The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1158

In a cold voice, Charles said, "I don't drink green tea." His self-control, reserve, and aloofness were almost inhuman. His heart was too frozen to care about others.

"It's all right," Rachel replied without even flinching or looking affected by how Charles treated her. She turned towards the waiter. "Please, replace with black tea, and don't forget to add some chrysanthemum in it. Thank you." Rachel looked at Charles and remembered how this suited his taste when they were still lovers.

As for Charles, he wasn't fond of drinking tea. But after becoming the owner of such a big company, he had to engage in some social and business activities. Liquor was out of the options, so he turned to drinking tea instead. Then again, according to Chinese medicine, drinking too much green tea can cause cold syndrome in a person's stomach, so he chose to drink black tea.

Even then, Charles wasn't fond of the taste of black tea, and Rachel knew that. She was very attentive of him, because she added some chrysanthemum into the black tea to make the taste better.

The fragrance of chrysanthemum complimented the rich taste of black tea. Their neutralization made the taste neither too strong nor too astringent. Rachel recalled how much Charles had felt the moment the aroma lingered in his nose and the taste of the first sip in his mouth.

She was about to let the waiter leave as the waiter nodded, following her instruction, but Charles was quick to stop the waiter.

"I don't drink black tea anymore. Please, I would like a glass of soda water," he told the waiter.

"Yes, sir," the waiter replied. He was clever to see who was in charge of the situation and did what Charles had asked without even waiting for Rachel's addition. Still, Rachel wasn't fazed.

"Well, it seems like your taste has changed a lot after all these years." Rachel smiled and continued, "Does that mean I can't treat you the way I used to? Do I need to get to know you and understand you from a new perspective?"

Charles ignored any of her questions. The waiter was back with the soda, and he just took a sip from the glass. He then turned to the rest of the people at the table and said, "Everyone, please. Relax and let's all start to dig in."

Everyone else looked at each other, feeling a bit embarrassed. One replied almost immediately, "Oh, yes! That's the way it should be, isn't it? Mr. Lu, after you, please."

Back in the past, there were rumors and gossips about the love story of Rachel and Charles everywhere, which, of course, created a sensation. Girls were so envious of Rachel for winning Charles' heart. Its influence was not less than that of Sheryl's erotic picture scandal in recent time.

Everyone at the table knew what happened to them, but they weren't aware of how important Rachel was to Charles now. They wanted to know whether he still had feelings for her. Was she still important to him deep in his heart? Was Rachel more important than Sheryl?

Since they still did not know Charles' attitude towards Rachel, they wanted to play safe and did not dare to offend her or make her feel embarrassed.

Rachel had Tarsan Corporation to support her, and even Lance and Dustin also intended to cooperate with her. Now, if Charles was also backing her, then she would be really difficult to deal with. They had to be extremely careful.

Now that they were at the same table with the two, the relationship between them could be discerned at a glance.

From the conversation, facial expression, and body language, it was clear how Rachel was still good to him that even the dullest person could see that. On the other hand, it seemed that Charles had no interest in her anymore.

They could even see the obvious dislike in his eyes everytime he took a glance towards her.

His eyes were full of coldness and disgust.

"Everyone here must know that Tarsan Corporation has just settled down in Y City. What you do not know, however, is that its CEO is not the previous one. I am really concerned as to how Ms. Bai would lead such a big corporation to gain a firm foothold in Y City." As Charles said this, his warning eyes focused on every single guest.

He clearly showed his own attitude to this case—Rachel did not have any strength and ability to lead the corporation to gain a firm foundation in this city. It was obvious that Charles wanted to tell everyone that Shining Company would draw a clear line with her company. Regardless of whatever happened, he would just stand by and watch.

Moreover, whatever everyone else here was going to do about it, that was none of his business as well.

Everyone else glanced at each other. After Charles had made such a statement, of course, they would follow the steps of the Shining Company. After all, they were the leading enterprise in Y City.