You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 488 I Really Can't Stand It

John was stuck like a statue. His eyes followed Nina's foot. Then he slowly looked at her, shrouded in emotions.

He felt like the air turned thick as his breath became heavy.

When Nina looked into his eyes, it was as lifeless as the Dead Sea. Occasionally, she could see some ripples, which seemed to be caused by anger or something else. There was so much going on that she couldn't get a read on him.

Her chest pounded as her nerves took over her. She too felt stuffy, making it difficult for her to breathe.

She didn't dare to look into John's eyes anymore, so she turned to Noah and asked, "Noah, is your arm okay? You can't be working with an injured arm. How will you deal with all those menacing criminals?" "I'm fine." Noah rolled his wrist to show Nina he was all right. He looked over Nina's shoulder and locked eyes with John.

The light that Nina ignited in John's eyes was slowly being extinguished, leaving behind nothing but pain and sadness.

John's hulking frame gradually weakened, as if he was being shrouded by darkness.

Noticing the sorrow in John's eyes, Vicente said to Nina, "It was just a joke between Sean and Noah, but I think he feels bad that you lashed out against Sean. Would you like to apologize?"

As Vicente spoke, she kept winking at Noah anxiously.

'Hurry up and stand up for John. We can't just let a fight break out.'

Noah understood and nodded, "Vicente is right."

"Don't lie to me." Nina rubbed Noah's wrist and looked up at him. "Sean did it on purpose. No matter what enmity you have with him, I will get back at him when he hurts you." Hearing this, Noah had mixed emotions.

He was happy but there was still a strong guilt hanging over him.

Before he could figure out how to ease the tension, Nina said coldly, "Sean, pack up and leave before noon."

Hearing this, the three of them were all stunned.

John clenched his fists as his eyes turned red. He gritted his teeth tightly, as the fury built from inside of him.

Noah looked towards John.

'If John's heart got hurt form Nini's kick, this sentence would have broken his heart completely.'

"Nini, stop it. Sean is the children's bodyguard." Noah had to intervene before she did anything rash.

Vicente said, "Yes. Don't forget that Jett still has his eye on the two of us. If he can't get to us, he'll definitely go after the children."

"I'll protect the babies myself." Nina refused to listen to them.

Vicente became a nervous wreck. For the first time, she angrily raised her voice at Nina. "You can't fire Sean because of your own selfish motive! He is my children's bodyguard. Nina, you can't just think of Noah all the time."

Nina said slowly, "I'm just protecting him."

There was no sense of doubt in her cold voice. Noah could tell she was as domineering as John.

"I don't think you should dismiss him either. If you fire him, you'll regret it," Noah said.

Nina stopped him and said, "Noah! He kicked you on purpose. No matter what the reason is, I can't keep him around. Why are you standing up for him?

You were never like this before. Whenever anyone hurt you or the people around you, you would be merciless towards them."

"I..." Noah was about to speak up but couldn't bring himself to say it. Bitterness consumed his heart.

'Nini, the man you are talking about is John, not me.

How can I tell you this?

You can't hear his name or see his face so what can I do?'

"Sean, leave before noon." Nina had made up her mind and nothing was going to change that. John's head was ringing with Nina's cold order. All he could hear was her words of dismissal.

His heart slowly sank, deeper and deeper and finally fell silently at the bottom of a lifeless pit.

Even though he knew that Nina's memory loss was making her side against him, it was still difficult to accept it. Seeing the love of his life cast him aside was killing him. John turned around and left.

"Sean! Sean!" Vicente ran after him while reminding Nina and Noah, "Remember to take care of Van and Don."

She finally caught up with John and walked side by side with him.

They were going along the path back to the castle.

"Sean, I know this hurts, but you can't leave like this. Are you going to give up like this?"

Instead of answering, John walked faster.

His long legs strode ahead to the point where Vicente almost had to jog to keep up.

"I know you think that Nina has Noah, but Noah..."

"He is nothing," John blurted out.

"Yes, you're right. He is nothing." Vicente nodded. "Noah is not the one Nina fell in love with. Even if she thinks she loves him, she still remembers everything about you. She just can't remember your name or your face.

You have the opportunity to get close to her now. It may take some time, but she'll remember you eventually. I don't believe she will fall in love with Noah just because of her memory loss. Nina has never forgotten about this relationship, so don't..."

"She has forgotten me." John turned around and faced Vicente. His voice was filled with endless sorrow.

His eyes dimmed as his low voice bellowed, speaking to Vicente. "This month, I saw her look at Noah the same way she used to look at me. I heard her call Noah in the same tone as she used to call my name. I wanted to punch Noah in the face almost all the time. I wanted to talk to Nina constantly, so that she could remember who I am.

I can't stand it." The more John clenched his fists, the more his heart seemed to quake. "I really can't stand it.

I don't hate her for trying to protect Noah. I hate myself for not being able to remind her who I am." John gradually loosened his fists, as if all his strength was gone. He was left helpless.

He was never a person who wanted quick and easy success with instant benefit, nor did he lack confidence. But since Nina came into his life, everything had changed.

"John..." It was the first time Vicente had heard him say so much. Over the past month, John had been indifferent at best. She assumed that he wouldn't let this affect him at all and he'd just accept it. She was wrong. John couldn't accept Nina forgetting him.

He was in so much pain all this time.

Vicente opened her mouth. The sadness around her choked her up, unable to say anything to comfort John.

She could do nothing but watch John leave.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐