The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 276

Charles crinkled his eyebrows into a frown when he saw Autumn. It was the first time he had seen her so angry and helpless at the same time, since they got married.

As soon as Charles showed up, everybody focused their eyes on him. Isla let off a sigh of relief at the sight of Charles.

Everyone present in the room began to whisper amongst themselves. "Autumn, " Charles called out in a composed manner, standing close to her like he hadn't noticed the people whispering.

"Um, " Autumn responded without looking up at Charles. She feared that Charles would distrust her as the others did.

"Look at me, " Charles said with a frown. 'It feels as if she's turned into the person she was when we first got married; constantly on guard, unwilling to open herself to others and lacking the confidence to trust anyone, ' he thought to himself.

"Tell me, what happened?" he inquired in a gentle voice, as he raised her face to look at her.

"Are you her husband?" Jane turned to Charles with a sneer. "I would advise you to keep an eye on your wife and don't let her seduce other men. Otherwise I...

"Shut up!" Charles screamed, as he turned around and gave Jane a piercing glance. Jane was so frightened that she didn't dare to utter another word.

"So tell me, what's the matter?" he asked again in a soft tone, as he turned himself to look at Autumn.

Charles believed Autumn. 'If Autumn still had feelings for Sam, she would have gotten back with him. Moreover, she wouldn't have insisted on bringing Sam and Chris together. Now I just want her to open her heart and have more faith in me, '

"I..." Autumn muttered. However, the moment she saw Charles's eyes looking back at hers with sincerity, she failed to find the words to explain herself to him.

"Don't be afraid. I trust you. No matter what happens, I will always believe your words instead of others. Just say what's on your mind. I will believe whatever you say, " Charles reassured Autumn, staring at her with his earnest and affectionate eyes. When he noticed that Autumn was moved by his words, his frown dissipated in an instant.

Autumn was relieved and touched by Charles's encouragement. She remembered the time when Charles had comforted her just as he did now, when they had just gotten married.

'Since Charles trusts me entirely, I don't see why I shouldn't trust him too!' Autumn encouraged herself.

"Two days ago, Chris came to me looking for help because she didn't know what gift to get for Sam's mother before she went to visit his parents, so I accompanied her to the shopping mall, together with Sam. When Chris was in the lady's room, a fully-loaded cart came at me out of nowhere. Fortunately, Sam saved me from getting hit by pulling me towards him, where I landed on his chest. Coincidentally, Jane saw that and now she's come here to blame me for seducing Sam. I…" she took a deep breath and explained the situation.

Autumn felt extremely upset for being misunderstood, but with Charles by her side, she finally plucked up courage to defend herself.

"Have you heard her?" Isla gave Jane a dissatisfied glance. "This was all just a misunderstanding. You've got it all wrong. Autumn isn't the one to blame. Are you clear now?"

Jane was stunned for quite some time. She felt strange when she heard Chris's name from Autumn's mouth.

"How... how do you know Chris?" Jane asked Autumn, disregarding Isla's provocation.

"Mrs. Lin, Autumn is my wife. I believe that she has made that clear to you. I know that she and Sam had a history, but that's all in the past. Now she is Mrs. Lu and I think you owe my wife an apology, " Charles said to Jane coldly, as he put his arm around Autumn's shoulder.

The crowd was silenced the moment they saw Charles defend his wife. "Perhaps I misunderstood her that day, but that doesn't mean that she didn't try to tempt my son. Maybe she wants to use Sam to retaliate against me for splitting them up before. I urge you not to have so much faith in her. Otherwise you might come to regret it dearly, " Jane replied to Charles, glancing at Autumn.

"Aunt Jane, there's no need for you to push me so hard, " Autumn retorted. 'I did nothing wrong to her, but her actions... are disgusting, ' Autumn thought to herself.

"I may have offended you in the past, but I was very young at the time. I was done with Sam when he left. We've both moved on since then. Now I'm married to Charles and Sam is with Chris. You're the only one who is still stuck in the past and worrying that I will come back to take Sam away. Aren't you tired of living like this?" continued Autumn.

"My husband and I are very happy together. I sincerely hope that you won't disrupt our peaceful lives again. The only person my heart belongs to, is Charles, not Sam. Why would you assume that I would betray him over Sam?"

Autumn poured her heart out in front of everyone, especially Charles. She didn't want the past to affect her relationship with her husband. Meanwhile, she also showed her affection towards Charles. He gave a satisfied smile, when he noticed that Autumn had come back.

"Jane, " Charles turned to Jane. "Chris is my sister. If she and Sam get married one day, Sam will be our brother-in-law. I don't want to see our good relationship destroyed by your obsessive paranoia. Please think twice before you do anything questionable, " he continued after a pause.

"What... what are you talking about?" Jane's face changed when she heard that Chris was Charles's sister. "I see. You must have arranged Chris's meeting with Sam on purpose, so that you can keep others in the dark and still see Sam privately. You are such a wretched woman, " she berated Autumn, glaring at her with hatred.

Autumn stared at Jane, utterly dumbfounded. She didn't expect such a response from Jane after she had explained everything to her.

'Respect is mutual, but since she insists on humiliating me like this, I will no longer entertain her silly thoughts, ' she thought. "Isla, please call security and have them escort this lady out of here. Besides, she won't be allowed to set foot in my company again, " Autumn requested Isla, glancing at her.

"Okay, " Isla responded with a smile of approval on her face. She was happy to see Autumn make a comeback.