The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 175 Explosive News

Yvonne saw Charles became so furious for the first time. She could hardly breathe with his hands firmly gripping her throat. While struggling to push his hands, she begged in panic, "Charles... let me go!" "Mr. Lu, let go of her throat or you will kill her." 'Yvonne deserves to die, but I can't kill her or I'll be sentenced to death, ' Charles reasoned with himself.

Charles slowly released his firm grip and asked Yvonne with an anxious look, "Tell me why is she still in a coma? I must warn you that if you don't tell me the truth I will not spare you like I did this time! " Yvonne had sank to the ground in a bid to catch her breath. She was coughing and wheezing. After a few moments, she calmed down and answered, "I... I don't know. I have no idea of what happened." She did not have the courage to tell him the truth. She knew if she did tell him the truth she would soil all her chances to approach Charles.

Charles threatened as he raised his hand, "Are you sure?" He had never hit a woman, but today Yvonne had totally tested his nerves. Aron grabbed Charles by his hand and threw Yvonne hard to a corner. He said to Charles, "Mr. Lu, it's all right if she doesn't tell us the truth. We still have one witness over there."

Charles composed himself and walked straight up to that man.

Charles observed that man discreetly and said, "I know you from somewhere." With a cold smile he continued his interrogation, "You have worked with Rachel before. I heard that you are a little famous in the show business. What if I post photos of your current look online? I think that will successfully destroy your show career..."

People like him cared the most about their reputation and status. Without those two pillars he could hardly survive in the entertainment circle. Charles knew it very well which played to his advantage. "What... do you want?" he asked with fear in his eyes. His frivolous reputation was already widely known in the show circle. When Rachel had approached him with this situation, the only thing he asked was whether the woman was beautiful.

When he met Autumn he was struck by her beauty. However, now he realized his career and reputation were more important than a woman. Therefore, he shook his head and responded with a panic struck look, "What do you want to know? I'll tell you everything that I know."

Charles sneered, "Who sent you here? Rachel planned this, didn't she?"

The man nodded, "Yes, you are right. It was Rachel. She told me that she could introduce me to the director, Mr. Song as long as I did her this favor. You know that he..." "Enough, I have heard enough!" He wasn't interested in what Rachel promised him. He proceeded, "What did Rachel do to her? Why hasn't her woken up yet?"

"Just... a little common knockout drops. I swear." The man trembled with fear as he implored, "Mr... Mr. Lu, please spare me this time. I will not repeat my actions ever again."

'If Rachel had told me that the woman on the bed was Mrs. Lu I would have turned down the offer. Rachel has set me up,' the man complained to himself.

Aron pointed at Yvonne who was squatting on the ground and asked the man with a scornful smile, "Tell me, why is she here? And what was her role in this plot?"

"She... was sent here by Miss Bai. She assisted me in bringing... Mrs. Lu here. Rachel said she would go ahead and bring the media here. Mr. Lu, please forgive me. I really didn't know that she is your wife. I..."

Hearing this, Yvonne sat on the floor without uttering a word in her defense as her face turned pale with fear.

After ensuring that Autumn was safe Charles was relieved. He looked at Yvonne and that man as he was lost in his thoughts.

'How should I... punish them?'

Aron observed Charles' expression and said to him with a smile, "Mr. Lu, leave the rest to me. You have already done me a big favor, so... now I should do something for you to return your kindness." Aron sneered as he continued, "Trust me, you will be satisfied with the outcome. Just leave with Mrs. Lu."

'Rachel is supposed to be on her way here. If she came here and saw her plan unfold like this, it would become difficult to handle the situation, 'Aron mused. With that in mind he asked Charles to take Autumn and leave the room.

Charles too saw sense in what he said. He nodded in approval and responded, "Well, thank you!"

He lifted Autumn in one swift moment and kept her tight to his chest as they left the room. When Aron saw Charles leave, he walked to that man, squatted down and asked coldly, "Do you want to leave now?" The man kept nodding. 'All I want is to leave here as soon as possible.'

Aron pointed towards Yvonne who was curling up in the corner and asked, "Do you think... she is pretty enough?"

The man nodded in approval and then shook his head immediately. He implored, "Please let me go. I won't do this anymore."

"I will let you leave as long as you fulfill one condition I have..." Aron got closer to that man and whispered in his ear. Yvonne could not hear one word. The man gave her a glance, shook his head and responded nervously, "No, I can't. Please, you must be kidding with me. I really dare not to do all of this again..."

Aron thought with a sly smile, 'I was too small to fight back when Wendy and Yvonne bullied me ten years ago. Now that I met Yvonne here after all these years, I will not spare her easily. If I allow Yvonne to leave, without teaching her a lesson, I will not only betray Charles' trust but also feel sorry for myself.'

"I have already given you a choice. So... it's completely your call now." Aron got up and went on with a cunning smile, "You don't have a lot of time on your hands. Think about it fast."

As her birthday party downstairs had come to an end, Rachel told several reporters who were on good terms with her that she had big news waiting for them upstairs. After promising them of a good lead story, she led the bunch of scribes upstairs. When she arrived at the door of room 1805, a sly smile appeared on her face.

'After tonight, Autumn will be a well-known slut. I'd like to see whether Charles will accept her after this.'

A reporter asked, "Miss Bai, why did you bring us up here? What's the secret concealed behind this door?" Rachel replied with a mysterious smile, "You will know when you go inside and have a look for yourself."

She took out a room card and opened the door. When she saw the shadow of two figures lying in the bed, she rejoiced with excitement. Before she could even see their face, she cried out, "Mrs. Lu, how could you... do this? How could you betray Charles like this?"

Rachel shouted with an indignant expression, "I always thought you were a considerate and sensible girl. It never occurred to me that you would cheat on Charles this way. I... If I had known that you are such a shameless woman, I wouldn't have allowed you to steal Charles away from me."

"Mrs. Lu is the woman that Charles brought here tonight with him."

"This is an explosive piece of news. Take photos now!"

Noticing that her plan had succeeded, Rachel asked with a sly smile, "Mrs. Lu, how long are you planning to hide inside the covers? Are you going to keep hiding there all night long?"