Chapter 1560 Nick''s Date With Cassie
"Sher, rk is such a good boy. He helped me a lot!" Joan praised him with a smile.
"Well, that''s Mom''s fault. Mom is sozy that I have learned to do a lot of work around the house all by
myself." Sheryl made a pitiable expression, as she looked apologetically toward her son.
"Come on, Mom! Don''t be like this. No one believes you! It''s time to call Shirley to get up. Or else we
are going to bete!" rk reminded his mom.
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As he spoke, he sounded like a responsible grown-up. It was a little embarrassing for Sheryl to be
treated like a kid by her son. Yet she could not help being so happy to have raised such a sensible son.
In response, she gave rk a shrug.
"Hurry up, Mom!" Seeing Sheryl standing still and staring at him, rk shouted and pushed Sheryl. At
that moment, Sheryl saw a sh of Charles in rk''s eyes. rk''s stern pupils were just as sharp and
piercing as Charles.
"Okay, my little king. I am going now!" Sheryl teased, as she headed straight to Shirley''s bedroom.
She knew Shirley must be sound asleep at the moment. However, Sheryl was aware of the ill effects of
indulging kids with a bad sleeping habit. Hence she nned to wake her up for inculcating the habits of
a disciplined life in her little girl.
"Shirley, it''s time for you to get up!" Sheryl called out, once she entered the bedroom. She gently
tossed off the quilt and nted a kiss on Shirley''s forehead.
In a daze, Shirley opened her bleary eyes. When she saw Sheryl''s face, she let out a happy smile.
Wow! What a beautiful start to the day. Sheryl felt ted to see such a bright smile on Sheryl''s face.
Silently, she counted her blessings. How much joy and love had been brought into her life because of
these little cherubs. Tears welled up in her eyes. She thought in her heart, ''Everything has been so
wonderful, living with the Lu family, and the future will be as promising as the old days.''
"Mom, allow me to sleep some more! I still feel so sleepy!" Shirley begged. She covered her eyes with
her little hands and shook her head.
But Sheryl remained firm and refrained from indulging her daughter.
Realizing that she had no other option than following her mother''s instructions, Shirley slowly sat up.
Despite a trace of displeasure on her little round face, Shirley didn''tin or refuse to obey her
mother.
"Mom, where is rk?" Shirley asked as she averted her eyes aside, intending to check and wake her
brother, but she didn''t see rk.
"rk is already up! He is in the kitchen helping the cook. So Shirley is a little bitte to get up this
morning! Come on now, wake up and freshen up," Sheryl said as she stepped aside to give space to
Shirley to dress up by herself.
As far as Sheryl was concerned, it was important for her that her kids learned the basic skills in life by
themselves. She had stopped helping the kids with changing clothes a long time back. Now Shirley and
rk had grown rather independent in so many ways, just as Sheryl had expected.
A soon as Shirley learned that rk was helping the cook in the kitchen, Shirley couldn''t wait to get
ready and rush into the kitchen to see what was happening there.
"rk, Auntie Joan, what are you cooking? It smells so delicious!" Shirley''s voice sounded just like
jingle bells, spreading joy and warmth in everyone''s heart. Everyone felt mellow and their hearts melted
in an instant.
When Sheryl and Joan watched Shirley run over to rk and take her brother''s hand, both of them
exchanged a smiling nce.
"Eggs, porridge, and bread!" rk said calmly as he checked the food. Then he took Shirley to the
other side, making room for Sheryl to prepare breakfast.
Sheryl was so relieved to see rk''s gesture as a responsible brother and son. Absorbed in joy and
happiness, she stayed where she stood without making a move.
"Mom, if you don''t intend to give me and Shirley a ride, you still have to go to work on time. So I think
you should start to prepare breakfast now." rk felt a little startled to see his mother was still in a
daze.
It was slightly unlike their mom they used to know. She always acted as a responsible and proactive
adult, but the way Sheryl behaved at the moment seemed to be quite unlike an adult.
"Fine, fine, it''s all Mom''s fault. I apologize for the dy. So, can you please enjoy breakfast now?
Shirley, this is for you…" Sheryl heart was filled with joy to have the kids around.
When rk saw Sheryl in such a contented mood, a smile spread over his face. He thought to himself,
''Eventually, Mom is willing to smile!
Those days, I have seen Mom putting on a gloomy face most of the times. She has even aged a lot
because of that. I am so afraid that Mom will lose all her charm and fail to attract Dad anymore.''
"rk, here you are! Take it quickly!" Sheryl handed another bowl to rk. rk was startled, as he
was still stuck in his thoughts. Luckily, Sheryl was not able to read his mind; lest, she would be pissed
off by her son''s ridiculous spection.
"Thank you, Mom!" rk cutely nodded his head. He turned to look at his sister. Seeing Shirley''s face
covered with porridge, he gave her a look of revulsion. He remarked, "Shirley, can''t you just eat your
breakfast more elegantly? You should learn from Lydia."
To everyone''s surprise, Shirley burst into tears upon being mocked by rk.
Sheryl tensed at once. To find out what had led to Shirley''s sobs, Sheryl asked gently, "Shirley, are you
okay? Don''t cry. Was it something your brother said? Don''t be hurt. rk was just joking with you…"
"Mom, rk loves Lydia. He doesn''t love me anymore! He said I was ugly. I am not a well-behaved
girl..." Shirley continued to whimper.
Helpless, Sheryl shot rk an using look, and rk was embarrassed. He looked down
immediately to avoid Sheryl''s gaze.
Feeling a little wronged, rk whined in his heart, ''Humph, to be urate, I didn''t say she was ugly.
Besides, I am just telling the truth. Lydia is surely better than Shirley when ites to manners.''
Sheryl looked at Shirley again. Seeing that Shirley still disyed an unhappy face, she nodded her
head and sighed. Still, Sheryl knew how it would y out. Shirley always looked up to her brother. And
as far as Sheryl was concerned, he would always offer an apology tofort Shirley and make her
stop crying. But this time, rk seemed to have something else going on in his mind so he didn''t
"Shirley, if you don''t eat, then you won''t get the nutrition to grow up. And one day, rk will grow much
taller than you, while you will still be too short. People will think of you as a young girl, and treat rk
as an adult!"
Before Sheryl finished her words, Shirley stopped crying and started to use the spoon to deliver
porridge from the bowl to her mouth. Clearly, Sheryl''s words did the trick.
rk felt grateful for her mother''s help. He felt rueful for making his sister cry.
Witnessing the harmonious moment between mother and kids, Joan felt happy and her lips curved into
a smile.
After breakfast, Joan sent the kids to school, and Sheryl headed straight to herpany. Sheryl had a
very important meeting lined up early in the morning which required her to reach the office ahead of
time. Hence she had no time to drop the kids off at school by herself.
At Lansh Technology
Shortly after Nick recovered and got released from the hospital, he went back to work. He didn''t want to
waste time staying home and waiting until his full recovery.
At the moment, Nick was busy with a design program. He focused all his attention on the job he had in
hand. He needed to do it well andplete it in time. As after this, he had a nned date with Cassie
that night. And it was the first time they were going out since he got back together with her. So it was
important and Nick couldn''t afford to bete.
Time flies. Even though Nick was still in the middle of the task, the clock ticked away and was about to
hit quitting time.
Despite growing a little anxious as he eyed the fleeting time, Nick still felt confident that he would get it
done before calling it a day.
Nick had sent a message to Cassie well in advance and promised to pick up her after work. He would
surely keep his word.
At the hospital, time seemed to havee to a standstill for Cassie. She kept checking the watch on
her wrist, after receiving Nick''s message. The remaining time Cassie had for her duty seemed to
proceed in a very sluggish manner.
The head nurse had helped a patient change his infusion and came back to the ward which Cassie had
taken over. She found out Cassie was staring at her watch. Being an experienced senior, the woman
was wise enough to read Cassie''s mind. She teased, "Well, Cassie, are you eager to go on a date after
work?"
Cassie got rather embarrassed and didn''t know how to respond. Bashful, she tried to deny, "Matron,
what are you talking about? I was just about to…"
"To do what? By the way, to be honest about Nick, I kind of like that guy! However, many girls have
their eyes on good men. So if you really love him, you should take prompt action. Do not miss the
opportunity!" The head nurse stared into Cassie''s eyes, with a meaningful look. Her expression exuded
sheer sincerity and earnestness.
"Thanks, I will!" Cassie''s face turned crimson just like a ripe red apple.
Then the head nurse checked the time. She reminded Cassie, "Go to Bed No. 16 and check the
patient. If his conditions are fine, then change his infusion. Then you can get off duty!"
"Really?" It was beyond Cassie''s expectation that the head nurse would allow her to leave so early
tonight.
Noticing Cassie''s startled face, the olddy smirked, "What? Just five minutes earlier. Don''t you want to
get off earlier? Fine, let''s work ording to the usual timetable then!"
On purpose, she stopped talking and was ready to leave the ward.
"Matron, please don''t be like this. Of course, I want to get off work early tonight. I am going to change
the infusion right away!" It was a rare asion for nurses to get off duty on time. So it was rather
normal for Cassie to be surprised when the head nurse told her to get off work so early.
Cassie trotted to the sickroom the head nurse had asked her to go to. Watching Cassie''s back, the old
Cassie was happy that she was finally about to get off work. In the changing room, she studied herself
in the mirror, checking her make-up as well as her attire.