The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 1765 I Want To See Her

Doctor Liu's reluctance was in stark contrast with Holley's excitement. She eagerly nodded her head,

held the doctor's hands in hers, and exclaimed, "Thank you, Dr. Liu! Thank you so much!"

After sighing heavily, Dr. Liu began preparing two medical certificates—one with the actual results of

Holley's check-up and one with falsified information. Satisfied, Holley walked out of the doctor's office.

Outside the door, the guards had been waiting anxiously. The moment Holley stepped out into the

corridor, they went over to her. "How was it?" they asked, demanding to know what the doctor had said.

"I don't know yet. I have to wait for the results of the test to come out," Holley responded, her voice not

betraying her emotions.

Holley gingerly sat down on one of the chairs along the corridor. The guards waited along with her. Half

an hour later, the receptionist called her back into the office. Her results were out. She went back into

the room and was handed two certificates without the guards knowing.

She left her legitimate medical certificate with Doctor Liu. When she went back out, she held only one

piece of paper—her fake certificate.

"How was it?" the guards asked again, this time looking more impatient.

"Take a look for yourself,"

Holley answered as she handed the document to the guards. Then she coolly looked away, careful not

to reveal her discomfort.

Because of Holley's unreadable demeanor, the guards had no idea what the results were. Before they

read the document with their own eyes, none of them could even guess what they were about to see.

They looked at one another, and one guard took it upon himself to unfold the piece of paper.

After inspecting the document, the guards quietly nodded among themselves and called Rex.

In the Hu's residence, Rex was anxiously pacing back and forth. When the phone finally rang, he

stopped in his tracks and darted to where the phone was.

"How was it?"

"Sir, it's true! Holley is pregnant!"

The guard who called had known that Rex was hoping for a grandchild. Naturally, he was unable to

keep his voice low.

"Really? Are you sure? Is this a hundred percent certain?" Rex asked in disbelief.

After hearing confirmation from the guards, he sighed deeply. 'Finally, the Hu's blood shall live on!' he

thought. Still holding the phone, he made his way toward the staircase.

He had to tell Black the exciting news. However, on his way up, something stopped him.

A thought occurred to him. He decided that now was not the best time to tell Black. If his son found out,

there was no doubt he would stop at nothing to find Holley again. But Holley had no use for Rex. He

only wanted what was in her belly.

'I have to come up with a way to get my hands on the baby and get rid of Holley, ' he thought.

At once, he instructed the guard on the other end of the line, "Send Holley home now. Make sure you

do your job flawlessly. I don't want anything to happen to her."

"Yes, sir!" the guard said over the phone.

After clarifying a number of things with his men, Rex hung up the phone.

The guard who had been talking to Rex walked over to Holley and said, "My boss says you can go

home now. You can go on with your life. We'll protect you."

"Okay!"

Feeling assured that Rex wouldn't do anything to harm her anymore, Holley let out a sigh of relief.

This whole time, her heart had been beating so fast. While the guards were examining her certificate,

she had been sitting there quietly, worrying about Rex. What if he questioned the legitimacy of the

document? What if he demanded to talk to the doctor? If her plan failed, there was no way Rex would

leave her alone. She was doomed. There was nothing to do now but to hope for the best.

The guards followed her all the way back to her place. Once she was home, they made themselves

comfortable outside her house. Holley hurriedly locked the door. The second she fastened the last lock,

she felt so relieved that she hurled herself onto the living room couch. Today's experience was so

horrible that she wanted to believe all this was just a bad dream, one she could forget.

Whenever Rex crossed Holley's mind, she found it difficult to breathe. However, when she let her mind

wander, and she thought of other, more pleasant thoughts, and she fell fast asleep on her couch. The

last thing she remembered before drifting off to sleep was the hope that nothing would go wrong.

From that day onward, it seemed as though Holley's life was back to normal. Neither Ferry nor Rex

bothered her. Strangely, this peace even made her feel as if she was actually pregnant. It was like she

was starting a new life.

More than once, she had wanted to call Black. However, every time she was about to press the button,

she would hesitate. She figured that Rex had kept the news of her supposed pregnancy to himself. If

Black had known, he would have already called.

Days passed. Then, a week. There wasn't a single phone call from Black, confirming Holley's

suspicions.

At that thought, Holley decided to stop trying to contact Black altogether. For her, this was the right

thing to do. She didn't want to anger Rex nor give him a reason to bar her from ever contacting Black

again.

After all, her pregnancy was a lie. For it to become true, she would need to get in touch with Black. She

would figure all this out later.

Holley felt trapped. Rex's men followed her wherever she went. It appeared as though they were

protecting her. In truth, each guard was keeping a watchful eye on her.

She felt like she no longer had freedom nor autonomy, but there was nothing she could do about that

for now.

In the Hu's household, Black had been locked up in his room for several days.

Every day, the maid cooked new and delectable dishes for him. The house often smelled of various

mouth-watering foods. Nevertheless, Black didn't eat. He skipped entire meals, only taking in small

bites when the hunger became unbearable.

The maid attempted to get Black to eat, to no avail. He wouldn't even acknowledge her presence. Left

without a choice, the maid hurried down the stairs to find Rex.

He was lounging on the couch. When the maid approached him, he asked, "Did he eat?"

"Master, please. Check on the young master. If he doesn't eat, he'll get sick. I fear for his health!" the

maid exclaimed.

Rex frowned as he thought about what the maid had said. Then, he marched into Black's room.

"Are you trying to starve yourself to death?" Rex yelled as he pointed at him.

Black lay on the bed like a man who had lost his soul. He looked like a husk, and his face was sullen.

He didn't turn to look at his father. As the latter spoke, Black's eyes remained fixed on the ceiling.

Rex was infuriated by Black's indifference. "Don't just lie there. Say something!" he thundered.

"Let me see Holley. If not, I'll perish right before your eyes," Black mumbled as he turned his head

toward Rex. His eyes were dull and lifeless.

Rex shook his head, disappointed. "You're willing to lay your life down for that woman?"

"I'm your son, aren't I? Why can't you let your son make his own decisions? Don't I have a choice in

this?"

Black looked in Rex's direction as he spoke, but his eyes wouldn't focus. He felt like he was dreaming. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

While he was in a conversation with his father, he was thinking of Holley the entire time.

"How can I allow you to stay with a woman who did nothing but suck the life out of you?"

Rex roared.

Black hadn't expected this reaction. Suddenly, something occurred to him. He mustered all the strength

he had left to sit up. Then, he said softly, "Dad, are you up to something? Are you trying to harm

Holley?"

"What am I supposed to do?" Rex yelled. He threw his hands up, signaling that he had given up and

that this conversation was over. Then, he made his way out, leaving Black alone.

"Dad, tell me. What are you planning to do?"

Frightened, Black pushed himself up and off of his bed. He tried to follow his father out, but now the

guards had come and kept him in.