The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1909

Since that particular day, Charles had begun paying special attention to Holley. He did so, both for Sheryl and himself. He had to teach this woman a lesson she would never forget.

One morning, Holley sat in silence in her own house, thinking.

Although she had been out of the hospital for a while now, rumors about her continued to circulate. The whispers made her feel restless. Early that morning, after some thought, she called Scott and instructed him to call her back in a few minutes, in the guise of an emergency reexamination.

"What? You've already left the hospital. Were you unwilling to do so at the time? Why would you want to return?" Scott asked, quite perplexed. They had both gotten what they wanted. Why would she return to the hospital?

"You don't need to know. I've paid you and kept my end of the bargain. Just do as I say," Holley said, upset by the doctor's question.

Scott rolled his eyes, unaffected by Holley's impatience. He thought about it and said, "Holley, think it over. You've paid me to keep your previous affairs at the hospital a secret. Now, you've left and want to return. You do realize that this is the beginning of a new deal."

"You..." Holley was becoming more annoyed by the second. However, she could not risk offending or displeasing Scott in any way, as this would jeopardize her plans. At the moment, she had no other choice but to keep her emotions in check.

"Okay. You'll receive the payment later. You only need to let me stay at the hospital for one week." Holley hung up before the doctor could respond.

Scott looked at his phone and grinned.

'What the hell are you planning, Holley?' he thought suspiciously of the woman. In the end, he decided it didn't matter. To him, money was more important than anything else.

As soon as Holley ended the call, Black walked back into the room.

These days, Black had been handling all of Tarsan Corporation's projects. All this had been Holley's job in the beginning, but now that she was temporarily unable to work, Black had volunteered to take over.

"Holley, are you up?" Black asked. He lovingly gazed at Holley, who was sitting quietly in the living room.

It appeared as though Black's voice had cheered her up. She raised her head and beamed with delight. The moment she opened her mouth to talk to him, her phone rang. After giving Black a tentative smile, she picked up the phone.

"Dr. Liu? Is this perhaps a mistake? Why are you calling at this hour?" Holley spoke into the phone, sounding and looking confused.

"Holley, you've been out of hospital care for several days now. Naturally, you have to come back in for a follow-up check-up. This follow-up includes a quick reexamination," Scott said coldly and waited for Holley's response.

Holley glanced at Black, who was now staring back at her.

When he heard that it was Dr. Liu calling unnaturally early in the morning, he grew worried. Afraid that there was something wrong, he nervously sat on the sofa beside Holley.

"Okay. When should I drop by?" Holley's voice trembled as she spoke.

"The sooner, the better," came the doctor's reply.

"Okay. Thanks, Dr. Liu." Holley's face appeared clouded with uncertainty. Black noted that after she hung up the phone, she seemed to be in a bit of a daze.

He found Holley's reaction to the call bothersome. Shaking her gently, he asked, "Holley, what's wrong? What did Dr. Liu say?"

"Ah, it was nothing. Dr. Liu recommended that I go back in for a reexamination of sorts. It must be a matter of routine, nothing serious," Holley responded casually, but the sad look on her face didn't escape Black's attention.