The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 778

Holley had no idea why she would suddenly mention their wedding. Perhaps her phone call with Leila left her a bit concerned. The more she thought about it, the more worried she got.

Anything could happen. She really couldn't predict Donna's next move, so she wanted to get married to George as soon as possible.

"Why are you bringing up marriage right now?" George wondered. He couldn't hide his confusion. Holley's comment had come out of nowhere.

"Don't you want to marry me?" she replied. Before he even had a chance to answer that, Holley continued, "George, I am not a young girl anymore. I want to settle down and have a family. Don't you want to do that with me?"

"Don't be silly," George said while grabbing her hand. "It has been my dream to marry you since I met you. Why would you doubt that?"

With eyes full of excitement, Holley cautiously began saying, "Well then, how about we go get our marriage license tomorrow?" Looking George in the eyes, she pleaded, "Darling, I can't wait any longer. Whether your mother agrees or not, I don't care anymore. Being with you is all I want."

"Tomorrow?" George asked. The rush made him hold back. He had to give her an answer, however, so he came up with an excuse, "Dear, I have to go on a business trip tomorrow. Can we do that once I come back from my trip?"

Hearing George agree to marry her soon, Holley felt relieved. She then rested her head on his shoulder and expressed her feelings out loud, "That's all I need to hear."

George smiled and planted a long kiss on her forehead.

Holley could not stop worrying that Donna might try to spoil her plan, so she had to figure out a way to get married to George as soon as possible.

After Leila hung up the phone with Holley, she started cooking dinner for Shirley and Charlie. She actually never intended to harm the kids, only to make Sheryl nervous.

Many thoughts were cruising through her mind, but one, in particular, was becoming more prominent. She began realizing that Holley had been the one pushing her to take all the wrong steps from the beginning. She had allowed Holley to influence her to such an extent, that she could not say "no" to her requests anymore.

However, in the end, she would always come out losing and regret listening to her.

Leila brought dinner to the kids' room and decided to stay for a little while. She watched them play and noticed how patient and kind Charlie was being towards Shirley. The little girl felt safe and comfortable around him, and that only made Leila more envious.

She couldn't get it; after staying with Charlie for three years, he never treated her the same way. Even if Shirley was his sister, they hadn't had any contact for three years. Why did Charlie act as if they'd never been apart before?

'Is this all because of their blood bond? That can't be!' Leila kept wondering while staring at the kids.

Eventually, her intense looks began to make Shirley uncomfortable. She was worried that Leila might take Charlie away, so she kept a close eye on her, ready to intervene.

Charlie didn't eat until Shirley finished eating. Noticing that, Leila inquired, "Why do you treat her so kindly?"

"Do we need a reason to be kind to anyone?" replied Charlie all confused. His serious face aggravated Leila.

"Of course!" she asserted. Perplexed that he didn't see things the same way, she began justifying, "Why should we be kind to others if they don't do us any good?"

Charlie was speechless for a few seconds, and then continued, "You and I are different. Everything you do is for some reason. I don't know how you can live like that."

Those words kept playing in her mind as she tried to come up with a reply. She couldn't say anything because he was right.

Indeed, whatever she had done was for a specific reason. Even raising Charlie was so that she could be with Charles.

However, all those years of upbringing still did not manage to develop a strong relationship between them.