The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 478 Due Date

"I bought some clothes for you. They will protect you from harmful radiation." Isla excitedly pulled two

colorful dresses from the bag. "Summer is around the corner. I can't resist these lovely dresses. I knew

you will look good in them so I bought them for you. I hope you'll like them."

Isla pulled more stuff out of the seemingly bottomless bag and explained,"These are for my sworn

children. I bought baby formula, clothes, diapers and other small stuff for babies. There are also some

toys which I'm sure my sworn children will like. The shop keeper said they're good for developing

children's intelligence. I hope I didn't miss anything."

Autumn was speechless, looking at Isla with amazement. She obviously went overboard on shopping

for the twins. "Are you crazy? Why did you buy so many things? Some of these things are not

necessary for now."

"It's all right." Isla shrugged, smiling at Autumn. "You can set them aside and bring them out at the right

time. I also bought four suits, two for baby boys and two for baby girls, to be safe," Isla added.

With a resigned expression, Autumn sighed,"You're a hopeless spendthrift. You shouldn't have bought

so many."

"Hey! Remember they're for my sworn children. I can spend as much as I want for them." Isla grinned

cheekily. "By the way, did you check the gender of the twins? Boys or girls?" Isla asked with

excitement.

"No, I didn't," Autumn replied, shaking her head. "I don't have any problem whether I have boys or girls.

So there is no need to know the gender. Charles also thinks the same."

"I just thought that if you knew the gender of your babies, you didn't need to worry about buying the

wrong baby stuff. What do you think?" Isla reasoned with a smile.

"I don't think it's a problem. Besides, Charles and I are looking forward to the surprise at the last

moment," Autumn replied laughing softly. Autumn suddenly thought of Leila who had brazenly feigned

her pregnancy. At that time, Isla was busy preparing for her wedding so Autumn was not able to bring

up the subject. Seeing Isla relaxed from her recent honeymoon, Autumn decided to tell her. She

cleared her throat before saying,"There is something I've been waiting to tell you..."

"What is it?" Isla asked alarmed at the ominous sound in Autumn's voice. "You can tell me anything.

Did Charles bully you?"

"Oh no… it's not about Charles," Autumn replied quickly. Fixing her gaze at Isla, Autumn continued,"Do

you remember Leila?"

"Leila? What about her?" Isla asked, looking puzzled. 'If it hadn't been for Leila, Cloud Advertising

Company couldn't have been cleared of suspicion for plagiarizing and Paula wouldn't have ended up in

trouble, ' Isla thought to herself.

"Why did you bring her up all of a sudden?" Isla asked curiously, her eyebrows slightly rising.

"I ran into her several months ago, a few days before Chris' wedding. She had an evident bulging belly.

She told me that she was pregnant and she was going to marry her boyfriend soon. She seemed like a

different person and even apologized to me. I forgave her for the sake of her baby," Autumn concluded.

As soon as she heard the story, Isla's face turned grim. She turned to Autumn and rebuked her in a

sisterly tone,"How could you have forgiven that shameless woman? You fell for her tricks after what

she has done to you? You're so naive. If you continue to have mercy on your enemy, they will teach

you a lesson sooner or later. So be careful."

Being soft-hearted and forgiving, Autumn was not the kind to hold grudges for a long time. Isla had

advised her to stop being so tolerant and forgiving but she didn't listen to her. If only she could be cruel

and tough, she wouldn't have been bullied by Wendy like that.

"You make me sound like a pushover." Autumn protested. "I'm not always so gullible. Put yourself in my

shoes, an unmarried pregnant girl came to apologize to you looking convincingly sincere, what would

you do?"

Isla sighed and asked,"So what happened after that? What happened to her?"

"I saw her boyfriend, Burke at Chris' wedding. I asked him how Leila was doing and when they were

planning to get married. He told me they already broke up. You can imagine my embarrassment."

Autumn recalled feeling stupid at that time.

Isla couldn't help but laugh, looking at Autumn's disgruntled face. After a while, she said

scornfully,"Two-faced bitches like Leila are difficult to get married. She's a liar and a gold-digger. Her

boyfriend had a lucky escape."

Isla sighed and continued sadly,"I feel bad about her baby. Who knows if she will keep her child? Even

if she decides to give birth to her baby, her child will have no father. Poor little soul!" This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.

"There's something that really bothered me," Autumn said. "I asked her boyfriend why he dumped her

knowing she was pregnant with his child. But that guy denied that Leila was pregnant. It's really weird

because she looked obviously pregnant when I saw her."

Isla was dumbfounded. She didn't expect the twist in the story. The boyfriend said she was not

pregnant, but Autumn said she looked pregnant. "Well, is she pregnant or not?" Isla asked impatiently.

"Honestly, I don't know," Autumn said, shaking her head. "I didn't see her after that. I tried to call her but

she changed her phone number."

Isla knitted her brows and asked Autumn,"Did you tell Charles about this?"

"Not yet," Autumn mumbled. "I don't think it's a big deal, so I didn't tell Charles. I still don't know why

she pretended to be pregnant. Besides, I don't know how to broach the subject. What do you think is

her motive? Any ideas?" she tossed the questions one after the other, looking expectantly at Isla.

"How would I know that?" Isla tossed back at Autumn. "Anyway, just be careful of Leila. Try to avoid her

when you see her. Until you give birth to the twins, you shouldn't see her again," Isla warned, her tone

grim.

"I see," Autumn replied thoughtfully, a cold shiver running up her spine. She was relieved that she

finally got it off her chest. As for Leila, she had already made up her mind not to see her.

All she wanted was to bring her unborn children to the world safely.

She knew that while Isla was in charge of the company, everything will run smoothly. Now, all Autumn

had to do was relax and wait for the arrival of her children. She was due to deliver the twins by late

September.