You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 542 John Discovered Vicente's Secret

After leaving the hospital, Nina kept asking John on the ride home, "Will you support me or not?"

John did not want to lie to her, but he was afraid that she would be sad if he told her the truth. So he had to make up an excuse. "Why are you worrying about this now? You haven't even graduated yet. When we return to Lexingport City, you finish the remaining two years of your studies first."

"My studies won't hinder me from successfully running a detective agency. In fact, our school encourages us college students to start our own business." Nina shook his arm and blinked her innocent eyes. "I know what you're worried about, but can you just please support me? Please? Please?"

Every time she said "please," she tugged on his arm like a poor kitten waiting for its owner to stroke its head.

John was about to lose his conviction, but at the last minute, he was pulled back by his remaining sanity. He turned a deaf ear to her.

"Forget it. I don't need your support." Nina angrily shook off his arm and then turned to look out the window.

Seeing the angry look on her face, John sat upright and said, "If you start a detective agency, you can only register it in the form of business investigation and information consulting. Your right to investigate and collect evidence is limited. If you want to get more authority, you're going to need my help."

Nina glanced at him, her mouth slightly open.

'Of course he'd point that out.'

Nina snorted, rolled her eyes, and looked out the window once again. She did not speak to John the rest of the way home.

They were about to arrive at the castle. Once they got out of the car, they could not be seen getting too close to each other.

To make it easier for them, Vicente had made some changes in Nina's car. She had a soundproofed partition installed between the front seat and the back seat. If the driver wanted to talk to them, he would need some special communication equipment.

That was what John knew. Before the car stopped, he held Nina's hand and compromised, "Fine. I promise to support you."

Nina whipped her head toward him, and her eyes lit up.

"I just have one condition."

Nina's shoulders slumped at John's last sentence. 'I knew it wouldn't be that easy.'

She thought for a while and asked, "What condition?"

"I'll tell you when we return to Lexingport City." John did not tell her right away.

"Fine." Nina nodded, feeling a little bit better at John's decision to compromise.

As the car pulled to a stop, the two sat upright. The driver opened the door, and Nina got out. John followed suit and kept a proper distance.

Kevin's staff had already sent Nina's new medication to the castle. Per his instructions, she only needed to take one pill with warm water before going to bed every night.

The small, dark brown gel capsules felt a little soft in her hand. Its contents looked like dark brown collagen.

Nina sat there and stared at the pill in her hand. John handed her a glass of warm water. Vicente and Noah stood beside her, watching her carefully. They seemed so nervous that they looked like they were no even breathing.

"What are you staring at?" Nina looked at them in amusement.

Her sudden voice startled Vicente. "My little princess, just ignore us and take your medication first."

"First?" Noah turned to look at Vicente. "Will you take one, too, after Nina?"

"What?

You're so annoying! Yes, I will take one as well after Nina, and you'll also take one after me," Vicente answered mockingly.

Noah answered naturally,

"And John is the last one." John just glanced at Noah and Vicente with a disdainful look and stood aside.

Nina lowered her head and chuckled. She put the pill into her mouth and washed it down with the glass of water.

"How are you feeling?" Seeing her swallow the pill, Vicente asked for the results right away.

"What medicine works that fast?" Noah looked at Vicente as if he was staring at an idiot. "She just took it. We don't know how long it takes to kick in."

Vicente curled her lips. "I'm just so worried about Nina."

Seeing the two bickering, Nina smiled, "I don't feel anything yet. I'll let you know tomorrow morning if I feel any different."

"It's ten o'clock. It's time to go to bed," John reminded.

Nina looked at him and asked, "Already? I used to go to sleep at half past ten."

"You already took your medicine. Be a good girl and get some rest. Van and Don are more obedient than you are. They don't whine when told to go to bed," John said in a soft tone.

Hearing about the babies, Nina beamed, and her eyes brimmed with maternal tenderness. "I'm going to sleep in the babies' room tonight. I want to be close to them."

"No. It's easy for babies to fall sleep and stir awake. You won't be able to rest well next to them because of all the noise they'll make once they wake up," John said decisively.

"But..."

"No buts. Go to bed now." The expression on John's face turned serious. He looked like a strict adult scolding a disobedient child.

Vicente shut her mouth. John was her teacher in doing business, and he was strict and prestigious in her eyes.

Although Nina looked pitiful right now, Vicente didn't dare to defend her.

On the other hand, Noah stepped forward and spoke. "John, Nina just wants to be close to the twins. We know you care about her, but don't be so harsh on her. And Nina, John's right. The twins' irregular sleeping pattern will affect your rest."

"I guess you're right." Nina felt a little wronged, but she knew that John only wanted what was best for her.

When John saw the grievance in her eyes, his heart softened. He walked over to her and held her in his arms. He gently stroked the back of her head.

His voice softened. "Good girl. Go to bed now and rest. I'll be downstairs in the room next to the twins. I can get to them right away if something happens."

Nina let go of him and stared at his face. She asked, "But will you be able to hear them in your room?"

"The walls are not soundproof. Stop worrying, okay? Go upstairs now. Good night," John said gently.

"All right. Good night. I'll see you in the morning." Nina watched as John, Noah, and Vicente turned around and walked away.

Vicente's and Noah's rooms were on the second floor, so they did not have to go downstairs. However, with just one glance from John, they followed him downstairs to the simple guest rooms on the first floor. The truth was, the rooms were not very simple, but they were not as good as the rooms on the second floor.

The next morning, Nina slept in and skipped her morning run.

John wondered what was taking her so long to go downstairs. He started to get very worried. He wanted to go upstairs and check on her, but there were several servants in the living hall. If he went upstairs to see Nina, it would raise suspicion.

He had no choice but to knock on Vicente's door.

It was ten past six in the morning. Even as Vicente had been so busy with her work that she had been leaving early and coming home late, mornings had not really grown on her.

No one would be in a good mood if their sweet dreams were suddenly interrupted. Vicente half opened her eyes, lifted the quilt, and went to open the door with her brows furrowed. She cracked the door and saw John's hazy face. She said impatiently, "What are you knocking on my door for so early? You just interrupted a really good dream, you know that?"

"Nina..." John trailed off.

Vicente was wearing a man's silk nightgown, which made her skin snow-white. Except for her short hair and slightly sharp eyebrows, she did not look like a man at all. Looking closely at her now, John realized that she had tattooed eyebrows.

What really made John stop abruptly was Vicente's chest. 'I've never seen anyone with such big chest muscles, especially not like Vicente who's so thin."

For a moment, shock and embarrassment flashed through John's eyes. He turned around, frowning.

He discovered a shocking secret.

'Vicente is a woman!'☐☐☐☐