The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 243 To See Charles Off

They paused their conversation a bit when the waitress came to serve the dishes. Hearing what Autumn said, Abby began to feel much better. She believed in what Autumn said.

"That's great! Grandma has been expecting your return." Afraid that Autumn would be overwhelmed, Abby changed the topic. They talked about other things. During dinner, Autumn hung out with Cindy and played games with her for a long time. When she got back home, she found that Charles was packing his bags.

"Are you going somewhere?" Autumn looked at Charles, quite surprised.

"Yes." Charles stopped and held Autumn in his arms. He asked, "Where have you been? You came back so late."

"I met up with Cindy and played games with her. Abby came of course." Autumn answered, smiling, "How many days will you be gone? Let me help you with your packing."

Charles hugged Autumn saying, "I'm going to Japan and will be there for about a week. During my absence, you need to look after yourself well."

"Japan?" Autumn asked with astonishment. If she remembered the correct date, the proposal would also be dealt with during these days. Autumn smiled at Charles, but didn't tell him about the proposal. "Yeah. There will be an exchange meeting for industries in Japan. Is there anything wrong?" Charles asked curiously.

"Nothing. Not at all." Autumn smiled and continued. "It's supposed to be chilly there in Japan. Here, let me help put extra thick clothes in your suitcase. Though your work matters a lot, you should have meals regularly."

"Are you worried about me?" As Charles embraced Autumn with a smile, he said. "Since you like Cindy so much, how about tonight...... " we start preparing for a baby?"

"What? Oh, knock it off!" Autumn quickly slid away from Charles's arms and started tidying up his things, but Charles caught her and fell on her.

They both lock in an embrace as Autumn lay in his arms. "Charles, what do you think? Should I really accept the Zhao family?"

"Why not? They are your family." Charles hugged her tight and said, "No matter what kind of decisions you will make, I will always be by your side, at least, from my point of view...... They won't harm you." "You have known Mrs. Zhao and her husband for a long time, so you should be quite familiar with the way they act." Charles said.

Autumn turned and found a comfortable position in Charles's arms. She went on, "Exactly, I know them well, but...... But I still don't know why I have some reservations."

"Is there something that causes you to feel that way?" Charles smiled. As he touched Autumn's hair, he said, "To be honest, there is one thing that I need to confess to you."

"What's the matter?" Autumn raised her head towards him.

"Chris is......" After a short pause, Charles continued, "Chris is not my sister by blood. To be exact......" She is actually my aunt."

"What?" Autumn was shocked at what she heard. She sat up and asked, "What on earth are you talking about?"

"Do you still remember Edward Lu who visited us two days ago? He is my great uncle, my grandfather's brother. At the same time, he is also Chris's father. As you can see, now, I should refer to her as my aunt." Charles told her the real identity of Chris. This completely astonished Autumn.

"Autumn, the reason why I am telling you about this is because I want you to know that everyone gets helpless at some point in his life. We hid Chris's identity to protect her. Edward Lu is not unwilling to admit that she is his daughter, just...... He just doesn't know the truth, either." Charles said, patiently.

"Well, my flight is tomorrow morning and I need to sleep early. In short, no matter what decision you are going to make, I will always be with you." Charles turned off the light in the room and fell asleep embracing his wife.

That night, Autumn had a dream. In the dream she met Bowen Zhao. Bowen said to her, "Autumn, no matter what happened, they are your grandpa and grandma. Nothing can change that. I feel so sorry for them. Will you please help look after them for me?"

Autumn jumped up from bed, terrified and drenched in cold sweat. When she came to her senses, Charles was already putting on his clothes.

"You woke up so early." Charles was amazed to see Autumn up. He had planned to go quietly to catch his flight. He didn't want Autumn to get up early and see him off, but to his surprise, Autumn woke up early

too.

Noticing the sweat on Autumn's forehead, Charles asked with concern, "What's wrong? Did you just have a nightmare?"

"I'm all right. You are leaving now?" Autumn turned over and got out of the bed. She said to Charles, "Wait a moment. Let me see you off at the airport."

"It's ok. You can go back to bed." Charles immediately refused, but Autumn insisted. "I will be ready in a minute."

At the airport, Autumn came to know that apart from David, Leila would also be in this business trip with Charles. Remembering what had happened at Chris's birthday party, Autumn frowned slightly.

"Are you OK?" Charles asked gently when he saw Autumn frown. Autumn was staring at Leila, Charles explained, "It is Leila who helped arrange this trip, so I also take her there."

"No worries. I'm OK." Autumn smiled and answered, "I'm not with you in the following days. So remember to take care of yourself."

Autumn's words made David laugh. He said, "Don't worry, Mrs. Lu, I will help look after Mr. Lu in your absence."

At first, Leila was excited to go on a business trip with Charles, but she felt discontented at the sight of Autumn. Considering Charles was around, Leila didn't dare to be presumptuous. She came to Autumn and said to her, "Autumn, I am sorry that day I..."

"It's OK." Autumn grinned, "It's not a big deal."

"To be honest......" Leila paused but quickly continued, "I have been waiting for a chance to have a talk with you. I admit that I used to be fond of Mr. Lu, but I think that fondness is just the adoration of an innocent girl. After knowing he has gotten married, I have no more secret desires. I just did not expect that you would keep it a secret from me."

"Leila, I think I have told you that this is my private affair." Autumn coldly looked at Leila. "I introduced this job to you because of your competence. But I don't think that I must share to you my privacy." "Yes, of course you didn't have too." Leila smiled, "Autumn, excuse me but we are boarding now. I will invite you to dinner after I come back from Japan."

After seeing Charles off, Autumn directly went to her office. Unexpectedly, Abby had been waiting for her in her office. Autumn was surprised, "Abby! What are you doing here?"

"Of course I came here to see you about some serious matters." Abby stood up and said to Autumn, "Wow, your office is so spacious!"

"I'm just helping out here." Autumn gave her a smile. After the dream she had last night, Autumn did a lot of thinking, so her attitude toward Abby was much better. She asked, "What happened?"

"The thing is..." Abby Zhao halted for a moment then continued, "Autumn, you know, Andy and I have just come back from abroad, and he is slowly improving his business here at the same time. Now he would like to hold a press conference in Y City. As far as I am concerned, you now are working in an event planning and execution company, so I guess we can entrust your company to manage this conference. You know, every miller draws water to his own mill."