The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 704 It's Not Fair

"Why not? Sure, I dare to take a bet with you," Kitty answered with head held high. Since many people were looking at her, Kitty was challenged by this young boy so she impulsively agreed to bet with him. Additionally, she was confident that Charlie couldn't show any strong evidence against her.

"Follow me," Charlie commanded as he turned around. He was going to the exact spot where Sheryl fell.

Charlie led the way while the rest followed him. Sheryl also stood up and followed. She was curious to know what tricks Charlie had.

"Is this spot where Sher exactly fell?" Charlie asked faintly. He turned around and looked in Kitty's direction, expecting her to answer his question.

Kitty nodded and answered arrogantly, "Yes, that is. So what?"

She gave Charlie a sardonic smile and said in a faint voice, "As you can see, the floor around the pool is all wet. It's not impossible for someone to slip and fall into the pool accidentally. Do you really want to prove that I caused Sheryl's accident by just showing us this place? That's so ridiculous. Everyone saw that she fell from here."

"Of course I know that you can't be convicted by merely showing this spot." Charlie kept calm, and his face was expressionless. He caught a glance at Kitty and added grimly, "What can truly convict you is the pair of muddy footprints."

Upon hearing Charlie's last words, everybody fastened their eyes on the footprints. Charles immediately understood what Charlie was trying to do. He delightedly stared at him and thought to himself, 'Although he's just a child, he is already as smart as his father.'

Sheryl felt a little concerned so she tugged Charles' coat tail and said, "Just bring Charlie back. He is just a kid. He shouldn't be involved in this kind of trouble."

Charles just smiled softly. He was absolutely confident that Charlie could solve this matter. He believed his son could do it well.

"Don't worry about him," Charles gently reassured Sheryl. Then he added calmly, "Since he's just a kid, he naturally has a different insight and mindset compared to us. Just wait and see. I think he really has some proofs."

Sheryl looked at Charlie in puzzlement.

Kitty also saw the two muddy footprints. They came in different sizes. However, she couldn't replace anything unusual at all. So she asked Charlie impatiently, "Stop playing enigmatic. What do you want to prove by these footprints?"

"As we all know," Charlie paused for a while. "If Sher truly fell into the pool by accident, the floor must have some elongated footprints that would show someone slid and fell. But look at these footprints carefully. The smaller footprint is a muddy one while the other footprint shows the full sole. Neither of them shows any trace that someone slipped. So, it's obvious that someone really pushed Sheryl, and that was why she fell into the pool."

"You are talking nonsense!" Kitty yelled. She had belittled this child so much. She wondered how could this kid have such a strong reasoning capacity. "There were so many people here and they probably have passed by this area too. Why would you insist that these footprints belonged to Sheryl?" she asked dubiously.

Charlie stared at Kitty with his confident eyes. "You can check everybody. All of you here are wearing flip-flops except for Sher and Dad. They hadn't changed their shoes since they came back from the farmland and mountain climbing as well. So there must be mud all over the soles of their shoes. Therefore, the large footprints must be Dad's and the smaller ones must belong to Sher."

Upon hearing Charlie's words, Sheryl was dumbstruck. She never thought that Charlie would have such a rigorous logical thinking. No matter how intelligent he was, he was still a 5-year-old child. Everyone including Sheryl was surprised by Charlie, let alone Kitty. She began to stammer and didn't know what to say. She never expected that she would be defeated by a young boy.

"What else do you want to say?" Charlie asked firmly. He eyed Kitty sarcastically.

For someone who attempted to afflict Sheryl, he would never allow her to succeed.

"I..." Kitty hemmed and hawed. Eventually, she said to Charlie, "These are just footprints. How can they prove anything?"

Then she added with a sardonic smile, " You are just a child. Whatever you're saying now is just nonsense."

She stretched out her hand and was about to shove Charlie but Charles was prompt enough to seize her hand. He angrily yelled, "How dare you! You also want to do the same to Charlie in front of so many people?"

Kitty felt a slight pain from Charles' grip. She looked at Charles with knitted brows and asked, "Mr. Lu, do you believe in a child's words? I wouldn't push..." Kitty wasn't able to complete her words because Charles immediately interrupted her.

"It is not you who have the final say!" Charles gritted his teeth out of anger. "The evidence is already right in front of you and yet, you are still trying to justify yourself?" Charles' facial expression hardened. He added, "Kitty, from now on, you are never allowed to set foot in my company. I will discuss this matter with Miss Ye and I will pay the penalty if there's any. I will let Miss Ye deal with you. I won't meddle in it." Then he turned to the other models with a cold look. "All of you, listen carefully. If I hear any of you slander or gossip anyone from your group in the future, I will not hesitate to teach you a lesson just like this. I can easily sack you all. I have more than enough money to replace your replacement. Take it to yourselves seriously. Do you understand?"

Kitty looked pale. She didn't realize until now that Charles was beating the dog before the lion and she was exactly the unlucky dog that was punished.

Now she understood that Charles was only getting even with her for Sheryl. And he was making it clear to the rest of the models that he was always on Sheryl's side and if they tried to do something unpleasan towards her again, they would never have a good ending.

Unfortunately, she didn't realize this fact earlier. Everything was too late now.

"Mr. Lu, I think this is unfair," one of the models said bitterly. She was the closest model to Kitty so it was just normal that she stood up for her. "Everything that the child said was just inference. It couldn't be considered as strong evidence. You are now dismissing Kitty merely because of his words. Are you not being unfair to her?"

"Who are you?" Charles glanced at the model. "Do you want to get justice for her?"

"I am Kitty's friend," the model answered calmly. "Nobody knows the real reason why Sheryl fell into the pool. Each sticks to his own argument. But Sheryl is safe and sound now. However, you are firing Kitty due to this matter. Anyhow, Kitty is the one who suffers losses. We all know your relationship with Sheryl. But in front of so many people, you apparently favor her. Is that reasonable?"

"So how do you think should I deal with this matter?" Charles asked. He was trying his best to pacify his anger.