tremble. Her face went red; her eyes burned, and

her ears felt warm. Anger had taken control of her body, and she seemed to have lost control of her

own muscles. She tightened her grasp on Sheryl's phone, otherwise, it would have fallen to the ground.

As Isla went through the photos, repeated message alerts were indicating that more photos had been

sent in.

She saw Charles and Leila eating steak together.

And Charles was cutting the steak for Leila! How could Isla stand that? 'Was he ever so caring for

Sheryl before?' Isla thought to herself.

"Damn, Charles! Don't you ever show up again! I'll punch you to death!" Isla shouted in anger.

She then took a look at the number from which the photos were sent. It was a strange number. 'Who

could this person be? Is the person trying to anger Sheryl deliberately?' Isla thought.

The same moment that she thought of calling the person back, a new message hit the inbox once

again.

She quickly opened the message and saw a huge cruise ship in the photo. However, there was no

Charles or Leila.

Isla stared blankly at the cruise ship, trying to decipher what it meant. Just then, another message

popped up. The message read: "Do you want to see know where Leila and Charles will be tomorrow?

Keep an eye on the cruise ship Twilight's party tomorrow!"