The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1377 Lifted A Finger

Both Leila and Melissa lost their appetite. They took a few bites and went back to their own bedrooms, as if some monsters were chasing them When she was in her bedroom, Leila remembered something which was interrupted by Melissa just now. She took out her phone and dialed a number.

"Hello, Benjamin. Can you help me look for a girl? It isn't like looking for a needle in a haystack. I will text you three locations. Can you do me a favor and go to those places?" Leila asked sincerely.

"Leila, we're friends. Sure, I will be glad to help you. Text me later. And remember to send me a picture of the person you are looking for so that I can recognize her." Benjamin said yes to Leila, which made her breathe a sigh of relief. She needed to replace Shirley in three days. It would be an impossible mission if she did it on her own, since time was limited. She decided to ask for help.

"Thank you so much, Benjamin. I will text you now."

"No problem. It's just to lift a linger."

"I really appreciate it, Benjamin. Please call me if you have any updates. She's a missing child from my relatives. We're very worried now." Leila exaggerated it, trying to make Benjamin be serious about this. Benjamin was startled. A missing child was a big issue. He fully understood Leila's anxiety and worry, so he assured Leila from the other end of the phone, "I promise, I will try my best to replace the kid and bring her back to you as long as I replace her."

Leila still couldn't fall asleep after she hung up. She felt like she couldn't breathe as this issue had been weighing in her mind.

She tossed and turned until midnight.

At midnight, Leila was so anxious that she got up and sneaked out from her bedroom.

She tiptoed to Sheryl's bedroom. She opened the door easily and slipped into it.

It was very dark inside. Wind shook the curtain against the window. Leila walked to the window in darkness and opened the window very carefully. The bright moonlight shone through the window and into the bedroom. Leila got to study Sheryl under the moonlight.

Sheryl was sleeping. She looked quite and paleness didn't reduce her beauty at all. Her skin was as smooth and white as milk. Her lips were perfect and her eyelashes were thick and long, like a baby doll. She had the cutest button nose. Her neck was as slender as an axe rod and below it were her sexy collarbones.

Sheryl was like the sleeping beauty.

However, the more beautiful and peaceful Sheryl was, the more eager Leila was to destroy her.

Leila was jealous of Sheryl's beauty. She wished that Sheryl could disappear in this world forever so that Sheryl could not distract Charles' attention any more.

Sheryl used her pretty face to seduce Charles! Leila got angrier and angrier. Why could Sheryl sleep tight here. Why could she have two wonderful kids? And why could she enjoy all Charles' love and care?

It was unfair!

Wonderful things were created to be destroyed.

Leila squinted and ground her teeth. She looked like a demon, scary, especially in this quiet night. If other people could see her in this bedroom, they would think she was insane.

Jealousy was like a monster, devouring Leila. She felt like she was a rat in the ditch right now, peeking on Sheryl and ready to attack her.

Leila was so jealous. Her anger and jealousy towards Sheryl grew stronger and stronger, torturing her.

Leila used to be an outsider, looking Sheryl and Charles showing in public. They were perfect match and that was very upsetting for Leila.

She used to dream for many times that she was the one who stood next to Charles. But the fact was that she was like a clown, standing next to them silently and listening to others praising Charles and Sheryl, which made Leila clench her fists.

Now that Leila finally got the chance to be closer to Charles and his family, she couldn't lose this game. The closer she was to him, the deeper her love was until she totally fell in love with him and thought she couldn't live without him.

Charles' handsome look, charm and his determination as the leader of the Shining Company attracted Leila.

But Sheryl stood in her way. The closer Leila was to Charles, the more clearly she saw Sheryl and Charles' relationship.

After she moved in, Leila noticed the way Charles looked at Sheryl and the way he took care of her. And they had two wonderful kids, who were the symbol of their love and also the origin of Leila's hatred. Sheryl seemed to be the happiest woman in the world. She had everything. How could Leila not be jealous?

Especially now, all Leila wanted was to kick Sheryl out of the house so that she could pursue her true love, so she came up with a plan to kidnap Shirley. It was faked. She didn't really mean to hurt Shirley. She had done nothing wrong! But why? Why should she be tortured by Jim that way?

Leila didn't think Sheryl was any better than her. Why should she fall in hell whereas Sheryl lived in heaven, enjoying all the love and care? Why were their situations so different?

This was unfair! Leila didn't believe in fate! She was the one who took charge of her life. Why should Sheryl always live in the castle and be treated like a princess? Leila was determined to destroy Sheryl, because in her eyes, Sheryl didn't deserve this. This world would be much better if Sheryl never existed. Then she would be Charles' wife and she would be the host of the Lu family.

Leila totally went out of control. Her eyes became red because of anger and hatred. Sheryl brought her nothing but pain. Leila wanted Sheryl to feel that too. She wanted Sheryl to experience the feeling of being tortured and never getting the man she loved.

Leila thought about those painful experiences-she looking at Charles and Sheryl displaying affection and she being ignored even hated by Charles.

And Leila would never forget that afternoon when Jim rode on top of her in that dusty room. Those pain and desperate were still vivid.