The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 1811 She Isn't Picking Up

Charles and Leila didn't return to the hotel for the entire night.

Melissa assumed this was a good thing. She couldn't fall back asleep, so she just decided to get up

even though it was still so early in the morning.

After she had her breakfast, she returned to her room. She thought of calling Leila to ask how things

went. Before she even took out her phone, someone suddenly knocked on her door.

'Who could be coming to my room so early in the morning?' she wondered as she walked to the door.

When she opened the door, she was surprised to find Leila.

'Why is she back at this time?'

"Leila?" Melissa said, puzzled. She looked at Leila from head to toe, wondering what was going on.

Suddenly, Leila's eyes turned red, and she burst into tears. Grief-stricken, Leila grabbed Melissa's arm

and stuttered, "Aunt Melissa… there was an accident…"

"What happened?" Melissa suddenly became nervous. 'Where's Charles? Did something happen to

him?' she thought to herself.

"Charles… Charles…" Leila couldn't even get a proper sentence out.

After pulling Leila into the room and closing the door, Melissa helped Leila sit on the couch. Then she

asked worriedly, "Leila, stop crying first. Can you tell me what happened? Where's Charles? What

happened to him?"

"Aunt Melissa, Sheryl pushed Charles into the ocean. The police were searching for him the whole

night, but they still haven't found him. I didn't know what to do," Leila said tearfully, while her body was

quivering.

"What did you say? Sheryl pushed Charles into the ocean?" Melissa gazed at Leila in terror.

Nodding, Leila continued, "Aunt Melissa, I saw it with my own two eyes. It was Sheryl who pushed

Charles. I don't know why the police even let her go. Charles is still missing! I'm so worried!"

"We should go to the police station right now and find Charles." Melissa's only hope was the police.

The most important thing they needed to do right now was find Charles.

Leila nodded. Along with Melissa, she headed to the police station again.

On their way, Melissa's mind was racing. 'How did this happen? I planned this so well. This was

Charles and Leila's chance to get to know each other better. What the hell is Sheryl doing here?' she

thought to herself.

"Why would Sheryl be there?" Melissa finally asked Leila.

Leila had no idea either. The moment she saw Sheryl on board, she thought, 'There's no way this is

just a coincidence. What would she be doing here?'

Even though Leila hated Sheryl, Leila had still done her research on Sheryl when she first tried to get

Charles. She knew for a fact that Sheryl didn't like parties, so she must have been at the party for

another reason.

Leila's eyes were sharp as she thought of this. "Aunt Melissa," Leila said flatly. "I think Sheryl knew that

I'm here. She purposely went there. I really doubt it was just a coincidence."

"Then how would Sheryl know?" Melissa had specifically told all the employees in the Shining

Company not to tell Sheryl where they were. So where would Sheryl possibly get that information?

"It was Isla. I bumped into her at the airport." Leila really didn't know for sure, but she just couldn't

shake off the feeling that this just wasn't all a coincidence. When she remembered that she had seen

Isla at the airport, her instinct was to connect the two incidents together.

"Damn it! Isla's just as bad as Sheryl!" The mere mention of Sheryl was enough to get Melissa all riled

up.

Soon they arrived at the police station. When the policeman in charge of Charles' case approached

them, Melissa started crying.

"Sir, please, help us. Please, help us find my son. I don't care how much money I have to pay. Please,

find him!" At that moment, Melissa didn't seem like a woman from a wealthy family—she was just like

an ordinary woman, who was merely longing for her son.

The policeman couldn't give Melissa a definite answer. The best he could do was to promise that they

would do what they could to save him. However, Melissa was visibly dissatisfied with this response.

"Leila saw it with her own two eyes!" she exclaimed. "It was Sheryl! Why did you let her go?"

Melissa was so frustrated that Sheryl wasn't paying for what she had done.

Looking at Leila then at Melissa, the policeman patiently explained, "We already checked the

surveillance footage. There's not really enough evidence to show that it was Sheryl. Rest assured that

we're going to continue this investigation, and we're doing what we can."

"How can I be assured? My son is still missing! The culprit is still out there! How could I calm down?

What do you expect me to do?" Melissa said hysterically.

She was getting old. What would she do without her only son?

The policeman could do nothing but try his best to pacify the agitated Melissa.

Leila was sensible enough to see that they could do nothing else here. "Aunt Melissa, we should get

back now," she murmured to Melissa. "I'm sure the police are trying their best to find Charles." Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

The policeman quickly chimed in, "Yes, ma'am. We're doing our best to help. Just give us time. I assure

you we're going to contact you as soon as we have more information."

Melissa finally agreed to go when she realized that she wasn't going to get any answers yet.

The police station wasn't far from the hotel, so they chose to walk back instead of taking a cab. Leila

could tell that Melissa was in deep thought, for she too was absorbed in her own thoughts.

All she wanted to be was Mrs. Lu, the wife of the CEO of Shining Company. If Charles had died then

that would never happen. As she thought of this, she turned restless.

While Leila wanted the fame and money that came along with being married to Charles, she also loved

him. She'd already spent so much time with Charles that she'd already fallen for him. Nevertheless, the

factor of love couldn't compare with other factors.

Leila's mind had instantly come up with a thousand scenarios the moment she saw Sheryl, but never

did she consider the possibility that something bad would happen to Charles. The most she could do

now was to stay with Melissa and make sure that nothing would happen to her. If Charles was really

gone, Melissa would be the only person that she could rely on.

"Where did that bitch go?" Melissa suddenly exclaimed as she turned to Leila. Rage was written all

over her face.

Shaking her head, Leila answered helplessly, "Aunt Melissa, I don't know."

"Call her right now." Melissa was so worried about Charles that she knew she just couldn't sit and do

nothing. Naturally, Sheryl was the first person who came to her mind. She needed to vent her anger out

on someone.

Without hesitation, Leila took out her phone and dialed Sheryl's number. However, Sheryl didn't pick up

her phone.

Leila tried calling her again but to no avail. "Aunt Melissa," said Leila. "She isn't picking up."