The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 207 The Little Boy With A Runny Nose

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."

"Isla, you..." Autumn also didn't expect that Isla would be so harsh and reluctant to give Aron a chance

to explain himself. Just as Autumn was about to speak on behalf of Aron, Isla silenced her immediately. Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

"Autumn, I am your friend. I really appreciate what you've done to help me get out of trouble this time.

But... But if you continue to speak for him, I will have no choice but to turn my back on our friendship."

Isla 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 stand up for her.

"I..." Autumn furrowed her eye-brows slightly, but eventually, stepped up and stood next to Isla.

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

own way, ' Autumn thought.

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

"Mr. Gu, I have to thank you for clearing Isla of any suspicions. Unfortunately, no matter how things

develop in the future with Isla, at least for now, she is unwilling to see you. So I will kindly have to ask

you to leave here now." Aron realized that Isla wasn't going to change her mind, as she stood in front of

the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, with her back turned to him.

Aron thought it would be best to 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 anything. I won't come to bother you anymore."

After that, Aron turned to Autumn and asked, "Miss Ye, could you see me out?"

"What? Me?" Autumn was a bit dazed by his words. She stood there, stunned, for a moment and then

nodded gently, "Okay, this way please."

When Autumn opened the door to get out, the onlookers standing outside Isla's 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 will try to persuade her again once she cools down, " said Autumn.

"No, 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 the first time.

"Yvonne? What's wrong with her?" Autumn's eye-brows furrowed slightly at the mentioning of her

name, "What happened to her this time?"

Autumn felt speechless every time she heard Yvonne's name. If possible, she hoped that she would

never meet Yvonne and Wendy, or hear their names ever again.

"I am the half-brother of Yvonne, which means I am your half-brother too. We met many years ago

when we were still little kids." The sight of Autumn somehow comforted Aron's thoughts. If Autumn was

his half-sister, then perhaps he could aspire to be a kind brother. "I was the little boy with a runny nose,

" said Aron.

"Aron! Is that really you?" Autumn was utterly surprised at Aron's words, which reminded her of the little

boy she had met in the Gu family residence when she lodged there. Although Aron never changed his

name, Autumn never expected, that the man now standing in front of her, would be the toothless boy

whom she met in her childhood. Autumn didn't recognize him because he looked so different from how

he did when he was just a child.

Aron, however, didn't know Autumn's name since his childhood. It wasn't until Dr. Zhao's occasional

reminders, that helped Aron to recall her.

"Yes, it's me. I am Aron." Aron looked at Autumn with a big smile on his face. As children, the both of

them got along very well. Perhaps they shared a similar life experience, which brought them closer and

made them appreciate each other. Together they were the outsiders of the Gu Family. "I never

expected that the little girl, with a runny nose, who cried all day long would one day turn out to be such

a beautiful lady when she grew up, " said Aron and then he jested, "And she even got married before

me."

"I am the one who is astonished the most here. What a pleasant surprise! You look so different from

when you were just a kid." Autumn looked him up and down carefully, and then curiously asked, "How

did you recognize me?"

"I sensed a strange feeling of deja vu when I saw you for the first time in many years, on the day I

found out that Yvonne was going to frame you. So I did a little investigation later just to be sure. How

have you been all these years?" Indeed, at first, even Aron also had mixed feelings of both shock and

relief at the same time.

"Yes, I am fine." Autumn gave him a slight nod, when the door of the elevator opened. "You can go

back first, and as for Isla..." Autumn paused for a little while and then continued, "I think you should

settle things with Becky first, but be decisive, and don't be careless about it."

"Yes, I know. Thanks a lot." Aron nodded in agreement. "Please help me to look after her for now. She

must be really upset."

"I will. I know, and don't worry, " replied Autumn. She still felt overwhelmed even after Aron had left,

because she wasn't expecting to see her old childhood friend again after so many years. It was no

wonder that Aron tried to help her without any hesitation, when he found out that Yvonne tried to frame

her. What a coincidence!"