The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1011 A Meal Together

"I should go and replace my mother," said George after thinking about it for a while. He had said that only to test her reaction; he wanted to know if Holley really got pregnant. "If my mother knows that you are pregnant, she will never stop us from being together again."

"No, it's useless," Holley said, forcing a smile. "Your mother would never agree on us being together."

She quickly grabbed George's hands and pleaded, "George, please listen to me this time. If we managed to get the money from your mom, we could be together forever."

Holley held George's waist. "Can you do that for me? Only this time, please listen to me. For my sake and our baby's."

"Let's not talk about these things right now," George said, avoiding her question. "We have more important things to do. We have to go to the hospital and check on the baby."

"No! There's no need for that," Holley refused in a hurry. She was taken aback by his words. "The baby is fine. I went to the hospital the other day. The doctor said that the baby is healthy."

Holley squeezed George's hands and said, "Please, George. Please listen to me this time. I'm begging you."

George hesitated for a long time and finally nodded. "All right. It looks like I have no other options at this moment. I'll do as you say."

"George, thank you so much," said Holley, wrapping her arms around his neck. She was happy that George was finally in a better mood.

George looked at the girl in his arms and said, "But you have to promise me. Once you get that money, we will immediately go to a place where no one recognizes us. We will be together and will never part again. Will you promise me that?"

"Yes, I promise you," Holley answered without any hesitation.

George gazed silently at her, lost in his own thoughts. After learning about all her lies, there was no way that he could ever trust her again. He knew that she wasn't pregnant. And he also figured that Holley was pretending to be pregnant to make him an ally to deceive his mother and get her money. He was furious. He wanted revenge. He wanted to shatter her dreams and destroy her when she was at her happiest moment.

Holley didn't know what was going on in George's mind and thought that he was in her trap once again. She was still daydreaming about the money and the things she would do after she got her hands on it. After some time, George found an excuse to leave and went back home. He found his mother and told her about his revenge plan. He was frustrated and guilty. "Mom, I know that I was a complete jerk. I didn't listen to you and I disobeyed your words. I've done stupid things and ended up hurting your feelings. But this time, I really need your help. Please help me, Mom."

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Donna asked with her eyebrows raised. "It will be unfair to Sula if you do this."

"I know that, Mom." George managed a smile. "She has done a lot for me and I know what an amazing girl she is. I know that I owe her a lot already, but..."

George paused, like he was trying to make a decision. His smile was filled with bitterness. He looked at Donna again and said, "I will talk to Sula about this myself."

"All right, Son." Donna nodded. She sighed and said, "Since you've already made up your mind, I will not stop you from doing it. You should talk to Sula and see if she is willing to help. If she is, then you can go ahead and do whatever you want."

"All right." George glanced at the direction of the stairs and said to Donna, "I'll go talk to her."

As George went up the stairs, Sula happened to step out of her room. When she opened the door, she saw George standing in front of her door. She was a little surprised, but still greeted him.

"George, why are you here?" Sula asked. She had completely forgotten what she had done the other night after she had gotten drunk.

"Are you free right now?" George asked, without answering her question. "How about we go out for a meal together, only the two of us?"

"Just the two of us?" Sula's eyebrows formed an arch in clear surprise. She wondered if she had heard him wrong. It was quite impossible that George would ask her out for lunch.

"Will Miss. Ye be coming to the meal?" Sula asked, carefully hiding her emotions.

"No, she won't be joining us. It'll be just us." George's answer was simple and direct.

Sula hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to go. "Please give me a few minutes to change my clothes."

When George descended the stairs, Donna walked towards him. She looked a little nervous, and she asked him in a hurry, "What happened? Is she willing to help?"

"I haven't asked her yet," George said, with a sad smile. It was not an easy thing to talk about.

Donna sighed and said, "Sula is a sweet girl, but I'm not sure if she'll help you this time. You have hurt her so much."

"And remember, whatever answer she gives you, you shouldn't force her to help you," Donna warned him.

"Don't worry, Mom. I won't," George answered, smiling bitterly. "I know what I've done to her and I have so much regret. Now, I just want a chance to make it up to her."

"If you had woken up to the truth a bit earlier, I might have already become a grandmother by now," Donna sighed.

While they were talking, Sula got dressed and came downstairs. She wasn't dressed too formally. She was in comfortable clothes, like she was going out for an ordinary meal with a friend. She walked towards George.

"You two go ahead then. I've got something to do. Enjoy your lunch," Donna said in a hurry and went back to her room.

"Let's go," George said to Sula with a soft smile.

Sula followed George outside. She didn't say anything. She was pretty different from the girl she used to be. George knew that she used to like talking a lot in front of him and that was because she was desperate for his affection. But now, she no longer had any hope of getting together with him.

George laughed inside and blamed himself again for hurting Sula. And he knew that the task at hand was going to be extremely hard for both of them.

Sula remained silent as she got into the car. George drove without a word. Sula didn't say anything until she realized that they were leaving the city. "Where are we going?"

"You will know when we arrive," George said mysteriously.

They drove into a suburban area and George parked beside an agritainment house. He turned to Sula and said, "Here we are."

Sula got out of the car after George and saw someone from the house walk towards them. The person smiled at George and Sula figured that they were friends.

"George, you've finally come!" the owner of the house greeted them with a big smile. "I've been inviting you over for so long and you just decided to show up? What took you so long, huh?"

"My bad. I've been really busy recently. I just managed to make some time to come over." George talked to the man like they've known each other for a long time.

"And this lady is...?" When the owner noticed Sula, he asked, "Is this lady your fiancee? She's so beautiful!"

Sula was astonished and embarrassed. She waved her hands in a hurry and tried to say something. But before she could say anything, George put his arm around her and said, "Tim, please prepare a room for us. And please serve us some of your specialty. We'll talk later."

"The room is already set for you," Tim smiled and guided them to the door of their room. "This is the room with the best view here. Thank me for it later. And now, wait for me to cook my specialty with my own hands."