The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 603

"Enough, Leila!" Charles shouted. Charles shook her hands off and said,"I think you could clearly see now. My son and I don't want to be with you. So, if I were you, I would leave now and think over the offer. Once you've decided, you could come back anytime and tell me."

Charles threw her a contemptuous glance before getting in the car and leaving.

When the father and son entered their home, Charlie rushed to his room to take a bath. Charles followed inside Charlie's room and patiently waited for him to finish. He turned off the lights inside the room, leaving only the bedside lamp on. When Charlie went out of his bathroom, Charles softly said,"Charlie, dad wants to have a talk with you."

"Sure dad," Charlie replied. His voice was so calm.

Charles hated Leila because of the countless evil things she had done in the past especially to Autumn. He even felt a little annoyed to Charlie knowing that he was Leila's son. However, Charles later on realized that Charlie had nothing to do with Leila's deeds.

It was true that Leila raised Charlie alone. They depended on each other for some years. Charles knew Leila cared about Charlie. It was very clear that she loved this boy very much.

Of course, Charles expected Charlie to love Leila back as much as she loved him. That was why he was confused when he heard what Charlie said to Leila earlier. If Charlie loved his mother, why would he refuse to live with her?

"You and Leila..." Charles hesitated for a moment. He found it difficult to utter his question.

But Charlie was a smart boy. He could already sense what was Charles trying to ask. "You wanted to know why I chose to live with you rather than Leila, right?" he asked. Charlie was in his pajamas and his face was still reddish like an apple because he just finished a warm bath so he looked very cute.

Although Charles was a little embarrassed, he nodded his head. Charlie guessed it right. He only wished that they would be able to solve this problem tonight, or else, he wouldn't be able to sleep.

"Actually, I didn't know either," Charlie answered honestly. Charlie tilted his head and gave Charles an earnest look. Then he continued,"I have never liked her. Since I was young, she kept on telling me things about you. Then she wanted me to convince you to accept her once we were together. She badly wanted to be with you and she wanted to use me as her way to live here. She kept on repeating it to me over and over again. She was really annoying."

Because of what Leila did, little Charlie couldn't help but also hate Charles. Until it came to the point that every time Leila mentioned Charles' name to him, he would just keep quiet and wouldn't react anymore. Leila noticed the sudden change on his behavior so she minimized mentioning Charles' name in front of him.

"Before we met, I hated you, because Leila had nothing to say to me except about you. I got tired of hearing your name and listening to her stories about you over and over again for many years. But now that we are together, I can understand why Leila keeps on going after us. I know she isn't afraid that I might forget about her. What she fears is that you will never care for her at all anymore because you've already gotten me." Charlie paused for a moment and smiled bitterly. Then he continued,"I can tell that you don't love her. You didn't even know that you had a son before you found out about me. And Leila is already getting crazy. I've found her actions ridiculous so I want to stay away from her."

What Charlie said to Charles was half-truth. He couldn't tell Charles the real reason why he refused to live with Leila. Deep inside, Charlie suspected that he wasn't Leila's son. However, he didn't have any proof yet so he couldn't tell Charles about it.

"So, did she really treat you well?" Charles asked. Charles was worried that Leila might maltreat Charlie in the past so he asked with full concern.

"Not bad," Charlie answered. Then he added,"If she hadn't been so annoying, greedy and selfish, I would have had liked her."

Charles smiled and thought, 'Even a child like Charlie could tell what was wrong with Leila. Sadly, Leila herself couldn't admit it.'