The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 119

"Why?" Charles frowned. It was already settled. Why did she suddenly change her mind?

"I..." Leila sadly looked at Charles then lowered her head in silence. "This is Linda's job. There are still many things I am not clear about..."

"Get to the point. Don't waste my time." Charles interrupted. He didn't want to listen to her beating around the bush.

Leila still kept her head down and replied, "Mr. Lu, I noticed that Linda did not feel well this morning and I took the initiative to ask to go with you to the dinner party. But she seemed to have issues with this. She was reluctant to help me when I asked her about the plan of the case. I don't want our relationship to go sour because of this. So..."

Charles frowned and said lightly, "It's all decided and there is no need to change. If there is anything unclear about the work, you can ask David."

As soon as Charles finished, he hurriedly walked away. Leila had planned to find an excuse to keep him from leaving, but watching Charles disappear with quickened steps, she couldn't help stomping her feet in anger.

Linda was relieved when she saw that Leila's plan had failed. She looked at Leila and smirked, "Did you see? Mr. Lu only has his wife in his heart. You can't win."

"It's my own business and not your concern." Leila left, feeling furious. If it was not for David's presence, she would have thrown a tantrum. But she knew she couldn't.

She had just gained some footing at the Shining Company and she didn't want others to know her character and true intentions.

When Charles arrived home, Autumn was still looking for a job on the internet. Since she received no news from any company that would be interested in her resume, she decided to personally drop by a company this afternoon to try her luck. She was going to convince the people there of her abilities and qualifications, even if she got refused.

Charles pushed the door open. Autumn turned her head at the sound, surprised to see Charles in front of her. "Shouldn't you still be at work? Why are you home so early?"

"I will be busy in the next few days. And there is a dinner party I have to attend tonight. So I decided to come back and have lunch with you." He sat on the bed and lifted her up. "Get up now, we have reservations at a good restaurant."

"Only the two of us?" Autumn asked as she picked some clothes to wear in the wardrobe. When she got a positive answer, she frowned and said, "If it's only the two of us, why taking the trouble to eat out? We can do that here at home."

"Everything is ready, let's go!" As soon as Autumn got dressed, Charles took Autumn directly to the restaurant. It was just the two of them, but he had reserved a big box.

"Did you get rich overnight?" The box was big enough for more than ten people. Autumn was speechless when she saw the table full of dishes and the luxurious decorations in the box.

Charles laughed and said, "Are you doubting your husband's financial capacity?"

Autumn stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. He was Mr. Lu, the CEO of Shining Company. Of course, he had always been rich.

"Sit down, please." Charles made her sit on the main seat. Right before her eyes, Charles got down on one knee and took out a small box. He opened the red suede lid. In it was a diamond ring.