The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 484 Something Bad Is Gonna Happen

"Please have a seat," Anthony smiled at Lisa warmly, as he watched her take the seat opposite him.

Lisa took a small bite of her steamed egg custard and remarked in a regretful tone,"After I return to

America, it'll be hard to find delicious Chinese food."

Anthony asked in shock as his eyes opened wide,"Did you really resign today?"

"Oh, yeah I did," Lisa replied blankly. Lisa was a girl of her word. Now that she had decided to leave,

she was determined to get everything in order to leave as soon as possible. So after she reached the

hospital this morning, she headed straight to the dean's office and handed in her resignation.

"The dean agreed to handle my resignation procedures soon after he knew that I needed to go back.

Probably things will be settled in a week," Lisa stated.

"So soon? I thought it was going to take a month." Anthony froze in thought, 'This time when she

leaves she'll leave here forever. I might never see her again.'

"I don't think it's fast really. If it were up to me, I'd finish the procedures tomorrow itself," Lisa replied

with a downcast expression, as she adorned a faint smile. She soon changed the subject and

continued,"My family and friends were so excited and happy when they heard that I was coming back

soon. If you ever come to America, please do drop by and visit me. I'll be more than happy to see you

there."

"Okay, I will surely. If you ever come back here, I'll be glad to meet you as well," Anthony reciprocated

in a rather flat tone.

With a polite smile, Lisa said to Anthony,"To be honest, I don't think I'll come back here. I have many

miserable memories here. If I return, I might find it difficult to live it all over again."

She glanced at Anthony and said,"I'm full now. I gotta go finish some documentation."

Since that lunch, Anthony didn't meet Lisa again at the hospital. It seemed like Lisa was dodging him

deliberately.

On the day Lisa finished her exiting procedures, she invited Autumn to dine out. Autumn gladly agreed

expecting to hear news about the development between Lisa and Anthony. But to her amazement, Lisa

told her that she had booked her air ticket and was leaving the country soon.

"Why did you make this decision all of a sudden? What happened since I last met you for things to

have gone down in a drastically different direction?" Autumn asked as her brows were raised with

confusion.

"I had considered leaving for a long time. So, it wasn't a rash decision. The circumstances here are not

in my favor," Lisa replied with a wide smile. "Now that Anthony doesn't like me, I have no reason to

continue to stay here. I think leaving is the best decision for both of us. I can move on without

badgering him to date me"

"But..." Autumn frowned. "How are you dealing with leaving him behind like this?"

"I have no choice. If I got even one sign from him about wanting this relationship, I would have

dedicated my heart and soul into rekindling our fire, but it does not seem like he wants us with the Belongs to © n0velDrama.Org.

same intensity I do," Lisa replied with a bitter smile. "He loves someone else. No matter how hard I try,

I will never get him back. I can see that my love for him has become a burden for him which is

anchoring him down. So I must leave him. I don't want to leave a bad impression on him."

Autumn wrinkled her forehead into a frown, not knowing how to comfort her.

'I don't want to see Lisa leave. If she leaves, Anthony will never find a girl who loves him as much as

Lisa does.

She is a good girl, why doesn't he like her? What kind of girl does he want to date?' she wondered.

Staring at Autumn's scowling face, Lisa poked fun with a smile,"Come on! I'm the one with a broken

heart. Why do you look sadder than me?"

Autumn remained silent.

"Actually I came to say goodbye to you. You tried your best in helping me win back Anthony. I really

appreciate your support. In the future, if you take a travel to America, please do visit me," Lisa said

while looking at Autumn.

"Now that you have resolved to leave, I'll respect your decision and support you," Autumn sighed with a

disappointed look. "You mentioned earlier... Anthony has a crush on someone. Who is that girl?"

"Well..." Lisa stammered, not knowing what to say next. With an embarrassed expression, she glanced

at Autumn, and went on,"I think it's better for you not to know it. Anthony and she can never be

together."

"Why not?" Autumn asked in utter confusion. Observing Lisa's hesitant expression, she changed the

subject,"Forget it. If you don't want to tell me, I understand. Well, then I wish you a safe journey and the

best for your future."

Autumn and Lisa left the restaurant and bid farewell to each other cordially.

Brent had driven Autumn here. When she walked back to her car, she didn't find him inside. She called

him, but no one answered. As Brent didn't show up, she lost her patience and grew anxious.

She stood beside the car, looking all around. All of a sudden, she caught a glimpse of Leila. But in a

blink of an eye, she was out of sight. Autumn was shocked.

Fear crept up on her as she suspected that she was traced. After waiting for quite a while, Brent finally

turned up. He apologized to Autumn almost like he hadn't disappeared for long,"I'm sorry, Mrs. Lu. I

had diarrhea, so I urgently rushed to the bathroom. Why didn't you call me?"

"I called you several times but no one answered," Autumn replied with discontent. "Did anything

happen to you, Brent? How come you have an upset stomach so frequently?"

Autumn didn't believe his excuse for he had always used the same excuse.

Brent's expression told her that something had happened to him which he was hiding.

"I'm fine," Brent replied, avoiding Autumn's eyes. "Oh, I forgot I left my phone in the car," he faltered.

With an awkward smile, he tried to change the topic and said,"Mrs. Lu, did you wait a long time?"

"It doesn't matter. Let's just head home!" Autumn urged, looking displeased. She felt uncomfortable

standing there almost like someone was watching her. All she wanted was to leave here as soon as

possible to feel safe and calm again.

After reaching home, she still experienced palpitations from that anxious situation. She had a gut

feeling that something terrible might happen.

Nancy poured Autumn a glass of milk. Noticing that Autumn looked restless, she asked,"Is everything

okay, Mrs. Lu?"

"I'm disillusioned. I feel like something bad is going to happen," Autumn answered with a worried and

anxious expression. She confided in Nancy for she couldn't find anyone else and needed to talk about

it as she was growing increasingly worried by the minute.

Since Chris was married and no longer in the same, Autumn couldn't find someone to talk to

immediately.

"What happened? Did you not sleep well? Is your belly hurting?" Nancy asked with concern. Ever since

Autumn hired Brent as her driver, Nancy treated her like her own daughter. That was why she looked

equally worried and concerned when Autumn told her the problem.

"I'm at a loss of words," Autumn shook her head with a troubled look. She constantly recalled the

flashing sight of Leila. As she recalled that Leila feigned her pregnancy and traced herself stealthily, her

uneasiness increased greatly.

"Mrs. Lu," Nancy called tenderly, as she took a seat next to Autumn. "Perhaps you haven't rested well.

That's why you are so nervous. Please go ahead and sleep for a while. You are home now, safe and

sound. Nothing will happen to you here," she consoled.

"I really hope so," Autumn responded absently as her thoughts were caught in a mess.