The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 663 An Outsider

"No, you can't just refuse to do this job," Holley rejected. Then she looked at Sheryl with serious eyes and said, "Maybe I have been too tolerant with you. Now you dare to reject an order from me at your will. I am telling you that you must take part in this show, is that clear?"

Then she changed her tone and persuaded, "I know you don't like Charles. But it is a good chance to earn a lot of money. You have a daughter to think about so you should work hard to earn as much as you can. Do you understand this?"

"Yes, I know. I have to think about Shirley." Sheryl had to admit Holley's words made sense.

Holley was reassured as Sheryl nodded in agreement. She walked up to Charles and said, "It has been settled. The ten models you have selected will take part in the show."

"That's good," Charles said with a slight nod. "I hope our relationship will be a long and successful one," he added.

"Sure. It will be a big success." Holley smiled and shook hands with Charles.

As soon as Charles went away, Holley immediately left for the airport. She was soon caught in a traffic jam which was caused by a small car accident. When she finally reached the airport, she couldn't find George's mother anywhere.

She got a call from George just as she was beginning to panic. He accused her as soon as she answered the phone. "Where are you, Holley? Didn't I request you to pick my mother up from the airport? Where were you?"

"I am at the airport right now." Then she said in a worried voice, "I have tried my best to locate your mother, but I can't find her."

"Check the time now! You are very late. My mom got off the plane one hour ago. Do you think she would still be waiting at the airport for you?" George said in rage. "Holley, you know my mom doesn't like you. You should have grabbed this opportunity to change her impression about you. Instead, you have screwed it up further. You never truly want to be with me I think, right?" he continued to rant in anger.

"No, I didn't mean for this to happen. I..." Holley tried to explain, "There was a car accident on the road and this caused a major traffic jam..."

"Why didn't you set out earlier? Why wait till the last minute?" He said with anger, "You should have reached on time to meet my mom."

"Yes, I know I am in the wrong. It's my fault." Holley said with regret,"I'll go to the hotel and apologize to her right now."

"You needn't bother. I am back." George rudely continued to berate her,"She is my mother after all. Why can't you show her some respect for my sake? Do you know what she told me on the phone? She said that you, as her daughter-in-law, shouldn't be so rude to elders. She was very upset with you."

He added, "My mom has accepted you as her daughter-in-law. So why can't you be more cordial with her?"

George hung up as soon as he finished his words, leaving Holley rooted on the spot like an idiot.

Holley had been accused by George earlier too. It had happened the first time his mother, Donna Han, had come visiting. She could easily foresee what she would suffer in the future if she married George. Holley had managed to live through so many dangers over the years. She promised herself that she wouldn't be defeated this time.

Holley set out for the hotel Donna was staying at. She didn't really care if Donna liked her or not, but she definitely had to make amends with George.

At that very instant, Donna was sipping at a chilled orange juice by the swimming pool and relaxing.

A slim and beautiful girl with typical Korean looks was sitting beside Donna. She spoke to Donna in an admiring tone, "Aunt Donna, you did a good job!"

"Of course," Donna said with pleasure. Donna removed her sunglasses and looked at the girl. She said, "That bitch is very cunning. But you don't have to worry because I will help you."

She patted that girl's hand with a smile and said, "Sula, you grew up together with George. Ideally, you two should have been engaged. I brought you here with me as I want you and George to become close once again. I have pinned all my hope on you now. Please don't let me down."

"Aunt Donna, I..." Sula Piao cast a glance at Donna and lowered her head. "I will try my best," she said.

"Thank you," Donna said and patted Sula's hand with satisfaction.

She had lied to George about her time of arrival. She knew George was out of town on a meeting and couldn't possibly be back at that time. He would then ask Holley to pick her up. But she had made sure that Holley wouldn't find her no matter what time she reached the airport.

Donna had checked into the hotel in the morning itself. Then she falsely informed George that she would arrive at four o'clock.

She did so because she didn't want to see Holley and want to find a chance to falsely blame her. Also, she wanted to reveal the true face of that woman to her son through her plan.

"Okay, George must be on his way here now. Let us go upstairs to wait for him." Donna stood up and prompted Sula to do the same.

They had just dressed themselves when George arrived. Sula opened the door and at the sight of him she hugged him tightly. "I missed you so much, George," she said.

"Sula?" George arched a brow as he saw Sula Piao. Then he asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I..." Sula Piao stammered and blushed. Of course she had come back to be with him, but she couldn't voice it openly.

"She came to give me some company," Donna answered with a smile. Then she added, "Sula is just like my daughter. She once studied in Y City and is very familiar with the city. I feel reassured to have her with me. If I had to depend on a certain someone to pick me up, I would still be waiting at the airport now."

Donna tried to provoke George with these taunting words. She cast a glance at her son and asked, "So that lady still does not want to see me, right?"

George felt uncomfortable as Donna spoke such harsh words about Holley in front of Sula Piao. He frowned and said to Donna,"Mom, Holley didn't reach late on purpose. It was peak office hours. She must have got delayed by the heavy traffic jams on the road."

"Don't try to make excuses for her careless attitude." Donna flashed an impatient glance at her son and complained, "Why didn't she set out earlier to avoid the traffic jam? I think she doesn't care about me at all, let alone show any respect for me."

"Mom..." George signaled her to stop complaining. He said with a frown,"There is a guest here with us. Pay attention to what you speak."

"Guest? Who is a guest here?" Donna said with an irritated snort, "Sula is my sworn daughter. She can never be an outsider or a guest to me. She is family!"