The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1061

Despite their noticeable age gap, Melissa decided to make friends with Leila. She often tried to talk to Leila, but the latter frequently talked about Charles with her for some reason.

Sometimes, Leila talked about Sheryl, but what she said about Sheryl was all lies. Since she kept bad-mouthing Sheryl, Melissa had a negative impression of her. She believed that Sheryl was a deceitful woman, and this image was deeply rooted in Melissa's mind.

"Aunt Melissa, do you have any relatives?" Leila probed.

"Me?" Melissa smiled reluctantly. "I have no relatives but a son. He doesn't know that I'm still alive. Maybe he won't even recognize me if I stand in front of him."

She just smiled bitterly at the mention of her son.

"So…what are you going to do after you get out of the prison?" Leila asked. Her question was met with silence. "If you have nowhere to live, you can live in my house. I have a small apartment and it's very tidy. There is no one else in my family, so you can live there if you'd like," Leila offered.

"You see, I still have to stay here for at least three years." When Melissa still said nothing, she finally added, "I don't know when I will come back to my house. You can live there to keep an eye on the house for me."

"I'm afraid I can't accept that. It's inappropriate," Melissa frowned. "You know almost nothing about me. How can you be reassured enough to let me live in your house?"

"Of course I am reassured," Leila smiled. "I have no relatives. I'm lucky to have met you here. I even thought you were my mother. You can live in my house if you have no other place to live, so please don't take it as a burden because it's just a simple help from me."

"Will it bother you too much?" Melissa asked with concern.

Leila just smiled and shook her head.

"No, no. It won't bother me at all." A moment of silence passed between them. "Aunt Melissa, I just hope you can come back often to visit me after you leave here," Leila said after a while. "Nobody ever came to visit me since I came here. I really don't know how to spend the next three years after you leave." Her eyes looked pleadingly at Melissa, who hadn't fully decided yet.

"I wish I can leave with you so I wouldn't be so alone," Leila continued.

"Maybe...some miracle will happen," Melissa consoled her with a smile.

However, Leila just shook again and gave a sullen smile. "I never believe miracles."

Melissa almost felt sorry for her, but Leila assured her it was nothing. "I'll tell you where my house key is and the address, then you can live there before you can find a more suitable house," Leila continued.

"Okay, thank you," Melissa beamed. She didn't notice the devious smile that formed on Leila's lips. Leila was inwardly pleased as she schemed to get closer to Melissa.

Maybe…she could really leave this place in advance.

The sunlight had just started to crack through the clouds, but Sheryl was already up. Today was George and Sula's wedding.

She put on a comfortable outfit and got ready to supervise the preparation of the event.