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.