Chapter 226 It Was Me
Le received an invitation to Chris''s birthday party. It couldn''t have been Charles who sent her the
invitation because she was no more than a secretary to him. Thus, Le assumed that it might have
been Autumn who had sent her the invitation.
The moment Le got the invitation, she was so thrilled that she hurried to buy an expensive present.
On Chris''s birthday, she had hoped to tter Chris with an expensive gift and extravagantpliments.
Besides, this was a good chance to get to know what kind of person Mrs. Lu was. When she entered
the main room, Charles was just speaking about Autumn. She had presumed that Charles was having
an affair with Autumn, but never in a million years did she expect that Autumn was actually Mrs. Lu. It
was remarkably unbelievable. Le''s jaw dropped on the floor, as she stood there, totally stupefied. It
seemed as if she had been struck by lightning, her face bing stale and mirthless. I identally
bumped into her in a hurry, but Le stood there paralyzed still, not having recovered from the shock
she had just received.
When Le finally returned to reality, she stared at Autumn with fierce intensity. In her eyes, Autumn
was a maniptive, vicious witch. ''She set a trap for me. She knew I had feelings for Charles, so she
invited me here on purpose, hoping that I will dismiss the idea of seducing him once I hear what
Charles has to say about her, '' she thought.
When she locked eyes with Autumn, she sneered, "Autumn, I guess, you are proud now, aren''t you?
Bing Charles''s wife and winning his unconditional love were the crowning glories of your life. You
sent me the invitation to witness my humiliation firsthand, didn''t you? Now that you''ve achieved your
goals, are you satisfied?"
"You''re not making any sense. When did I invite you toe here?" Autumn was confused about what
Le had said. She had never sent an invitation to Le.
"Stop pretending!" Le was too outraged to feign friendship. She raised her voice, and asked, "If not
you, then who sent me the invitation? It couldn''t have been Mr. Lu, right?"
Le fell madly in love with Charles, when she was first hired as his secretary at the Shining Company
not long ago. Since then she let her imaginations run wild, as she imagined being with Charles as his
lover. She insisted that Charles had only married Mrs. Lu because they were both from rich families
and their marriage wasn''t built on love. Le had deluded herself into thinking that Charles would
somehow realize she was more appropriate for him and he would fall in love with her some day. She
didn''t mind being criticized. She would be happy and content if Charles epted her as his mistress.
When she heard Charles dere his love for Autumn, her fantasies faded like fog on a sunny
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afternoon. Soon she realized that she had been daydreaming for quite some time.
"I have no idea why you are so angry. I don''t think I have ever treated you unfairly. When you lost your
job, I rmended you to the Shining Company. As for my marriage, I don''t think it''s necessary to
discuss my private matters with you. Besides, I didn''t invite you here. If you''d like to stay, please make
yourselffortable. If you want to leave, go ahead. No one is going to stop you, "
Autumn retorted. She felt insulted by her allegations. She did not fancy being med for a crime she
did notmit.
"It wasn''t you? Well, that''s a barefaced lie. That''s impossible! I marched in here as bold as brass. If not
you, then who else would have invited me?" responded Le with a sneer.
"It was me!" As soon as Le finished making her baseless ims, Chris slipped in and revealed the
truth. She had been watching Autumn and Le talking from a distance. When Chris noticed the
atmosphere was getting tense between them, she hastily came to Autumn''s rescue.
When Le and Autumn turned around, they were surprised to see Chris.
Autumn quickly stepped close to Chris and said, "Chris, don''t worry. This has nothing to do with you. I
can handle the situation."
"Autumn, it''s ok, " Chrisforted Autumn with a smile. Then she patted Autumn''s hand and stood in
front of her as she said to Le, "It was me. I invited you here. What''s the matter?"
Autumn looked at Chris in puzzlement. She wondered, ''Why did Chris invite Le to her birthday party?
I don''t think they were friends. I don''t even think they knew each other.''
"Chris, why did you invite her?" Autumn asked with uncertainty.
Le was disappointed when Chris stood up for Autumn. She said crossly, "Stop pretending! I don''t
even know you. Why would you invite me?"
"Don''t you remember? We''ve met once at a western-style restaurant, " replied Chris, scornfully, "You
told me you were there to buy food for my brother. I have seen many women fall for him before. I
figured you had feelings for Charles, so I invited you here to witness how much my brother and sister-
inw love each other. So you''d better give up pursuing him."
"What? You look disappointed. Let me tell you, my brother and sister-inw love each other deeply, "
continued Chris with a sneer.
Le was burning with fury. It felt like everyone was looking at her and no matter how much she tried to
avoid making eye contact with them, she failed.
Chris was happy to see Le at a disadvantage. She warned, "Le, I remember your name. It doesn''t
matter whether you love my brother or not. You have seen today, just how much my brother and sister-
inw love each other. There is no ce for you in his heart. You''d better give up on your fantasy, or I
will give you a piece of my mind."
Chris thought, ''Autumn is sure to be aware of Le''s bad intentions, but since she doesn''t want to deal
with her, I don''t mind being the bad person.''
Le felt embarrassed and humiliated. It was such a silly situation to be in. After a moment''s hesitation,
she spoke to Autumn awkwardly, "Autumn, I am… sorry, there''s been some kind of a
misunderstanding."
Autumn remained silent. She felt like she had already seen Le''s true self just now and that Le was
just pretending to be apologetic for the moment.
"I admit that I had feelings for Mr. Lu. However, my feelings were not based on love, but adoration and
respect. I worshipped him. I know that you are doing well now and I am willing to let go of the past."
After calming down, Le said inly to Autumn, "I was not in good mood just now, so Ished out on
you. I hope you can forgive me. I… I''m sorry."
"Forget about it. It''s not a big deal." Autumn didn''t argue with Le once she apologized sincerely.
However, she knew that Le was just pretending to be friendly. It was obvious that Le didn''t give up
on Charles. Autumn wouldn''t be foolish enough to take Le''s words genuinely.
"Autumn, I …" Le understood that her attitude switched too quickly and there was a chance that
Autumn wasn''t convinced. She hesitated for a while and added awkwardly, "I am so sorry. I don''t know
why I behaved like an idiot just now. Please forgive me…"
"Enough! Since you have apologized already, you can leave now. We have other matters to attend to, "
Chris said impatiently and took Autumn away. She didn''t care enough to see Le''s reaction.
"Chris, aren''t you being…" Autumn hesitated to ask her. After all, Autumn didn''t want to hurt her
feelings after what Chris had done for her.
"You mean I am way out of line?" Chris said unhappily, "Autumn, you are too kind. If you don''t warn a
seductive woman like Le, she will harbor unrealistic ideas. She may even be a second Yvonne
or Rachel. It''ll be toote to cry about it then."
''If you show mercy to your enemies, they may seek to get revenge on you.
Since Autumn doesn''t like getting her hands dirty, I will do them for her, '' thought Chris.