The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 511 Delicious

"Oh well, I'm fine," Sheryl answered as she came back to her senses. She grabbed and hugged her

loving daughter tightly in her arms. With a worried look on her face, she stared at her and thought to

herself, 'Should I take Shirley with me?

But I am unsure if I can spend some time taking care of her and keeping her company. What should I

do?'

Defeated by hunger, Shirley finally opened her mouth,"Sher, do we have food? I'm starving."

Tony often dropped by to carry ingredients and cook dinner for her. Today, however, he didn't come. So

she had to count on her mother.

The single mother, after hearing out her daughter, looked around and glanced at the wall clock. It was

already about eleven o'clock. Realizing she didn't go to the market to grab some ingredients, she

hurried to the living room in an attempt to check the refrigerator and see what she could use. The last

time Anthony came, he filled the fridge with snacks and other food. But as she opened the fridge, apart

from fruits and yogurt, there were only two tomatoes inside.

Surely, you can't make something out of nothing. Sheryl let out a deep sigh at the sight of the empty

fridge. She grabbed an apple, washed it and handed it to the little girl. "Have an apple first. I'll go to the

market to grab some ingredients and make you something good," she said.

Upon seeing her mother so unprepared, Shirley shook her head in disappointment. She sighed and

thought, 'I finally understood why Tony said mom couldn't even take care of her own life.'

She continued to whine, 'I wonder why Tony didn't come to visit me these days. It seems like he had a

fight with Sher. Maybe I should do something to let them to make peace with each other. Just when will

Sher stop causing trouble?'

Feeling her stomach grumbling, Shirley then took a huge bite at the apple her mother gave her.

Feeling sorry at the sight of her hungry daughter, Sheryl turned on the TV and let Shirley watch her

favorite cartoon show. As she was getting ready to head out to the market, she heard the doorbell

ringing. Excited at the thought that it could be Anthony, she strode to the door cheerfully. After opening

the door, she found Sue standing instead. A look of disappointment was seen on her face. She then

greeted Sue with less vigor,"Hey Sue! What brought you here?"

Seeing the disappointment all over Sheryl's face, Sue asked,"Were you expecting somebody else?

Don't you want to see me?"

She further added,"Well, I just came to bring my sworn daughter some food to eat. I should better take

my leave now that I've dropped it off. It seems like I'm not welcome here at all."

"No! You got me wrong!" Shirley exclaimed. "Come in please and make yourself at home," Shirley

added while inviting Sue with glee and eyes beaming with delight. And just like seeing her life saver,

she held on to the arms of her displeased visitor and hastily dragged her inside. "Come on! Why are

you so serious? Who would dare marry you if you keep having that bad temper?" she jokingly said.

"You!" Sue faltered with her face turning red from anger. Sheryl playfully took the bag from Sue, opened

it and saw some hot, good food.

After hearing loud voices at the doorstep, Shirley stood up to see what the commotion was about.

Shirley exclaimed at the sight of her sworn mother,"Aunt Sue!"

She sprinted towards her and threw herself into her arms. "I missed you!" she said lovingly.

The appearance of her sworn mother made the little girl forget how hungry she was. With a bright and

enthusiastic smile, Sue bent down, stretched out her arms and hugged the adorable girl. "I missed you

so much, my little sweetheart. You're such a good girl. Unlike your mother, she is not cute at all. Never

be like her, okay?" she murmured.

Sheryl left the two alone and prepared the table. "Shirley, you said you were hungry," Sheryl said to

intentionally break the two off. She further added,"Come here now! The table's ready. Go ahead and

have a taste of what Sue brought you!"

Sheryl gestured her daughter to have some lunch.

After hearing the word "food", the little girl excitedly slipped away from Sue's arms, ran towards the

table and climbed on her high chair.

As Shirley left her arms and headed towards the table, Sue felt a little upset. She grumbled,"How could

both of you treat me like this? I don't deserve this!"

"Oh, come on Sue! Will you stop whining?" Sheryl said jokingly as she took Sue's hand and invited her

to have a meal with them. "You mustn't have eaten yet. Join us then," Sheryl said. "Come on now! It's

been such a long time since you came and visited us. Eating a meal with us isn't too much, right?" she

further added with a wide smile on her face.

She then thought to herself, 'I might have lost my memory, but I'm so lucky to have both Anthony and

Sue by my side. They made things a lot easier for me.

Without them, I would never have made it alone.'

At the sight of good food, Sheryl excitedly took a bite of the braised pork chop in front of her. To her

surprise, the taste was really familiar. She thought, 'This tastes like what Anthony cooks. Could it be…'

She then turned her head and looked at Sue, her best friend, full of doubts.

Ignoring Sheryl's gaze, Sue lowered her head and ate anxiously.

Seeing Sue's tensed expression, Sheryl thought that the food must've really been cooked and given by

Anthony. The truth was, she was pleased and touched at how thoughtful her boyfriend was. Despite

their recent argument, he was still worried at her and Shirley's health. She was indeed really thankful

for being loved by him.

Without thinking too much, Sheryl played dumb and simply enjoyed the food. Despite trying to hide it,

her honest daughter frankly blurted out the words,"Aunt Sue, did Tony give this to you? It tastes just

like how Tony cooks it. It is really delicious!"

After hearing Shirley say these words, Sheryl stopped her and lectured,"Haven't I told you before not to

talk while eating?"

"Go on, and enjoy your meal before it gets cold. It's your favorite braised pork chop, right?" Sheryl

added.

'She really is my daughter. Like me, she loved ribs so much that she never gets sick of eating them, '

she thought to herself while letting out a faint smile.

Sue felt that Sheryl knew all along that the food was actually sent by Anthony, yet remained silent at

the presence of her daughter.

After their lunch, the full little girl felt sleepy. Shirley was used to taking an afternoon nap. Seeing her

daughter yawn time to time, she carried her sweet girl and headed towards her bedroom. She lulled her

to sleep before leaving the bedroom.

While waiting, Sue relaxingly lounged in the sofa. Watching Sheryl go out from the bedroom, she asked

blandly,"Is she asleep already?"

Sheryl nodded silently so as not to wake her sleeping daughter. She headed to the fridge, grabbed

some fruits and came over to Sue. "Do you want some?" Sheryl asked and sat beside Sue.

Sue intended to wait for Sheryl to ask and talk about Anthony. However, Sheryl didn't even mention his

name, not even once. Upon slowly losing her patience, she finally gave in and asked,"So what

happened between you and Anthony, huh?"

Sue found Anthony a really good fit for her best friend and had high opinions of him. She often told her

that no other man would be as excellent as Anthony and more fitting to be her boyfriend. In her eyes,

he was perfect in almost all aspects. Not only was he a hunk, but was well-off as well. More

importantly, he had done a good job in taking care of both Shirley and Sheryl. Such a good man like

him was so hard to find.

"Did he call you?" Sheryl worriedly asked. She then thought to herself, 'I never should've said those Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

mean words to him. He always treated me and Shirley well. Moreover, he treats Shirley like his own. I

am more than indebted to him than anyone else.

I totally regret it, but my pride keeps stopping me from saying sorry to him.'

"Yes, he actually did," Sue replied as her brows furrowed. She added,"I was sleeping at home and was

planning to get up late. I finally had my long-awaited day-off, you see. My phone rang and upon seeing

Anthony's call, I excitedly answered his call. I thought he was going to ask me out on a date, but he

called me instead to help him deliver you and Shirley lunch. It was so annoying."

After saying these, Sue stopped for a moment and stuffed a piece of honeydew into her mouth. She

continued,"Sher, I don't understand. Did he do anything wrong? Just why did you get mad at him?"

Sue then thought to herself, 'To be honest, Sheryl is an excellent woman, but Anthony is way more

outstanding. His background, capabilities and status are of a different level than Sheryl's.

After all, she is a single mother. The society thinks differently of her. But Anthony has not only accepted

her, but treated her daughter like her own. He really is a good man.

But it seems like Sheryl doesn't cherish him the same way.'