The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 113 Reunion of Old Friends

Because Isla insisted on asking her about her love affairs, Autumn told her the truth about having gotten married just recently.

"What?

You got married? Who is your husband?

Is he handsome?" Isla asked her too many questions in one go. Autumn smiled and asked Isla, "Which question do you want me to answer first?"

"I don't care. You must answer my questions honestly. Tell me why did you get married secretly, without even inviting me. Don't try to lie to me, otherwise I'll beat you!" Isla said with dissatisfaction.

Isla was from another city, so she had no close friends other than Autumn in Y City. Isla and Autumn had promised each other that when either one of them got married, the other would be her bridesmaid. But now, Isla was a little annoyed at the fact that Autumn had gotten married without even informing Isla.

"Isla, don't be angry. I didn't do it on purpose. Forgive me, please." Autumn sighed. Then she told Isla everything. Isla got indignant when she learned that Wendy had compelled Autumn to marry a complete stranger.

"Wendy is so evil! She had never given you her love. I once hoped that when you'd become an independent woman, you would be able to get rid of her from your life, but now it feels like she has taken away any chance of happiness you could ever have in your whole life. She disgusts me!"

Although Autumn had told her story in a calm manner, Isla imagined how desperate she must have been when she was compelled by her mother to marry a man she didn't love. She felt sorry for Autumn. "Don't worry." Autumn patted Isla's hand and consoled her, "Look at me. I'm fine, really. Don't be worried."

"I just feel so sorry for you," Isla said. Isla knew clearly that for Autumn, her grandma was the most important person in the world, but it was her own mother that had threatened her with her grandma's well- being. Her mother was a vile person! "Ye, why didn't you call me or ask me for help? I..."

"What could you have done even if I called you for help?" Autumn interrupted her. Autumn gave a wry smile and said, "My grandma's life was in her hands, so the only thing I could do was to follow her orders obediently. Besides, I felt too embarrassed to tell anyone about it."

If she had told Isla, Isla would have tried her best to stop the wedding. Then the people of Lu Family would feel humiliated, and they would have blamed everything on Isla.

Isla was speechless. She realized that it would make no difference even if she had known the truth. She could only curse Autumn's mother and sympathize with her. She couldn't have done anything to solve her problems, instead, she might have even brought more problems to Autumn.

"It's OK. I'm fine. Don't be worried." Autumn consoled Isla, "I have adapted to my present life very well. I get along nicely with Charles and he cares about me. I am very lucky to have him."

"Charles? The man you're referring to... Is that Charles of the Shining Company? Isla asked Autumn as her eyes broadened with amazement. All of a sudden, her loud voice quickly drew the attention of the people in the coffee house.

"Keep your voice down!" Autumn reminded her. Then Autumn blushed red and answered, "Yes, he is."

"God! Ye, you're so lucky!" Isla was ecstatic for Autumn, because she was very pleased to know that Autumn had married an excellent man like Charles.

Autumn was at a loss for words but still she smiled. When Isla calmed down, she began to worry about Autumn once again. "Autumn, although Charles looks like the perfect man, he once had a love affair with Rachel. When our company collaborated with Rachel, she told my colleague that one day she would marry Charles. So did she cause you any trouble after you got married to Charles?"

Autumn nodded her head. Rachel did cause many troubles but Charles had dealt with them for her. Now the only person who was bothering her was Yvonne.

She gave a reluctant smile and said, "Rachel won't make trouble for me. The one I'm afraid of is... Yvonne."

After rejecting Wendy's demands yesterday, she had blocked all her phone calls. But she knew that Wendy and Yvonne wouldn't let her go so easily.

She wasn't afraid of losing Charles but she felt exhausted while dealing with them.

Hearing that Yvonne was still trying to be with Charles, Isla couldn't help but abuse her, "Yvonne is a bitch! How could she be so shameless? What is she thinking? Don't be afraid, Autumn. If she dares to steal your husband, I'll punish her for you!"

"Don't worry. I can handle it." Autumn smiled gently. Now that Charles had known all her secrets, she had nothing to fear.

"Autumn, does he... really care about you?" Isla asked her. There was a huge wealth gap between Autumn and Charles. She wondered whether such a difference would affect her marriage with Charles in any

way.

"Actually, I was also worried about this at the beginning of our marriage." Remembering what Charles had told her last night, Autumn felt happy. Then she said, "But he has promised me last night. I trust him." "Well then." Sometimes a person's happiness could be shown through his or her expressions. Autumn's smile was from her heart so Isla believed that she had a happy life with Charles. Isla was delighted for her and teased her, "Fine. But you owe me a dinner."

"I'll invite you to dinner." Autumn said with a smile, "We'll have dinner together with Charles after a few days."

"You said it. Don't regret it," Isla smiled with satisfaction.

Then they parted ways as Autumn wanted to go to Cloud Advertising Company to replace out who had defamed her. However, she realized that nobody would admit to it if she went there alone. She wandered around and then ended up in Shining Company somehow, so she called Charles.

"Are you busy now?" Autumn couldn't help smiling when she heard the voice of the man she loved.

"No, what happened?" Actually, Charles was in a meeting but he suspended it when he received her call. His voice got softer than when he was talking just a few seconds ago, which shocked all the shareholders of the company in the meeting.

Many people assumed that Charles' marriage was only for business, but now... it seemed that they were wrong.

"I'm at the gate of your company now. What do you want to eat for dinner? I'll make it for you." Autumn had a lot of leisure time since she wasn't working, so she decided to do something nice for Charles.

"I have to work at night so I'll come home late. You don't need to prepare dinner for me." Charles answered her lightly. Autumn felt a little disappointed but she still nodded her head and said, "Fine. Don't stay up working too late."