You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 458 She Can Only Be Mine

Nina, who John had been missing, disappeared from his arms.

"Little girl!" John looked around frantically but did not find Nina at all. There was only heavy mist. "Little girl, where are you?"

He repeatedly called Nina and ran back and forth in the mist.

"Little girl..." John murmured, sweating profusely and with his eyebrows knitted.

Hearing John's voice, Wynn opened the door and entered the room. He found John talking in his sleep like he was having a nightmare. He reached out his hands and shook John's shoulders. "Mr. Shi, wake up."

Hearing someone call him, John suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed Wynn's wrists. "Who are you?"

he asked with cold, sharp eyes. He looked like a wolf whose territory had been occupied.

Wynn was taken aback. He immediately withdrew his hands.

"Fuck..." He cursed under his breath. "It's me, Wynn."

"Wynn?" John murmured. He rubbed his eyes and carefully sat up.

Seeing that his wrists had turned red, Wynn complained in a low voice, "Damn. You're stronger than Princess Nina."

John reached out his hand and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He took a deep breath, and his dream came rushing back to him. He felt uneasy.

He turned his head to look out the window. It was dark, but he could tell by the steady rocking of his bed that he was not on dry land.

"What time is it?" John asked.

"Four o'clock in the morning." Wynn also looked out the window. "We're on a ship bound for C Island. At our current speed, it may take us five to six days to reach our destination."

"Five to six days?" John put his face on his palms, rubbed his aching temples, and leaned against the headboard.

Wynn handed John a glass of water. "You've been out for two days. You need to rehydrate. I'll go find you something to eat. I'll also tell Leon that you've woken up. He hasn't been sleeping much because he's been worried sick about you."

John took the glass of water from Wynn, and then Wynn left the room.

After a few moments, Leon walked in.

John had already gotten out of bed and taken a seat by the window. He left the window ajar, letting the sound of the waves in.

"You're finally awake." Feeling relieved, Leon walked over and took the seat opposite John.

John watched him as he sat down. The bags under his eyes could now pass for bruises. He indeed had not been sleeping well.

"Thank you," John told Leon seriously.

"No, thank you. You could've slept for an entire year. I'm just happy you decided to open your damn eyes again." Leon stared at John's tired face. "You really scared me to death, you know." Looking into Leon's grateful eyes, John recalled how he managed to survive the water.

Back then, he was not sure whether he would make it to shore. He was still afraid of water.

His therapy for his phobia of open water was not over yet, but he had no time to finish it. He had to try and execute his plan.

As it turned out, he succeeded, although not in the way he had envisioned.

He remembered reaching the shore, but exhaustion and the cold had gotten to him first. Before he could climb to his feet, the icy water dragged him back and sank him.

When Leon saw John getting swallowed by the river that day, he immediately jumped into the freezing-cold water to save him. But John had passed out.

In order not to screw up the plan, Leon decided not to rush John to the hospital. He just stuffed him in his car and took him to the ship.

They could not afford to attract the attention of C Island, so they chose the most ordinary-looking cruise ship available and boarded it. There were no doctors on the ship. John suffered a high fever then that unsettled Leon so much.

Leon was scared to death that John would lose his life before they made it to the island.

He would not know how to explain it to Nina if John really died.

He could only imagine what his sister would do.

She had attempted to kill herself to avoid marrying Vicente. She would definitely try it again if she found out that her husband bit the dust.

"I saw you make it to the riverbank that day. But then you just stopped moving, and the water took you back. If I weren't standing nearby, you would've drowned." A few days had already passed, but Leon kept thinking that he just fished John out of the water yesterday.

"Yes, I would've." John did not want other people to know about his fear of open waters, not even Leon. Thoughts ran wild in his head, but he did not say anything.

Leon believed him. "Well, it's good that you're fine now. I've heard that your family are still looking for you."

It was all within John's expectation. "They will stop looking for me in a few days."

"Really? They'll just assume that you're already dead?"

"No." With a deep look in his eyes, John shook his head. "They'll just sit around and wait for me to come back."

Leon sensed something from John's eyes and words. "Do you mean that someone in your family knows that you faked your car accident and ran away from the wedding?"

John just looked at him and said nothing.

"You could've just called off the wedding and walked away. It would've been easier. Why bother with an elaborate plan?" Leon did not know the details of John's plan, so he felt the need to ask.

John frowned and answered, "I agreed to marry Vivian because her mother saved my father's life. I gave them my word. It wasn't something I could just call off and walk away from."

"And it also involved your company's interests, didn't it? I heard all about it during my stay in the city. During the past six months, you've been working so hard, and you've been successful. I've seen Time Group's logo in other countries." Leon paused and then asked, "Why did you work so hard?"

Before John could answer, Wynn came in with some snacks and bread and put them on the table.

"They are all I could find." Wynn pulled out a chair and sat down.

John picked up a piece of bread, took a bite, and chewed it slowly.

After a moment's silence, he said, "For power, family fame, and reputation."

Wynn turned his head in surprise.

John just named the three conditions one must meet in order to marry Nina.

So he worked so hard for Nina.

"So it's for my sister." Leon sighed. "The man who marries my sister must be an aristocrat. Your family is a rich one. In Lexingport City, your family can be considered a noble family but in a different way." Reality always woke people up in an instant.

The gap and what he should do to fill it had always been clear to John.

"She can only be mine." After a pause, John added, "My little girl."

He thought, 'She only belongs to me.'

"She is my sister. If you want her to be yours only, then I'll throw you overboard and you can swim to C Island yourself. Let's see if you can set foot in the island without me," Leon threatened. John did not want to waste time arguing with Leon.

He thought, 'My little girl is mine, and she only belongs to me.

No one can take her away from me.

I'll fight anyone who tries.'

However, he needed his brother-in-law to enter C Island. It would be best if he just tried to get along with him.

A hint of slyness flashed through John's eyes. "What can I do to enter the island?"

"Honestly, I don't know. I haven't been home for half a year now. I have no news of what's been happening on C Island." Leon touched his nose.

John was speechless.

"Don't look at me like that. I have a plan. I may not be updated, but C Island is still my home. I still know my way around," Leon said confidently. For now, John had no choice but to trust the prince.

"Apart from hiding my identity, what else do I need to do?"

"You need to keep calm," Leon said, emphasizing each word. "Do not be impulsive. Rein in your damn emotions when you see my sister with Vicente."

Hearing Vicente's name, John instantly brimmed with anger and jealousy. He clenched his fists, and the sound of his knuckles popping bounced around the room. Whoever met those knuckles would surely sustain nasty injuries.