The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1777

"Leila, why do you think so poorly of yourself? You are more capable than any other woman I know. If anyone deserves my son, it's you."

Melissa waved her hand happily and gestured for Leila to come closer. She then continued to praise Leila.

As they were talking, they both looked at Charles, who had a blank look on his face. He was focused on his meal.

Leila felt embarrassed and smiled at Melissa. "Aunt Melissa, you know what is best."

Melissa understood what Leila meant and smiled knowingly as she looked at her.

Leila wasn't really in the mood, but she still put on a smile for Melissa. Even though she didn't say anything, her eyes gave her away.

While they were having dinner, Melissa purposely coughed a lot. At the start, Charles didn't pay much attention to it. However, when the coughing had worsened, he started to worry. He put down his eating utensils and looked at his mother with concern. "Mother, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I just ate too fast. We have to hurry up. I need to get my stuff ready after dinner." Melissa looked at Charles, and her face was pale.

She seemed to be in pain. Charles couldn't help but worry. Suddenly, Leila stood up and approached Melissa, rubbing her back. "Aunt Melissa, take your time. Just eat. I'm already done. I can prepare your stuff for you."

Melissa raised her head and glanced at Leila in relief. Leila was so considerate. She grabbed her hand to thank her. "Thanks so much, Leila. This is a big help."

"Aunt Melissa, you're always welcome." After that, Leila went upstairs.

Melissa turned to Charles when she was sure that Leila was already in her bedroom. However, she noticed that Charles didn't care or even seem to notice what had just happened.

She coughed as she said, "Leila's such a nice girl. Charles, did you ever think about asking her out? You're just wasting your time with Sheryl. It's a dead end, honey. Just let it go."

"Mother, can we talk about this after we come back from our trip?" A flash of annoyance appeared in Charles' eyes, but it was gone as soon as it came, and Melissa didn't even notice.

Melissa decided to let it go. They finished dinner quickly.

"Mother, I'm going to pack my things now too." Charles smiled at Melissa and then went upstairs.

Melissa looked at Charles' back as if lost in thought. After a while, she headed upstairs as well.

Meanwhile, Leila was almost done. Melissa was glad for her help.

So she said, "Leila, why don't you rest now? Thank you so much for helping me pack. I just need to add a few more things in the morning."

Leila smiled back. "Aunt Melissa, we don't know what the weather is going to be in Malaysia. So you need to be prepared, okay?"

She reminded Melissa to be careful in Malaysia, so she wouldn't get into any trouble.

Melissa sat on the foot of her bed and waved her hand, inviting Leila to sit next to her. "Leila, come here..."

"What's the matter, Aunt Melissa?" It appeared that Melissa wanted to tell her something, and Leila couldn't help but feel confused.

Melissa didn't say anything more. Instead, she gestured for Leila to lean towards her. Then she whispered to Leila's ear. After this, a joyful expression could be seen on Leila's face. Soon, Leila was nodding excitedly.

"Look at you. You're so happy. Don't worry. I promise to support you, but you need to do something soon," Melissa said to Leila seriously.