The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 351 Mess Up (Part One)

It was Wendy who opened the door and walked in while Yvonne followed closely behind. A sly smile showed on her face as Rachel saw them. 'How could it be possible for Autumn to return and be a part of Zhao family in peace?' Rachel thought to herself.

Wendy's presence led to a furor in the hall. All of the people turned to focus on her. Autumn furrowed slightly as she saw them. Just as she expected, Wendy was definitely not going to leave the matter at that. She finally showed up with her annoying daughter, Yvonne.

Arthur stood close to Autumn seeing her frowning tightly. "Autumn, don't be afraid. I am here. I will protect you. No one can hurt you!" comforted Arthur as he patted her shoulders gently.

Autumn was moved by his words somehow. No one, except for her grandma and father, had cared about her like this. Therefore, Autumn felt warm yet a little bit grieved.

Staring at Autumn who was standing at the center of the stage, Wendy, with a piteous look, immediately attracted the reporters' attention. Soon they all rushed to her. "Mrs. Gu, what brings you here today?"

"It is the birthday party of my daughter. How could I not come? I have to wish her a happy birthday." Wendy smiled bitterly and then walked forward to Autumn, held by Yvonne. "Autumn, today is your birthday. am your biological mother and I come to wish you a happy birthday," said Wendy.

She then took out a small box from her pocket, opened it slowly and went on, "It is a gift for you. I should have given it to you at your wedding since it is actually a wedding gift. Take it. I wish you a lifetime of happiness."

"There is no need to give it to me. Keep it for yourself," said Autumn in a cold tone. She didn't know what Wendy was going to do and what she had up her sleeves, but she was sure that it was just a trick or a trap.

"Don't reject her, Autumn." Seeing this, Arthur sneered and asked his assistant to take the bracelet from Wendy. "Anyway, this little gift is a token of her regard, so take it."

In any circumstances, Wendy was Autumn's biological mother and it was something that can never be changed. As for the bracelet, she could take it and donate it to those in need. Though reluctant, Wendy paid heavily to buy this bracelet since she had to put on a play before the public today.

She looked at Autumn with caring eyes as if she was really a warm and loving mother. Seeing this, the reporters began to ask, "Miss Ye, could you explain why you are so eager to change your surname and break your relations with your mother? She is your mother. Do you really hate her so much?" The questions were getting sharper and more stressful.

"Hate her? How could it be possible?" With a grim smile, Autumn replied. 'I wish I'd never see her again for the rest of my life and I hope I had never been her daughter.

It was her, a vicious woman, who killed my father and my grandma indirectly, 'Autumn thought.

Taking a glance at Wendy, she then replied, "There is no need for me to worry about her life after all she has started a new one. Now she is taken care of by her new husband and a lovely daughter, Yvonne, so I would definitely not disturb them for now. And that is why I didn't like to go to her house when I was still a kid, because I was afraid of causing her trouble which would easily make her unhappy."

Indeed, Autumn was trying to tell those reporters that Wendy had never taken care of her when she was a child. So why should she look after her now that she had grown up?

"Autumn, you..." Upon hearing this, Wendy pretended to be sad. "Autumn, are you blaming me for not taking care of you when you were a kid? You may have misunderstood me. You know that I..." However, before Wendy could finish her sentences, Autumn interrupted her. "Of course I am not. I didn't mean that." Autumn felt disgusted that Wendy put up this farce before the public. Though she was unwilling to expose her private life before the public, it didn't mean that she would allow Wendy to mess around with it.

Autumn gazed at Wendy with a grim smile and continued, "Haven't you had a happy life over the years? I am glad for you. Now I have been married and I have also found my family. Isn't it good for us since we won't have to interfere with each other's lives in the future? Do you really want me to clarify why I should change my surname and break the relations with you?"

"Miss Ye, could you please explain to us what you mean? Do you mean that you tried to break relations with your mother just because you didn't want to disturb your mother's new life?" asked the reporters, puzzled.

Autumn nodded slightly and said nothing.

"It's not the case as you said. You are lying." Yvonne, who stood by silently for a long time, joined in. She gazed at Autumn and went on, "That's not what you said."

Obviously, the reporters were all shocked by her words. When they were at a loss whom they should believe in, Yvonne suddenly spoke again, attracting everyone's attention.

The reporters all turned to her and asked, "Miss Gu, what do you mean? Do you mean that Miss Ye is not telling the truth?"

"Yes, Miss Gu, you are also involved in this. Could you tell us what the truth is?"

"Miss Gu, please explain it for us." The reporters echoed one after another.

Yvonne had recently been hiding from the public. Time had passed and people gradually forgot the things that happened to her before. That was why she dared to come out with Wendy now. She burst into a sneer as she found that all of the people focused on her. Defiant and arrogant, Yvonne looked at Autumn and said, "She's not telling the truth. Things were not as she said. She does want to break all relations with us, but it is not because she doesn't hope to disturb our life. Instead it is because the Zhao family is richer than us. She takes great fancy to the family property of the Zhao family." Yvonne smiled grimly and raised her voice. "All of this is because she despises the poor and favors the rich," said Yvonne with a disdainful look.

"Well, Yvonne stop. That's enough." Wendy pretended to stop Yvonne after Yvonne said all that she wanted to say. "She is your sister in any case. She is right. It is all my fault," said Wendy with a pitiful look. She heaved a sigh and went on, "I don't blame her if she really wants to do that."

"Mom! You are always considerate of her, but did she care about your feelings in return? It isn't worth doing this for her," said Yvonne in a very discontented tone, her eyes filled with irritation. "She never cares about you. If she still regards you as her mother, she would honorably inform you about this news conference. Why did we have to come here without an invitation? You said that you had to hand this gift to her in person, but now it turns out she would never be grateful."

Saying this, Yvonne then turned to Autumn and said sarcastically, "She is now part of the Zhao family and she could own anything that she wants. It is impossible for her to care about this little bracelet." "Yvonne, you think that you can pull your weight here," said Autumn coldly. Autumn furrowed her eye brow and felt disgusted at the two of them. "You must be clear about what the truth is. I know in my heart who among us is lying. All you are doing is bringing disgrace on your own selves."

"Yes, I know what the truth is." Yvonne showed a grim smile and turned to Wendy, "I know that my mom has been most perfectly fulfilled both in love and duty. May I remind you? How could it be possible for you to get married to someone like Charles? He is such a brilliant man and many women are after him. If it weren't for mom, you would never have had the chance to marry him."

"Yvonne, that's enough, "Wendy said abruptly. However, indeed she felt herself highly flattered, because Yvonne had said exactly what she wanted to say. Now all of the people present would regard Autumn as a snobbish woman. And that was her purpose of coming here today. What she wanted to do was to put her into more trouble.