The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1622

What Leila was suggesting was no different from Holley's idea. Setting up Sheryl had been Holley's goal for so long.

Instead of wasting time listening to Leila's unoriginal proposal, Holley directed her attention to something more important.

She thought about Ferry's call. Ferry had asked whether she could help him steal some confidential documents from Shining Company. He promised her that if she was able to do it, he'd write off all scores between them. However, Holley didn't really believe Ferry.

"Holley, are you even listening to me?" Leila asked angrily. She'd been talking for so long, and Holley hadn't said a word, not even an 'um' to acknowledge what she was saying!

She couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"I heard you. Going with cyber-bullying Sheryl again? Do you think this is going to work again?" Despite her mind being far off, Holley still knew what Leila had said to her.

"Just help me with this plan! Help me look for hackers. I need to defeat Sheryl once and for all!" Leila swore. She clenched her fists to show how determined she was.

"All right! I get it! Is there anything else you want to say? Because I have to go." Holley hung up before Leila could even respond. She figured Black must have gone to his office to wait for her.

Heading to Black's office, Holley found that he had already eaten dinner. When Holley got there, his face lit up, and he asked if she would stay.

Black looked excited; however, to his dismay, Holley didn't seem to feel the same. She forced an awkward smile when she replied, "I already made plans with Leila for tonight. We're going shopping together and you really don't have to come!"

"I think I should go with you! Why not? I'd like to do some shopping myself," Black insisted.

Holley didn't know what to say. She was a bit annoyed at Black's persistence.

She just wanted Black to take the hint that she was giving him, just this once. She was pretty clear on what she wanted, but he still didn't seem to understand.

She forced a small laugh. "Leila and I will be fine! Besides, I don't think it looks good for two girls to be shopping, while some man follows them from behind. It's fine, you can go home and rest. I'll call you when I get home, okay?" This was the only way Holley could think of that would both reject Black and at the same time, not anger him. It worked because Black gave in.

Holley was able to reject Black's request sweetly.

Thoughtful as Black ever was, he didn't leave until he'd dropped Holley off at her meeting place with Leila.

She watched as Black got into his car, and waited until the car had disappeared into the distance. Only then did she relax. She didn't waste another moment and hailed a taxi right away. She lied to Black because she spoke to Leila before she went to Black's office. She just wanted to get away from him so she could rest.

Leila snuck inside Cassie's room. Today was her lucky day, as no one was watching Cassie.

She knew that she had to be extra careful because she was the reason why Cassie was here in the first place—she had pushed Cassie down the stairs, which had caused her coma. If Cassie woke up, Leila would suffer because Cassie would certainly tell on her and expose her evil deed.

While Cassie still wasn't showing any signs of waking soon, Leila knew that it would happen sooner or later. Leila had been idle these past few days. As a result, she had time to nurse the paranoia in her mind. Thus, she grew more anxious as each day passed.

Leila cautiously approached the door to Cassie's room. First, she pressed her ear against the door, listening for any noise that would indicate someone being inside. She only heard silence; hence, Cassie was alone. She gently pushed the door open.

When she got inside, she studied Cassie as malicious thoughts crossed her mind. Cassie lay quietly in her bed, still in a coma. She looked so weak and fragile. Right now, her life was dependent on a machine, and she was connected to an oxygen tube, that helped her breathe. Leila then decided to remove the oxygen tube, which was helping Cassie to breathe.

"What are you doing?" Cora shrieked. She had been watching over Cassie in place of Nick. She'd just stepped out for a while, so she was surprised to find Leila when she returned.

Taken by surprise, Leila stumbled a few steps back. Her body was shaking as she turned. Leila was confused when she saw Cora, who was a stranger to her.

Cora didn't know Leila either. However, she had just caught her about to practically kill Cassie, so she guessed her intentions to be bad.

"Who are you yelling at? I'm here to see Cassie. She's my friend!" Leila yelled back. The idea to play innocent had just occurred to her. Cautiously, she acted calm and avoided seeming guilty.