The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 510

"What..."

Leila didn't believe she could pass herself off as Autumn enough to win Charles' affection.

At most, she's had the privilege to listen to Charles talk his heart out. But she was far from becoming his lover.

And even drunk, he would not sleep with her.

So, this was Leila's greatest challenge.

Meanwhile, Chris was relentless in pushing her to complete the mission. "You think this is beyond your reach?" Chris asked. She hoped sneering at Leila would encourage the woman to hurry up.

"I'm afraid so. Definitely," Leila replied. Every day she was not making progress, which filled Leila with more doubt. "As far as we're concerned, Mr. Lu tends to sleep alone when drunk. And this is making it impossible to play my game," she told Chris.

"So, it's time to act more wisely," Charles' sister suggested. Bluntly, she told Leila her idea. "You can make it appear that Charles slept with you. And then you can use Charlie, his son who is in your charge, as leverage."

Leila looked doubtfully at Chris. She didn't believe she could rely on the boy, who she knew was too willful and capricious.

But she said confidently,"Don't worry. I know what to do."

She had waited three years, and was determined to win Charles.

With Autumn supposedly dead, Leila was in a position to be made part of Lu family, passing herself off as Charlie's mother. She intended to use the child to her advantage.

Leila stood up and said,"I need to go back home now and take care of Charlie."

Chris watched her leave, wondering what Leila had planned.

The following day, Chris invited Charles to have breakfast with her at the table. "Have a taste of this shrimp-filled wonton," she offered her brother.

"No, thank you. Just enjoy it yourself," he replied. Charles felt disheartened and couldn't hide it.

Worried about her brother, Chris appealed,"Please eat, even just a little. Besides, I have something to talk to you."

He sighed and gave in to his sister's wishes. Charles sat down beside Chris and had a bowl of wonton, prepared by Nacy Zhang specifically to help get rid of his hangover.

Surprisingly, he enjoyed the meal much to Chris' delight. She saw it as an opportune time to talk to her brother.

His bowl clean and his stomach full, Charles turned to his sister and urged,"Now, feel free to talk."

"It's nothing serious, really."

She smiled before going on,"Leila brought you back last night. It's nice to know that you two are becoming close, or even closer than before."

"It was only a coincidence that she happened to be there," he replied.

Then skillfully, he steered the conversation away from Leila. "Since there doesn't seem to be anything important happening here, I need to go to the office to deal with piles of paperwork."

"All right. Then, drive carefully," his sister said. She nodded at him and then smiled secretly. 'Oh, Charles. If you only knew. There will be more encounters between you and Leila.' She chuckled.

Charles focused most of his energy running the business, as his way to get over the trauma caused by Autumn's disappearance. And with Edward spending more time with his new girlfriend, he assigned Charles to manage Sun Company, which meant an increased workload for him.