The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 662 You Are Not Allowed To Say No

"Of course I will support you," Holley replied and gave Sue a determined look. "I know exactly how you feel, so I'll stick up for you." She walked over to Sue and patted her hand reassuringly.

Sue was overjoyed at her words, and felt her confidence rise. Then, it occurred to her that Holley and Sheryl had always seemed close. "But Miss Ye, why are you willing to help me?" she asked suspiciously. "If I remember correctly, you have a good relationship with Sheryl," Sue said. "I don't understand why you..."

Sue was not a fool, and she had already found Holley a little strange.

"That's easy. I can explain," Holley answered with a smile. "I would like to see the lovers unite. Sheryl obviously has fallen in love with Charles. I can help her as well as you. I want her to acknowledge her feelings for Charles. This way, you can also get together with Anthony. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?" she explained. It all sounded so reasonable.

"Well, you mustn't think too much now. Love will take its course. Take your time. If Anthony's heart has been broken by Sheryl, console him. Even if you just be by his side and not do anything else, eventually, in time, he will see you in a different light. He will soon realize that you are a beautiful and caring woman," Holley patiently advised Sue.

"Is that all I need to do?" Although Holley's words made sense, Sue was still worried.

"The most important thing is..." Holley paused for a second before continuing with a serious look, "Don't let this affect your work. If all this crap is going to affect you on the catwalk again, I'm not going to come to your rescue any more."

Awkwardly, Sue looked at Holley. She assured her, "You may rest assured that this will never happen again, Miss Ye. I will work harder. I promise you."

Holley's face cleared and she smiled at Sue. Just as she was about to tell Sue something more, her phone rang. It was George. She quickly snatched up the phone and said to Sue,"Sorry, give me a minute. I have to take this call."

"Fine, no problem." Sue nodded understandingly.

Holley then answered the phone,"Hi, George, what's up?"

They both worked in the same company and as such did not really need to communicate by phone with each other. George had gone to another city for a meeting this morning. It had been only three hours since he left. Holley was happy to think that he had called her because he was already missing her.

Therefore, she couldn't stop smiling when she answered the phone.

"Holley, do you remember that my mom called and informed that she is coming over today? She has already boarded the plane, and is supposed to reach in two hours. I am in a meeting and I really can't get back in time. Will you pick her up at the airport?" George's voice came anxiously over the phone.

Holley frowned slightly. She reluctantly questioned, "Didn't you say we would go together to pick up your mom?"

"Yes, I did." George said patiently, "But there's nothing I can do about it now. You know, I'm not in Y City now. I will not get back in time, so I have to ask you to pick my mom up on your own."

George tried to reason with Holley and get her to agree to his request. "Holley, I know my mom is picky and hard on you, but she's my mom. If you don't pick her up this time, she will think even worse of you. Don't you agree? So please meet her at the airport on time and arrange her stay at the hotel we once stayed at. Also, don't forget to take her out to dinner. I'll be back as soon as I can."

In the end George said, "Honey, thank you. I know I owe you one. I'll make it up to you."

"But I don't..." Before Holley could refuse, George had hung up the phone. Looking at the phone with a bemused expression, she gave a wry smile.

"Miss Ye, what's the matter? Is something wrong?" Sue asked with concern as she sensed that Holley had suddenly become depressed. Since Holley had made it clear that she would help her, Sue wanted to return the favor at the first chance she got.

"Nothing. Each family has its own problems, you know," Holley said with a heavy sigh.

The thought of the old witch gave her a headache. She lost interest in talking to Sue. "Off you go. I want to be alone." She waved at Sue to leave.

'That old witch's arrival doesn't come with any good news for me. My happy days are over now, '

Holley thought wearily, rubbing her temples to try to relieve her headache. 'I have to be very careful in her presence. She is just waiting to replace some of my faults to lord over me. I can't be accused of doing anything wrong.'

While Holley was thinking about George's mother, she got a call from Charles. Her mood lifted a little when she learned that Charles was coming to her company to choose some models. 'Good news at last,' she secretly sighed with relief.

'I have finally caught Charles, who is a very big fish, in my net.'

On the phone she said to Charles, "No problem Mr. Lu. I'm sure my models will live up to your expectations. I'll be waiting for you in the office." She hung up the call with a smile on her face. Then she immediately called Sheryl to ask where she was.

When Sheryl informed her that she was at the company, her smile brightened.

Clearly, Charles was here for Sheryl. How could the play go on without the lead character, after all?

When Charles arrived at BM Corporation, Holley had all the models waiting for him. At this point, zed cards that had been shot just a few days ago came in handy.

Sheryl used to spend a lot of time with Sue at work in the past. Since their falling out, she spent most of her time in solitude. Even now, she sat alone in one corner, as if whatever was happening around had nothing to do with her.

Holley told the models that a clothing company had come to select them to showcase their clothes. Sheryl intuitively had a bad feeling about this selection.

Charles quickly selected ten models. In fact, in addition to Sheryl, he just randomly selected nine other models. Sheryl frowned when Holley announced that she was amongst the selected models. When she saw Charles come out of the meeting room, she knew her hunch had come true. This was all planned by Charles.

There were many models who were hostile to her. Now she felt even more resentful eyes upon her. "Miss Ye." She came up to Holley and asked, "Can I refuse to participate in this show?"

"What?" Holley cried out, puzzled. She didn't expect that anyone would turn down such a good opportunity. "Why?" Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Charles' face darken at Sheryl's words. She hastily pulled Sheryl aside. "Sheryl, do you know how much you can get paid for this show? At least ten thousand. How can you say no to this job? If you have any respect for me as a superior you will listen to me," she reprimanded Sheryl.

"You know, I asked you to come here to make money, not to make such stupid requests. Mr. Lu is one of the richest persons in Y City. Do you know how many people want to be chosen to work for him? How can you turn down such a great opportunity?" She then gave Sheryl a stern warning,"I'm telling you, you are not allowed to say no to this show."

Sheryl winced a little. "I don't want to be on this show. Give this job to a younger model who wants to work for him," she again stated.

She wanted to avoid any interaction with Charles, both in life and at work.