The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 996 Real Purpose

"It's about Holley Ye!" Donna replied. Sheryl smiled politely. She had already guessed the real purpose of the other woman's visit. "Well...what's wrong with her? Could you elaborate and give me more details? I'm not following you," Sheryl responded flatly.

"Here's the thing," Donna began. She took a sip of water and continued, "You must have heard about Holley and my son George, right?"

"Of course I have," Sheryl nodded, looking at her. "Mr. Han is my former boss. They are a good match," she added.

Donna frowned at Sheryl's remarks. She then shook her head slightly. "To be honest with you, I don't agree with that and I don't approve their seeing each other."

"Is that so? I'm sorry to hear that," Sheryl replied with mock surprise. "But Holley is good-looking. Besides, she and Mr. Han are mutually attached. Why do you oppose them being together?" she asked.

Donna wrinkled her nose and her brows as she replied, "I have a feeling that Holley is not a simple girl. I have already arranged a good match for George long time ago. But since he and Holley met three years ago, George hasn't been keen on my match for him, and has been insisting on staying with Holley."

She paused, heaved a sigh, and continued, not waiting for Sheryl to interject, "To tell you the truth, I don't like Holley. She is not from a wealthy family, and more importantly, I don't think she is a good girl. If George continues to stay with her, I am afraid that she might get him into big trouble."

With a bitter smile, she added, "I only have one son. I admit that sometimes I am manipulative, but I have done all of this for his sake. People who come from families like mine only hope to replace a good match for their children. Even if he dated a good girl from a poor family, I would not oppose them. But I will never allow Holley to marry into my family."

Sheryl looked Donna calmly in the face. "But as far as I know, Mr. Han and Holley love each other. Even though you are not happy with them, I don't think you can split them up," she told her.

"You got me," Donna sighed. "I did everything I could to make them break up but I failed. Now I don't know what to do. So I came to you. I hope you can help me."

"Me?" Sheryl was dumbfounded. She was about to say something else, but stopped herself when a waitress came over to their table to put their food on it. Turning on the stove, she began to cook their pork chops for them, occasionally turning the meat over in order to cook them through. Shirley looked at Donna and gave her a confused smile. "Aunt Donna, you've confused me...It's about Mr. Han and Holley...How can I help you?"

"Let's cut to the chase, Sher," Donna said, fixing Sheryl with a look.

Sheryl nodded and smiled at her. Although she was more than willing to team up with Donna, she needed to know her real motives. Sheryl didn't want to make a mistake on any account.

When Sheryl remained silent, Donna continued, "At the charity auction Cary hosted, I saw that you and Holley had an argument and I thought that you would join me against her. I think we could make a good team."

She arched her eyebrows as she added, "I only have one aim: split George and Holley up. I really hope you can help me."

After a pause, she went on to say, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. You and Holley have a grudge against each other, I'm guessing. If you have some ideas on how to handle her, please feel free to let me know. I will do it for you."

Now that Donna had laid out her purpose and motivations clearly, Sheryl thought that she could help her. But there was still one more question that she was dying to ask; looking at the older woman, Sheryl frowned slightly. "Holley and your son have been together for three years. Why didn't you do anything three years ago?"

Donna gave her a wry smile before replying, "I didn't pay attention to this situation at first. I thought that my son wasn't serious about her. After all, he was a good child and he listened to me. I thought he would desert her after he got tired of her.

But I didn't expect that he would fall in love with her. Since he started dating Holley, he has been out of control. When I tried to stop them, it was too late." With a sigh of regret, she added, "I am eager to split them up because George proposed to Holley. They invited me to a dinner tonight. I guess they will bring this up."

Then she leaned forward to grab Sheryl's hand. "I'm out of time, Sher. If I can't replace a way to deal with Holley, I will lose my last chance to force her to leave my son, and my son will marry her and she will be a part of my family. I can't stand the thought."

Donna was pleading her now. "So please do me this favor, Sher."

After hearing Donna's story, Holley couldn't help but feel impressed by Holley. 'She is so cunning that she fooled George. If Donna is telling the truth, she is going to marry George. It will become more difficult for me to put her down once she becomes George's wife.

I can't let it happen. I will do anything to stop this,' she resolved.

She had promised to avoid meddling with Holley's life if Holley stayed away from her. But considering she already made the first move, she had no reason to stand by idly. Watching the anxious Donna, Sheryl said apologetically, "I am sorry, Aunt Donna. I just want to see your attitude towards Holley. I hope you will not be mad at me."

"It's okay," Donna returned. She added, "I understand your concerns. After all, I am just a stranger to you. I can understand that you're cautious of me."

"How about I tell you a story?" Sheryl placed a pork chop onto Donna's plate, smiling. "Enjoy."

"Sher..." Donna squinted at Sheryl and said anxiously, "I don't have time to hear your story. I need an idea to bring Holley down. How about you tell me your story next time after I make Holley leave my son?" "Easy, Aunt Donna," Sheryl told her in a reassuring voice, smiling. "Trust me. You'll not regret hearing my story, and you'll want to hear me out."