The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1005 Donna's Confusion

"No, this is not right." George didn't take his eyes off Holley. He asked her anxiously, "Something has happened that you are not telling me. Was it Mom? What was she talking to you in private? Did she threaten you?"

"Don't ask me more..." Holley choked. She was at a loss for words. She looked at George with a wry smile and let out a deep sigh. The expression on her face was a silent reply to his question. She tried her best and finally said in a low broken voice, "George, whatever your mom has done, she has done for your own good. That's undeniable and you should accept it. I believe you should find another girl. You deserve someone better, like Sula. She is a nice girl. You should cherish her."

She turned around after she had said that. She wanted to leave as soon as possible. But before she could leave, George frantically stretched out his hands and grabbed Holley's arm tightly from behind. He was furious about his mom after he heard Holley's words. He asked her with a very look, "Stay right here. Before I agree to let you go, you have to tell me the truth. What did my mom say to you?"

"I told you to stop this. Why do you keep asking me about it? Why do you want to know?" Holley was mad at him now and she yelled, "I am not worthy of you! I don't deserve to marry you. You are the noble prince of your family, and I am just a nobody. That's it! Are you happy now?"

"What's wrong with you?" George asked, as he held her tightly. He pulled Holley into his arms, looked into her eyes with all the love in the world and pleaded, "Holley, you have to tell me the truth. Did my mom say something to you? If that is true, I will go and talk to her in person right now." Saying that, he drew his arms away from her and kissed Holley on her forehead. After that, he walked away from her, intending to talk to his mother.

"Please don't!" Holley panicked when she saw George walk away from her in anger. Her anxiety kicked in and she chased after him, calling out for him to stop. Finally, she caught up to him and grabbed his hand. She cried, "Please calm yourself down, George. Listen to me! We've faced too many problems since the time we met. Too many barriers have been getting in the way of our love the impassable gap in our origins, your mother's disapproval. Besides that, there's Sula. Unlike me, she is the perfect match for you in every way. She was born in a wealthy family. And now that you have slept with her, you should be responsible for her future. Or else, her family won't let you get away with it."

"I don't care." George looked into her eyes. He continued with a serious look, "Holley, I've told you this before-I need you by my side for the rest of my life. As long as I am with you, I will be fearless, no matter what happens. Even if Sula's family comes after me for what I did, I don't care. I cannot live without you anyway, not even for a single moment."

"George..." Holley closed the gap between them and held him in a tight hug, burying her head into his arms in the pretense of being moved by his words. She sobbed and tears ran down her cheeks and wetted George's clothes. After she had vented enough, she pulled herself back together and looked George in the eye again, blushing. She choked, "Even so, I still can't agree to stay with you."

Tears wouldn't stop falling out of her eye, and she sobbed with a smile, "I can't let you put yourself in the way of danger for my sake. George, let's break up. Let's just pretend like we never met or never dreamed of a life together. Let it go."

"What on earth is wrong with you? How can you say such things?" George looked at Holley, bewildered. "I have made myself clear. Are you listening to a word I'm saying? Are you still bothered about my affair with Sula? Can't you let it go? I could never be with another woman. I will stand beside you and I will live with you. I don't care about what others say. Don't you understand? I can't go on without you."

"I am sorry, George." Holley frowned and she wiped her tears with a helpless smile. She said, "My mind is in a complete mess right now. I don't even know what is the right thing to do. Can... Can you give me some time to think about this?"

"Holley..." George stared at Holley intensely and then he said in a sincere tone, "No matter what my mom told you, keep it in mind that I will stay with you for the rest of your life and that no one can ever break us. Do not change your mind about our life because of something that she said to you."

"I will think about this seriously. And I will remember your words." Holley nodded her head at him.

She made an excuse to leave by herself. George watched her leave and he was too mad to calm himself down even after Holley had left. So he made his way to his mother's house to find out what exactly Donna had told Holley.

While George arrived at her house, Donna was upstairs with Sula, in her bedroom. Donna was washed out after the day's events. She tucked Sula into her bed and closed the door to Sula's bedroom quietly. As Donna was headed down the stairs to get some rest, she saw George standing in the living room. She was surprised at first and then she collected herself and asked him with a cold expression, "Why are you here? Doesn't Miss Ye require your company tonight?"

"Let's cut the crap and get straight to the point. What did you tell her?" George impatiently walked towards Donna and grabbed her arm fiercely. He growled in an angry tone and Donna could feel his strong sense of hate. The way he just spoke to his mother was like he would have barked at an enemy.

Donna didn't show any sign of weakness. She frowned slightly and spoke with a blank look. "You came all the way here just to ask me that?"

"Why else would I be here?" George scowled at her. "Do you think I want to be anywhere near you right now?"

He glared at Donna without blinking. After a few seconds, he took a deep breath. He tried to swallow his grief and said, "I hate you. I really hate you. I will never understand your displeasure towards Holley. What did she ever do to you? All she wanted was your forgiveness. But you never cared about what she had to say. And when I chose to stay with her without your blessing, you couldn't put up with that either. You tried to tear us apart. I don't get it. Why can't you set us free? What do you want from me?"

"You are my son!" Donna shouted in fury. She lost her control and she trembled. She looked at her foolish son, who was obstinately persistent about doing things the wrong way. She started to doubt whether it would be best to tell him the truth about Holley.

Donna pulled back her arm from George with great force and then yelled at him with her eyes full of irritations, "I have been making all things ready for you since you were born. Because I have been through everything that you will experience, I know how to guide you to live an easy life. I know what is better for you. More clearly, I know what kind of girl is suitable for you better than yourself. I told you that girls are full of schemes and you should look out for it. You've always listened to me, until you met Holley. Everything has changed since you met that woman."

"Yes! I've changed and I am a better man now. She has made me realize what kind of life I want to live. I don't want to live a mundane life where you arrange everything for me and guide me to a place where you want me to reach. She has taught me what life is. It's supposed to be wonderful and free. If you hate her because she changed me into another person, then you are completely wrong. You shouldn't be hating her. I am the one you should hate!"

George smirked at her with a satisfied look.

"You have no idea what you are talking about!" Donna let out a chilling laughter. It was undeniable that Holley had shown him some love. However, she still chose money instead of George today, which proved without any doubt that to her, George was just a good source of income. He wasn't as important to her as he thought.

Unfortunately, her silly son still thought that she loved him more than anything else and regarded that woman as his true love. She felt that this whole situation was absurd.

The only reason why Donna was unwilling to tell her son the truth about Holley's real identity was because she didn't want to discredit Holley's image in George's mind. She preferred to be hated by him, rather than watch him go through the pain of knowing that he had been betrayed by the woman he loved so much.

"You are the one who doesn't know anything at all!" George couldn't contain his growing anger and he burst out, "You don't have the faintest idea about how deeply I love her. All you can think about is looking for a woman who is both socially and financially fit for this family, which may even make me spend the rest of my life with someone I don't love at all. You even made ridiculous excuses claiming that Holley is a murderer, just to make me give up on her and choose Sula. You clearly don't know what true love means."

"What did you just say?" Donna was shocked by his words. She thought that she might have heard him wrong.