The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 1777 Revisit The Sightseeing Places

"Leila, why do you think so poorly of yourself? You are more capable than any other woman I know. If

anyone deserves my son, it's you."

Melissa waved her hand happily and gestured for Leila to come closer. She then continued to praise

Leila.

As they were talking, they both looked at Charles, who had a blank look on his face. He was focused

on his meal.

Leila felt embarrassed and smiled at Melissa. "Aunt Melissa, you know what is best."

Melissa understood what Leila meant and smiled knowingly as she looked at her.

Leila wasn't really in the mood, but she still put on a smile for Melissa. Even though she didn't say

anything, her eyes gave her away.

While they were having dinner, Melissa purposely coughed a lot. At the start, Charles didn't pay much

attention to it. However, when the coughing had worsened, he started to worry. He put down his eating

utensils and looked at his mother with concern. "Mother, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I just ate too fast. We have to hurry up. I need to get my stuff ready after dinner." Melissa

looked at Charles, and her face was pale.

She seemed to be in pain. Charles couldn't help but worry. Suddenly, Leila stood up and approached

Melissa, rubbing her back. "Aunt Melissa, take your time. Just eat. I'm already done. I can prepare your

stuff for you."

Melissa raised her head and glanced at Leila in relief. Leila was so considerate. She grabbed her hand

to thank her. "Thanks so much, Leila. This is a big help."

"Aunt Melissa, you're always welcome." After that, Leila went upstairs.

Melissa turned to Charles when she was sure that Leila was already in her bedroom. However, she

noticed that Charles didn't care or even seem to notice what had just happened.

She coughed as she said, "Leila's such a nice girl. Charles, did you ever think about asking her out?

You're just wasting your time with Sheryl. It's a dead end, honey. Just let it go."

"Mother, can we talk about this after we come back from our trip?" A flash of annoyance appeared in

Charles' eyes, but it was gone as soon as it came, and Melissa didn't even notice.

Melissa decided to let it go. They finished dinner quickly.

"Mother, I'm going to pack my things now too." Charles smiled at Melissa and then went upstairs.

Melissa looked at Charles' back as if lost in thought. After a while, she headed upstairs as well.

Meanwhile, Leila was almost done. Melissa was glad for her help.

So she said, "Leila, why don't you rest now? Thank you so much for helping me pack. I just need to

add a few more things in the morning."

Leila smiled back. "Aunt Melissa, we don't know what the weather is going to be in Malaysia. So you

need to be prepared, okay?"

She reminded Melissa to be careful in Malaysia, so she wouldn't get into any trouble.

Melissa sat on the foot of her bed and waved her hand, inviting Leila to sit next to her. "Leila, come

here..."

"What's the matter, Aunt Melissa?" It appeared that Melissa wanted to tell her something, and Leila

couldn't help but feel confused.

Melissa didn't say anything more. Instead, she gestured for Leila to lean towards her. Then she

whispered to Leila's ear. After this, a joyful expression could be seen on Leila's face. Soon, Leila was

nodding excitedly.

"Look at you. You're so happy. Don't worry. I promise to support you, but you need to do something

soon," Melissa said to Leila seriously.

Leila was so glad to hear this that she didn't know how to respond.

Upon seeing the look on Leila's face, Melissa couldn't help but feel the same joy too. She realized how

loyal Leila really was to Charles, and this was how she was sure that she had made the right decision.

When Leila left Melissa's bedroom, she didn't go to her room right away. After a momentary pause, she

decided to head to Charles' room instead.

When she arrived at his door, she took a deep breath before knocking on his door.

"Come in!"

Charles was packing his things when he heard the knock. Without raising his head, he let whoever it

was come in.

He had assumed it was Nancy since he'd figured Melissa was already asleep by this time.

"Charles, have you finished? Do you need some help?" Leila asked Charles in a sweet voice.

She looked at him expectantly.

Upon hearing Leila's voice, Charles frowned. He turned to look at her and casually shook his head.

"No."

Charles didn't look okay, and his tone was distant. He was obviously unhappy with Leila barging into

his room.

Leila was hurt by Charles' cold response. She just wanted to help him, but he was treating her coldly.

She lowered her head, feeling upset.

She was unable to say anything else, but she couldn't get herself to move and leave Charles' room.

Suddenly, he turned, only to find her still standing there. He didn't feel sorry for her. Instead, he just felt

more irritated.

"If there is nothing else, you can just leave." Charles continued to pack his things and ignored Leila, not

even giving her a chance to speak.

She didn't know what to do, and helplessly left Charles' room.

Leila tossed and turned in her bed all night, unable to sleep. She was looking forward to the next day.

She and Melissa had a plan, and she truly believed it was going to work. Soon, Charles would be hers.

The next day

Early in the morning, Nancy prepared breakfast for Charles and Melissa, because they were heading to

the airport. They were in a hurry.

Leila had nothing to do, but she got up early too. When they had finished their breakfast, she insisted

on coming along with Charles and Melissa to the airport, so she could see them off.

Even though Charles thought it was unnecessary, Melissa insisted, so he had no choice but to give in.

As they drove to the airport, Melissa and Leila happily chatted with each other.

Meanwhile, Charles was busy giving David orders. A lot was going on at work, and he was going to be

away for a week. He couldn't help but worry. Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

When they arrived at the airport, Charles was unpacking his things. He turned to look at Melissa, only

to find her looking a bit unwell. He asked in concern, "Mother, are you okay? How are you feeling?"

Melissa smiled weakly as she responded, "No, I'm fine. I'm only a bit emotional because we're going to

revisit the sightseeing places in Malaysia. Don't mind me; I just didn't sleep well last night."

"Really?" Charles asked doubtfully since he knew Melissa wasn't an emotional person at all.

"Yeah, that's all there is to it," Melissa said defensively.