You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 498 Take You Away From Him

Nina ran down the stairs, picked up Van, and asked, "Cali, can you help me carry Don upstairs?"

"To the second floor?" Cali shook her head. "Sorry. Servants are forbidden to enter the second floor. Otherwise, Count Nangong will severely punish us. The count is kind, but he's strict when it comes to his rules. We've been very careful not to break any of them."

Nina turned to look at her and said, "Fine. I'll just come for Don later."

"Okay. Remember to put Van in a safe place before you leave him."

"Okay, I will." Then, Nina went upstairs with Van.

Standing in a remote corner, John had been watching Nina. When Nina disappeared to the second floor, he picked up Don and walked to the stairway.

Cali stopped him immediately. "What are you doing, Sean? The second floor is a forbidden area. You can't go up there."

But John simply ignored her and kept walking. Don giggled in his arms and touched his chin and neck with his little hands.

Seeing that he ignored her, Cali shut her mouth. John was different from them. Maybe he had gotten Vicente's permission to enter and exit the second floor as needed, so she did not need to worry about him. Van and Don also seemed to like John very much. They stopped crying and fussing whenever he got close to them. It could even be said that they responded better to him than they did to the count.

Sometimes, Cali could not help feeling that John and Nina were somewhat a couple. John always looked at Nina with so much love and pain sometimes.

Cali thought, 'Does Sean love Princess Nina?

Maybe. So many men loves the princess, and it's not surprising that Sean is among them.

But... Alas...'

Cali sighed and lowered her gaze dejectedly.

Nina put Van in the middle of the big bed and tightly swaddled him. Before leaving him there to get his brother, she put lots of pillows around him to keep him from falling off the bed.

As soon as she walked out of the bedroom, she saw the tall and cold man walking toward her with Don in his arms. The contrast between the cool man and the cute baby in his arms made Nina stunned. But what really surprised her was that he was able to enter the second floor.

"Did I forget to shut the door? How did you get up here?" Confused, Nina walked toward him and took Don.

"With my face," John replied flatly.

Nina knitted her brows. "Vicente programmed the biometric lock with your face? Why would he do that?"

"Because we're half-friends."

"Half-friends? And what's the other half supposed to be?" Nina looked him up and down and thought that he must have a close relationship with Vicente.

John simply glanced at Nina and did not answer.

Vicente had had his wife and children for more than half a year now. He had treated Vicente as his half-friend only because Vicente did not intend to steal Nina away from him and even tried her best to bring them back together.

Without excusing herself, Nina turned around and carried Don into the bedroom. When she was about to close the door, a big hand reached in and stopped her.

"What are you doing, Sean?"

"Keep the door open."

"No." She would talk to Noah on the phone. There were some things that she could not let others know.

Nina insisted on closing the door, so John had to compromise.

After she shut the door, he took a look at the fingerprint lock on it. He raised his right hand and gently pressed his thumb on the scanner. A hint of slyness quickly flashed across his face.

In a second, the lock sighed free.

John admitted that Vicente was half a friend of his because Vicente had granted him access to the forbidden second floor.

Careful not to make a sound, John cracked the door until he could hear Nina's voice.

"I have something to tell you, Noah. Don't be angry, but I think Sean wants to steal me from you. I can't beat him by myself. When you come back, we'll..."

Before Nina could finish her sentence, she heard a faint sound. She raised her head and found the door cracked open. She looked straight into John's cold eyes through the crack. The bodyguard looked very, very angry.

But Nina was angrier. Remaining seated on the bed, she asked, "How did you open the door?"

"With my fingerprint." John squinted at Nina and then glanced at the phone in her hand. He said coldly, "You're right. Anyone who steals away a loved one deserves to be beaten."

Nina's heart jolted. She did not expect to him to have heard what she said.

"Get out." Nina just wanted to put her phone on the bed for the time being, but she accidentally hung up on Noah. Then, she quickly sent a voice message to explain. "Noah, I pressed the wrong button." Noah sent her two voice messages. "It's okay. I'm busy now. I'll call you later."

The second one said, "I've sent you and the children presents. They will arrive tomorrow. Remember to eat and sleep on time and take good care of yourself."

Noah did not mention anything about John.

When Nina heard that Noah sent her and the twins gifts, her joy came rushing back. She sent Noah a smiling emoji and then put her phone down. She looked coldly at the man at the door, ignoring his murderous face.

"I don't know what you and my husband are to each other, but you broke into my bedroom without my permission. Vicente may have given you access, but that doesn't mean you can just barge in as you please. If you leave now, I'll forgive you and forget this ever happened. Otherwise, you'll be punished according to the rules of the Nangong family."

Nina jumped out of bed and went to shut the door again.

But before she could, John stepped in and shut the door. He grabbed her by the waist and pressed her against the back of the door.

"What are you doing?" Nina was so angry that she wanted to punch him, but before she could reach out her fist, John was already pinning it on the door.

They were so dangerously close to each other, close enough for them to share breath. Nina could not move. John looked and felt overwhelming up close.

"You said that I was trying to steal you from Noah?" The ice in the man's clear voice prickled Nina's cheeks. "The only person here who's trying to steal anyone is Noah." "What do you mean?" With her eyes widened and her wrist snapping free from his grip, Nina pounded her fists against Sean's chest. "What do you know about me and Noah?" "I said the only person here who's trying to steal anyone is Noah." John eased off Nina and lifted her chin with his hand. He looked deeply into her eyes.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Nina resisted and flailed but remained pressed against the door. "Don't touch me!"

Her eyes were like sharp blades digging into his heart. The confusion and disgust on her face lodged a lump in his throat. He closed his eyes and slowly stepped away from her. "I'm sorry," John apologized in a hoarse voice.

He let his emotions take over just now. When he heard Nina tell Noah that he was trying to steal her away from him, his head exploded like a volcano. She even told him that they were going to beat him up together to teach him a lesson. It hurt like hell because it was wrong.

Nina had always been his.

If it were not for Albert's drug, he would not be here right now. He would not be standing in the presence of the love of his life as a mere bodyguard while she looked at him in bewilderment.

He had been nothing but impulsive and irritable during the past two months.

In the past, these words had nothing to do with him as he used to be calm and collected.

And this was all because of Nina.

"I don't-"

"You have to accept it no matter what," John interrupted her. He raised his head and looked her straight in the eye. "If Noah is trying to steal you from me, then I can do the same." "What are you-"

"I'm going to take you away from him."