The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 279

"Long time no see, " Autumn returned coolly, but without a hint of joy on her face.

"You may go out now, " Charles told Leila as he turned around.

"But Mr. Lu, this document..." Leila was reluctant to leave.

"Yes you may leave. I will sign it later after checking it." Charles said, sounding a bit irritated. He didn't like repeating himself.

Leila was taken aback. "Well, Ok then I will leave now. Let me know if I can be of any more help, " she nodded, looking disappointed.

Before leaving the office, Leila cast Autumn a dissatisfied look.

"What brought you here so early today?" Charles asked Autumn after Leila had left. "Things with the event plan went smoothly today, so I came here early. How about you? When will you be done with work?" Autumn asked.

"I need a bit more time." Charles replied. "We can leave as soon as I'm done." Charles continued, looking at his watch.

"Okay." Autumn agreed. Charles returned to his desk to focus on his work, lifting his head to look at Autumn's face now and then. "There are some refreshments on the table. Just help yourself if you feel hungry." he added.

Autumn nodded, and let him get on with his job.

She grabbed a magazine from the table, intending to read it. But at the thought that Rachel's wedding with Edward had been the headlines these days, she put the magazine back immediately not wanting to see anything that could annoy her. She just sat there, looking around an already familiar room, idly killing time.

All of a sudden, "Let's go, " Charles said to Autumn, getting his suit hanging from an adjacent chair.

"Are you done?" Autumn sighed with relief. How long had she been sitting there? It was so dull there that she almost fell asleep.

"Yeah." Charles answered. "Mr. Lu, are you done with work?" Leila stood up from her desk, as she saw Charles and Autumn walking out of his office hand in hand.

"Yes I am." Charles said impatiently. "David, we are leaving now. Call me only if it is really important."

"Got it, boss." David responded. "Mr. Lu, are you leaving now? I still have these documents for you to sign..." Leila said while running after to Charles, seeing him almost at the door with his wife.

"I will handle those tomorrow." Charles called out, not looking back. "Mr. Lu, but I..." Leila insisted, gripping Charles's sleeves as she caught up with them.

"Leila, " David called, as he strode to her. "Mr. Lu said that he would deal with these tomorrow. What did you not understand?" he continued, removing her hand from Charles.

"Mr. Lu, see you tomorrow." Alice came forward. Leila had been increasingly crossing her bounds.

Leila watched Charles and Autumn leave hand in hand. Although she didn't utter a word, her resentment towards Autumn was evident.

After they left, David let go of Leila's hand. "Leila, what are you doing? Can't you just mind your own business? Mr. Lu won't always tolerate your interference. If you can't control your emotions, you may not need to work here. Mr. Lu will be happy to accept your resignation."