You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 490 Choose To Be Selfish

Nina lowered her voice and smiled, "Well, knowing him, he might cut your arm off."

"Really? Don't you think that's too cruel?"

"He's always been ruthless."

"And what if he doesn't chop my arm off?" Vicente said that because she clearly knew that the person Nina was talking about was not Noah.

Without hesitation, Nina answered, "Then he will definitely play a trick on you. Watch your back."

"Really?" Vicente was dubious, but she immediately believed Nina's words at the thought of John's face. 'I can't let him know that I hugged Nina by the waist.'

While they descended the stairs, Nina reminded Vicente, "Change your voice now. Don't expose yourself. Start speaking in a male voice."

"Yes, my dear princess." With a big smile on her face, Vicente raised the pitch of her voice so that people on the first floor could hear her.

Nina rolled her eyes at her.

Vicente burst into laughter.

Cali saw them and overheard them giggling, and the blush on her face slightly intensified. "They really are sweet. I want to fall in love too. I don't understand why Princess Nina fired Sean. What a pity!" Noah turned his head toward Cali when he heard her sigh. "Cali, do you like Sean?"

"What?" Cali's cheeks flared at Noah's sudden question. She shook her head and denied, "No. I have to go get their breakfast."

After that, Cali left.

"Cali, what's wrong?" Nina and Vicente ran into Cali on their way to the dining room. Cali only stopped for a second and bowed to them before heading to the kitchen.

Vicente let go of Nina upon entering the dining room.

"Good morning, Noah." Grabbing a seat next to Noah, Nina glanced at him from the corner of her eye.

'Doesn't he have anything to say?' she thought.

Sitting opposite to them, Vicente snickered in her heart. Nina was waiting for Noah to be jealous, but Noah kept his face neutral. Although Noah did not know that Vicente was a woman, he was aware that Vicente liked men.

"Well, Noah, don't you have anything to say?" Vicente asked considerately, raising her eyebrows and smiling at Nina.

Noah looked at Vicente and then at Nina. "You already know?"

"Know what?" Nina and Vicente looked at him in confusion.

"I'm going back to Spring City today at noon to deal with a case. I don't know when I'll be back." Noah smiled gently at Nina. He decided to go back to work after thinking it over for a long time last night. "And you're leaving at noon?" Nina supported Noah all the way when it came to his job, but he was leaving so soon. She was not yet ready to let him go.

She stared at his face with eyes full of reluctance and longing.

Noah's heart melted the moment he met Nina's gaze. It was true that she did not want him to leave because of their friendship, which was different from her feelings for John.

Noah touched her head and said with a smile, "You can call me when you miss me."

"But...All right." Nina pursed her lips and looked a little pitiful. "Can I come with you?"

"No." Vicente denied immediately.

Noah added, "What about Van and Don? They're still awfully young to leave their mother. More importantly, they need to be protected. You've fired Sean, so there's no one to look out for them now." "Then I'll ask Sean to come back."

As soon as Nina finished speaking, Noah widened his eyes at her. Looking at Nina's amber eyes, he felt a burst of bitterness on his tongue. She might be looking at him now, but the man in her heart would always be John.

He was the one who made Nina angry, the one she fired, and the one she would cross oceans and mountains to follow. She might not remember John now, but he would always remain in the deepest corners of her heart and mind.

That was perfectly clear to Noah.

However, he just pretended not to know. With his eyes glistening with tears, he leaned in and held Nina in his arms. He whispered in her ear, "You can still get in touch with me. I promise I will come back for you and the babies as soon as I can.

As for Sean, he must come back, too. I will hire him to protect you and the twins." Noah gently patted Nina's back and rested his chin on top of her head. He asked seriously, "Will you allow Sean to stay here to protect you and the babies?"

Nina pursed her lips and replied, "Fine, but you'll have to ask him to come back because I won't do it. Besides, he just needs to protect Van and Don. I don't need his protection."

Noah almost laughed at Nina's stubbornness. "All right. It's settled then. Sean is coming back."

"When you get to Spring City, send me a message when you're not busy so that we can talk through a video call. I don't want to disturb you."

"I'll call you whenever I'm free, I promise."

"Okay." Nina nodded, but she was still a little unhappy. "I can't go to the airport to see you off, but I will come pick you up when you come back."

"Okay." After a few moments, Cali came back with breakfast. Noah served Nina her breakfast and told her to dig in.

Nina began eating and chewed her food slowly.

Vicente had been quietly watching the entire time.

It was Vicente who drove Noah to the airport at noon. On the way, she took out a can of coke and handed it to Noah. "I owed you this. I wanted to buy you a whole case, but you wouldn't be able to take it on the plane with you, so I just got you a can."

Noah turned his head and stared at the can of coke. He did not take it.

"Take it. Can't you see I'm driving?"

"Thank you." Noah finally took the can, opened it, and took a sip. It tasted nothing special.

"You're welcome." Vicente steered the car onto another road.

Soon, tall, green trees lined the road on either side, mountains peeked over the horizon on the left, and the ocean appeared on the right. The wind eventually tasted like pine and salt.

It was warmer in March on C Island than in Lexingport City and Spring City. It seemed that spring lasted for only half a month here and then summer came barging in. Vicente's car shone with the sun rays hitting its body.

Noah closed his window to block the howl of the wind and the smell of the sea.

"You're a very careful person." Noah kept his eyes fixed on the asphalt road ahead. "You're so careful that you remembered to give me this can of coke. You also know that John minds how others address Nina, so you practically ordered them to call her Princess Nina instead of the countess."

Vicente glanced at him but said nothing.

"You're not only considerate but also selfless. Even if the twins are not your biological children, you take care of them like they're your own." Upon hearing this, Vicente stepped on the accelerator. The car lurched forward, pressing Noah's and Vicente's backs against the seat. After a few moments, Vicente eased his foot off the accelerator, allowing the car to run steadily. Then, she spoke to Noah while keeping her gaze ahead. "How sure are you that the twins aren't mine?"

"I've always been an excellent judge of character." Noah smiled. "Drive safely, will you? I won't snitch on you or anything."

"Good. Save your cleverness for the criminals, not the people around you who're trying to treat you right." Vicente felt her heart start racing.

Meanwhile, Noah returned to the original topic. "You're really selfless, and I'm your complete opposite."

"Is that so? How?" Vicente asked in confusion.

Noah smiled without saying a word. After a while, he finally answered, "This is my answer to the question you asked me last night. This is my choice." He chose to be selfish and not tell Nina that he was not the one she really loved.0000