The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1839

Cora knew her brother very well. He always found it very difficult to let go. He was the type to hold grudges and backlash. But with Jordan being her only relative, Cora didn't want anything to happen to him. She begged Cassie to forgive him.

"Cora, I'm not mad. And I have nothing against Jordan. It's just…If he continues this nonsense, I don't know what else to do." Cassie knew that even if she kept forgiving Jordan, it wouldn't make things any better. If you gave Jordan an inch, he would take a mile. Cora should teach Jordan a lesson and let him know that there would be consequences for his behavior; hence, they drove Cora to Jordan's place.

"You're right, Cassie. Please, be assured. I know what you mean, and I promise you that such a thing will never happen again. I will talk to him. If he doesn't listen to me and continues to bother you, then you can do whatever you want. I'll not stop you," Cora said, sounding both sincere and disappointed at the same time. She wondered why such a thing would happen at all. She was confused. Why would Jordan have to do such a thing? Was it the only way he could find to make himself feel better?

"I appreciate your understanding, Cora. It's getting late now. Why don't you go inside? I should be leaving too." Cassie felt the situation was getting a bit awkward. She just wanted to avoid any further dispute with Cora because of Jordan. She thought it would be more appropriate to part politely.

Cora didn't oppose her either. She stepped out of the car. After Cassie and Nick drove away, Cora walked towards the house. Upon reaching it, instead of going upstairs, Cora went to meet Jordan.

Jordan's face was sore. Cora felt sad to see the bruises on Jordan's face. She rushed to him and walked him inside. She asked in a concerned tone, "Jordan, what happened? How did you get hurt?"

"What happened!!! That damn Nick. I won't let him off the hook so easily. He has to pay for what he did today!" Jordan sneered at the very mention of Nick. There were fires burning in his eyes.

As Jordan vented out his anger, Cassie's words kept echoing in Cora's mind. She turned to Jordan with a stern look and reprimanded him, "Jordan, Nick has nothing to do with your situation. Why did you frame him?" said Cora.

"Framed him? Me? Had it not been for that worthless Nick, Cassie would have been with me. She is mine. But Nick took her away from me! It is because of Nick that I could not get Cassie back." Jordan gritted his teeth, pointing his fingers at himself. He blamed Nick for everything bad that happened to him.

However, Cora knew what Jordan said was not the reality. But her brother was just too stubborn to see any reason.

Cora tried to make him understand and move on. However, she felt that her words were falling on deaf ears. At the time when Cora was speaking to him, he was lost in his thoughts, scheming about his next move. Ultimately Cora gave up on him.

She said to him, "Jordan, do whatever you want. I'm over it. It's your own life. Why should I worry so much about your safety when you aren't the least bit bothered?" Cora slammed the door out of disappointment and left Jordan's room.

Jordan felt all alone in his room as Cora stormed out. After all, even his sister had failed to understand him. Once again, his heart was filled with resentment for Nick and Cassie. He ended up blaming them for creating the rift between him and his sister.

In Tarsan Corporation

Holley sat in her office with a blank mind. She'd spent her whole day sitting in her office and worrying. All of a sudden, her phone rang, breaking the tranquility of the office. She sprang erect in her chair, coming out of her reverie. Suddenly she realized that it had started getting dark.

The name flashing on her mobile screen made her freeze in her seat. It was Ferry. She trembled at the very sight of his name. What would she tell him now? How would she tell him that she didn't get the project? She hadn't used the $1.15 billion he gave her. Now she didn't know what Ferry would do to her. She could still remember how confident she had sounded when she had asked for Ferry's help. Now she wished that she hadn't said those words to him. 'Ferry must be laughing at me now.' Holley felt embarrassed to face him now. Ferry's threat kept reverberating in her mind. What would he do to her now? The very thought of it made her scared.

Through all her indecisiveness all this while, the phone kept ringing incessantly. It was high time Holley answered the call, lest she risked earning more wrath for herself from Ferry.

"H-hello," Holley stammered.

"Holley, are you trying to go absconding with my money?" Ferry sounded pretty harsh on the other end of the line. His menacing tone sent a shiver down Holley's spine.

"No, I will give back your money right away," Holley said nervously.

"Yes. Give it back to me? How much do you want to return?" Ferry said. He burst into laughter as if he had heard the most hilarious joke of the millennium.

"$1.15 billion, I guess?" Holley said carefully, having gathered her courage. She was not sure whether she had quoted the right amount. Her mind was bogged down with Ferry's threatening words.

"Are you sure that is the right amount?" Ferry teased Holley, taking pleasure in hearing her frightened voice. His question caused Holley to panic all the more.

"I beg of you, Ferry. Please, don't do that. I don't have that much money. I'll give back your $1.15 billion. And I am ready to do whatever you ask me to do!" Holley's heartbeat quickened, and tears welled up in her eyes. She had no idea what Ferry would do to her now. But she was sure about one thing: Ferry wouldn't let her off the hook easily, and he would make use of this chance to torture her.

"Fine, give my money back." For a moment, Holley felt Ferry had pardoned her, which was quite surprising for her.