The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1031 Shares

The air was tense when the talk turned to George and Sula's futures. After Donna admonished George for his actions, she turned back to Caspar. "Caspar, the reason I invited you here today is to resolve the problem. I know you're angry about George's unacceptable behavior towards Sula-so no matter how much you punish him, he deserves all of it. But right now, the most important is that you take their marriage seriously," she said in a firm but gentle tone.

She cast a sincere look at Caspar and continued, "Yes, George has done a lot of stupid things before-but you can see that he has changed now. Why don't you give him a chance?"

"Give him a chance?"

Caspar sneered with a mocking smile. "Donna, we have known each other for so many years. I know George clearly. Although he was obedient to you before, did he ever heed your warning about the whole thing with Holley?"

"No matter how useless I am, Sula is also the apple of my eye. I will never agree to their marriage. I won't give him the chance to hurt my daughter again," he continued in the same icy tone.

He turned to look at Sula with pleading eyes. "If you marry a man who doesn't love you, you'll have a hard time in the future," he warned.

However, Sula stood her ground. "Even if it will be hard in future, I'll accept the consequences," she said firmly. "How could you say that I will fail if you don't even give me a chance?"

"Sula..." Lizzy's voice called her out. She stepped closer to her daughter and also tried to convince her otherwise. "There are some things you have to know... Sometimes, you won't get any reward no matter how hard you work. You blamed your parents who didn't give you a chance to pursue your happiness before, but you should carefully remember the days when you stayed in Y city. Did we try to stop you from pursuing your own happiness?" she said.

Soon enough, Lizzy's persuasive words made a bitter smile cross Sula's face.

'Yeah, I tried to pursue my happiness. I wanted to give up when I got really depressed, but George finally gave me a glimmer of hope with his actions, ' Sula thought.

Sula's thoughts were cut off when Lizzy spoke again. "I also talked to your dad recently. While we don't deny the fact that you and George are really equal in status-so we agreed that you both made a wonderful match...

There were so many rumors and gossips as well during that time. We heard things about the deep and intimate love between George and Holley, so I talked to your dad and we agreed that it would be better to bring you back home to end your pain. George isn't interested in you, but there would always be someone else who would regard you as his treasure. Sula, I told you before that a lover who loves you is much better than a lover you love. If you find a lover who loves you, you will live a prosperous life." For a while, Sula remained silent as she pondered over Lizzy's extremely convincing words.

She clearly knew the fact that her parents had traveled this far because they sincerely cared about her happiness.

"Mom..." Sula whispered. After having thought about it for a while, Sula turned to Lizzy with a bitter smile on her face. "I understand all the things you said, but do you understand me too? It took me such a long time to get together with George. I know that I would have to confront the problems should there be any. Now that I have made my choice, I am not afraid to face any consequences."

The atmosphere went quiet once again. It was true that Sula had a valid point too. She inched closer to Lizzy and held her hands as she continued, "Mom, I'm not a little kid anymore. I can decide for myself." "Aunt Lizzy," George's deep voice carefully joined in. He stepped forward behind Sula and turned to Lizzy, then said, "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth between Holley and I... It was definitely a mistake from the beginning to the end. She had deceived me for three years. To be honest, I'm even ashamed to say that out loud."

His lips curled into a bitter smile as he continued, "Sula has been accompanying me these days. Honestly, I am...really moved. I used to think of her as my younger sister before-but from now on, I will love her as my wife, and I will never do anything to hurt her again."

His hands went around Sula's own and intertwined them. "Sula had already done so much for me. If I even dare do something that would hurt her, then I really am a jerk," he solemnly said.

He then turned to Caspar while he gripped Sula's hand tighter. "Uncle Caspar, I would accept any punishments from you, but Sula and I...

It's absolutely impossible for us to break up like you wish. If you still force us to, then all I can do is turn you down."

However, Caspar only sneered at him, "What do you want to do?"

It only made him irritated. 'How can this man threaten me?' he thought.

"I couldn't do anything that would cross the line," George replied with a grim smile. "The one thing I can do is take Sula to get a marriage license first. Anyway, in this life...she is the only one on earth I want to marry." At this point, Caspar was quite displeased.

"You..." However, he knew that George was serious. When he looked at Sula's touched expression, he suddenly felt like he had played the role of a villain who tried to stop them from the beginning until the end.

Then again, one thing was clear. What he did was purely out of concern for his daughter's happiness.

"Caspar..." Donna spoke as she approached him. "The children are all old enough to make their own decisions. Besides, Sula is pregnant now, otherwise... Just let them make their own decisions." She offered Caspar a seat as she talked, and sat down with him. "You've known George since he was a little boy. You know his character and personality. You know his background clearly. Besides, after they get married, we will also live with them. You can see how he would treat Sula anytime. Even if George would really hurt Sula one day, rest assured that I would be the first one who would never let him go," Donna continued.

A small smile made its way to her lips when she was done-she had really laid down all her pride just to make Caspar agree.

She looked pensively at Caspar and decided to make a promise. "If you're still not assured..."

She paused for a bit and then continued, "After these two get married, I will transfer all my shares under Sula's name. If they are divorced, I won't ask for even one of the shares back. That will be my compensation for Sula and you, so can you finally believe that we're truthful?"

"Are you serious?" Caspar asked Donna incredulously. They were all stunned as soon as the words came out of Donna's lips.

To Caspar, it was clear as day that Donna refused to transfer her shares to George before because of Holley. Now, she promised to transfer all her shares to Sula... That only meant that she was handing over the whole company to her.

"We are all a family. There is nothing more important than their marriage," Donna said. "Besides, I am getting older and older. After the two children get married, I will be satisfied and get to really enjoy my life if I rid myself of the burden from work."