The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 724 Holley’s Dissension

"Miss Ye!" With more than a subtle hint of guilt, while trying to sound as convincing as she could, Sue interrupted Holley before she could continue speaking. "I do not see any reason that you would have to even ask me that question. Like I said, Anthony and I are just friends."

Feeling her patience began to fade, Holley continued, "Sue, who do you think you're kidding?! You really can't continue telling that lie. I mean you can try to tell other people that crap, but you have to at least be honest with yourself!" Awaiting her response, Holley glanced expectantly at Sue, before she continued speaking. "Listen, I know very well that you expected Anthony to arrive in stead of me. The moment you saw me, you became really disappointed, right?"

With a look of shock, Sue let out a cold smile and snapped, "Not even close to being believable! Oh, my goodness! Definitely not!" Sue glanced at Holley and it could clearly be seen that as much as she tried to hide it, she was very excited. So to continue to redirect the conversation she was trying to avoid, she said, "Now, the fact that you decided to grace me with your presence is what comes as a pleasant surprise to me."

However, with all the lengths she was going to avoid the obvious, Holley could see very clearly that Sue was dancing around the matter at hand. Especially, when over on one side of the room, she saw the pair of slippers that were obviously reserved for a man.

Thus, Sue was rendered speechless and had to admit her questionable relationship with Anthony, as the pair of slippers marked a clear romantic connection between the two of them.

Sue therefore reluctantly acknowledged her partiality toward Anthony.

And she forced a smile at the reality of Anthony's preference to Sheryl, who was living opposite to her house.

At that moment, Holley's face lit up and she said, "Oh! That's exactly why I came by to talk to you."

Sue was a bit confused by Holley's sudden excitement. "What? I am sure I don't know what you are talking about" Sue wasn't sure what exactly she could have meant.

Barely able to contain her excitement, Holley, as if she had a secret she couldn't wait to tell, said, "Do you not see that a once in a lifetime, an opportunity is unfolding right before your very eyes?!"

Looking a bit dumbfounded, Sue said, "Miss Ye, now I am totally confused!" Sue furrowed her brow and turned up her mouth as if to say "Huh"? Holley's words perplexed her and she was wondering where she was going with this.

Seeing that her words were leaving more questions than answers for Sue, Holley suggested explicitly that Sue should take complete advantage of Anthony's frustration over the illicit relationship between Sheryl and Charles to win Anthony over.

"Now that is completely out of the question!" Sue said decidedly, "Miss Ye, I have to admit that, yes, there is something romantic between Sheryl and Charles, but by no means would that make Sheryl be considered a fence-sitter. Moreover, Anthony has not yet confirmed Sheryl's betrayal. It is nothing but a rumor, I suppose."

Holley therefore criticized Sue for her childish innocence and naivete that was proving to be extremely counterproductive.

Holley glanced at Sue meaningfully and said calmly and gently, "During your time of recuperation, something drastic happened. Do you still remember the encounter of the mountain resort?" "Yes, I do remember that." Sue nodded gently. She had injured her ankle on the previous night when they were about to go to the mountain resort. The still fresh ache of her ankle made her stop for a moment. "After that, despite their excellent performance, Tammy and Kitty were fired by Charles. From what I was told, the reason was because they had offended Sheryl."

"This reason is less complicated than just that." Sue frowned and said to Holley, "They deserved to be dismissed by Charles, who considered their unkindness to Sheryl, whom he loved, to be unacceptable."

"Sue, your heart is too big and you are too kind to allow yourself to think bad of Sheryl." Holley looked at Sue helplessly and continued with as much composure as she could muster, "To be perfectly honest, Charles' connection with our company is entirely due to his partiality to Sheryl. Moreover, I was told by unnamed sources that there must have been something sexually-illicit between them during that night in the private guesthouse."

Thus, Sue's suspicion and fear were stirred up by Holley's dissension.

"What I am saying is true and real! You just gotta believe me." Holley urged Sue to exploit that opportunity to help make Anthony fall in love with her. "But..." Sue said with great hesitation. Sue's voice trailed off as she paused, full of indecision.

"No more of this shilly-shally!" Holley suggested that Sue should strike while the iron was hot, so to speak, and act quickly so that she could take full advantage of the situation and have it work in her favor. Holley continued to push by saying, "I was informed that Laura is making a match between her son and a beautiful young girl. By no means would you like be bested and humbled this way, I suppose." "But I think this issue should call for a closer investigation and I am attempting to get to the bottom of the facts." Sue frowned and continued, "Anthony did not talk to me about Sheryl's betraying him. So I am afraid that there's no reason to..."

"How foolish you are!" Holley looked at Sue helplessly and said, "Anthony is man of morals with a humble spirit. He would have no intention to embarrass himself or her by making Sheryl's betrayal public!" Holley, after going back and forth about it, finally suggested that Sue do something proper and fitting for the matter at hand.

Then she rose up to take her leave.

Sue was then left with her own thoughts, despairingly torn by indecision and uncertainty.

As Holley walked out of Sue's house, she bumped into Sheryl who was about to go out. Since having the meeting with Laura, Sheryl hadn't been in the best of moods. Upon seeing Sheryl depressed and unhappy, Charles granted her an indefinite period of leave to get herself back on track. After having spent one day in leisure and laziness at home, Sheryl decided to go out for a change.

"Miss Ye, what are you doing here?" Sheryl asked Holley, looking a bit confused and puzzled.

Holley smiled mischievously and replied that she came to visit Sue, getting an update on her condition, since she had a spare moment.

"Really?" Sheryl smiled curtly and asked Holley, "How is Sue feeling now?"