The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 116 Leila's Intentions

"Charles, I am a grown woman. Do you think it's appropriate for you to barge into my room without knocking?" Chris protested.

"So you know you're a grown up now, huh?" Charles scolded, expressionless, "Why didn't you just grow up and stop being so stupid last night?" "You..." Chris frowned as she got exasperated at his accusation. She asked in resignation, "So you are here to blame me for last night?" Charles didn't answer, but asked, "What did you do with my wife last night?"

"We just ate hotpot and did nothing else." Chris pondered hard for a long time, but failed to remember what had happened last night. She asked in confusion, "Charles, why are you asking me this?" "She's been in a bad mood. I wanted to figure out if you had bullied her." Before he could finish, Chris jumped off the bed and shouted angrily, "Charles, you are getting way out of line! How could you think that I bullied her?"

"Well, you better not." Charles continued, expressionless, "It's time to go to work. You won't... go to work like this, will you?"

"I..." Chris lowered her head and looked at herself. Autumn had helped her change her clothes, but her body still smelled of wine. On second thought, she wasn't in the mood to see Sam yet. She sighed and said, "I'll be staying at home today."

After hearing that, Charles turned around and was about to leave. But Chris stopped him as she saw her swollen leg. "Charles, wait."

"Anything else?" Charles turned and asked.

"After we left the hotpot restaurant yesterday, we ran into a fat man. He pushed me down to the ground, and that's how I sprained my ankle." It vexed Chris to think of the fat man. She added, "The man also teased Yvonne. He said that she had a bad reputation in their industry. Charles, may be that is why she is not happy."

"Got it." Charles answered with a frown and left Chris's room.

When Charles arrived at the company, Leila came to him and greeted, "Good morning, Mr. Lu."

"Good morning." Charles greeted coldly with a frown as Leila had a gust of strong perfume. He went into his office and sat down. Leila also came in.

"Mr. Lu, here is a document that needs your signature." Charles was pleased with Leila as she was good at serving as his secretary.

He took over the document and asked naturally, "Do I have any appointments for this evening? If yes, please cancel it."

"I'm afraid I can't." Leila answered with a frown, "Mr. Lu, you are having dinner with one of our suppliers this evening to talk about lowering the costs. The supplier will be going abroad tomorrow. If we miss this chance, we would have to wait for another month to rearrange a meeting. So..."

"Then tomorrow. Whatever plans I have tomorrow, just cancel it." Charles demanded coldly.

"Yes, Mr. Lu." Leila smiled and wrote it down on her notebook. She continued, "Mr. Lu, do you want Linda or me to accompany you there this evening?"

"Linda isn't available?" Normally it was Linda who went on such meetings with him.

"I don't know, but she looks ill today. I guess she is not feeling well." Leila hesitated and told him.

"Fine. You will come with me." Charles answered without hesitation.

Leila got lost in excitement. Charles raised his head and asked her in confusion, "Anything else?"

"No." Leila shook her head. She brought him a sandwich and said, "Mr. Lu, I guess you haven't eaten yet. I bought a sandwich for you downstairs. Please have it." Leila put the sandwich on the desk and left the office. She said, "Mr. Lu, I'll leave you be."

"Wait." Charles stopped her and demanded, "Call David over."

"Sure." Leila returned to the office and asked David to go to the CEO's office. Then she walked to Linda and said, "Linda, please give me Mr. Fang's company profile."

"Mr. Fang's company profile?" Linda went blank for a moment and asked, "I should be the one responsible for it. Why should I give that to you?"

Leila looked shy and hesitant for a moment before she finally said, "Linda, Mr. Lu just asked me to come with him this evening. I've never handled Mr. Fang's case before, so I'd like to have a look at the company profile..."

Linda's face soured at her words. Leila immediately explained, "Linda, please don't get me wrong. It was Mr. Lu's decision. I..."

"Enough!" Linda was infuriated, but she did not dare to question Charles, because she had already offended his wife before. She had to give the documents to Leila unwillingly.

Leila was an individual of high professional competence. Although she had only been in the company for two weeks, she was already popular amongst her colleagues. Even David was completely impressed by her. Linda felt a sense of crisis.

"Linda, are you mad at me?" Leila was very proud when she got the documents. But she feigned caring about Linda and explained, "Linda, I'm so sorry, but I can't do anything to change Mr. Lu's decision. Maybe he wants me to learn something because I'm a newcomer. Linda, please don't be angry."

Leila spoke sincerely, "Linda, I'm your apprentice. No matter what position I will be in, I will always respect you."

"Enough!" Linda sneered. Even though Leila had been polite to her all this time, she was not pleased with Leila at all.

Linda was not a big-hearted woman. Leila had won almost everyone's approval, and she even snatched her job now. Linda trembled with anger.

"Leila, you are Mr. Lu's favorite secretary now. I'm no match for you. How can I be angry at you?" Linda took a document folder, stood up and said, "I have work to do now. You have to take a close look at Mr. Fang's company profile and please don't embarrass Mr. Lu."

Then Linda left without turning her head. Leila narrowed her eyes as she stared at Linda's receding figure.

When Leila found out that Autumn had a close relationship with Charles, she had made up her mind to get close to Autumn, so that she could get close to Charles. She could tell from Linda's manners that Linda had some feelings for Charles. But Leila was sure that Charles would definitely be hers.