The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 579 The Changed Attitude

"So, what happened after that? Did he find her?" The love story of Charles and Autumn had captured

Sheryl's imagination. Who could resist such a wonderful story? Charles loved autumn deeply. She

believed that a love like that was a gift from God and being separated from one another was a great

tragedy.

Isla shook her head, throwing Sheryl an ironic look. "Autumn has been missing for three years. I'm her

best friend and I nearly gave up on finding her. But Charles has never given up looking for her and

insists that Autumn is still alive."

'Loving Autumn so much, Charles must have felt instinctively that his wife is still alive, ' Sheryl sighed.

'It's hard to imagine what he must have been through during those years. It's his firm belief that Autumn

is alive that keeps him going.'

Sheryl had no idea why their story tugged at her heartstrings and why she cared so much what

happened to them.

"Something is off…" Sheryl said as an afterthought. Frowning at Isla, she asked,"If Charles truly loved

Autumn to such an extent like what you said, how come he had an affair with Leila and had Charlie as

a result?"

At the mention of Leila, Isla's countenance became grim. "Nobody knows for sure what kind of

relationship Charles had with Leila. Before Autumn vanished, Leila had been scheming to steal Charles

away from Autumn through any means possible. She had many tricks up her sleeve. Later, she also

disappeared around the same time as Autumn. When she came back, everybody was shocked to learn

that she has a little boy. I also don't know where the boy came from."

Sighing, Isla explained to Sheryl,"Miss Xia, Leila is a person of no consequence. Charles has never

been interested in her. Even with her son, she can't change anything. In Charles' heart and mind,

Autumn is the only woman that mattered."

"Why exactly are you telling me these things?" From the beginning, Sheryl had an odd feeling that Isla

was trying hard to explain Charles and Autumn's story to her. It was as if she was explaining Charles'

side of the story to her. But what could be her relation to all these things?

Whoever Charles loved, Autumn or Leila, was not her business. She was just listening as a third party.

As interesting as their story was to her, she would soon forget about it.

"I'm sorry, Miss Xia, you must think I'm a blabbermouth." Shaking her head, Isla realized that it was

understandable for Sheryl to be confused. Sheryl had no idea that she was Autumn who had lost her

memory. She didn't know that Isla was explaining for Charles' sake. "It's just that you look like my This content © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

friend. So every time I see you, I can't help but think about her."

Sheryl's eyes widened. "So you mean I look like your friend, Autumn?" Strangely enough, the

information upset her. Sheryl didn't mind if Isla mistook her for Autumn but she felt bad because

Charles might have also thought the same as Isla. Knowing how Charles felt about Autumn, Sheryl felt

uncomfortable.

What if Charles thought she was Autumn and that was why he was pursuing her?

"Yes, you really look like her." Laughing wryly, Isla said,"Don't mind me, Miss Xia. Today, I just really

needed someone to talk to. As Autumn has been missing for such a long time, I have no one to confide

in. As it is, I just have too much to say to her and when I saw you, I just got carried away."

"It's all right." Sheryl laughed and said,"I am greatly honored that you shared such a touching love story

to me."

"Miss Xia…" Reaching for Sheryl's hands, Isla said,"I heard that you came to Y City for business. Now

that you have finished your work here, would you consider living here for good?"

"I'm thinking about it." Smiling slightly, Sheryl confided to Isla,"Actually, I really like Y City, and I'm

seriously thinking if I will go back to America or stay here."

"So, what about just living here?" Eagerly waiting for Sheryl's reply, Isla saw the confusion in her eyes

and explained,"What I mean is you can just stay here with us. I have never seen Amanda so

compatible with someone. She really hits it off with Shirley. I think it's fate that brought you here," Isla

said. "I hope you can stay here."

Without saying anything, Sheryl just smiled noncommittally.

Her mind drifted to Leila. She thought that she must be going a little crazy because all her efforts in

ensnaring Charles were fruitless.

Suddenly a thought entered Sheryl's mind that made her sit up straight. 'Leila blamed me for hiding her

son. Is there a possibility that Charlie is missing?' The thought made her uneasy. She had grown to

love that little boy and she couldn't bear if something bad happened to him.

But then again, she thought, 'It doesn't concern me.

Charlie has parents. What right do I have to be worried about him?'

They sat talking at the café for most of the afternoon. Sheryl felt distraught as she thought about

Charlie. Isla invited them for dinner but Sheryl declined since she was feeling tired and she wanted to

go back to their place to rest.

Isla was clearly disappointed, but she didn't detain her.

It was only a ten-minute walk from the café to the hotel. Isla offered to drive them back but Sheryl

refused. Sheryl and Shirley walked hand-in-hand back to the hotel.

After the Fashion Show, most of the models, including Sue had already signed contracts with BM

Corporation and moved to the apartments provided by the company.

Since Sue left, she never contacted Sheryl. It made her feel sad because Sue was her trusted friend.

For the models who didn't sign contracts yet, some went back to America, and some continued to stay

at the hotel. But BM Corporation no longer paid their expenses.

Sheryl was an exception. BM Corporation was willing to absorb her into their Y City office as a contract

model. But they were not forcing her to make a decision.

'The more tolerant BM Corporation is to me, the more nervous I become, ' Sheryl thought.

While walking back to the hotel, Shirley surprised Sheryl by asking,"Sher, can I play with Amanda later

on?"

"Do you like her?" Sheryl asked her daughter, surprised. She couldn't believe that the two girls would

be so compatible with each other.

Shirley nodded excitedly and said to Sheryl,"I like Amanda and I want to live here."

Sheryl smiled but said nothing.

To stay or leave, was now the biggest dilemma in her mind. Even if she decided to stay, she didn't

know how to say that to Anthony.

They found Charles silently waiting for them at the hotel when they arrived.

Her first instinct when she saw Charles was to grab Shirley's hand and turn away. But Charles had

already seen them and hastily caught up with Sheryl. Catching Sheryl's arm, Charles knitted his brows

and asked,"What's going on? Why are you avoiding me?"

"Let me go!" Frowning, Sheryl shook off Charles's hand agitatedly. Looking up directly in his deep eyes,

she asked,"Mr. Lu, are you kidding me? Is there any reason why I should avoid you?"

Charles' eyes narrowed. He had no idea what had happened. 'Why did Sheryl suddenly changed her

attitude with me?'

"Sher, what's the matter with you?" Holding her chin up so she could meet his eyes, he asked,"Are you

still angry with me because of Leila? If so, I apologize to you. I…"