The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1528

In Leila's crammed bedroom, she was sleeping peacefully.

Her sleep was interrupted as the phone began to buzz. The shrilling noise startled Leila, and she was compelled to return from her beautiful dream. Internally, she cursed the person who called her at this hour. With her eyes still half-closed, she answered the call impatiently. "Who is it?"

"Leila, who do you think I am? Enough of sleeping. I have something urgent to talk to you. And for that, I need to see you, right now!" Holley exclaimed from the other end.

As soon as Leila heard Holley's voice, she got out of her bed. Judging from Holley's serious tone, Leila was certain that this was indeed an emergency.

The sleep left her body and now she was alert. After composing herself, she replied, "Okay, that won't be a problem. Where are you now? I'll start right away."

"Actually you don't have to come anywhere. I will be coming to your house. In fact, I have almost reached your block," Holley answered curtly. She didn't dare waste any more time. The longer she took, the greater the risk would be for something unexpected to happen.

Soon Holley arrived at Leila's narrow apartment. Leila poured a glass of water for her, and then stood by her side stiffly. She didn't look straight into Holley's eyes, and instead she busied herself staring at the floor.

This was the first time that someone ever came to her little apartment. She rented this house in spite of it being poky and dark. In truth, this was all she could afford. However, Holley's presence here made her embarrassed. She always carried a pretense of beauty and arrogance. But today, the most disgraceful part of her life was unravelled in front of Holley.

The walls were dirty and ugly. On closer inspection, one could notice cracks. The tiny living room was crowded with many ragged furniture, but none of them were intact. Even the sofa that Holley was sitting on was broken, with the filler exposed. Everything in this room depicted Leila's vulnerability.

But Holley was in no mood to notice how Leila lived. As soon as she was seated, she went on and told Leila, "I want you to recuse someone as soon as possible."

Holley's words sent Leila utterly at a loss. With a startled look, she asked, "To rescue whom? What's going on?"

As she spoke, Leila couldn't help getting nervous. She wasn't prepared to hear what Holley had come to say.

"Melissa lost all her money when she gambled in Macao. Now she is confined by the usury company. I need you to go and rescue her right now."

A sneer crossed Holley's lips like she was taunting Melissa. The steam coming out of the cup made her face a little vague and mysterious.

Leila was so surprised once Holley finished her request. Several questions began to hover in her mind. 'How does Holley know that Melissa is in trouble? It seems like she is happy about it, ' Leila thought confusedly.

"Did you set this trap for her?" Leila asked without any fear of confrontation. Now her eyes pierced Holley with suspicion.

Even though she didn't hear Holley's response, the answer seemed obvious to Leila. Yet she really couldn't believe that Holley was capable of mobilizing so many people to set up a trap. Melissa's fate was changed in a blink of an eye.

Now a feeling of intimidating clasped her when she looked at Holley. Holley was a powerful person. If one day Holley decided to tackle her, she would definitely be dead.

Having seen her questioning eyes, Holley let out a loud laugh. Her laughter was complacent and arrogant, probably because she was elated towards the great effect of her trap. But somehow Leila felt creeped out when she heard it at night.

Holley put her hand on Leila's shoulder and warned her, "This is none of your business so you don't have to worry about it. I am not here to listen to your unnecessary questions. There is only one thing for you to think about: rescue her as soon as possible. This is a great chance for you to impress her. You must regain Melissa's trust successfully. Otherwise, all of my efforts will be in vain."