The Apple of My Eye

The news of Aron's grandma waking up gave Isla mixed feelings as she smiled faintly at Autumn. She was like a drowning man clutching at straws. All of a sudden, the tears from her eyes streamed down her face. Autumn quickly stepped forward to comfort her, "Don't cry, Isla. This is good news. Soon everything will be cleared up. You are innocent. You have nothing to worry about."

"I know. I know, " replied Isla, in a shaky voice. Isla nodded slightly while the tears trickled down her cheeks. She was unable to control her feelings of relief after being treated unjustly for so long. "Autumn, thank you. I am really grateful to you."

"You don't have to thank me. None of this would have been possible without Mr. Gu's help, " said Autumn. She smiled and then continued, "Mr. Gu has taken great pains over this matter. In order to prevent further unnecessary ramifications and to keep it from Becky, he had to hide the truth from you as well. Don't blame him for that, Isla. He had no other options."

Autumn tried to speak on behalf of Aron, after all, she had witnessed all the effort Aron had put in, to overcome all the hardships.

After hearing this, Isla just kept silent, as her lips pressed into a thin line. She never thought that there would be more to this story. "I don't think so. I find it all to be a little too good to be true. You came to me today because your grandma is awake now and you finally found out that I didn't push her down. Aron, if you really believed me then, why didn't you come to explain yourself earlier? Why did you wait until your grandma woke up? Do you take me for a fool? Do you think I am still as stupid as I was before?"

Aron didn't expect Isla to react in that way. He looked at Isla helplessly as he tried to make her understand, "Isla, I really didn't expect you to have such a wrong impression on me. But I still have to tell you that I've trusted you from the very beginning and I knew that you wouldn't hurt my grandma. But I had no chance to say that to you. I called you many times, but you never answered my calls. You always avoided me. I didn't dare to come to you until today, when my grandma finally woke up, but I swear that I've always believed in you, Isla."

"That is enough! Stop talking to me!" Agitated, Isla used both of her hands to close her ears in order to block out what Aron was saying. She sneered and said to him, "Aron, no matter what you say, I won't be foolish enough to trust you anymore. I am happy to hear that your grandma is awake and well and I'm glad that you've already found out who pushed your grandma. But as long as I am proven to be innocent, I am contented. I won't ask for anything else."

Isla glared at Aron with cold eyes and went on, "As for the matter regarding you and Becky, it has nothing to do with me. I don't care about that and I also don't want to hear another word about it from you. So If you're done talking, you may leave now."

be so harsh and reluctant to give Aron a chance to explain

appreciate what you've done to help me get out of trouble this time. But... But if you continue to speak

looked at Autumn solemnly. She was not afraid that most people would side with Aron. But Autumn was her friend, so Isla still hoped that, at the very least, Autumn would

but eventually,

right. No matter what she has decided, I should support her, and not act as a go-between in

was her concern; only she could understand how she felt about it, and what she needed

So I will kindly have to ask you to leave here now." Aron realized

give her some time to calm down, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I will leave, but I hope that some day you will find it in your heart to forgive me, Isla." "Anyway, you can call me if you ever need

Aron turned to Autumn and asked,

Autumn was a bit dazed by his words. She stood there, stunned, for a moment and then nodded gently, "Okay, this

office, all suddenly dispersed, pretending to be busy with their work immediately. Autumn had noticed them, but she decided not to say anything and walked out to the elevator with Aron. While they waited for the elevator, Autumn asked, "Do you want to talk to me about Isla? To be honest, I also didn't expect her to be so stubborn. But don't worry,

I am not going to talk about Isla with you. Instead, I need to speak with you about Yvonne." Aron looked at Autumn, who closely resembled Wendy, but looked purer and left others with a sense of refreshment. It was no wonder that she looked so familiar to Aron, when he saw her for

slightly at the mentioning of her name, "What happened to

that she would never meet Yvonne