The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 102

Autumn was relieved after hearing Sam's words. She saw the bandage on his arm and asked, "Sam, did you get hurt in the fire?"

Autumn furrowed her brow. Sam was fine the night before, but now he was wounded.

"No big deal, it's a minor injury." Sam answered indifferently, "You must be hungry. Here you go. Have some breakfast. Since Mr. Lu is here, I'm leaving now."

"Sam! Sam!" Autumn wanted to know how he got injured, but Sam kept walking, not turning his head.

Charles grabbed Autumn's hand and helped her sit back on the bed. He said in a scolding voice, "You are a patient. You should take care of yourself."

"But Sam got hurt because of me." If it weren't for her, Sam wouldn't run into the flames to save Cindy. Autumn felt terrible that Sam got injured.

"I can see your point." Charles nodded. He regretted not being by her side when she was in danger.

He was also grateful that Sam was there at that moment. Otherwise, Autumn might have gotten hurt.

"Have breakfast and take a rest. I'll be right back." Charles got Autumn settled and walked out of the ward.

"Sam!" Sam was about to return to the hotel, but Charles stopped him. Charles felt he should thank him. "Thank you for saving my wife."

"No need to thank me. I didn't do it for you." Sam answered bluntly. After all, there was no one but the two of them there.

"I have to remind you, " Charles continued, "Sam, she is my wife. If anything happened to her, I would be by her side. I hope you have a clear estimation of yourself. Don't put her in an awkward position."

"Put her in an awkward position?" Sam sneered, "Charles Lu, it is you who put her in an awkward position. If it weren't for you..."

"What?" Charles asked coldly.

"Never mind." Sam got frustrated. He had no right to intervene in Autumn's private affairs. If she didn't want to expose her true identity, he had to cover for her. "You must take good care of her. If you treat her badly, then you will have to go through me!"

"That is none of your concern!" Charles gave a scornful smile and said, "She is my wife. I will take good care of her."

Sam stared coldly at Charles and taunted, "You'd better."

Both Charles and Sam kept their conversation a secret from Autumn. Charles forbade her from leaving the ward unless she was allowed by the doctor.

"Charles, come on!" Autumn stared at Charles with a pair of innocent eyes, "I haven't seen Cindy after the accident. I want to know how she is."

"Cindy is the kid you saved that day?" Charles asked with a frown.

"That's right." Autumn nodded and said, "Charles, it must be fate. The moment I saw Cindy, I liked her very much. Besides, her mother looks like me."

"Fine. You can visit her." Charles finally agreed as he saw Autumn's eyes light up when she spoke of Cindy. "I'm coming with you." he added.

It was just a fever, but Charles was worried about her.

If Sam were not around during the fire, Charles might have lost Autumn. So he looked after her with utmost care.

"Okay." Autumn immediately agreed to that. When Autumn and Charles arrived at Cindy's ward, there was only Cindy there. "Cindy!" Autumn greeted her in a cheerful voice.

Autumn held Cindy in her arms. Cindy had a burned leg, and the wound was covered with a small gauze dressing. Autumn was distressed to see Cindy suffering.

"Does it hurt?" Autumn didn't know why she loved Cindy so much that she hoped it was her who got injured.

"Not any more." Cindy shook her head and looked at Charles in curiosity. She asked, "Sister, who is this uncle?"

"Hahaha." Autumn couldn't help laughing as Cindy called her sister but called Charles uncle. Did that mean she had to call Charles uncle too?

"Cindy, you either call me brother, or call her aunt. Do you understand?" Charles threatened Cindy with a straight face.

Cindy shook her head and answered in a serious manner, "No. My mom told me, I should call a man with beards uncle. And she is my sister!"

Charles sighed as he didn't know how to refute it. Autumn asked, "Cindy, where are your Dad and Mom? Why are you here alone?"

"Dad took Mom to go through some tests and asked me to stay here. Sister, I want to eat cotton candy..." Cindy stared at Autumn with a hopeful expression. All Cindy cared about was to feed herself.

Autumn turned to Charles. She was uneasy about leaving Cindy in the ward alone.

"I'm going to buy cotton candy. You stay here with her." Charles said calmly.

Before Autumn was able to tell Charles where to buy it, he had already walked out of the ward. By this time, Andy and Abby had come back. The moment Abby saw Autumn, she wept. "Autumn, if you and your boyfriend were not here, Cindy and I would have been burned to death."

Abby grabbed Autumn's hands and said excitedly.

"Abby, don't act like that. You are scaring Autumn." Andy pulled Abby back.

Autumn withdrew her hands in embarrassment. Abby was referring to Sam as her boyfriend. Autumn didn't bother to explain it before. But Charles was here now. Autumn didn't want Abby to drive a wedge between her and Charles.

"Abby, don't be so formal." Autumn smiled and said, "I didn't save you, not really. Just thank Sam."

"Of course I will." Abby was very grateful and held Autumn's hands saying, "But if it weren't for you, he wouldn't have saved us. Autumn, Sam is a nice man. You..."

Autumn interrupted, "Abby, I have... something important to tell you. I didn't make it clear before. But now, I think I have to tell you the truth."

"Wh... What?" Abby felt disturbed by Autumn's expression.

"Sam is not my boyfriend." Autumn said with a serious look, "I'm married."

Abby's face went blank for a long time. It didn't occur to her that Autumn would be married at such a young age.

Andy saved them from embarrassment, "I told you not to pair Autumn and Sam, huh?"

"I... "I'm sorry. I didn't know you are married." Abby talked incoherently, "But you and Sam..."