The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 298 I Have Drunk Too Much

"Yes, you are right. That is what I was referring to." Leila responded with excitement and then added, "I am sorry, Mr. Lu. I should not have bothered you with something so trivial."

"It is fine, Leila, " replied Charles indifferently. Charles didn't say anything else as he knew that Leila was diligent with her work, so he was just relieved to have such a hard working employee. "It is quite late now. Please go back to taking some rest," added Charles briefly.

However, as Leila heard this from him, she felt so cheerful by his warm and caring words though he didn't mean to. "Okay. Then good night, Mr. Lu."

As soon as she finished her sentence, Leila hung up the phone, as her heart felt like it was beating outside her body uncontrollably.

In fact, she deliberately called Charles to gauge the situation. She knew very well that Autumn may persuade Charles to discharge her from her duties. Therefore, she had to take a few extreme steps to establish her importance.

After Charles ended the call, Autumn adjusted her posture, turning back to him while Charles held her from behind gently. They fit perfectly in the arms of each other like a jigsaw puzzle. "Did I wake you up?" He whispered to her in a soft tone.

"No," replied Autumn quickly in an indifferent voice. Indeed, she was very envious, but she just didn't know how to express what she felt so she decided to remain silent instead.

"What's wrong? You sound unhappy about something." Charles could sense her mood change, but he couldn't figure out what had happened to cause it. He asked Autumn several times before he finally got an answer out of her. "It is past midnight. What was the matter that could not wait and needed your attention at this hour? Did she really have to call you at this time?" Autumn did not reply directly but said politely. However, Charles understood her perspective. Upon hearing it, he did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Well, I will explicitly tell her not to call me at night next time, okay?" He tried to comfort Autumn who was acting like a pampered child in the moment.

Charles coaxed her as if she was a brat within a few moments Autumn finally was comforted. "Let's sleep now. It is quite late. You still have to go to work tomorrow morning."

The next morning when Autumn woke up, she found that Charles had left for work. Within a moment, a feeling of emptiness filled the room as she realized Charles was not there.

Meanwhile, all employees were highly motivated and jumping with joy and high spirit as they realized they had successfully won the project from Giant Promise Company. They were eager to have a party in the bar while Autumn also didn't want to decline their request as she was worried that she would dampen their enthusiasm towards work.

Autumn immediately called Charles to share the good news while she was also determined to join the celebrations at the party and then she would go home soon.

Isla still had not told her parents about what happened with Aron and her. As Isla had not disclosed her relationship with Aron, she didn't want to take him to meet her parents just as yet. And she was also invited to attend the party tonight with her colleagues.

Perhaps, they had all worked so hard for a long time, so it was about time to reap the rewards. They all wanted to vent their emotions in the bar, some were even dancing like maniacs on dance floor almost like they had transformed into different people.

The colleagues were just about to invite Autumn and Isla to join them on the dance floor, but they dropped the idea as Autumn was married while Isla already had a boyfriend, so they might not be comfortable dancing with another man.

Both of them perched on top of the high stools along the bar counter and ordered two cocktails and chatted with each other. It had been so long since the two of them found the time to sit down like this and talk. Somehow, gradually they started talking about Andy as Isla was also curious about his relationship with Autumn.

"In fact, it really is not as complicated as you would think," said Autumn indifferently as she took a small sip of the cocktail. However, she did not like the taste of the cocktail as it was very strong and only tasted of alcohol. "So he is my uncle-in-law, " replied Autumn.

"Uncle-in-law?" Astonished, Isla looked at Autumn and asked, "I simply cannot tell if you are serious or you are just joking. He looks very young, almost the same age group as you. How is it be possible?" Autumn knew that Isla would be confused about it, so she told Isla the story about her family. She expected Isla to be shocked about this news, but to her surprise, Isla slammed the counter in utter joy and said in a cheerful voice, "This is just wonderful! Autumn, congratulations! Finally, you can get rid of Wendy from your life! I am so very happy for you!"

Taken aback by Isla's reaction, Autumn laughed cheerfully. "Don't get so excited now."

"Autumn, I am truly so happy to hear this. You have an amazing family now!" Isla revealed cheerfully and went ahead to add, "Well, so now it turns out that you come from Zhao family, so your surname is actually Zhao?"

"Yes. I share the same last name with you now." Now, Autumn was also infected with her happiness as she said, "Perhaps we are also connected by blood ties from a hundred years ago."

She joked with Isla and as they smiled look into each other's eyes with sheer gratitude and happiness. But soon Isla gazed at a corner, and started pointing in that direction with astonishment. "Autumn, look! Is that not your sister Yvonne?"

"What? Where is she?" Clearly, Autumn was also stunned. She turned back, to replace Yvonne in the crowd while Wendy was standing right behind her. Upon seeing them, Autumn's eyebrow furrowed slightly. 'Why are they here?' she wondered.

"What are they doing here now? Can't I have one happy moment to myself." Autumn frowned as she tried to figure out what they were doing there.

"Who knows?" Isla responded with a disdainful look as she really detested them with all her heart. After Yvonne walked into a balcony with Wendy, Isla turned to Autumn and said, "Let them be. Soon they will no longer be related to you. They will be just strangers. Don't pay heed to them. Do what you want to do."

Isla's bid to relieve Autumn who was still a little unsettled, as she kept one eye on them to be aware of what they were doing. After about half an hour, Yvonne walked out with Wendy, but neither one of them had noticed Autumn sitting there. Shortly afterwards Yvonne left the room and Rachel also walked out.

Rachel stopped at the doorway, as she paused to wear her sunglasses and then walked out with an arrogant stride.

Upon seeing this, Autumn's mind was boggled as she was sure they would not get in touch with one another after the entire debacle on Rachel's birthday. But now it turned out Autumn was wrong.

After getting out of the bar, Wendy maintained a poker face all the while. Yvonne frowned slightly, looking severe. "Mom, do you think Rachel is telling the truth, I mean should we believe her? Is Autumn really going to do this?" Yvonne asked with a concerned expression.

"Yes, I really think she is not lying to us. It could be true," Wendy responded in a serious tone. After pausing for a few seconds she burst into a sneer. 'Do you think I will leave the matter at that, Autumn? This is so absurd. I will not let it happen.' Wendy thought to herself.

"But I think it will be good news for us if Autumn really goes ahead with her plans. After all, we also intended for the same thing to happen..." said Yvonne. Rachel was a famous star and had strong connections with entertainment journalists. As she had received the news directly from them, then it must be true.

However, before Yvonne could finish her sentence, she was interrupted midway by Wendy. "Don't have such a one-track mind. Timing matters the most. It would not have been good news for us if she is going to do that at such a critical time. But let's just wait and watch. I know she is just waiting to break all the relations with us, but there is no way she can do so."

Yvonne remained silent. She had suffered many hardships in recent past and now she simply followed Wendy's directions and words.

Furious yet indignant, Wendy bore a grudge on Autumn. She was waiting for the right opportunity to release her wrath upon Autumn.

Autumn's good mood had gone down the drain after she saw Yvonne and Wendy in the bar. She felt uneasy, and with that excuse and she got out from the bar. As she was about to go home, she happened to receive a call from Sam.

"Hello, Autumn. This is Sam. I need you to do me a favor."

"Hello. What's the matter?"

"I am in front of the fountain of Eaton Square. Could you help me bring Chris here?" Soon Autumn realized what he intended to do, so without a second of hesitation she promised to help him. She would absolutely love to be the peacemaker.

The moment Sam hung up, she called Chris. Indeed, Chris was in a bad mood as she didn't see Sam when she went to the company.

"Hello, Chris. Where are you? Are you at home now?" Autumn had figured a full proof way to bring her all the way to the fountain, so she said ahead, "Chris, I have drunk too much and I have sprained my ankle. Could you please come to pick me up? I am feeling helpless."

"Autumn, are you okay? Where are you? I am coming to get you right away." Chris asked her with concern.

After giving her the address, Autumn hung up the call. She did not intend to hang around and hinder Sam's plan so, instead she drove to Shining Company. Charles was still working an extra shift, so she bought some snacks to him as she was worried he would go hungry without another meal.