The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1884

Leila wasn't convinced by the woman's insincere apology, and she laughed it off smugly like it meant nothing to her. She pointed her finger at the woman, whose name was Rebecca Han, and said, "Do you call that an apology? If you're not going to mean it, then why even bother apologizing to me?"

"I am so sorry, Ms. Zhang. Just tell me what you want me to do! I'll do anything. Only, please, let me go?" Since Leila had seen through her facade, Rebecca lowered her head in shame and embarrassment, deliberately avoiding making eye contact with Leila.

Leila had many virtues, but unfortunately, empathy was not one of them. Anyone who crossed her path deserved to be punished, at least, in her opinion. Leila wasn't mean out of malice, but rather an exaggerated sense of self-preservation. It was the only way she knew how to deal with her insecurities.

"Let you go? I haven't even done anything to you yet." Leila looked at her with puzzlement, like she had no idea what Rebecca was talking about.

Rebecca swallowed her pride and begged for mercy. After hearing Leila's response, she didn't know what to say.

When she saw that Leila was deliberately giving Rebecca a hard time, Wade decided to intervene with a friendly smile. "Ms. Zhang, Rebecca has a loose tongue. Please, don't let her get to you."

"You're right! I shouldn't lower myself to the same level as an idiot." Leila cast a cold glance at Wade as she hadn't expected her to come to Rebecca's rescue like that.

Wade felt intimidated by Leila's stare, and she swallowed the lump that had gathered in her throat before forcing a smile. "Ms. Zhang, it's not a big deal..."

"It's not a big deal?" This time, Leila was determined to make this woman suffer, and there was nothing Wade could do to stop her.

As brave as Wade was for standing up to Leila, she was also smart enough to know when to bow out of a fight.

When Rebecca realized that even Wade couldn't change Leila's mind, she felt weak at the knees, like she was going to fall to the floor at any moment.

Her weakness only fueled Leila's anger even more as she screamed at the top of her lungs. "Get out of my sight! Have you come here to make me unhappy at this hour? What do you want?"

Wade could feel Leila seething in anger. She knew that the longer Rebecca was in Leila's sight, the higher the chances were of Leila lashing out at her. In the end, Rebecca would be the one to suffer the most.

"Rebecca, are you not needed at the Secretary Department? Go now! Ms. Zhang is not narrow-minded, and she won't put you in a difficult position." Wade quickly grabbed Rebecca by her arm and yanked her out of there.

When they finally left, Wade heaved a sigh of relief and said, "How many times have I told you not to offend Leila? Why won't you listen to me?"

"I, I didn't think she would go to the tea room, all of a sudden. I just mentioned it in passing when we were making small talk," Rebecca explained nervously as she looked at Wade innocently.

Wade was just as powerless as Rebecca was. She'd started working at Shining Company at almost the same time as Rebecca. Although Wade maintained a friendly relationship with her, when push came to shove, they were both in the same boat.

"Just try to be more cautious around her. Remember not to gossip about Leila again in the future. Try to speak highly of her, so that one day she might forgive you." Wade knew that this was the only way to survive Leila's outbursts.

Having realized that she had no other choice, Rebecca nodded her head obediently and left the Secretary Department in low spirits.

After Wade saw Rebecca off, she returned to the Secretary Department.