The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 875 All The Aces

Sue rushed to reach the underground car park as Laura followed her.

Seeing Sue coming from the exit of the building, Sheryl opened the car door but shut it quickly the moment she saw Laura appear from behind.

Despite the fact that she had cleared everything between Anthony and her, Sheryl made up her mind that she didn't want to have any association with his mother, Laura. "Sue, wait a second..." Laura hastily ran. As soon as she reached Sue, she pulled her by the arm and asked, "Tell me exactly what happened. I will help you resolve it."

"Aunt Laura..." Sue stepped back a couple of steps where she felt safe. She shook her hand off and then looked at Laura briefly while saying blandly, "We broke up simply because we felt that we couldn't make a good couple. There was nothing else aside from that."

Staring coldly into Laura's eyes, she hesitated but continued, "Moreover... I'm indeed not good enough for him, right?"

"No, please don't say that Sue," Laura rebutted with a frown. It was not far from her knowledge that Sue was blaming her. "I admit that I thought of a better girl for Anthony than you. But, after knowing you more, I began to understand that you are indeed a nice girl for my son. Having decency and having a clean family background are the two criteria for my daughter-in-law. I believe you have those. As for the financial aspect, I don't care much about that."

Laura smiled wryly and defended, "If not, why would I stop Sheryl and Anthony?"

A trace of an uncertain smile appeared on Sue's face at the mention of Sheryl. Without directly answering Laura's question, she switched the topic back to her interest. "Aunt Laura, it is now impossible for Anthony and me to get back together. I believe that Anthony can find a better girl for himself. And, I know you'll like her. Aunt Laura, I am busy now, so I have to go."

She didn't wait for Laura's response. Instead, she turned around the moment she finished her sentence. Turning a deaf ear while Laura was calling her, she didn't bother looking back.

"Let's go," Sue said to Sheryl when she got into the car. Shooting a glance at Laura, Sheryl asked, "She is still standing there. Should we just leave?"

"Yes," Sue replied. She was so tired of Anthony and his mother so she didn't want to involve herself with their family anymore. "Anthony and I have come to an end. I won't bother myself talking to his mother." Sheryl nodded and drove out without giving Laura a glimpse.

Meanwhile, just as Sue left, Anthony received a call from the receptionist. The reception girl was hesitating to speak, "Mr. Xiao, someone is looking for you downstairs."

Anthony frowned and didn't say anything so she continued, "She doesn't have an appointment with you. I told her to leave, but... but she said..."

"What? What did she say?" Annoyed by the situation, he questioned her, "Do you think I am free to meet anyone who just pops up in my place? It's your job to solve that. Why are you not doing your job?" "No, I..." the receptionist stammered.

"Tell her to just return when she already has an appointment. I don't have much time to meet her." Normally, Anthony would patiently wait for the receptionist's explanation. However, today was not a good day for him. He was not in the mood to meet anyone because of Sue. He just wanted to be alone.

As he was about to hang up the phone, the receptionist hurried to add, "But she said... She said she is your mother-in-law. Also, she mentioned that if you don't meet her, she will announce some matter to all the people in the company."

"My mother-in-law?" Anthony was startled as he heard those words. Soon, he realized who that person might be after thinking about the reason for Sue's appearance in his office a moment ago. Afterward, he gave his consent, "Okay, bring her up then."

"Okay," the receptionist agreed. She hung up the call and led Peggy to Anthony's office.

Anthony was standing inside his office while impatiently waiting at the door. Upon seeing his guest, he smiled at Peggy before he ordered his secretary to get her a cup of hot tea. He then asked, "Aunt Peggy, what brought you here?"

"You may have forgotten, that last time I asked you about the location of your company. I noted that down and took a taxi here. This place was not easy to find. In fact, it took me some time to locate this place." While Peggy was saying those words, her eyes were all over the place, inspecting the office blatantly. "This... This office is really big." The structure and the office setting caught Peggy in awe.

"Hmm, kind of," Anthony replied plainly. Before he had a chance to continue, Peggy raised another question, "Then... are you the owner of this big company?" "Yes," Anthony confirmed.

"You must be earning a lot of money as the boss of a big company. Is that right?" Peggy's eyes suddenly widened and lighted up at the mention of money.

"Aunt Peggy." Anthony didn't address her question and switched to the topic on her visit. "Why are you here? Is there anything I can do for you?"

Glancing at Peggy, he showed his impatience even though she was Sue's mother. "If there is nothing urgent for us to discuss, you can leave now. I still have work to do."

"Oh yes! We do have something urgent to discuss," Peggy quickly answered.

Settling her eyes back to Anthony, strangely she couldn't find any words to say.

"Aunt Peggy, is there anything bothering you? Don't hesitate to tell me anything. Besides, it's just the two of us here," Anthony persuaded her.

"Then... Then I will tell you everything now." Peggy put on a smile and started, "Here is the thing. You know that Allen is going to marry Doris soon, right? However, we are short of money. I have come here to ask you, whether... it is possible for you to support us financially with your money." Peggy delivered this inappropriate favor from Anthony.

"So the money... Is it considered as lending? Or donating?" Anthony asked directly.

Peggy was stunned upon hearing his question. She thought that, since Anthony had some affection for Sue, he would not hesitate to give her the money she wanted. As such, she didn't expect that kind question from Anthony.

Shameless, Peggy still continued with a laugh, "We are a family now. What's the difference between lending and donating?"

"I'm sorry? Did you say, 'a family'?" Anthony asked in confusion. "Then... is Sue aware of the fact... that you have come today?"

"Oh, Sue?" Peggy sneered, "Why would I let her know? If ever she learns about it, she will definitely do everything she can to prevent me from coming here."

Anthony looked at Peggy unemotionally and asked, "Aunt Peggy, how... How much do you want?"

"Two million. I want two million," Peggy stated without any hesitation as if she were asking for only a small favor.

She certainly would not let the chance of exploiting Anthony for money slip by. She had to be fast. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to get even a cent after Sue told everything to Anthony.

'That disobedient girl thought that she could outplay me with the help of Sheryl,' she thought. 'How naive she is!'

"Two million?!" Anthony was astonished by this huge number. Staring at Peggy skeptically, he asked, "Aunt Peggy, are you kidding me?"

"Of course not," answered Peggy. She now had all the aces in hand, so she continued in a very firm and confident tone, "I have thought about it. Two million is a quite reasonable number. If you want to marry Sue, isn't your duty to treat your mother-in-law as your own mother? What are you stunned about giving me two million? Plus, I have observed your company. Being the owner of such a big company, you should have made a great deal of profit. How difficult it is for you to give me two million? That's not even half of your earnings."