The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1976

"Mother, go wait for me in the car. I will be with you shortly."

Charles was deeply troubled by Vicky. What he'd just seen showed what a terrible woman she was and that she was capable of so many more terrible things.

"Charles! Please believe me." Melissa grew anxious as she thought that Charles had chosen to believe Vicky.

"It's fine, mother. Just go home. I'll be there soon." Charles didn't want to talk to Melissa before he dealt with Vicky.

Melissa looked upset, thinking that Charles didn't believe her. Charles looked annoyed already.

Meanwhile, Charles just wanted to concentrate on Vicky first.

When Charles didn't say anything, Melissa left in embarrassment.

David followed Melissa from behind in case she did anything.

Vicky smiled when she saw that Charles had asked Melissa to leave. The smile was gone as soon as it came, and she immediately replaced it with a look of concern.

"Charles, please don't fight with Aunt Melissa over me, okay? She's still your mother. I bet she was just worried about you," Vicky said, acting concerned. She pretended to be understanding as she looked Charles in the eye.

"All right. Don't worry about me. I'll talk to her later when she's calmed down. Are you okay?" Charles acted concerned toward Vicky in fear that she'd do something to retaliate if he didn't. He hated this woman from the bottom of his heart.

At that moment, Charles just wanted kick Vicky out so he wouldn't have to see her obnoxious face again. However, he knew better than to do something as rash as that.

"I'm fine!"

"Good. Now, let's get you back to your room so you can rest." Charles helped Vicky up and headed upstairs. He made sure he moved quickly, so Vicky couldn't refuse anymore.

Meanwhile, Vicky liked the feeling of Charlie being in charge, so she obediently followed him.

Vicky walked so slowly that Charles had to constantly wait for her to catch up with his pace. She did this on purpose, of course.

"Charles, I don't think I have the strength to walk anymore." Vicky looked at Charles with a face that hoped he would offer to carry her in his arms instead.

"Then let's walk slowly, so you can catch your breath." Charles could obviously see through Vicky. He knew that she was doing this on purpose, and he wasn't going to give her what she wanted, no matter what.

Vicky was a bit displeased to hear this, but she just let it go because she knew she shouldn't be pushing him too hard. She decided to walk just really slowly, so she could spend more time with Charles.

Thus, the walk back to her room, which would normally only take a couple of minutes, took them over half an hour, which Vicky thoroughly enjoyed.

When they reached the ward, Charles turned to the nurse and reminded her to take care of Vicky.

"Charles, are you leaving?" Vicky looked at Charles with much disappointment in her eyes. She wanted to spend more time with him.

"Yes, I'm afraid so. There are a lot of things that I need to attend to first. Now you stay here and rest well. Call David if you need anything, he will take care of it and will let me know." Charles didn't want to explain himself to Vicky at first but, upon second thought, he realized it would be better so that there was no room for misunderstanding.

"All right, Charles. Then will you come and visit me later on? I could really use some company." Vicky was already calmed down, but she still acted as if she was weak and fragile in the belief that she was going to get Charles' love and affection if she acted as such.

Meanwhile, Charles loathed her. He was simply pretending to care about her because he knew it would be much bigger trouble if he didn't.

"Okay, I will. I really have to go now. You take good care of yourself, okay?" Charles pretending to care about Vicky was the best thing she was going to get from him. That was it.

After helping Vicky settle in her bed, Charles immediately left.

Vicky's smile faded as she watched Charles leave, and he didn't even look back at her one last time.

"Ms. Yuan, it's time to change your medicine." The nurse immediately came in when she saw Charles leave.

"Get out!" Vicky yelled as she glared at the nurse. She was still angry about what had just happened with Melissa, and she decided to take it out on the nurse.