The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 857

"Stay where you are!" Peggy roared angrily at Sue. Sue was about to leave when she heard Peggy's loud voice stopping her in her tracks and demanding her to stay. Peggy then said, "Look at yourself. What are you doing now? Is this how we should treat our guest?"

"Guest? I mean, 'our guest'? Have I heard it right?" Sue immediately countered in a jeering manner. Then in a mocking tone, Sue continued to refute, "Mom, don't you remember? Well, let me remind you of something. The people residing in this house now, are you and Allen, not me. You just said that Anthony has come to visit you. What have I got to do with it? I am neither the host nor the person that this man wants to meet. He is your guest, not mine. I have no time to waste here."

"You really are rude, you..." Peggy stammered as her voice trailed off. Now she was utterly embarrassed. She knew, she could not rebut the fact that she had forcefully taken over the house which was owned by Sue. This was precisely the reason behind those words Sue deliberately said. And this was also that same reason which angered Sue. Peggy could find no words to defend herself; she was at a loss.

"Sue, it is not right for you to say that," Doris interjected defending Peggy. Doris, being a person who was good at twisting stories around, took side with Peggy. She said, "Though you don't live here, this is where your family currently stays. Yes, Anthony said that he has come to visit us, but that doesn't mean he is definitely here to see us. The reason he went here is to see you. He would not be here if he doesn't know you, am I right? In other words, you are a host at this place and he is your guest. Now, you are going to leave us alone to attend to your visitor. Don't you think it's too much? It is quite improper for you to do so, isn't it?

Moreover..." Doris took a pause and then hurled taunting remarks at Sue, "Anyone who is not blind can see his affection for you. Sue, do you think you are still young? If I were you, I would wait no more to get married to a man who cares so much for me so that my mother does not have to worry about me all the time. Does that make sense?"

"Let me see who is barking here?" Sue scoffed at Doris as her eyes were burning fiercely with loathing and hatred. She knew that all this going on in her life started with Doris. It was because of Doris that Allen and Peggy eagerly came to Y City to stake a claim over her house, so Sue showed no remorse in flaunting her anger and disgust towards Doris.

Then she continued to goad Doris on contemptuously, "Don't forget you are not part of the family yet. Who are you to say all these? What has the business of our family got to do with you?"

"You..." Doris was stunned and rendered speechless. Propriety was not on her side, either, so she was also defeated, just like Peggy. She then resorted to the last person on their side, Allen, and said in a whining tone of voice, "Allen, you see... I was only trying to speak for your Mom. How can she say that to me? Why is she being so mean to me?"

Feeling provoked, Doris threatened Allen, "Alright, since I am not part of the family, it must be certainly inappropriate for me to continue my stay here, so, I'll take my leave right away then."

"Doris, my dear, please don't be angry. Think about our baby. You have to be careful. Don't stress yourself, okay?" Allen hurriedly stepped over to immediately pacify his dear Doris. He was too scared that the baby would get hurt by her angry emotions.

"Now, all you care about is the baby," Doris stated vehemently. She was looking at Allen with a sorrowful expression on her face and continued whining, "You promised me that I would be the most important person to you. We aren't even married yet, but you are already showing that you care more about the baby than me. Do you know that it hurts? Are you going to hurt me more even after our marriage? I think it is better for me to reconsider the marriage now."

"Doris..." Allen frowned and tried again to calm her down, "Please stop your tantrum. I am just..."

"Tantrum?" Doris' voice was brimming with disbelief as she glared at Allen. He had never spoken anything harsh to her. But hearing him dare to use the word "tantrum" on her, she was shocked. "Allen, did you just say 'tantrum'?" she asked in a fit of rage.

"I... I didn't mean that..." Allen stammered. He could barely gather some words to ease his way out of the trap that he had set for himself.

"Very well Allen, now, you have become a real man, haven't you?" Doris continued to speak in a scornful manner, "I was only trying to help in solving the issue and persuading Sue to treat our guest nicely. But what did I get out of it? She mocked and blamed me. And you, instead of giving me your sympathy and standing by my side, even hurt me more. Now, I can see how important I am to you. Thank you really for showing me that. I will take my leave now."

"Doris," Peggy instantly called on her to stop her in her tracks. It was supposed to be a nice family meal together, as she had planned, but it turned into a nonsense bickering instead. Darting a glare at Sue who had caused all the trouble for her, Peggy ordered, "You stay here. I will talk to you later."

As the matriarch, she wanted to exercise her power in the family by scolding the person who disobeyed her and who kept on making a mess for her to clean up. At that moment, Peggy knew that her priority was Doris and not Anthony and Sue. She was more than willing to do anything to make Doris stay so that she could see her long-awaited grandson. Afraid that Doris would leave the house, she coaxingly pulled Doris into the room to soothe her and Allen followed suit, who was aware that his words had turned Doris' fury a notch higher. He did not dare say a word; he remained silent.

Peggy looked at Doris affectionately as she held Doris' hands and in a soothing voice, she stated, "Doris, I know that you mean well. Of course, you are! You are such a nice and kind girl. I know Allen is a man who doesn't even know how to express his love or to say anything nice to hear. But he always tries his best to care for you, am I right? His actions speak much louder than his words. I believe his love for you. Please forgive him for what he just said. He didn't mean it."