The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1878

"Thank you!" Sheryl said and gave a cordial nod to David before taking her seat in the car. Sheryl looked much more polite and distant with David now.

David felt this sudden formal behavior was very uncomfortable. He wanted to say something to Sheryl. But after quite some time of indecisiveness and hesitation, he could not make out where to begin. So he gave up.

Soon David drove Sheryl to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Sheryl looked at the marriage certificate in her hand. It would be replaced with a divorce certificate soon. Sheryl's heart became heavy, and she could not hold her tears anymore. Sheryl quickly wiped the tears as they started to slide down her beautiful face. She tried to act tough as she told herself that the man was not worth her tears.

"Ma'am, we have arrived," David called out to Sheryl when he saw that she was still sitting with her head down and did not even notice that the car had stopped outside the Civil Affairs Bureau.

"Fine. Thank you." Sheryl got off the car briskly, as if she was mentally prepared for the divorce.

Charles had been waiting for them for a long time. Sheryl walked in with her head lowered as if she was completely detached from her surroundings. Naturally, she did not notice that there was no one here besides Charles and herself in the entire Civil Affairs Bureau.

Anger had already gotten the better of Sheryl. She took a look at Charles and spoke to him angrily, "I just want my two kids. I can give up everything else. Just finish it off as soon as possible!"

"Fine! Let's just get it done!"

Charles also looked indifferent, and he did not even try to persuade Sheryl to give it a second thought. It was as if all of this fuss had nothing to do with him.

Sheryl tried with all her might to hold herself together through the process. She followed Charles' guidance at every step, and they did not exchange a single word, except for the times when it was an absolute necessity.

After the whole process was completed, Sheryl felt as if she had lost a limb. Her heart broke into pieces. However, she did not want to show her vulnerability to Charles. So she grabbed her divorce documents and left the Civil Affairs Bureau immediately.

Seeing that, Charles immediately followed her out and grabbed her. He looked into her eyes and said, "We are divorced now. There is no point for you to stick around or be near me. Get lost now, and I don't want to see you again. Ever!" Charles stared at Sheryl with some disdain. He had never liked creating a scene out on the street.

Sheryl shook off Charles' grip forcefully. She looked at him, eyes red, and said to him in a cold and flat tone, "Charles, let's get one thing clear. You are the one who is getting in my way. Not the other way around!"

At this stage, she just wanted a clean and benign breakup since they had stopped loving each other. However, this humble wish was far from being granted. How could he say something so mean like this right after their divorce?

Having said that, Sheryl shot a disappointed look at Charles and then ran away.

Charles just stood there, staring at Sheryl's receding figure with his eyes full of sadness.

"Sir, it might not be appropriate for me to speak in this matter, but why did you have to say something like that?" David looked at Charles with a bewildered expression on his face. He knew for sure that it must have pained Charles gravely to see Sheryl getting hurt in this way.

"If I had not said that, she would not have left like that. I was only trying to make it easier for her." Charles' voice was at its all-time low as he spoke. He knew that he was wrong. However, he had to focus on what mattered the most, which was to protect her from any threat. Painful as this divorce was, he could still survive it. And more importantly, so could she.

"Very well sir. What's next? Is there anything else that I can do for you?" David understood that Charles was in a devastating state of mind at the moment. So he tried to change the topic and distract Charles from all this.

"I am fine for the time being. Thanks. Just take me back to the company. There is something that I need to attend to personally." Charles did not want to even utter a single word at the moment, so he said something just to end this conversation.

David sensed Charles' intention and decided to give him the space he needed at the moment. He gave up his attempt to strike up a conversation to take Charles' mind off the divorce.

Sheryl, still holding the signed divorce paper, was in no better shape. She hid from everyone and almost cried her eyes out. She had never anticipated that their relationship would end like this. It felt like the darkest moment in her life.

After she had gathered herself back together, Sheryl tried to bring herself to accept the fact that they were already divorced. There was no turning back from this now.

First, she went back to the company to handle some business matters. Then she headed to the kindergarten to pick up her kids.

Lastly, they drove straight to the airport.

"Mum, where are we going? Why are we in such a hurry?" Clark looked at Sheryl feeling confused.

Sheryl was a little pale despite the forced smile she was carrying on her face. She patted Clark's head and said, "Clark, I am going to take you and Shirley far away from here. Just to get out of town for a change of pace. Would you accompany your mum?"