The Apple of My Eye

"Gary, I am not pleased to hear such remarks. Autumn is my daughter, and so is Yvonne. I love them both equally. They are the only people I hold dearest in this world. I am not going to be partial to either of them. Yvonne made a mistake before, but I have to take responsibility for her because it is my fault. As her mother, I didn't discipline her well enough. But just as the old saying goes, 'no wool is so white that a dyer cannot blacken it'. Yvonne is still young, so it is natural for young people to make mistakes since they are not experienced. Moreover, Autumn also made a mistake. Although she was married to Charles, she still kept an ambiguous relationship with Sam. When she made a mistake, everyone in your family forgave her. So why don't you be lenient to Yvonne as well?" Wendy stood up to Gary in order to defend Yvonne. Moreover, she even smeared Autumn's name.

Normally, Autumn's loyalty to Charles would have been questioned since Gary had heard this from Wendy. However, Gary did not believe a word of what Wendy had said. Instead he felt sorry and yet indignant for Autumn. What a vicious mother she had!

"I know Autumn very well. I am clear about what kind of girl she really is, so don't try to slander her reputation, " said Gary. He remained indifferent towards Wendy and did not feel the need to defend Autumn. Now that their real identity had been disclosed, it was unnecessary for Autumn to recognize Wendy as her mother anymore, because she wasn't fit to be her mother at all. So it made no difference for Autumn whether she had a mother or not.

"Wendy, why are you here today? Be frank and don't waste anymore time. You have kept Autumn from being with her grandmother long enough. If you still have a conscience, you'd better be frank with us and tell us about the real purpose of your visit here." Gary asked impatiently. He knew that Wendy would never come here without an ulterior motive.

Wendy hesitantly gazed at Gary for some time.

Wendy had never expected that Autumn would have the courage to expose her real identity. And much to her surprise, Charles had really found Autumn's grandmother. Now, she had run out of bargaining power to put pressure on Autumn.

The real purpose of her visit here today was to extort some money from Autumn. It didn't matter to her who Charles got married to, because Wendy's ultimate goal was to get money from the Lu family.

"Gary, don't be so impatient. We are family now. I haven't seen my daughter in a long time. Can't I come here to see her or even live here with her for a few days?" Wendy replied indifferently with a sly smile. She was determined to nag Autumn, since she understood that there was little chance for her to approach Charles now that Yvonne had a miscarriage and their identities had been disclosed.

"Wendy, I know the real purpose behind your visit. How much money do you want? Say it." 'As long as I can afford what she's asking for, to get a peaceful life, I would gladly pay her at any cost, ' Autumn thought.

sum I ask for?" Wendy asked Autumn

need to borrow it from someone else. I would pay you at any cost as long as you promise not to bother me anymore, " replied Autumn. Autumn sneered and then continued, "Wendy, you have never taken care of me after giving birth to me. Yes, I admit that it is you who gave me life and we will always be related by blood, but I have to

with me?" Wendy asked with a sneer. Although Autumn was her natural born daughter, she had hated her from the moment she was born. Wendy had seduced Bowen because she wanted to get married to a man from a notable family, in order to become rich and to lead a better life. However, she didn't expect that the Zhao family would object to their marriage. Therefore, Wendy always bore a grudge on Bowen and his family members, and even her own daughter

him, she could have been married to a richer man instead of being spurned by others for being someone

your own daughter. We don't have to break off any relationships, because we do

married Charles if it weren't for me. Now that you have gained so many advantages from me, you could at least pay me ten to twenty million, " said Wendy shamelessly. She demanded an exorbitant price. Even though Autumn didn't have that much money, Charles was undoubtedly

to twenty million? Are you kidding me? Where am I going to get so much money? Why are you so greedy?" Amazed, Autumn stared

much money, but don't forget that you are now, the wife of Charles. He is rich. You should know what I mean." Wendy was determined to urge Autumn to ask Charles for the money. "I am your mother. It is natural for you

disillusioned, because it seemed

only have one hundred thousand in total, and I can borrow some money. But at most, I can only pay you two hundred thousand in total. This is to repay you for having given birth to me, " replied Autumn. Since Wendy did not treat

plans. If Wendy refused to take this money and asked for more, Autumn would

I must have misheard." Wendy furrowed her eye brows and burst into a sneer. "But there is another option for you. If you can't afford to pay me the money, you'd better divorce Charles as soon as possible. Then I won't ask you for help,

again. What do you think?" Charles's voice creeped in from behind all of a sudden. As she turned around, Autumn

were in a bit of trouble, so I hurried back." As soon as Charles arrived at his company, he received a call from Autumn's grandmother, who told him that Wendy had come to bother Autumn again, so he came back immediately. "Are you okay?" Charles

Charles to worry about her and get involved in this