The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 239

"It is her again, " She thought of the years Autumn had suffered from Wendy's cruelty. Fortunately, things had changed. Autumn got married to a good man; the Zhao family had found her and expressed their intentions of welcoming her to the family. Everything was going well until Wendy had come back. The very thought of Wendy stealing even that tiny bit of happiness from Autumn, made her blood boil in anger.

"Emily, today I've come here seeking your advice. I know that Autumn has immense respect for you, would you please speak with her and find out what it is that she really wants?" Arthur felt helpless after Autumn left his house yesterday. He was in desperate need of Emily's advice on the matter.

"Arthur, you may put your mind at ease. I will talk to Autumn about this." Emily sighed and said to Arthur, "Please don't blame Autumn. She means you no harm. She's just young and innocent."

"Take it easy, I'm not blaming her for anything." Arthur smiled wryly and said, "I'm regretful for what happened with Bowen, and I cannot allow Autumn to suffer the same fate as her father. I understand her reasons for being resentful and defensive. The blame should only fall on us for failing to fix the problem sooner."

"Arthur, please don't talk like that." Emily frowned, "If anyone is to be blamed, it should be Wendy instead of you. As a matter of fact... it's also my fault, I should have persuaded him not to give himself over to blind emotions. None of this would have happened if I had been able to guide him to the right path."

"Well, the past is the past; we cannot change that. Pointing fingers isn't going to help us get through our problems." Arthur frowned slightly, "You... should stop delaying the inevitable and just go see a doctor."

"No, that won't be necessary." Emily allowed herself a mirthless smile, "I know myself very well, even now going to the hospital would be useless. I would rather do something to help Autumn while I am still able to speak. My dying wish is to see her go back home to her family."

"Arthur, please ask Autumn to come in here when you leave, " Emily requested Arthur with efforts.

Arthur did not know what else he could do for her. He agreed with her on the fact that going to the hospital now would be of no use. At most... she was more likely to suffer more.

Autumn stood outside the room, with a bowl of porridge in her hands. She waited there because she understood that Emily wanted to speak with Arthur in private. When Arthur came out, she rushed to him and asked, "How is my grandmother?"

Before, she would respectfully address him as "Doctor Zhao", but now... She doesn't even know what to call him.

"She..." Arthur looked at Autumn with regret in his eyes and said, "As I've told you before, she does not have much time left. I insisted her to go see a doctor at the hospital, but she willingly refused."

"So... "How much time do you think she has?" Autumn asked with great anticipation, as she gripped the tray carrying Emily's favourite dish, pumpkin porridge, tightly.

"It will not make much difference whether she stays in the hospital or not. At best, we can expect her to live for another month, but... going to the hospital could increase her chances of suffering more pain, so she has decided not to go."

Arthur found it difficult to look at Autumn in the eye. Somehow he managed to open his mouth to utter, "Autumn, your dad..."

"Enough!" Autumn would not listen to another word from Arthur's mouth if he would talk about her father. "You don't deserve to mention my father, " she said to him, with a look of strong resentment in her eyes.