The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 297

Autumn nodded to Amy's question and responded, "She is very tired and is already asleep. Grandma, thank you so very much for taking care of Emily these days. I cannot begin to express how grateful I am!"

"Sweetheart, we are a family. Don't be so civil to me, " Amy returned with a tender expression, as she grabbed Autumn's hand, and then they sat on the sofa.

"What are you two going on about?" Autumn asked Charles and Andy with Cindy now in her arms, who had eaten some fruits.

"Just some stuff about the collaboration, " Charles answered with a warm smile. "How is Emily doing?" Charles asked with concern.

"Well, she is still the same. The illness has not gotten worse or better, " Autumn replied in a low tone. 'As there are no treatments for Emily's illness at this stage, I will spend as much as time I can to keep her company. I'm... losing her, ' Autumn said to herself in grief and disbelief.

"Well, " Charles attempted to change the topic as he noticed her dejected expresion. "You asked me to find a good school for Cindy. And now I have found one, " he turned to Abby.

"Is that so?" Abby responded with happiness glimmering in her eyes. Lately she was very stressed and worried, in the recent past, about finding an appropriate school.

"This is his business card. Please do call him directly whenever you find the time, " Charles said, as he handed over the visiting card to Abby.

"Thank you!" Abby responded with gratitude, as she took the card. "Autumn, we have booked a hotel to celebrate your birthday next month. We would like to throw a party. As for the media... If you don't have any issues, I will contact reporters from different media houses too, " Abby requested Autumn.

"No problem. It all sounds okay, " Autumn returned with a little nod in acknowledgement. 'Oh finally the day has arrived when I will disown Wendy and be rid of her from my life forever, ' Autumn thought with relief.

"Oh it is pretty late now. We should head home, " she continued. The drive from Zhao family's residence to Dream Garden was quite a short one. Autumn and Charles arrived home within minutes. Upon reaching, Charles directly went upstairs to check on mails, while Autumn walked up to Chris. "What's ?up? You look in low spirits, " she asked, seeing Chris sitting on the lounge absently.

"Autumn, " Chris said as she took a moment to get over from her daze after hearing Autumn's voice. "You're back. I have to discuss something with you, " she continued.

"What is it, Chris?" Autumn asked with concern as she took a seat beside Chris.

Chris glanced down at her coffee with a scowling expression. "Is this about Sam?" Autumn guessed to nudge her as she noticed Chris's hesitant look.

"Yes, it is..." Chris answered in a sad tone. "After Aunt Jane picked on you in your company and stirred all that chaos, I had a fight with Sam. And today I did not receive a single call or messege from him. I don't know..." she struggled to complete her sentence as she glanced at her phone with an injured hope.

She was scared that maybe he did call and it was her phone that was not working.

"He hasn't contacted you all day, so you're worried that he may be angry with you, is that it?" Autumn asked bluntly. 'This is quite strange. Sam seems to care so very much about Chris, why would he behave like this? Even Jane came to appologize to me, then why didn't he come to Chris?' Autumn wondered.

"Autumn, I know nothing that happened was his fault, but I still snapped at him. I felt sorry and guilty for what happned with you. After all, you were ambushed by Aunt Jane after a misunderstanding caused by me. But now I am feeling insecure and uneasy as he hasn't contacted me all day. You must think that I'm a stupid girl, " Chris tried to smile despite all the stress clouding her thoughts, after nodding at Autumn.

"I think it is safe to say you are stuck with Sam for this lifetime for sure, " Autumn giggled as she cracked a joke to lighten the mood.

"Autumn, please don't make fun of me..." Chris said bashfully.

"Please don't overthink for another moment. Sam was probably extremely busy today, and so he couldn't spare enough time to contact you. Don't worry, " Autumn comforted Chris. "Also yesterday Aunt Jane came to my company again but this time she apologized to me sincerely. It seems that she is quite pleased with you. Now I hope you see what is happening? There is absolutely no need to worry."