The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 170

"Look here, Mr. Lu." The reporters greeted Charles warmly. This was the first time for Autumn to attend such an event. She grabbed Charles' hand, unsure of what to do.

"Take it easy. Don't be so nervous." Charles soothed her as he patted her hand.

Autumn grew calmer and more composed with his encouragement. They stared at each other, eyes full of affection.

"What a beauty Mrs. Lu is!"

"Exactly! Mr. Lu has an eye for beauty." Autumn blushed at the compliments. Charles was elated at the comments and smiled in satisfaction.

In the crowd, a lady stared coldly at them with eyes that spat venom. It was Yvonne. Autumn and Charles were a perfect match. This made her clench her fists and a shiver ran along her spine.

'I should be the one standing beside Charles now.' Yvonne thought to herself.

"Here comes the birthday girl." Someone in the crowd shouted.

The reporters rushed in swarms to take photos of Rachel who was walking down the stairs.

The highlight of Rachel's outfit was the crown on her head. It was said that she borrowed it from a museum at a heavy price. Since she lost out to Autumn's evening dress, she wanted to... beat Autumn in other ways.

Rachel had seen Charles and Autumn from the top of the stairs. She gave a tiny smile as she thought, 'Autumn Ye, your name will live in infamy after this evening.'

While the cameras were zooming in and clicking on Rachel, Autumn suddenly sprained her ankle. Luckily, Charles helped her to her feet and said in a soft voice, "Be careful, babe."

"Sure." Autumn gave him a sweet smile.

They saw nobody but each other, which drove Rachel crazy. Rachel's face almost contorted with rage, but she immediately concealed it.

Rachel went down the stairs and came up to Autumn in full view of the crowd. She grabbed Autumn's hands intimately as if they were good friends. "Mrs. Lu, I thought you weren't coming. I'm so glad that you are here."

Charles' wife and ex-girlfriend stood facing each other. People fixed their eyes at the scene. They had thought that it would be a stressful occasion, but it turned out to be harmonious.

"Miss Bai, since you invited us, Charles and I will of course do you this favor."

Autumn said politely with the implication that she and Charles were a family while Rachel was an outsider.

Rachel remained calm. "Thank you for coming. I was afraid that you and Charles wouldn't indulge me this time, then I would feel embarrassed.