You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 537 Good News

"I hope we have a chance," Cali muttered, feeling helpless.

"You do," Ivy said. "I think Sean likes you, but you just don't know it yet. You see, he never cares about others, only you.

He doesn't get close to other people either, yet he chose to walk a long way with you just earlier. And he also saved you and beat someone for you. He likes you, Cali."

Cali bit her lips, and her eyes lit up like the stars in the night sky. She held Ivy's hand and asked, "You really think so?"

Ivy patted her head and assured her, "Trust me, Sean likes you."

For a moment, Cali felt overjoyed.

She held Ivy's hand tightly and asked with excitement, "What do you think I should do? Should I confess my love to him? But shouldn't we let boys do that?"

"You have to act according to the situation." Ivy looked around them and took Cali's hand. "Let's go somewhere else where we can talk. If we get caught slacking off, we'll be doomed."

As soon as they were alone, Cali asked, "What do you mean by acting according to the situation?"

"Sean is different from most men. He is quiet and reserved. You can wait for him to confess his love to you, but that might take a long time. What I'm saying is that you might have to take the initiative." Cali agreed with her. "What's the best way to do that? Should I confess my love to him? But if I do that, won't that turn him off? You did say that he was introverted."

"Well..." Ivy was also stumped. "I have never been in love, nor have I fallen in love with anyone. To be honest, I also like Sean. But I only like him because of his looks. I won't compete with you, don't worry." Cali was speechless. "If you haven't been in love before, how do you know so much about love? I think Sean may never like me."

After she said those words, Cali felt sad again.

"Even though I've never been in love before, I'm very observant. I've seen many others fall in love. I won't make a wrong judgment. Think about it. If Sean doesn't like you, why does he treat you so special?" Cali kept silent. She was too full of doubt to believe it.

"If you don't believe me, you can find out for yourself. Try to observe if he treats you differently from others. If he does, that means he likes you," Ivy suggested.

"What?" Cali's eyes lit up.

"In fact, there are many people who like Sean. A girl pretended that she was unable to unscrew the lid of a bottle of water, and asked him to help her. Unfortunately, he didn't even look at her. Why don't you try the same trick?"

"But I don't think it's a good idea to lie to him." Cali hesitated.

Ivy's face darkened. "Well, do you really want to know if you're special to him?"

Despite Ivy's encouragement, Cali still hesitated.

At dusk, the sky was covered with red clouds.

Vicente came back in the evening, feeling energetic. She didn't feel tired despite working the whole day.

"Nina, I have good news to tell you."

However, Nina wasn't there when she entered the house. "Princess Nina is in the rose garden," the servant informed her.

"She must be in a good mood." With a smile, Vicente headed over to the rose garden to look for her. From afar, she saw her fair figure bending over to cut roses.

She cut them one by one with scissors and put them in a basket.

John and Cali were standing outside the fence, watching her. Cali pointed at the roses that were better to cut.

Vicente's mood turned sour. "Cali, how can you tell Nina what to do? And you even let her cut roses herself. Can you be responsible for it if she gets hurt?"

In a panic, Cali turned around and explained, "I'm very sorry, Count Nangong. Princess Nina insisted on cutting them herself."

"I don't need Cali to cut roses for me. Besides, I'm almost done. We can have dinner soon. I'm a little hungry," Nina said. She didn't raise her head to look at her as she was concentrating on cutting the flowers. Vicente then turned to look at John. "Why didn't you stop her?"

"We can't stop her," Cali answered for him.

John nodded his head and looked at Nina coldly, as if the two of them didn't know each other.

"Okay." Vicente felt helpless. "I guess no one can stop her then."

She walked towards them and picked up the flower basket for Nina. "The stems have thorns in them. You'll prick yourself if you aren't careful."

"I want to bake a cake made of rose petals." Nina glanced at the flowers and picked the most beautiful blossom.

Leaning towards her, Vicente whispered, "Why not ask the servants to do so?"

"I want to do it myself. Is that so bad?" Nina put the roses she had cut into the basket and whispered in Vicente's ear, "I'm making the cake for John to please him."

Vicente was speechless.

'Is it too late for me to cover my ears now?'

"Take your time. I won't get in your way."

Vicente pretended to be angry, but she didn't put down the basket.

In a low voice, Nina explained, "I told him this afternoon that I have to keep a distance from him before we divorce. Although he agreed, I knew that he is unhappy. That's why I want to do something to cheer him up."

"Well, that sounds fair. Please cook more. If it's delicious, leave some for me." Vicente said with a smile.

"You want it only because it tastes good, right?" Nina stopped and looked at Vicente coldly. "I plan to only cook for him."

With a sigh, Vicente stepped back and didn't say a word.

In the large rose garden, Vicente and Nina were leaning towards each other under the setting sun. One was cutting flowers while the other held a basket. Their two beautiful figures made the scene look like a fine oil painting.

The two of them looked very affectionate.

"I really envy the love between Count Nangong and Princess Nina," Cali said with a sigh. She then stole a glance at John, who was beside her.

John's face turned green. He suddenly turned around and left.

"Sean, where are you going?" Cali shouted anxiously.

She was about out to go after him, but Vicente stopped her. "Cali, come and carry the basket."

Looking at his figure in the distance, Cali felt worried for him.

Vicente reminded Nina in a low voice, "I guess he is jealous. You find an opportunity to make it up to him. I'll go back with Cali."

"Okay, take care of these roses," Nina said to him as she turned to leave.

After a couple of knocks, the door to John's room swung open.

"I knew you would be in your room. When you are angry, you stay in your room and sulk," Nina said. She smiled at him adoringly, her perfect white teeth shining in the light.

'My little girl never fails to make me feel happy.'

"I'm not angry," John replied. He was happy that Nina had come. John leaned against the doorframe and looked at her tenderly. "Didn't you say that you should keep a distance from me?" 'He is angry, and yet he doesn't admit it.'

With her heart beating quickly, Nina flashed him a pitiful look. "No servants are living in this part of the castle. Can you let me in now?"

"Are you sure you want to come in? Do you know what it means to enter a man's room?" John said, looking at her with a wicked grin. Nina thought, 'Of course I know.'

"Yes," she answered with a sly grin. Nina pushed him into the room and closed the door with a bang.

In one smooth motion, she pulled his tie with her right hand and kissed him.