The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1786

Unsurprisingly, Leila's voice succeeded in attracting Charles' attention. At that moment, he turned around and looked at Leila, who was behind him. Upon seeing her lying on the floor, he came to her quickly without any further thought. Frowning, he asked her, "What happened?"

"Nothing. I just couldn't catch up with your pace, and I got so nervous that I eventually fell on the floor," Leila said to Charles, while trying to keep the pain to herself.

Charles seemed unfazed, even after hearing Leila's words, but he still helped her stand up.

"Can you walk? Let's go back then."

Charles didn't seem to show any concern in his tone. He did instead sound annoyed.

"No need. I am fine. We rarely have a chance to hang out, and I don't want to go back now. I will be alright, as long as you walk slowly." Leila looked Charles in the eyes with earnest expectation.

Deep down, she wished Charles could empathize with her, but her falling had simply ruined the vibe of their date.

"Okay. I'm glad to hear that you're okay." Charles felt more at ease because he saw that Leila was able to walk after her fall. He didn't walk as fast as before, either, which in turn made Leila feel better.

They then continued to hang out for a while. Leila thought that Charles considered leaving, but to her surprise, he stopped in front of a jewelry store instead.

Charles paid close attention to every corner of the store, as he thought it was a nice store.

He looked at Leila, who was standing next to him and recalled that she had taken care of Melissa these past few days, so he planned to buy her a piece of jewelry to return the favor.

"Come in and have a look," said the poker-faced Charles to Leila, finally breaking the long silence.

Leila thought she had misheard what he had said, and as such, looked at Charles in disbelief.

Before she could even confirm it with Charles, he had entered the jewelry store shortly after speaking.

Leila was overjoyed and couldn't help but smile happily.

She was certain that Charles would buy a piece of jewelry for her because he asked her to go inside the store.

Rather than overthink, Leila felt it was better for her to just go inside and follow Charles; so, she didn't waste time and followed him in an instant.

The saleswoman in the jewelry store was excited to see a handsome man such as Charles coming in, but that all changed right after she noticed Leila's presence behind him.

She seemed quite disappointed after realizing that this man had a girlfriend. "Happy for nothing" might be suitable to describe her current situation.

After entering, Charles didn't say a word, but he chose the jewelry carefully. Although he didn't like Leila, he was picky and still felt the need to be selective in giving her something presentable as a gift.

Leila perceived Charles' behavior rather differently, though. She simply thought Charles took it seriously, and she just got happy because of it. She stared at him with eyes full admiration all the time.

"Sir, Miss, what can I do for you?" The saleswoman offered Charles and Leila her service because she noticed that they were choosing things without saying anything.

As soon as the saleswoman spoke, Leila turned her attention to her. Leila, rather annoyed, responded arrogantly, "Why the hurry? Can't you see that we are choosing what to buy?"

Charles didn't say a word, and Leila-since she couldn't ignore the saleswoman-continued to absent-mindedly say whatever came to her mind.

Even after Leila said all those things, Charles was still quiet. After a long while, though, he finally took a fancy to something and pointed at a sapphire necklace in front of him. Calling Leila, who was following him, he said, "Try it on, to see whether you like it."