You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 615 Unrequited Love

The moment Michelle felt Leon's gaze, she quickly looked down, and turned away like a shy child.

She had always known that she would have to meet him eventually, but she was not expecting it to happen that soon. She felt nervous, not knowing what to do.

Although she had practiced every line that she wanted to tell him, her mind went completely blank the moment her eyes met his.

Michelle was afraid that Leon might ask her the reason she went abroad, and when he did, she would not be able to hide the truth from him.

'If I tell him that I love him, not as a sister, but the way Nina loves John, he will feel awkward.

Leon told me that he thinks of me as his sister.

I can't afford to lose him because of my feelings.'

Michelle seemed to be lost in thought and did not even look at Leon.

"I thought you'd become much bolder after studying abroad for so long, but you're just the same as you were three years ago. Come on. Put your hand down, I am not going to eat you," Leon said with a gentle smile as he tried to pull her hand away, with which she was covering her mouth.

The moment his hand touched hers, she felt as though she had touched a live wire and immediately stepped away from him.

Panicked, she glanced at him for a moment, before she put down her hand.

Michelle was sick. Her sickness was love.

It was the only sickness that had no cure.

If she hadn't been in love with Leon, she could have joked with him and let him hold her.

But now, she could not bring herself to be that way with him.

Michelle was bad at hiding her true feelings, so she knew that the moment she would look into his eyes, she would not be able to look away.

And if she held his hand, even just for a moment, she would never want to let him go.

She was desperate to feel the warmth of his fingertips, even just for a second.

Michelle released her tightly wrapped fingers, touching the back of her other hand.

Her love was like a jar of wine that was buried deep in the earth. The longer the jar stayed there, the stronger its aroma grew.

For the past three years, Michelle had failed to forget Leon, but she loved him more.

"Are there any thorns on my hand that will prick you?" Leon asked with a slight hint of pain in his eyes. He noticed that she did not seem comfortable to hold his hand. Michelle shook her head and replied, "No."

"Then, why are you avoiding me? Why are you hanging your head down?"

Michelle pursed her lips into a thin line and remained silent.

Leon looked Michelle up and down. Even though three years had passed since they last met, she hadn't changed at all.

'No. She has changed.

She is alienating me,' he thought.

"Why wouldn't you look at me?" he asked.

After thinking for a while, Michelle shook her head and replied, "I can't."

Leon continued to ask, "Why can't you?"

"I'm afraid." Leon was about to ask what was it that she feared. Was she afraid that he would ask her the reason she left without a word?

Michelle seemed to know what he was going to ask her, and said, "I am afraid that you will ask me the reason I went abroad. I am worried that you will ask me why I didn't tell you or Nini about it back then." Her sweet reply almost made Leon laugh. However, he stayed quiet for a while before he asked, "Why did you leave without telling us?" Leon was still not ready to let her go without her answering him. Michelle fell silent again. She knew she couldn't lie to him, so she decided to not answer him, instead.

"Won't you tell me why?" Leon was determined to get an answer from her.

'I don't even know why Mimi left. But why did Valerie know?

They only met once, while Mimi and I had spent days and nights together.

And why did Mimi ask Valerie to take care of me?

Valerie doesn't even know how to fry an egg,' Leon thought to herself.

"Tell me, why did you go abroad without telling me? Did you think that I would stop you from pursuing your dreams, if I knew? I swear, I would have only pushed you study and work harder, Mimi." Saying that, Leon looked at her with a calm expression, but there seemed to be a hidden smile, which made it difficult for Michelle to figure out his thoughts.

Unable to withstand his questioning any longer, Michelle finally responded, "I can't tell you."

"Well, why can't you?"

Seeing that he was not going to give up, Michelle gritted her teeth and said, "Because I promised someone that I would not."

Upon hearing that, Leon questioned again, "Who did you make the promise to?"

"I promised myself." Saying that, Michelle turned around and hugged Nina. "I see nothing and I hear nothing."

She pretended that Leon wasn't here.

She pretended that she didn't know he was angry.

Seeing that, Leon was rendered speechless.

"Mimi, you've tried every useful means to deceive yourself." Nina heard Michelle murmuring to herself and patted her on the back, not knowing whether she should laugh or cry.

With a chuckle, Berry touched her head and said, "Mimi, you're quite crafty, aren't you? You even promised yourself that you would not tell anyone!"

Michelle nuzzled herself into Nina's arms, feeling embarrassed and kept saying that she heard nothing.

"Nini." Only then did Leon notice his sister, and the woman next to her, who was as tall as a model.

He quickly realized that she must have considered his behavior rude, and said with a soft smile, "Hi, you must be Berry, right? Nina told a lot about you. I am so glad that you agreed to be her bridesmaid." "Hello, Your Highness," Berry greeted with a smile. She thought that Leon was good at pretending to be polite in front of outsiders, and she found it a little strange.

Leon stepped aside and welcomed them in. "This is not C Island, so you don't have to address me formally. Please call me Mr. Lu."

"You can also call him Leon like Mimi and I do!" Nina said as she held Michelle's hand and walked inside.

She could see that Michelle was nervous from Leon's questions as her palm was sweaty and cold.

Leon cast a glance at Michelle. He could tell she was trying to avoid him.

He did not turn his gaze away from her as he said, "Call me Mr. Lu, Berry."

Berry didn't really care about names or titles, so she gave him a nod and walked inside.

Nina took the two girls to try on the bridesmaid dresses that she had selected for them. They all went straight to Nina's bedroom, leaving no room for Leon to find Michelle.

Nina was to marry John the next day, so they didn't have the time to think about Leon and Michelle.

If Nina paid more attention, she could have found that there was something strange between them.

Nina was too busy to taking care of herself. She felt nervous even by just thinking about wearing the dresses that John had designed for her as she walked down the aisle, holding her father's hand. Nina couldn't contain her excitement or her joy.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐