The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1858

Melissa was feeling ill at ease.

She had expected Leila would react when she said that but it seemed as if Leila didn't even hear her. She couldn't help but wonder whether Leila really wanted to talk to her.

She folded her arms as she glared at Leila, who was lazily lying on the bed.

Leila was already half awake. She'd heard Melissa but just ignored her.

She knew this wasn't the time to talk to Melissa, so she acted as if she'd just woken up. She rubbed her eyes and acted confused, then asked, "Aunt Melissa, what are you doing here?"

"Are you awake now?" Melissa groaned.

Her dissatisfaction was obvious in her voice.

Leila quickly got up and tugged at Melissa's arm. She shyly said, "Aunt Melissa, you know I've been busy with work recently. I need to take advantage of the times when I can rest so I can sleep. Did I say anything wrong?"

Melissa decided to let it go. It was true that Leila was very busy with work, and she was apologetic about it, so she just let it slide.

"Not really. I was just coming to wake you up, but if you're still tired, you can sleep more," Melissa answered. While her face was emotionless, her tone had become softer.

"I don't feel like sleeping anymore. Why don't we go on a walk, Aunt Melissa?" Leila was actually annoyed by Melissa, but, of course, she didn't show any of this on her face. She needed to make sure her plan was going to pull through.

"Alright. Since you can't fall back asleep, maybe we should just take a walk." Melissa beamed at Leila. Then she left the room to give Leila time to prepare and waited for her outside.

Leila's face turned grim the moment Melissa left. Her eyes were gleaming with shadiness, but she shifted to her tender expression when she followed Melissa outside.

When Melissa and Leila were already prepared, Nancy had just finished preparing their breakfast. She was just about to tell them that their breakfast was ready, but they went straight for the door.

They seemed like they were in a hurry, and they had something to do urgently, so Nancy didn't bother them at all.

Even though it was Leila's idea to go for a walk, she didn't really talk to Melissa. She wasn't like before, where she would really have made an effort to start a conversation with Melissa. Now, she was more indifferent.

This didn't go unnoticed by Melissa. She was fond of Leila and found her to be lovely, so even though she'd noticed this, she tried to make excuses in her mind. 'Maybe, I'm just overthinking this. Leila's been very busy, maybe that's why she just hasn't had time for me, ' she thought to herself.

Melissa was already feeling awkward, so she suggested they go back.

"Aunt Melissa, you can go ahead. I think I'm going straight to work." Leila didn't want to spend any more time with Melissa, so she decided she'd just go straight to work.

Melissa nodded. After Leila drove off, she walked back alone, feeling a bit upset.

Through the rear view, Leila stared at Melissa's figure. A trace of disgust slowly crept onto her face. She didn't need to pretend anymore because there was no one around.

"Melissa, just you wait," murmured Leila. "When I take full control over the Shining Company, I'll kick you out of the Dream Garden."