The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1528 Rescue Melissa

In Leila's crammed bedroom, she was sleeping peacefully.

Her sleep was interrupted as the phone began to buzz. The shrilling noise startled Leila, and she was compelled to return from her beautiful dream. Internally, she cursed the person who called her at this hour. With her eyes still half-closed, she answered the call impatiently. "Who is it?"

"Leila, who do you think I am? Enough of sleeping. I have something urgent to talk to you. And for that, I need to see you, right now!" Holley exclaimed from the other end.

As soon as Leila heard Holley's voice, she got out of her bed. Judging from Holley's serious tone, Leila was certain that this was indeed an emergency.

The sleep left her body and now she was alert. After composing herself, she replied, "Okay, that won't be a problem. Where are you now? I'll start right away."

"Actually you don't have to come anywhere. I will be coming to your house. In fact, I have almost reached your block," Holley answered curtly. She didn't dare waste any more time. The longer she took, the greater the risk would be for something unexpected to happen.

Soon Holley arrived at Leila's narrow apartment. Leila poured a glass of water for her, and then stood by her side stiffly. She didn't look straight into Holley's eyes, and instead she busied herself staring at the floor.

This was the first time that someone ever came to her little apartment. She rented this house in spite of it being poky and dark. In truth, this was all she could afford. However, Holley's presence here made her embarrassed. She always carried a pretense of beauty and arrogance. But today, the most disgraceful part of her life was unravelled in front of Holley.

The walls were dirty and ugly. On closer inspection, one could notice cracks. The tiny living room was crowded with many ragged furniture, but none of them were intact. Even the sofa that Holley was sitting on was broken, with the filler exposed. Everything in this room depicted Leila's vulnerability.

But Holley was in no mood to notice how Leila lived. As soon as she was seated, she went on and told Leila, "I want you to recuse someone as soon as possible."

Holley's words sent Leila utterly at a loss. With a startled look, she asked, "To rescue whom? What's going on?"

As she spoke, Leila couldn't help getting nervous. She wasn't prepared to hear what Holley had come to say.

"Melissa lost all her money when she gambled in Macao. Now she is confined by the usury company. I need you to go and rescue her right now."

A sneer crossed Holley's lips like she was taunting Melissa. The steam coming out of the cup made her face a little vague and mysterious.

Leila was so surprised once Holley finished her request. Several questions began to hover in her mind. 'How does Holley know that Melissa is in trouble? It seems like she is happy about it, ' Leila thought confusedly.

"Did you set this trap for her?" Leila asked without any fear of confrontation. Now her eyes pierced Holley with suspicion.

Even though she didn't hear Holley's response, the answer seemed obvious to Leila. Yet she really couldn't believe that Holley was capable of mobilizing so many people to set up a trap. Melissa's fate was changed in a blink of an eye.

Now a feeling of intimidating clasped her when she looked at Holley. Holley was a powerful person. If one day Holley decided to tackle her, she would definitely be dead.

Having seen her questioning eyes, Holley let out a loud laugh. Her laughter was complacent and arrogant, probably because she was elated towards the great effect of her trap. But somehow Leila felt creeped out when she heard it at night.

Holley put her hand on Leila's shoulder and warned her, "This is none of your business so you don't have to worry about it. I am not here to listen to your unnecessary questions. There is only one thing for you to think about: rescue her as soon as possible. This is a great chance for you to impress her. You must regain Melissa's trust successfully. Otherwise, all of my efforts will be in vain."

Leila nodded solemnly and asked, "What should I do in order to save her?" Then she lowered her head, thinking that she didn't have any money for Melissa's salvation.

"That's easy. The only thing that the usury company wants is money. You give them money, and Melissa will return safe and sound." As soon as she finished speaking, Holley took out a bank card. She tapped on it carelessly and then gave it to Leila.

"Now take this. It contains three million dollars. This will help you to put a full stop on Melissa's misery. Also, you need to hurry up so that you can return to the Lu family as soon as possible," she told Leila. A smile crept on Holley's face. She could already predict a bright future in front of her.

Leila took it without any hesitation and nodded her head obligingly.

A victorious smile spread across her face. She hadn't expected that the arrogant Melissa, Charles' mother, would ever stoop that low. Melissa might treat her as her savior when she saw her. Leila couldn't help feeling complacent.

After Holley's departure, Leila began to get ready for her visit to Macao.

She managed to catch a flight the same night. She had accompanied Melissa to the casino several times, therefore she was quite familiar with it.

Referring to the contact information that Holley gave her, she successfully found the usury company.

She slowly made her way to the immaculate office.

Once inside, she said in a gentle voice, "Hi, I'm Melissa Shen's friend. I'm here to ransom her. Here I have the three million dollars you want." The director looked at her suspiciously, so she took out and showed him her bank card.

He couldn't hide his surprise. Nobody thought that Melissa would find someone to help her in such a dire situation. Moreover, her savior was such a beauty. The director couldn't help but gaze Leila's beauty. As his eyes savored her, Leila felt rage spike through her body. She couldn't help but feel pure disgust for this man. "Excuse me? I have given you what you want. Now it is time for you to give Melissa to me. I am in a hurry," she spat out angrily.

"No problem. There isn't any problem, of course. To tell you the truth, originally we were planning to charge some interest. However, you are such a gorgeous lady. I have decided to take nothing but our principal three million dollars," the director smiled flirtatiously.

Looking around, Leila realized how alone she was. After all, in this strange place, she was powerless. If the man intended to do anything to her, nobody would save her.

Leila forced a smile on her face and pretended to be fearless. "Then where is she?" she asked, a bit impatiently.

"Well, we'll release her undoubtedly. But before that, we need to finish some procedures. I will assure you that you can see her tomorrow morning. At the moment, you can't meet her. Anyway, you look extremely tired. May I have the honor of booking a hotel for you?"

Leila restrained her anger and decided to ignore his offensive manners. She wanted to take Melissa home as soon as possible. But since they wouldn't release Melissa until tomorrow morning, she had no choice but to wait. Despite her frustration, she didn't dare to offend them now.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir. But I have already booked a hotel before I came here. I don't think I will be needing your help," she said feigning a smile.

A look of regret passed his eyes after her rejection. At the same time, he detected the anger she was repressing. Not wanting to make any trouble, he let her go.