You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 529 I Love Mornings

John had a plan in mind, so he stopped thinking about it. 'I don't want to give Noah anymore time around those children than I have to. He is probably trying to win the children's favor since he can't win Nina's.'

Noah sensed his unfriendly gaze. As soon as he raised his head, the other man muscled his way in and pushed him aside.

John picked up the children and said, "Let me hug them."

The corner of Noah's mouth twitched slightly. "You are so childish."

"Well, yeah. He thought you were going to steal the kids." Leon giggled.

Noah raised his eyebrows and said, "Nini, you asked me to be the twins' godfather. Doesn't that still count?"

"Of course." Nina was playing with her kids, so she answered his question without thinking too much.

John gritted his teeth, closed his eyes and opened them again.

'Noah really does want to take them away!'

John squeezed one word through his teeth, "No."

After getting to know John for quite some time, Noah wasn't afraid of him. "You don't have the final say," he said.

There was a tension in the air-you could almost hear the sound of John's gnashing teeth.

Vicente moved away quietly. She didn't want to be drawn into this.

Leon whispered in Noah's ear, "Both of you are childish."

Noah smiled and didn't say anything back.

'I was indeed acting childish.'

"What's wrong with having one more person dote on the kids?" Noah said in a gentle voice.

"I..." John stopped and glanced at the soldiers standing at attention nearby He gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "I will love the children with all my heart. Do they even need you?" Noah teased, "Then what about Nini? If you spend all your time spoiling your kids, you won't have enough time to take care of her, right? How about I...?"

Noah deliberately left the rest unsaid. 'I'm sure he's going to shut me down.'

As expected, without hesitation, John blurted out, "Okay. You can be the kids' godfather."

The twins were important to John, but Nina was more important.

"Hahaha..." Vicente couldn't help laughing, but John's smoldering glare frightened her. She quickly shut her mouth and looked around, pretending not to hear or see anything. But the next second, Leon chuckled.

Leon was Nina's brother, the prince of C Island. John didn't dare to glare at him.

John left in a huff.

"Come on, Noah. Do your thing and coax the kids. It's bedtime." Nina put the babies in Noah's arms and hurried to catch up with John.

The two of them stayed outside for half an hour. When they came back, Nina lowered her head. Her lips were red and swollen.

Ten minutes after she left, John appeared. He slowly walked into the arranged room.

It had been a long time since John and Nina had slept in the same bed. He had to content himself with talking to her over the phone. He missed her so much he said her name softly, over and over. Listening to her breath, he felt as if she were sleeping in his arms.

The phone was connected the whole night, and John slept soundly.

When Nina awoke the next morning, she was a little surprised to see that John hadn't hung up yet. She put her ear close to it and felt happy after listening to John's breathing.

She picked up the phone and whispered, "Good morning."

His breathing didn't change. He was still asleep. Nina breathed a sigh of relief and put her phone back down, but she left it connected.

Nina sat on the bed and stretched. Through the white curtains, she saw the blue sky and white clouds. She smiled and said, "I love mornings."

At that point, John woke up. He couldn't help smiling and muttering sleepily, "Me too."

He sat up and added, "Meet me for a jog in ten minutes."

When Nina heard his voice, she happily picked up her phone and said seriously, "Yes, sir!"

John's laughter came over the line, deep and sexy as always. "Good girl, see you later. Hanging up now?"

"I'll hang up when I see you," Nina said happily.

"Just what I wanted to hear."

The two put their phones aside and didn't say anything more. They got washed, listening to the sounds over the phone, as if the one they loved was beside them. Sometimes they didn't have to say or do anything together. They just wanted to be with each other.

Ten minutes later, the two of them gathered downstairs and began their daily routine. This time, John had her run four hundred meters more than their last job. He wanted to see if she could handle it. After her run, she was still a little out of breath.

John patted her on the back and the two of them made their way home, albeit a great deal slower.

"What do you think?"

"Not bad." Looking at his worried eyes, Nina was moved and smiled. "It doesn't matter. We work out together every day, and you remind me of my diet. My brother said there are experts studying M.C. Don't worry."

John's pupils narrowed. "You know?"

"Yes." Nina didn't feel bad.

Looking at her bright eyes, John sighed in his heart. 'That's right. My little girl is so smart. How could she not know?'

"We have to be confident. I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing," Nina said firmly.

John smiled faintly, seeming a little reluctant. "Don't be afraid. I'm here with you."

"I won't be afraid, as long as you're not scared, either." Nina walked to his side, held one of his fingers secretly, and scratched his palm before withdrawing her hand.

'But I am scared.

When I ran downstairs, I couldn't even catch my breath. When I couldn't help Demi up, I realized that there was something wrong.

I was terrified.

John's no dummy. He knows. And I think he's more scared than I am. I couldn't put that on him, so I have to pretend.'

"I'm not afraid." The look in John's eyes became firm. 'I'll find a way to cure her, no matter what.

In the worst-case scenario, I can't cure her and she'll die.

If she dies, I'll die with her. I won't leave her alone.

But I won't let her die.'

John composed himself and said, "Don't overthink this. Things won't be so bad."

"Exactly." Nina raised her chin. "That's just it. I don't feel sick. It's just that I get tired easily, and I'm not as strong as I was. That'll make it hard to defend myself. It's nothing. I have you." With a smile, John looked at the bottle of water in Nina's hand and asked, "So, can you open that?"

"Are you kidding me? It's child's play!" Nina immediately unscrewed the lid, drank half the bottle and snorted at him.

John loved her attitude. She was cute when she was snippy. 'I wish I could fold her into my arms and kiss her until we're both out of breath.'☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐