The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1796

"Leila, hurry up. Pick one of them quickly, and let's go. It's getting late," Charles told Leila, his expressions nonchalant, and his face dreary. Then he headed to the counter, not caring whether Leila was following him or not.

Leila was just too happy to have Charles accompany her to be bothered by his attitude. As long as she could be with him, she had nothing more to ask for.

"Charles, which one do you think is better? I like all of them. I can't really make up my mind," Leila asked Charles indulgently. Her eyes were sparkling with love and joy, and her hands lingered on a few cocktail dresses hanging on the clothing stands.

Charles lifted his head and shot a cold glance at Leila. He then looked at the salesgirl and gestured for her to leave.

The salesgirl stared back at him with a bewildered look on her face. Her expression reminded Charles that he was not at his company. And unlike David, the salesgirl was not able to get his hint.

Realizing his fault, Charles said to the salesgirl politely, "Can you give us a moment, please? We will call you when we are done."

"Sure, Sir." The salesgirl gave Charles a cordial smile and walked away.

After she left, Charles looked at Leila from head to toe.

Leila could feel butterflies in her stomach. This was the first time Charles wanted to have a private moment with her! He had asked the lady to leave them alone. Also, it was the first time that he had stared at Leila like that. Her face turned crimson. She lowered her head and said in a soft voice, "Charles, don't look at me like that. You're making me embarrassed."

Charles heaved a sigh. "Leila, I know that you are taking really good care of my mother, and that's why I have come shopping with you and agreed to spend some time with you. I really want you to understand that I am doing all this because of my mom. I hope you don't misunderstand me." Charles felt it proper to explain his intentions clearly to Leila, as he didn't want Leila to think that he had fallen in love with her. It was better to come clean than being ambiguous regarding relationships.

"Charles, what do you mean that you don't want me to misunderstand you? We've been through a lot…" Leila's face became grim at hearing Charles. The excitement vanished from her voice, as well. She looked at Charles sadly. Her eyes welled up immediately, and she tried her best to hold back her tears.

Charles was taken aback by Leila's reaction. He didn't expect Leila would cry. He stopped talking immediately.

"Charles, I know you don't love me, but I love you. Don't worry. I won't make things hard for you. I can leave right now if you want me to," Tears streamed down Leila's face after she finished speaking. She took a few steps ahead, and it seemed like she was ready to rush out of the shopping mall the very next moment.

"Come back."

There was no way that Charles could let Leila leave like this. It wasn't the time yet. What should he say to Melissa if Leila left right now?

Leila stopped immediately after she heard Charles. She lowered her head and kept sobbing.

"Don't get me wrong. I am not asking you to leave. Just pick your clothes." Charles was rendered speechless. Leila was such a burden to him.

"So, you don't want me to leave?" Leila asked Charles carefully, looking at him from the corner of her eyes, which were still filled with tears.

"We can leave if you don't want to buy any dresses," Charles said in a flat voice with a stiff frown set on his face. He didn't really care whether Leila bought a new dress. He was, however, trying to suppress his anger. If Leila continued to bug him, he wouldn't even mind leaving. Even if it meant that it would upset Melissa, Charles didn't care. He could not take it anymore.

"Fine, I will pick one quickly. Why are you so mad?" Leila smiled at Charles in an attempt to calm him down.