The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1047 I'll Take Her Home

As Sheryl just finished her words, Mr. Shen suddenly turned to Holley and said, "Holley, we should go now. You wanted to make acquaintance with my friends, right? They are waiting for us in the private room.' Mr. Shen paused for a while and added, "It's impolite to keep them waiting."

Holley arched a brow and considered what to do next. She chose to be with Mr. Shen not only because he was a very influential person who enjoyed a high position in Y City, but also he had a very strong network with many other such people from all the fields.

Holley was going to take over the business of BM Corporation in Y City, so she needed to develop a very good rapport with all the key people from the different fields that would help her run her business smoothly.

Holley cast a glance at Sheryl briefly and hesitated for a while. Then she quickly made up her mind to go with Mr. Shen. Holley had enough time to deal with Sheryl, but she would not get the opportunity to meet so many influential people under the same roof. Hence, she made up her mind to leave Sheryl for another day and meet Mr. Shen's friends for now.

So she cast a glimpse at Sheryl and said, "I'll let go of you today. But I will teach you a lesson one day. Just wait and see."

"Okay, I am waiting for that day," Sheryl said in a contemptuous tone.

Holley snorted and walked up to Mr. Shen. She clung to his arm and said in a soft tone, "Let's go Mr. Shen." As they walked away, Holley turned towards Sheryl once more and narrowed her eyes at Sheryl. Then she turned her face away and walked off.

Sheryl stood there marking her gestures and maintaining a nonchalant attitude towards her. Seeing Holley's and Mr. Shen's retreating figures, Sheryl couldn't help but let out a bitter smile. She shook her head and turned all her attention to the work.

All of a sudden, Sheryl's phone started vibration. She glanced at the screen to find George's name flashing on it. She was supposed to give George a call. But getting unnecessarily involved in a conversation with Holley made her forget about it completely.

He just finished dinner with Sula and her parents. After the dinner, Sula wanted to visit Sheryl, so he gave her a call.

"Are you in the hotel, Sheryl?" George asked Sheryl in a polite manner.

"Yes," Sheryl answered. She cleared her throat and added, "In fact, I wanted to call you to ask whether your wife has any special preference regarding the flowers in your wedding. Does she like rose or any other flowers?"

"Me and my wife would like to see you in a while in the hotel if that's possible. Let's talk about it face to face. I would also like to see the decoration process of our wedding space."

Sheryl sprang up when she heard that George wanted to visit the hotel. But before she could say anything, George hung up the phone. Sheryl dialed his number hastily and blurted as soon as he received the call, "Mr. Han, you'd better not come today." Sheryl advised George with concern.

"Why?" George was startled to hear Sheryl and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

"There is no big deal but..." Sheryl hesitated for a while and answered, "Holley is having dinner here. I'm afraid you and your wife will have a conflict with her once you meet her."

George was taken aback and asked, "Why did she go here?"

"She came to have dinner with someone else. You have broken up with her, so she must find another man as her back up." Sheryl then told George frankly, "She stayed here for some time. At first, I thought she came here to cause trouble in your wedding. But I was wrong. It was just a coincidence."

Sheryl cleared her throat and continued, "You wife is pregnant now. It will not be very good for her to meet Holley here."

"Okay, I know it." After consideration, George nodded and said, "Fine. I'll take Sula to your company tomorrow and talk about the details of our wedding."

"Okay." Sheryl agreed.

Sula was standing by George as he was talking to Sheryl. As he hung up, Sula asked curiously, "What happened? Aren't we going to the hotel?"

"No, we aren't going there right now."

George then persuaded Sula, "We'll talk with her in her company tomorrow." Then he looked at her affectionately and smiled, "Don't worry. It is the only wedding in our life and I promise to make it perfect."

But Sula was not appeased with his answer. She was curious. "So why can't we go to the hotel tonight?" Sula asked George with a frown.

George considered for a while and decided to tell Sula the truth. Now that he had decided to marry her, he thought he'd rather be honest to her.

He looked into Sula's eyes and stammered, "Because... Holley is there."

The frown disappeared from Sula's face and her eyes widened. Sula asked George, "So... you mean that I can't see my wedding venue just because Holley is there, right?

George, do you think it's a shame for you to marry me? Is it something that you don't want others to find out? Is it so difficult for you to take me in front of Holley? Why can't we just stand in front of her and tell her that we are going to get married?" Sula was unable to understand why George always felt reluctant to face Holley.

"No, don't misunderstand me, Sula." George gave a bitter smile and explained to Sula, "I didn't mean that. Sula, you are pregnant now. If we meet Holley and have a conflict, the baby in your womb could be hurt."

Sula's face softened down with the mention of the baby. George looked at Sula and added, "Don't be angry, baby. Our wedding day is close and everyone will know that you are my wife very soon." After that, George consoled Sula for a long time to pacify her mood.

In the hotel, Sheryl worked late after she hung up the phone. The wedding hall was getting prepared up slowly for the big day of George and Sula. Though a lot of finishing touch was still left to be added to give it a complete shape, they were doing a good job. Seeing that the workers were tired, Sheryl suggested them go home and rest.

The decoration of the wedding space had almost been finished. The rest of the things could be settled after her talk with George tomorrow.

"Okay, everybody. It's too late and you must be tired. Just go home and take rest," Sheryl said to the workers with a smile.

They regarded Sheryl and appreciated her kindness before leaving. After the workers left, Sheryl's mind shifted towards Holley. It was ten in the night and Holley didn't come out of the room.

She stood outside the private room where Holley was. At first, she hesitated for a while but then knocked on the door eventually. After a while, a dreary and drowsy voice replied, "Who is there?"

Sheryl stood there trying to hear the sound inside the room. Soon she heard the door being unlocked from the other side. As the door opened, a fat man emerged blocking Sheryl's vision so that she could not see what was happening inside.

She frowned slightly and stepped aside trying to peek into the room. But the man also stepped with her and blocked her sight. Sheryl raised her head and looked at the man's face. Indeed, she had never seen such a malicious looking face ever in her life.

Sheryl could feel bile rising up her throat. "Hello? What's up?" the man asked in a cold tone.

"Excuse me... Is Holley Ye here?" Sheryl cautiously looked at the man. She could almost hear her own heartbeat as she braved in front of that man. However, she managed to conceal her nervousness and pretended to be calm. "It's late now, I'll take her home," she said.

"Who are you?" the man asked and pushed Sheryl rudely.

"You need not know who I am." Sheryl arched a brow and shouted at the man, "Just get out of my way."

"Who do you think you are?" The man grasped her collar and said with a smirk, "You came for Holley, right? Why not join us to play together?"

Then the man dragged her in the room and Sheryl finally had a chance to see the condition inside the room.

Apart from Holley and Mr. Shen, there were three men in the room. Both Holley and Mr. Shen were drunk. Mr. Shen had fallen asleep on the sofa while Holley was still awake.