The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 213

"Why are you asking such a question, Dad?" she asked, a frown visible on her face. Yvonne and Wendy stared at each other, both of them feeling embarrassed.

"It's just a hunch. I may have been abroad with your mother during this time but I know that you've been living together with Charles. You two might have a close relationship but if he's proven to be the father of the child, we have to seek justice for you, " Simon said. He was not willing to let Yvonne escape from the marriage. But he couldn't seem to think of other ways to make a difference. As Yvonne was his only daughter, he wanted what's best for her. He hoped she'd end up having a happy married life. And he believed that Charles was undoubtedly the ideal partner for Yvonne.

"I initially didn't want to let Autumn get married but now that it's all said and done, we can't do anything about it. It's not like we can change what already happened. But if you are able to prove that Charles is the biological father of your child, I will do everything to make sure that you will get all of the support you need, "

Simon said, facing Yvonne.

Hearing this made Yvonne and Wendy extremely happy. They badly wanted Simon to get involved. Though Charles has nothing to do with the baby, getting Simon's favor would definitely make it easier to get what they want.

Clearly anxious about the current situation, Wendy started to continue talking despite her hesitation. "Simon, just like what I've talked about earlier- Let's talk about it later." Wendy said.

"But why?! I know that Autumn is now married to Charles and you may be delighted to accept it. But don't forget that you have two daughters. You need to treat them equally, " he said. "Yvonne had to abort the baby because of Charles! How can she get married to someone after what happened!?"

"Dad, it's not true…"

"Of course I felt upset when she told me about it. Who wouldn't? Can you imagine how much suffering she must have gone through?!" Wendy exclaimed.

"Yvonne didn't want to tell Charles about it for fear of getting shamed! He didn't know the baby at all. Yvonne was just overwhelmed by guilt!" she continued.

"I think we should stop talking about this until she gets fully recovered. All this talk must be quite annoying to Yvonne. Right, dear?" she said, smiling naughtily as she turned to embrace Yvonne.

Frowning, Simon agreed to let it go even though he wanted to talk about it. "Alright, have a good rest now. But we need to be able to talk more about this once you're in good condition."

"Thanks, Dad, "

Yvonne replied with a smile.

Simon left after deciding that it would be best if Wendy would stay with Yvonne to look after her. "Mom, you cannot imagine how painful it is to cut myself. I was so afraid, I thought I was gonna die!" Yvonne confessed, swearing not to cut herself again.

"It seems like Aron came back to get the company. Don't you think so? We must be careful or else we might lose it, " Wendy said in response, ignoring her daughter's complaints.

"You might have suffered a lot. But our efforts paid off because we are able to gain back your father's trust! It would now be easier for us, " she continued.

"Mom, I mean to talk to you about something…." Yvonne said. "Dad clearly doesn't know about what happened. But how about you? Don't you know? Charles is not the father of my baby. He might not be able to understand because you told him a lie, " she sighed, worry clouding her mind.

"It's all part of our plan. Don't worry about it, "

Wendy replied, laughing to herself. "Do you want to give up that easily?"

"No, of course not!" Yvonne said, expressing her disagreement.

"Autumn is such a bitch. I will not let her bring me down. Charles will be mine eventually. She just has to wait and see."

"That's the spirit, " Wendy said with a contemptuous smile, encouraging her daughter.

"Autumn and Charles have been trying to get rid of us. It's getting harder to get close to them now that they regard us as their enemy. This is why we need your father on our side.

Your Dad has so many acquaintances because of his connections. That would help us reach out to Charles, " she explained.

"Since we've successfully sold our lie, we must be able to stick by what we've said. It has proven to gain us some advantage. Don't you think so?" she asked, turning to her daughter. Yvonne didn't know how to respond.

"Alright, don't think about it. The only thing that's important right now is for you to be able to take some rest, " Wendy said, dropping the conversation.

Yvonne was still fast asleep when the second day arrived. Casually smoking in the balcony, Wendy saw Aron walking towards the hospital in a distance. She immediately approached him and said, "Why are you here again?"

She was relieved that she didn't need to fake kindness because Simon was not around. "You're so persistent, aren't you? Why can't you just completely disappear? You've ruined our family! Leave us alone!" she exclaimed angrily.

"Stop wasting your words. I don't have time to talk to someone like you, " Aron replied as he walked past her.

He had brought breakfast early in the morning with Joanna in mind. He wanted to be able to feed her while it's still freshly made.

"Stop!" Wendy said, getting in his way to stop him.

"Why can't you just leave us alone? You are the bane of our existence! I regret not getting rid of you years ago. Don't you dare try to get a hold of our business or else I will make you regret it!" she continued as she stubbed the cigarette butt in her hand.

"Why would you make me regret it?" Aron asked, frowning angrily.

"Let me make this clear for you, Wendy. If you don't mention what has happened, I would do the same. But if you keep acting like that, I will make sure that I will get even sooner or later, "

Aron sneered as he walked straight towards Joanna's ward.

He felt bad for treating Wendy the way he did but he couldn't help it. He became even angrier as he saw Becky upon entering the ward.

Becky felt something was strange after talking to Aron on the phone. She decided to go to the hospital, knowing that she would find him in Joanna's ward. But she didn't expect that Joanna had already woken up when she arrived.

She stood at the door, unable to move an inch. Her feet seemed to be glued to the floor, stopping her from walking any further.

"How dare you come here?!"

Mike was ready to drive her away without even waiting for Aron to talk. "Becky, I used to trust you with all my heart. I can never imagine how you can do such a cruel thing to Joanna. Get out! I don't want to see you again!"

"Grandpa, I-" Becky trailed off, unable to complete her sentence.

She didn't expect to find Joanna to wake up so quickly. Overwhelmed by panic, it suddenly dawned on her why Aron was so aloof yesterday when he answered the phone. It turned out that he already knew she was the one responsible for hurting Joanna.