The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1737

Charles had intended to join Leila and Melissa for breakfast when he received a call from David.

"President, I think you better come here. Right now." David didn't even bother to greet Charles. He got straight to the point.

Charles had a dark look on his face when he replied, "Okay, I'm on my way."

After Charles ended the call, he headed upstairs, changed his clothes, and grabbed his car keys. He was preparing to leave.

"Charles, Leila's coming with you," Melissa said to Charles as he walked to the door.

"I have to go now. I don't have the time to wait for her now." Charles didn't really want Leila to go with him, but he didn't want to admit that to Melissa, so he just made up an excuse.

"She's ready. She's waiting for you outside." Melissa smiled at Charles.

Then she gestured toward the driveway.

Charles looked outside and saw that Leila was already standing next to his car.

"Fine, Mom. I need to leave for work now, bye," Charles said coldly. Then they got into his car and drove away.

When Charles got the call from David, Leila was curious as she tried to listen in on their conversation. When she saw the look on Charles' face, she immediately knew that something had happened, so she cunningly got dressed quickly. If she hadn't been quick, Charles would have just left her.

"Charles, is something wrong? You look so anxious," Leila asked. Charles was driving very fast, and he looked gloomy.

"Mind your own business," Charles answered Leila coldly without even looking at her.

Leila was so embarrassed upon hearing this that her face turned a shade of beet red. She felt upset, but she didn't want Charles to know. She just shrugged it off and pretended nothing happened. "Charles, is there anything I can help with regarding the Star Company project?"

"Nothing, just focus on your own work," Charles said rather icily, as he kept his eyes on the road.

Leila grew silent and decided to stop trying to talk to Charles. She could tell Charles was in a bad mood. If she just kept bugging him, he would just get annoyed at her.

Soon, they arrived at the Shining Company. Charles parked the car as Leila waited for him by the elevator.

After Charles had parked his car, he walked towards the elevator and went to the office with Leila.

While they were in the elevator, Leila reminded Charles, "Charles, Aunt Melissa hasn't been feeling very well lately. If we don't have much work to do, I think we should get home early, so we can have dinner with her. We really should spend more time with her. The doctor said that it might help her health."

"Okay, just remind me."

Charles had a lot on his plate. He was so busy with everything that was going on in the company that he had just asked Leila to take care of it. However, that still didn't mean that Charles liked or accepted Leila. He just felt that Leila was better at taking care of Melissa than he was.

He knew it was selfish of him to prioritize his job over his mother. But, there was just so much going on that he was finding it difficult to balance his work and family life. At least with Leila around, he didn't need to worry about Melissa as much.

Even then, Charles could tell that Leila was only using that as an excuse to spend more time with him. He just decided to ignore it.

Leila always seemed to take it too far. When Charles agreed, she got visibly excited, and she suggested, "Are you busy this afternoon? Why don't we go shopping and buy Aunt Melissa a present?"