You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 643 Austin's Feelings

The scenery at the beginning of summer was beautiful in a way that was different from the appeal of flowers in spring. There were layers of green wherever one looked, the leaves that had fallen to the ground danced with every passing breeze, and sunlight peeped through the foliage.

The sun cast lights and shadows on the ground and the effect was similar to looking into Michelle's clear eyes which made people feel comfortable.

Leon didn't turn Michelle down. "Okay. I've taken care of my sister, I can take care of you too."

"Thank you, Leon," Michelle acquiesced with a grin. If she could be honest, she really wanted to tell him that she didn't need to be taken care of. It was not that big of a deal as long as she could take breaks and didn't go running around.

But she was unable to buy Leon breakfast as that place was a little further off. If she stayed here, she could just make breakfast for Leon.

Leon sat on the sofa, typing into a laptop as he dealt with business. He and Bryant needed to inspect their investment project. Taking a seat on the other end, Michelle played games on her phone for a while. When she lifted her head for a quick break, she caught sight of the man working seriously next to her. His profile seemed to emit a halo in the daylight.

Leon was so handsome when he was serious.

He looked like mature and reliable even without his beard.

She was caught in a trance until her teammate's angry voice came through her earphones. "Where the hell are you? Don't you know how to play games?"

The voice blared so suddenly that it felt like it pierced her eardrums. Michelle yanked her earphones off.

The angry voice of her teammate reverberated across the living room, one curse after another. From his end of the sofa, Leon turned to look at her and glanced down at her phone with a frown. Seeing his frown, Michelle immediately apologized, "Ah. Leon, I'm sorry."

"What? A girl?"

"A cute girl?" "Wow!

Her voice is so sweet."

Her teammates were clearly shocked. Because Michelle was boosting the account for someone else, she refused to join in conversations. Her teammates assumed that the player was a man, but little did they know that she was a girl.

In this world, girls playing games were rare, especially those with really pleasant voices. When the players heard her speak for the first time, they believed she was a cute girl.

Michelle's tone sounded apologetic. Her teammates' hearts immediately softened.

"Ah, it doesn't matter if we lose."

"That's right. Come and I'll give you a gift."

"You have a nice voice. You should keep your microphone on and talk with us more often."

"I want to be friends with you. Can you add me as your friend?"

"Add me too so that we can play games together next time."

Their attitudes changed completely, but Michelle chose not to respond.

When Leon heard her teammates change their tone, his frown disappeared. But when he heard them try to sweet talk her, he scowled again.

Seeing that Michelle remained calm as usual, the wrinkle between his eyebrows deepened and he put his laptop down.

"I think there's been a misunderstanding, guys. She was talking to me just now,"

he announced, sitting closer to Michelle. He was close enough that she could smell the cologne he wore, and it was a pleasing fragrance. She sat a little straighter, not knowing why she was unexpectedly feeling nervous.

Before she could think about the possible reasons why she was anxious, one of her teammates coughed and the sound pulled her thoughts back to the present.

"Well, I see. Nice to meet you."

The boys started greeting Leon politely.

Leon's eyes narrowed. He glared at the screen of Michelle's mobile phone and then said to her, "Stop playing after this round. I have something to tell you."

"Okay." Michelle tapped some buttons on her screen, taking a few seconds to fight with her teammates in the game. This time around, she turned the setting of her headset to mute.

After finishing a round in the game, Michelle clicked on a notification saying she had friend requests. She was about to accept those invitations but Leon abruptly grabbed her wrist.

His fingers were slim and long, his knuckles prominent from how tightly he held her arm. Leon's palm warmed her wrist.

"Leon?" Michelle looked up at him in confusion.

Leon let her hand go as he stared at the friend requests on the screen of her phone. "Don't make friends with people on the Internet so casually," he warned. "It's easy to get scammed these days." "Don't worry, Leon. I think I'm smart enough not to fall for such tricks." Michelle attempted to click the accept button but her phone was snatched away.

She watched, flabbergasted, as Leon refused the invitations one by one. He demanded, "Didn't you say that you would always listen to me? Why didn't you follow what I told you just now?" "Fine!" Michelle exclaimed, her voice loud and clear.

Leon nodded, "Do you know what you should do next time?"

"I know. I won't allow others to approach me so easily in the future," Michelle replied, raising her hand. "I swear."

"That's good." A smile finally appeared on Leon's face. "Don't talk to those strangers online," he added.

"Okay!" Michelle agreed with a nod. Happy to see his pleased expression, she couldn't help smiling back at him.

When Michelle smiled, she didn't restrain it like most people did. She would really expose her teeth when she grinned.

Her innocent and carefree smile was so charming.

Perhaps it was because of that smile or because of her compliance but Leon's smile widened.

"Good girl. Don't spend hours looking at the screen of your phone. It's bad for your eyes. Go to the balcony and enjoy the scenery." Leon looked towards the said balcony. "Do you want to walk there by yoursel or should I lead you there?"

"Leon, you know I can walk there myself. You don't have to lead me there. I'm twenty-one years old, not a child." To prove it, Michelle got off the couch, bounced on her toes twice, and then made her way to the balcony.

Leon smiled and resumed working.

Not much later, someone knocked at the door. Leon stood to answer it and, when he opened the door, he was faced with a woman he recognized to be Lydia who brought a boy with her. "Good afternoon, Leon. Is Michelle around? She asked me to bring her something."

Leon finally noticed that she was holding a gift box in her hands. Lydia looked at the guy next to her. He was handsome, about the same height as Leon, and he dressed neatly but he seemed a little cold. And it was this seemingly unemotional man who greeted him with a polite bow. Already, Leon liked him more than Michelle's so-called teammates.

"Austin?" Leon had heard this name from Michelle a few times before, so it was not difficult to guess who the young man was.

Lydia was surprised. "You know him?"

"Yes. Michelle has mentioned him before." Leon gestured for them to enter. Austin nodded politely in thanks.

Hearing voices, Michelle returned to the living room. She immediately caught sight of Austin and, bewildered, she asked him, "Why are you here?"

"When you sent me the message, I was in the library and Austin was also there. I told him that you sprained your ankle so he accompanied me here to see you." Lydia hurried to help Michelle sit on the sofa and handed her the paper bag she had been holding. "Is your ankle alright now? Here's the thing you asked me to bring here."

Michelle peeped into the paper bag and smiled. "I'm fine. I just sprained my ankle by accident."

"Have you gone to the hospital?" Austin snuck a glance at her ankle. It was a little red which was obvious since she had snow-white skin, and it didn't seem too swollen but he was still worried. Even so, he kep his voice casual as he remarked, "It doesn't look fine."

"Leon took me to the hospital earlier." Michelle patted the sofa and demanded, "Why are you two still standing there? Just sit down already."

Austin furrowed his brows and asked, "What did the doctor prescribe? Did you get medicine?"

"Don't worry. I've already applied the ointment," Michelle answered, raising her head to look at Austin who still didn't take a seat. "Austin, when did you become so talkative? Sit down. Please."

Lydia glanced at Austin and then turned to Michelle. "He just talks a lot because he cares about you. Why are you complaining?"

Hearing this, Leon scanned Austin from head to toe. He observed that, indeed, there was something different about the way the boy looked at Michelle, but he hid it well enough.

He realized Austin had feelings for Michelle.

According to Michelle, Austin was a nice guy.000

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