Only you in my love
Chapter 577 Another Three Years

Nina's heart sank further as she held onto John's hand tighter and tighter.

The well-known John Shi, as well as the president of Time Group, was born to be the Gods' favored one. Even though he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he worked harder than anyone else. He was decisive in business and that allowed him to hold half of

Lexingport City.

The Gods' favored one who was worth hundreds of millions now knelt down in front of Nina's parents.

"Do you know that John has never knelt before anyone, not even his own father?" Tears started streaming down Nina's face.

John reached out his hand to touch Nina's face. He wiped away her tears with his thumb. The myriad of emotions in his heart finally turned into two words. "Don't worry."

His little girl knew him and protected him. His wife was so perfect that he could not ask for more.

No matter what, he would treat her as his little girl. He would love her and take care of her.

Every teardrop that escaped Nina's eyes broke John's heart.

"Okay." Nina sobbed. "I'm not saying that you can't kneel down to anyone ever. It's tradition for a man to kneel down before his parents-in-law at the wedding ceremony."

John could not help chuckling and said, "I'll give you a grand wedding."

"It's a deal. Don't go back on your word." Nina smiled, her eyes curving like crescent moons.

Vicente was flabbergasted. It was supposed to be a bitter scene, but instead, she tasted the sweetness of their love.

She really admired them.

"Ahem!" Bruce loudly cleared his throat. "I need you to leave for now, dear. Your mother and I need to speak to John in private."

Hearing the king's gentle tone and seeing his loving eyes, Vicente felt relieved and escorted Nina out.

Nina was so worried about John that she kept looking back at him while exiting the room. When she arrived at the door, she found that her mother had already let him sit down as if they were about to start a negotiation. After Nina and Vicente had gone, there was only the three of them. The room quieted down, and the air turned icy.

Anne was still thinking about what her daughter had just said. Her every word was like a huge stone thrown into a lake, creating ripples that could go on for a long time.

Nina was right. John was also a privileged one, but he acted humbled before them.

Bruce handed her a cup of tea, which she emptied before snapping back to her senses.

Bruce also gave John a cup of tea and said, "My daughter likes drinking tea after coming back from Lexingport City. She said you loved it, and she recommended it to us. Tea can calm our mind."

John picked up the tea cup and took a sip. It was indeed refreshing.

"Things have happened, and you have been punished. You promised to protect Nina from being hurt, but this time, you failed," Bruce added.

"You're right. It's all my fault." John sincerely apologized.

"Nina is the princess of C Island. Even though Vicente vouched for her and clarified things, it's impossible to change the situation completely. Now my daughter's reputation is damaged. If you marry her openly next year, it'll create an even bigger scandal." John clenched his fists, turning his knuckles white. He did not say anything.

"If it weren't for the recording, none of this would've happened. Now everyone thinks that my daughter and Vicente divorced each other because she's had an affair," Nina's reputation is integrated with the reputation of the royal family.

You two are from different countries. Once you get married openly, what happened this morning will be an international hot topic, so..." Bruce wanted to say something more, but stopped on second thought. Finally, he sighed in a low voice. "I know," John said.

"No, you don't," Anne said in a cold voice. "Even if you give her a grand wedding in Lexingport City, it won't change the public's opinions that she's cheated on Vicente."

John really wanted to give Nina the wedding of her dreams. He did not want her to have any regrets.

Regrets might be a part of life, but one could completely avoid having them by living the present to the fullest.

That was what John intended to do for Nina. He would give her the best wedding and the best life simply because she deserved to live a fairy tale.

Was that not what he would do for his princess? If he could make the story happy for the love of his life, why not?

But considering what had happened, John could not help being angry and disappointed with himself.

Seeing that John was blaming himself, Anne softened her voice and said, "Knowing my daughter and how she feels about you, I don't think she'll mind not being able to marry you openly on C Island.

But I have another thing to ask of you."

John said, "I'm all ears, Mom."

Anne was taken aback by the way John addressed her. She felt a little awkward, but at the same time, she felt glad.

"C Island is too far away from Lexingport City. Your...dad and I..." Anne felt a little uncomfortable with the term but continued seriously, "We're very busy. We won't have much time to go to Lexingport City, and it will be too troublesome if we ask you to bring the children often back and forth."

John's eyelid started twitching as a bad feeling crept into his chest.

"We want to keep our daughter and our grandchildren on C Island for three more years," Anne finally said.

John was stunned for a moment. It was more than a bad feeling.

It was brutal!

Three more years?

"Is that too short?" Anne calmly looked at John's complicated eyes. "If you think that's too short, we can let them stay for four years. Van and Don will only be five years old then."

As a businessman, John was resolute and straightforward. He knew how to negotiate to turn the tides to his favor, but when it came to Nina, he was anxious. It was easier to bargain over commodities.

And his little girl was not a commodity.

"Just three years." John accepted his mother-in-law's initial offer.

He agreed so quickly that both Bruce and Anne could not believe their ears. They looked at each other and smiled.

As a man, Bruce knew that John felt a little upset. Every man wanted to marry the woman he loved as soon as he could.

To make John feel better, Bruce said kindly, "In three years, you will be with Nina and your sons for the rest of your life. We only ask that you let us spend a little more time with our daughter and grandsons before you take them under your roof." Hearing Bruce's last sentence, John was moved. He had never heard the king of C Island plead for anything.

Beneath all the wealth and power was just an old father who wanted to keep his daughter longer.

John thought that if he and Nina had a daughter, he would also be reluctant to let her wed someone who lived so far away.

Fortunately, they had sons. In the future, Van and Don would be the ones taking away other people's daughters.

John opened his thin lips and answered, "My family are all concerned about Nina and the children. Can you at least allow Nina to contact them?"

"Of course." Being able to keep her daughter by her side for another three years, Anne fell into a good mood. Her tone became gentle. "And if they want to come and see Nina and the kids, C Island will welcome them."

Hearing her reassuring words, John felt that three years would pass quickly enough.

But it was just a fleeting feeling.

John felt very depressed at the thought of not falling asleep beside Nina and waking up in the morning next to her.

While other people got to be with their wives and their children, he had to wait years to be with his.000☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐