The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 536

With a bitter smile, Leila continued,"My heart broke when I saw you in despair after Autumn disappeared. At that time, I believed I could take care of Charlie alone, but later found out I was wrong. The boy always pretends to be strong in front of me. But like other children, I know he yearns for a father's love. He expects excursions to the amusement park or the aquarium. I kept thinking I could both be a mother and father to him. Then I realized he always needs his father's care and love. So, however hard I tried, I couldn't replace his father."

She paused to take a breath. "Since then, I've thought of how I could give him a complete family." Miserable, Leila buried her face in her hands and cried out,"It was all my fault! I should have pushed you away when you thought I was Autumn."

Her chest heaved before she made the tears stop falling. Then she moved closer to Charles and gripped his hand. "Mr. Lu…" she pleaded, tears pooling in her eyes. "I love you! I gave birth to Charlie for you. Autumn is no longer in your life. Can't you give me a chance and give your son the family he deserves?" she begged him. Sniffing back the tears, Leila went on,"I promise to serve you well and take care of our small family. I won't mind even if you don't love me. Just let me stay with you."

"Let me go!" Charles shouted while shaking off her hand violently. His attitude towards Leila did not change, even after learning of Charlie's existence.

Charles did not hate the boy. It was Leila he couldn't accept.

She stared at the hand he shoved away but persisted,"Mr. Lu, I know you're mad at me. But the boy is innocent." Looking at him with pitiful eyes, she begged,"Can't you do this for our son's sake?"

"Leila, I wish…" he stopped as he felt the fury rise. "I could kill you now!" The words came, out of exasperation.

It was deathly silent. Charles' eyes were full of hatred. If looks could kill, Leila would probably be dead. She had no idea what to say.

Several minutes passed before she got over her fear and found the courage to reason with Charles. "I know you hate me. But things happened. Charlie is your child. If you don't believe me, go have a DNA test," she dared.

Leila expected Charles to have misgivings and prepared for the suggestion.

Brows wrinkled, Charles was totally lost in his thoughts. 'He looks exactly like me. Even without a paternity test, I believe he's my son.' The boy he could accept, but Leila as the birth mother, he could not.

Suddenly, he barked at her,"What do you want?" If he couldn't avoid the woman, he would at least figure out her intentions. It was the only way to put an end to this.

Leila remained silent, so he asked impatiently,"Now that you've laid out your secret weapon, you must want something from me. So tell me, what is it that you want?" He sneered and added,"Or should I ask, how much do you want?"