The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1925

Ferry, unable to control himself, finally made the phone call. Leila answered it immediately.

"Are you kidding me, Leila?" Ferry yelled over the phone, exasperated at how Leila had behaved.

"Don't shout at me! You've terrorized me," Leila retorted. She put a hand on her chest before she continued, "Don't be like that, Ferry."

"Do you take me for a fool? I have been actively competing against Charles for countless engineering projects, and I've always lost. Please, don't tell me that you had a hand in all of this," Ferry said through gritted teeth. He was trying his best to control his anger.

If it was up to him, he would have beaten Leila up. However, he acknowledged that she was still of some use to him, at least temporarily.

"I'm also worried to death. They've been taking strict measures these past few months. I'll get you what you want, but not any time soon. You can't rush things like this, you know," Leila explained urgently. She feared that Ferry might stop working with her because of her repeated failure to deliver. If that happened, she would lose more than she would gain.

"Okay, then. You get one more chance!

But you should also be aware that I have many other things to worry about, and that I'm not going to stress myself out trying to help you!"

Leila knew there must have been a reason for Charles' lukewarm behavior recently. Although she didn't know what this exact reason was, she suspected that it must have had something to do with Sheryl.

Although Sheryl and Charles had already gotten divorced, Leila couldn't shake the feeling that Sheryl would remain a menace as long as she was alive.

"Keep talking," Ferry spoke gently all of a sudden. He was aware that Leila wanted him to do her a favor. Ferry didn't really like her, but he had to admit that her endless patience was admirable.

"Finish Sheryl off for me, and I'll do everything in my power to ruin Charles for you!" Leila declared, as her eyes grew bright with a killing intent. She hated Sheryl with a passion, and she wasn't going to sit around and do nothing about it.

"It's a deal!"

Ferry agreed. He thought the time had come for him to make his move.

Hearing Ferry's words, Leila sighed with relief.

Having nothing else to do that afternoon, Leila decided to visit Melissa in the hospital.

Upon her arrival, she spotted Charles at the entrance, walking toward her. He had arrived just moments after she had.

"Charles, you're here!" Leila chirped and flashed Charles a wide grin.

"Yeah, what are you doing here?" Charles asked coldly. Then they walked the length of the corridor together. When they reached Melissa's ward, Charles gave Leila a polite nod before taking his place at Melissa's bedside.

"I missed Aunt Melissa very much. I had no more work left to do this afternoon, so I thought I'd drop by," Leila explained in a rather oversentimental manner. Then, like Charles, she also sat near Melissa.

Charles watched but kept quiet. Leila held the older woman's hand in hers, and then her eyes turned red as if she was about to cry. "Aunt Melissa, it's been so long since you slipped into a coma. Do you know how much I've missed you? How I wish you could just open your eyes and be okay right this second."

Leila spoke as though nobody else was around. In the eyes of those who didn't know her, it would have looked as though she was genuinely concerned about Melissa's health.

Charles witnessed the whole thing, but he remained unmoved by the performance. He was level-headed enough to know that Leila was still the same devious and ruthless woman who was plotting against him and doing things behind his back.

"Well, don't weep, Leila. Just sit there. I'm going now," It was the closest that Charles could offer in the way of comfort. He didn't want to spend another second with Leila at the hospital, so he made himself scarce. This way, he avoided any chances of Leila taking advantage of the situation.

Leila jumped to her feet. She wanted to call Charles back and stop him from walking away, but she bit her tongue when she found herself wanting to say, 'Wait for me. I love you!'

When Charles finally disappeared from view, Leila turned to Melissa. In a second, an intense glare replaced the look of concern that had been on her face earlier.

"Melissa, can you stand seeing your son treat me like that? Do you think I'm going to tolerate this? Never! I'm telling you. I'm going to have my revenge. I won't leave you alone!" Leila cried out as she shook an angry finger at Melissa. With that, she turned around and made her way to the door.

"Mr. Lu, something terrible has happened," David announced. Charles noticed how anxious he looked. After catching his breath, David continued, "Ferry has sent out a hit-man to kill Ms. Xia,"

"What?!" Charles looked at David with eyes wide open with shock.

"The men you sent out have already picked up Ms. Xia and her children before Ferry's man could get to them!" David reported dutifully. He knew very well that even after the divorce, Charles still cared about Sheryl.

"Safety is everything." Charles heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing that Sheryl and the children were safe.

Just as Charles had expected, Ferry had finally gone after Sheryl. For a moment, he wondered why Ferry had waited until now to make a move. Fortunately, Charles had planned meticulously to ensure Sheryl and the kids' safety. Otherwise, there would have been hell to pay.

"On your orders, I have already sent out men to hide Ms. Xia and the children from Ferry's hit-man. At the same time, I've already sent someone to keep tabs on Ferry and Leila. These past few days, Leila has been in contact with Ferry several times. I assume Ferry's most recent move has something to do with Leila," David relayed to Charles. He had already known that sooner or later, Leila would make a move, but he had never imagined that it would be something so ruthless.

"I've got it. You can go now. I want to be alone," Charles said softly. He glanced at David before again staring off into space.

Upon seeing Charles' solemn face, David opened his mouth to say something but then decided against it. He nodded and hurried out of the room instead.

Leila had seen David storm into the office and then leave looking downcast. Plagued by her conscience, she grew so nervous that she couldn't stop herself from standing in David's way.

It was not the first time that Leila had deliberately stopped David in his tracks. David had been the bigger person and had let this pass for the longest time, but now, he had had enough.

"Leila, I warn you not to get in my way ever again. As a man, I was raised not to hurt a woman, but you've gone too far, and I've had enough. The next time you pull this stunt, you'll regret it!" David swore as he pointed a finger at Leila.

Leila was taken aback. It was her first time to see David lose his temper, and she could not believe what she had just seen.

While Leila stared at him with her mouth agape, David continued on his way. Without another word, he returned to his office.