The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 876 The Bride Price

Anthony looked at Peggy in an indifferent manner. "Even though it's easy for me... why should I give you the money?" Anthony said in a cold voice.

Then he removed his eyes from her and pretended to be busy. He poured some tea for himself and asked, "I think I have made it clear to you that Sue and I are just friends. How come you expect me to marry her? That's impossible! And moreover, we won't even connect with each other any more. So I don't understand why you think it's my duty to give you money." He shrugged his shoulders and let out an indifferent laugh.

He cast a contemptuous glance at Peggy and added, "And even if I really get married to Sue, why should I give you such an exorbitant amount of money? And moreover, even Sue will not approve of me giving money to you. If she comes to know about it, she will be furious, won't she?"

Peggy stared at Anthony with cold eyes and said, "You can't fool my aging eyes so easily Anthony. I know it has been the dual effort between you and Sue to hide your relationship from me. But I am not stupid. Anybody who has even seen the two of you together can tell that the way you get along with each other is not how 'just friends' as you say you two are."

Peggy let out a sarcastic laugh and sneered, "Moreover, now that Sue is pregnant, you can't hide it any more." "What are you talking?"

Anthony almost jumped out of his seat and blurted. "Is Sue pregnant? How can it be possible?" He stared at Peggy with creased eye brows.

"You should know it better than me," Peggy said with a cold smile. Anthony looked very worried all of a sudden. Peggy watched each and every facial expression on his face very minutely. Then her face broke into a knowing smile. She had no doubt that Sue and Anthony shared an intimate relationship.

Marking the ongoing dilemma in Anthony's mind, Peggy placed her cards tactfully and diligently. "Anthony, you are going to be a father soon. Hence, you have to get married with Sue. At least for the sake of the child. Isn't it?" Peggy smiled coldly and added, "I can help you to ease out on the idea of giving this money to me. You can just regard it as the wedding gift for Sue."

"Is Sue really pregnant?" Anthony asked in an unbelievable tone. He could feel this heart beating faster than usual. Though he did not want to believe in what Peggy said, but in one corner of his heart, he could not even deny it completely. He took some deep breaths to calm himself down.

"Of course." Peggy frowned and said in a very polite manner, "I'm not kidding about such a serious matter."

Anthony frowned and thought about the last conversation that he had with Sue when they met a while ago. He wondered why Sue didn't mention to him about her pregnancy.

'Oh my God! Maybe she is planning to abort this baby secretly?' he guessed. The very thought of it sent chill down his spine. He could not let this happen at any cost.

"You can call Sue and ask her whether it's true or not if you don't believe me." Peggy couldn't help but laugh as she saw Anthony's dumbfounded expression. "Can we talk about the matter of money now?" she asked again.

Anthony was completely zapped because of the news Peggy gave him. He remained speechless for a while. After a long while he raised his head and said in a deep yet cold voice, "The situation right now is beyond my expectation. I need more time to consider it. Besides, I should confirm it with Sue and need more time to prepare money. When all these matters are settled, I will talk to you about the money." "Okay." Peggy heaved a sigh and nodded with satisfaction. She said, "Don't make me wait for too long, otherwise..."

"Don't worry, I won't," Anthony said indifferently.

He called up Sue immediately as Peggy left. However, Sue didn't answer no matter how many times he dialed.

At last, he had no more patience to just sit in his office and wait for Sue to answer his call. He sprang up of his seat, grabbed his car keys and ran out of the office. "Where are you going, Mr. Xiao? There is a meeting soon," his secretary yelled at him.

"Cancel the meeting. Don't bother me no matter what happens," Anthony replied impatiently without even looking back. He drove to the Zhao family house immediately. Thousands of thought filled his mind. He remembered how Sue had refused to take any kind of help from him. The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became.

By the time Anthony arrived, Sue and Sheryl had just come back. Sitting on the sofa, Sue was staring at the closed phone screen, distracted.

Sheryl put some fruits in front of Sue and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing special." Sue shook her head slightly. Then she narrowed her eyes and said to Sheryl, "Although I have met Anthony and told him how to deal with Peggy, I still feel restless. I instinctively think this matter won't be settled so easily."

"Don't worry. I will help you." Sheryl smiled and said in a lovingly tone, "I will deal with it no matter what. Now you should just take care of yourself and the unborn baby. You don't have to worry about anything else."

Sue was pacified eventually and was about to go upstairs to take rest when she heard Anthony's voice coming from the doorway. Her heart skipped a beat. She realized that Peggy must have met him for the money and revealed about her pregnancy to him. She stared at Sheryl with helpless eyes.

Even Sheryl was taken aback with such an unexpected visit from Anthony.

Amy said, "You two just stay here. I am going to answer the door." She looked at Sue and gave her a reassuring smile.

As Amy opened the door, she saw that Anthony was almost about to break in. She frowned and gave a surprised look at him. She could see he was getting impatient. Seeing Amy standing in front of him, Anthony tried to calm down. She looked at him with cold eyes and asked, "What brought you here?"

"Grandma Amy." Anthony took deep breaths to calm down his rage. He felt very embarrassed to have encountered Amy in this way and explained, "I came for..."

"What a coincidence! Even I wanted to see you and teach you a lesson!" Amy interrupted before Anthony finished his words. Amy sneered and added, "I think my husband has made everything clear to you. So what the hell do you want from us?" She frowned at him with air of disgust as she spoke.

"Grandma Amy, please listen to me," Anthony said nervously. He was so worried about the baby in Sue's womb so he tried his best to explained, "I didn't come for Sheryl. I want to see..."

"I don't care who you came for," Amy interrupted again. Anthony was losing his cool once again but could not be impolite with Amy. Amy cast a cold glance at Anthony and added, "You have done enough harm to both Sheryl and Sue. What else do you want from them now?"

"I..." Anthony couldn't say anything to defend himself but gave a bitter smile. He was feeling helpless. How could he explain that he never meant harm to anyone! He had come here because he wanted to take responsibility of his unborn child that Sue was carrying.

He could not deny that there was truth in Amy's words. Every trouble that came along the way for both Sheryl and Sue was caused by him. And he should face the consequences of it no matter how terrible it

was.

"I want to give you a suggestion." Amy glanced at Anthony and added, "You can only end up doing more harm to them if you come close to them. You have promised Sheryl that you would leave this city in three months, right? So before you leave, don't show up before them. I believe Sue will be fine as long as you keep away from her."

"Oh! What happened?" Anthony had just opened his mouth to reply to Amy when Charles' voice cut through their conversation. Charles had just picked up his two children from their school and came to drop Shirley home.

He didn't expect to see Anthony to be in the Zhao family house. He was surprised beyond words. He remembered he had warned Anthony not to show up before Sheryl. Clearly Anthony didn't take his words serious. Charles looked at his face with a stern look.

Then he looked down at Clark who was standing there holding Shirley's hand. "Clark, go inside with your sister," Charles said to Clark. Clark followed his father's command and took steps inside the house holding his sister's hand. Anthony's eyes softened as he saw Shirley after such a long time. He just opened his mouth and wanted to say something to Shirley. But she followed Clark to enter the room without sparing even a glance at Anthony. Anthony's eyes became gloomy as he watched Shirley being so indifferent towards him.