The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 980 A Charity Dinner (Part One)

"You will know once it happens," Sheryl said to Holley without any emotions in her voice.

After completing her words, she turned around and left immediately. Holley stared angrily at her direction like she wanted Sheryl dead right now.

'Why can she get whatever she wants so easily? No matter how hard I try, I am always the loser against her!' Holley's evil thoughts echoed in her head.

'It would be Wendy's death anniversary in a few days. I once swore before her tombstone that I would make Sheryl pay for what she did before that day. However, it seems to be unlikely to happen now.' Holley seemed to be spacing out as she remained looking at Sheryl.

Then she thought, 'No, I can't give up so easily!'

She was still in the middle of her thoughts when something caught her attention from the crowd of that auction party. It was Donna and Sula together.

George started walking to the two at once to welcome them. He was a little surprised to see the two women at such an event. "Mother, I didn't expect you to come here."

"We arrived a little while ago," Donna laughed and said to George.

Then she glanced at Holley shortly before looking away. She was acting as if she didn't even notice Holley standing next to her son. She just witnessed the quarrel between Holley and Sheryl and found it was interesting.

Although Donna didn't know what was wrong between Holley and Sheryl, she was sure that they knew each other before and didn't get along very well. 'Maybe Sheryl can be one of my allies to get this bitch away from my son.'

On the other hand, it was obvious that Holley wasn't pleased to see Donna either. However, she could not do much when they were surrounded by many people. She was left with no choice but to walk towards the aged woman and greet her with respect.

As expected, Donna did not respond to her at all. Seeing this made George confused. Thus, he said to Donna, "Mother, when did you...' 'When did she know Cary? What is she doing in this auction?' he thought to himself.

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Watching how confused George was, Donna laughed and said, "Have you forgotten that BM Corporation is also doing business with Cary's company? Besides, he's your classmate in college. That's actually why he sent me an invitation upon replaceing out that I'm in the city. What's so surprising about that?"

Holley couldn't bear to stay here and talk with Donna for one more second. Thus, she grabbed George's arm and said, "George, let's go and greet the other guests."

"Mother, I..." George hesitated. It would be a little embarrassing to leave his mother here. It was really difficult for him to choose between the woman who gave birth to him and the woman he loved. However, he chose to go with Holley in the end.

"Go ahead, my son," said Donna. Donna smiled like she didn't care about it at all. Then she acted as forgiving as she could and said to George, "Don't worry about me. Sula is here with me." George nodded upon hearing her and walked away with Holley.

Nevertheless, Sula, who was standing just next to Donna, wasn't as kind as Donna. She glared at the couple angrily with jealousy in her eyes.

"It doesn't matter," Donna comforted her and gently took her hands. "Don't worry. Sooner or later, George will be with you and not with that bitch. But now, you need to wait patiently."

"But..." Sula groaned and stopped whining. She managed a smile and looked at Donna. However, she looked very sad that her smile didn't even reflect in her eyes. She then continued, "Aunt Donna, he loves Holley and I know that. There's no chance for me to even be noticed by him."

"No, that's not true," responded Donna as she looked at Holley again. 'Holley has seduced my son with her little tricks. I don't care about that anyway! That won't last for so long. Sooner or later, I will let him know how shameless and evil that bitch is!' she thought to herself.

"Sula," said Donna as her hold on Sula's hands went tighter. Then she whispered to her, "If I know a way for you to be with George, are you willing to do whatever I tell you to do?"

"I..." Sula was confused for a moment as she didn't know how to respond to the question.

"That's all I need to know. If I really have a way to make him be with you, are you going to do as I say?" Donna repeated her question.

Sula glanced at George, who was already far away from them in the crowd. She took a little more time staring at him as she thought of Donna's question. He was as handsome as how he used to be. She had loved George for so long, yet her feelings for him didn't even fade away. That unyielding wish to be with him was still as strong as how it was the first time they met. Thus, she asked herself, 'Am I willing to do everything for him? Am I willing to give all that I have to be with him?'

The answer she got was "yes".

That was it! She took a deep breath, turned her gaze to Donna, and nodded, "Yes, I am willing to do anything."

"That's great," Donna smiled in satisfaction. She looked at Sula and promised her, "Believe me, I won't let you wait for too long."

Holley had been uncomfortable the whole time since she saw Donna. Although she had made an excuse to leave her, she couldn't just easily wipe Donna out of her mind. Noticing her long face, he frowned and asked, "What is wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable? Are you ill?"

George loved Holley very much and truly cared for her. However, he found out that Holley was completely different from how he thought of her from the private detective he had hired. He wasn't even sure if Holley was really the person he knew anymore.

He felt like there was a deep gap between him and Holley. That kind of gap which none of them could pass even if he tried to.

"Why did you bring her here?" Holley asked him angrily. "You know that we do not like each other. You also know what she did to me. Don't you think that you haven't made enough troubles for me?" "What are you talking about?" asked George as he frowned harder. He looked at Donna and then looked back at Holley. "Didn't you hear what my mother said? It was Cary who invited her to this auction. I didn't even know that she would come."

George got inpatient and added, "Don't make unreasonable assumptions. No matter what she does, she's always my mother. You are just attending the same event. It doesn't mean that you will be seeing her all the time. What is wrong with that?"

"Don't even try to lie to me," Holley sneered. "If you didn't tell Cary, how could he invite your mother? Don't make me a fool! I'm not that innocent to be tricked and I know exactly what you are thinking about." Holley kept saying with a smirk on her face. She didn't know why but when she saw Donna, she felt so uncomfortable like she couldn't even bear to stay in that auction anymore.

George also smirked, "You must be insane. There's no reason for you to think about it like that."

He then looked at Holley with displeasure. "You should take some time to calm down."

Then, he left Holley there and walked away without any ado. He couldn't understand why Holley had changed so much after she came back to Y City. However, he knew that there was nothing to say to her at that moment.

'Was it because Holley was too good at faking? Or was it because I was so blind that I couldn't see who she really is?' George asked himself.

"I don't know," he responded to his own thoughts. After finishing some bottles of wine alone, he noticed Susan walking in through the door.

Susan was in a pink chiffon dress. It was a strapless dress which exposed her beautiful shoulders and neck. She also got an adorable bow around her slim waist and some elegant lace decorating the hem of her dress.

Her aristocratic eyebrows and long eyelashes made her shine in the crowd. Her eyes were shining like an adorable deer who was curious and frightened among strangers. She was looking for someone in the hall, someone she knew. And after she found the one-Sheryl, she finally felt safe and stopped being so afraid.