You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 454 I Like Men

This was the first time that Vicente had seen a half-naked man, and it made her nose gush out blood.

She was a man in other people's eyes, and her real identity was a guarded secret, so heavily guarded that she had built a private space on her castle's second floor. Even when she stayed in a hotel suite, she would still have her private space. Not even her assistant Demi could get in that space.

In the castle, only her mother and Nina were allowed to enter the second floor freely besides her. On C Island, only the two of them knew who Vicente really was.

She used to deal with men, but she had never seen one half-naked.

Vicente quickly grabbed a tissue from the dashboard and covered her nose. She turned around with her back to Noah.

Noah was a real man. When he was in police school, he lived with roommates who walked around the dormitory with their shirts off. It was a pretty common sight. What surprised him was that Vicente was avoiding eye contact with him right now. When he saw that Vicente's nose was bleeding, he sighed.

After a short pause, Noah put his shirt back on and asked, "So you like men?"

"What? No!" Vicente retorted loudly, her face turning red and her eyes dodging Noah's. Having nowhere else to look, she decided to stare at the roof of the car. "I'll change in the back seat." Noah opened the door and got out of the car.

Vicente could feel her heartbeat in her ears. Keeping her eyes on the windshield, she took a few deep breaths.

She stuffed the tissue into her nose. She felt ashamed and angry, and she could only breathe through her mouth, which was extremely uncomfortable.

'I can't believe it.

This is really embarrassing.

God! What the hell is happening? What is this feeling?'

Vicente ran her fingers through her hair. It was a miracle that she had not gone crazy in last few minutes.

She could hear Noah closing his zipper and then opening the shoe box. He was putting on his new shoes now. The movements were very light, but to Vicente's ears, they sounded like they were coming out of an amplifier.

After all, Vicente was a woman. When she heard those kinds of sounds, thoughts thronged her mind.

Vicente took out a bottle of water and drank it up. Then, she took another deep, shuddering breath. She was finally able to relax a little, and her face had stopped screaming red.

When she looked up, she saw Noah, who was now neatly dressed, walking past the driver-side window.

His profile was strongly defined, and he looked strapping in his short and neat crew cut. His black overcoat was casually tied with a belt, and underneath, he had on a gray turtleneck, which set off his milky skin. His lips were now slightly pink.

He stood tall and straight, and every step he took was powerful and deliberate. His manly features were registering so clearly to Vicente that she felt like she was about to have another nosebleed. Vicente followed Noah with her gaze until he was back in the driver's seat.

A strange emotion overwhelmed her.

The sound of the car door closing made Vicente almost jump out of her skin. She suddenly snapped back to her senses.

"Hurry up. Nina's waiting for us at home to celebrate the Lunar New Year's Eve. She'll be glad to see you." She squirmed in her seat.

Noah slightly nodded, gunned the engine, and started driving. After a few moments of silence, he asked calmly, "Why did you marry Nina if you like men?"

"What?" Vicente was stunned for a moment but soon calmed down. "Who said I like men?"

Noah kept his cool eyes on the road. "One hot summer day in Lexingport City, Adrian took off his shirt in front of my brother,

and my brother started bleeding from his nose." Vicente turned to look at him and said, "Just because my nose bled when you took off your shirt doesn't mean I'm into men."

"At that time, my brother dragged Adrian away," Noah said calmly. "By the way, Adrian is my brother's boyfriend."

Vicente's eyes widened. "Boyfriend?"

"Yes, boyfriend." Noah knew about it. Henry came to him a long time ago. He even told him the real reason why he returned to the Ye family and also guaranteed that the future heir of the Ye family would be Noah's child.

The truth was, Noah did not care at all. If anything, he was moved that besides his aunt, there was someone else in the family who trusted him deeply and treated him like a real brother.

Even though Henry was an illegitimate child, Noah treated him as his family. He refused to carry on with his father's mistakes weighing on his shoulders.

"The people in your city are that open-minded?" Vicente was surprised and a little envious. "We don't have much tolerance for homosexuality around here."

"No. The people there are the same." Worry flashed through Noah's eyes.

Vicente sighed. "I guess Western countries are quite tolerant. Maybe your brother and his boyfriend should go live in the west."

"Is that what you want?" Noah glanced at Vicente out of the corner of his eye and added before Vicente could open his mouth, "Don't say you don't like men."

'Damn it!

I'm not a lesbian! Of course I like men!'

Reining in her emotions, Vicente smiled politely at Noah. "It doesn't matter whether I like men or not. Nina and I are having babies soon. I won't..." Noah suddenly slammed on the brakes. "Shit! What the hell are you doing?

Were you trying to get us killed?"

Vicente exclaimed, bracing her hand on the dashboard. If it were not for the seatbelt, she would have flown out through the windshield.

"What did you just say?" Noah turned his head to her in astonishment. "You and Nina are having babies?"

"You floored the brakes because of that? Are you insane?" Seeing that Noah was eager for an answer, Vicente said honestly, "Oh, get over it. The babies will be here in three months." "Three months?" This was just too much information for Noah. He had just found out that Nina was pregnant, and now Vicente was telling him that she would give birth in three months.

He still could not believe his ears. He stared at Vicente doubtfully and said, "Nina came back to C Island in July. It's only been six months."

He doubted that the babies were Vicente's.

Noah's implication was not lost on Vicente, but all the same, she would never let anyone know about the babies' biological father.

Even Leon did not know, and Noah was no exception.

"We got married as soon as she came back. I got her pregnant after that." Vicente raised his eyebrows and smiled. "What do you think? Am I a stud or what?"

She thought she was so awesome that she could have two babies without exerting that much effort.

She would not be bored in the future.

Noah tried searching for holes in Vicente's story where there was none. The moment he turned his head back to the road, his heart filled with sadness.

He was not sure if he was feeling sad for himself or for John.

'Nina has remarried and is about to have children with her new husband. John must have married Vivian yesterday,' Noah thought to himself.

He did not want to get involved in John and Vivian's affairs, but when it came to Nina, he had to be in the know.

"Did Nina marry you of her own accord?" Noah tightened his grip on the steering wheel and stepped on the gas.

Feeling the car picking up speed, Vicente straightened his back and answered, "Of course. I know you're worried about her. I'm very kind to her as I will be to our future children. We are a loving couple, and we are on good terms. I was out to get her a gift, and I happened to see you.

You're one of her good friends in Lexingport City. Seeing you again will certainly make her happy, and if she's happy, then the babies in her belly will be happy. After my little angels are born, I will give them the best things in the world. I will make a great life for them and never let them down."

Noah was a little annoyed by Vicente's words. "Do you really love Nina or just her babies?"☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐