The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1486 Sour Food

Leila could not mend her ways. Even in public, Leila behaved in such unscrupulous. No wonder, she got caught by Sheryl so easily.

Just after Leila took her seat, she asked for a menu from a waiter. Then as soon as she got the menu, she started ordering without even sparing a look at Holley, who looked rather unhappy by Leila's gesture. Leila randomly picked the most expensive dishes from the menu and ordered much more than two girls could finish up in one meal.

Holley stared at Leila with absolute disgust. She despised Leila's behavior that came across like an upstart who was hell-bent to prove that she came from a rich background. However, her gestures revealed quite opposite of that-completely bereft of any refinement or aristocracy. Holley mapped Leila with her eyes as she marked her attitude with much abhorrence. However, she refrained from making any sarcastic remark on Leila's face. After all, Holley was not like Leila. She had seen much of life, so no matter how much scornful she felt in her heart, she chose to hide it from Leila.

Moreover, Leila would prove to be useful for her at the moment. Had it not been for her vested interest, Holley wouldn't have even spared a glance at the likes of Leila! And for such upstart behavior, she would have left without hesitation.

"Okay, that's enough. Go to make them," Leila said to the waiter with a smile when she finished ordering. Her words were harsh, and her tone was extremely arrogant that would put anybody with a decent background to shames.

As the waiter left, Leila picked up the teacup to take a small sip. She exuded a fake elegance and sense of style that made Holley fly into a rage. "Leila, don't you think you ordered too many dishes? There are only two of us. I don't think we will be able to eat them all," Holley said slowly.

Leila let out a snobbish laugh, shrugged her shoulders and replied, "So? Would it matter if we don't eat them all? Since we're here, I want to taste as many as dishes I can. I don't want to waste such a good opportunity."

Holley felt even more repulsive towards Leila when she heard her reply. 'How hungry she is! She is indeed a horrible woman!" she thought to herself.

"Do you know what I wanted to do the most when I was in prison?" Leila looked at Holley and asked with her wandering eyes.

Holley suppressed her disgust and asked, "What was it?"

"I wished I could eat toasted chicken. Delicious, juicy and succulent toasted chicken!" Leila closed her eyes as if she revived the taste of toasted chicken in her mind, and then opened them all of a sudden. "Do you know how the prison dishes tasted?" Leila suddenly fixed her eyes on Holley as she said.

When she saw Holley flinch, she softened her eyes and shook her head. She then clicked her tongue and continued, "It was the taste that you could never imagine. It was tasteless. It had no taste at all. No, I was wrong. Actually, it had a taste. It tasted so sour. What a strong sour taste! When you took the first spoon, you would never want a second one. But you would be hungry if you didn't eat. So you had to force yourself to eat. I still remember how I forced myself to eat. After I swallowed, I used my finger to pull it out of my throat. Then I took another spoon and threw up until I felt that the food did not taste sour or stunk. That was when I felt assured..."

"So what made you to feel assured?" Holley felt disgusted when she heard Leila's story at the beginning, but she became curious towards the end of it.

Upon hearing Holley's question, Leila let out a hearty laugh. "Because I knew I wouldn't die in prison. I would have a chance to crawl myself out of that hell."

Leila's laughter terrified Holley. She suddenly felt that she didn't know the woman who was sitting across her. Earlier, she had thought that Leila was born in an ordinary family and didn't see much of life, so it would be easy for her to manipulate.

But she was wrong. She forgot what Leila had been gone through. She had been in prison! How much etiquette could you expect from a woman who had been in prison? Even if she was a fool, she would become tough after she experienced life in prison.

Although Leila didn't have any ability, she had her ambition and coldness to her advantage. With them, she would definitely accomplish something unusual.

When Holley thought about that, Leila looked different to her. She changed her attitude towards Leila because she needed to make the right decision if she wanted to use her.

When they were still talking, dishes were served one by one. Holley suggested, "Let's eat first. Otherwise the food will become cold."

"Okay." Leila picked up the chopsticks and dug into her favorite dish immediately without showing any mark of modesty.

Holley couldn't help frown at this uncivil gesture. Then she took up the chopsticks to take food from another plate. While they were eating and talking, they heard a familiar voice from behind.

"I'm so surprised to meet you here."

The voice...

Leila sprang in her seat as if she had been struck by a whip. She lifted her head and saw Sheryl standing next to her with a wild smile.

Leila was always on alert in regards to Sheryl as she knew that Sheryl wasn't as harmless as she looked like.

Even Holley was startled at Sheryl's sudden appearance, but she didn't show it out. She even looked up and smiled, "What a coincident! Would you like to join us?"

Leila glared at Sheryl. 'What a bitch! I have left the Lu family! It was such a huge humiliation for me! What does she want from me now? Can't she just leave me alone?' Leila said to herself in resentment. 'She is like a ghost!'

Leila even believed that Sheryl must have stalked her. Otherwise she wouldn't have shown up like this all of a sudden!

Leila made blind and disorderly conjectures. But Sheryl ignored. She threw a glance at the dishes on the table and said, "You two really have huge bellies to hold all of these dishes!"

Everyone could hear the sarcasm in her words. But Holley didn't think it was a big deal because it was not her who ordered the dishes.

But the same words sounded extremely harsh to Leila. Her first reaction was that Sheryl was beating around the bush to mock her gluttony.

She paid for what she ate. Why would she have to take Sheryl's mocking?

Leila then threw her chopsticks and was about to stand up.

But Holley held her hand immediately and made her to sit down. Holley knew clearly that Sheryl was Charles' wife and the hostess of the Lu family. She didn't want to fall out with her, which would ruin the cooperation between her company and Charles' company.

So, no matter how eager Holley was to use the fool, Leila, to deal with Sheryl. Even though it wouldn't make much harm, she was willing to work off her feeling. She now had to bear with Sheryl for her company's benefit. She hoped that one day she would take back double of it.

"Let go of my hand! You heard her! I'm not you. I can't take it." Leila stamped her feet with rage. She was glaring at Holley.

To her surprise, Holley smiled gently. She then patted Leila's arm and said, "Yes, I heard. But I don't think Mrs. Lu said anything to make you angry."

"Holley!" Leila was furious, but Holley's cool reaction towards Sheryl's offensive words took her by surprise. Did she want Sheryl to say something more terrible to qualify as an offensive remark?

Seeing two of them echoing each other, Sheryl felt interested. She then brushed her palms against each other and said, "Phew! The air here is so polluted. I can't stay here for another second. I have to leave. Enjoy yourselves."

Sheryl's provocation made Leila stamp with rage again. But Holley pressed her hands to pacify her.

"Hold your horses, Leila," Holley said in a low yet stern voice. She then lifted her head and smiled, "Mrs. Lu, since you're here, please join us."