You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 645 A Gun

As soon as she hit the bed and closed her eyes, Michelle fell fast asleep. Her mouth was hanging open as if she was dreaming about eating again. Eventually, the dream vanished. She sluggishly opened up her eyes and turned on the light.

She woke up in the middle of the night with a strong desire to go to the bathroom.

She stood up and trudged sleepily to the bathroom. When she came back, she noticed a glimmer of light spilling out from the gaps in the door leading to the next room.

"Why is Leon still awake?" Rubbing her eyes, Michelle staggered towards the door and knocked on it.

The loud sound was enough to wake Leon from his own dreams. His eyes flew open, and his eyelashes seemed to tremble slightly with fear.

"Leon, are you still awake?" Michelle's sleepy voice drifted over from the other side of door. She yawned after speaking.

Leon threw a quick glance at the door, and then closed his eyes again. His pale and slender fingers pinched his nose. It took a while before he opened his eyes again and replied, "No."

His voice sounded awake and alert with no signs of sleepiness. The knock was enough to frighten him back to his full senses.

Still in a state of shock, he opened the door and peered outside. "What do you want?" he asked. His tone was colder than usual.

Michelle had always perceived Leon to be a gentle man. He always spoke gently and calmly like still water. But at that moment, Leon was acting odd. His face and tone were cold as if he was talking to a stranger.

However, Leon was also usually gentle with strangers. He must be angry this time.

Michelle found herself at a loss of what to say or do. She lowered her head in panic and began to apologize. "I'm sorry, Leon. Did I wake you up?"

As soon as he heard the word "sorry," Leon realized that he had let his guards down and revealed his real self.

For a long time, his identity had forced him to be polite when dealing with people. Every day, he always had a smile to show to others. As time went on, he had seemingly formed an impenetrable mask which he wore in front of everyone else.

He only took it off at night when he was alone. Without it, he was unkind and unfriendly. He was especially grouchy when someone disturbed his sleep. However, this was not because of temperament. It was fear.

He had been dreaming of ghosts lately. It also didn't help that he was constantly tensed. It was as if he never had a moment to relax.

There were so many things he needed to do that required him to make judgments and choices. The entire fate of C Island rested on his shoulders.

A person's burden was determined by how well other people treated him. And in Leon's case, his identity made it difficult for him to be a carefree and ordinary person.

The fact that he was constantly on edge resulted to strange dreams each night. It was because of this that he never turned his light off when sleeping. He was afraid of what he might find in the dark when he suddenly wake up.

In his dreams, he was fearless. He knew that he was dreaming and that nothing was real. Even if he dreamed of falling off a cliff, he knew that he would not die.

But reality was different. Fear would always bring him a series of physiological reactions. His body would tremble and shake. And his heart would beat erratically against his chest.

Just now, the knock on his door was enough to wake him up feeling terrified. This made him miserable, but he wasn't angry. The mask he had worn for years had made him unable to be angry at anyone. That was why he acted coldly towards Michelle.

Except for his sister Nina, he would instantly hate anyone who dared wake him up while he was sleeping. Wynn, for one, didn't know this before. As a result, he had received Leon's resentment and was thrown into a dilapidated building in the middle of nowhere.

No matter how hard Wynn tried to apologize, it didn't work. But Michelle's case was different. As soon as she apologized, Leon felt guilty.

"Don't worry. You didn't wake me up." Leon's voice was back to being gentle again. He had to bend down a bit to place his hand on top of Michelle's head. "I'm sorry. I was just lost in thought a while ago. I thought it was Wynn who knocked on my door. That's why I was like that."

"It's okay." Michelle's smile bloomed once more. She was happy to hear that Leon was not angry with her. "But why aren't you asleep, Leon? It's almost three o'clock now."

Leon fell silent at that. He had already fallen asleep a while ago, but she just woke him up.

Nonetheless, Michelle believed that he was awake the whole time because the light in his room was switched on.

"My boss was just harassing me to finish up something for work," Leon lied. "But I'm done now, so I'm going to sleep."

Michelle frowned sympathetically and hugged him. The faint scent of milk wafted into his nose as a pair of soft little hands wrapped themselves around his waist.

Leon was wearing thin and smooth silk pajamas. It draped loosely around his body. But when those short arms held him, his pajamas bunched up together, making it thicker. Nonetheless, he could still feel Michelle's heat burning through his pajamas and branding his skin.

After all, he was a man with a woman in his arms. It also didn't help that it was already late at night. Even though he was restless, he couldn't stop himself from reacting this way.

He hadn't been intimate with anyone for years. It was only natural for him to react this way to a woman. But he treated her as his sister. This wasn't normal anymore.

There was a gradual change in Leon's demeanor, but he didn't try to pull Michelle away from him.

Meanwhile, Michelle had no idea of what Leon was thinking about in that moment. She only wanted to comfort him. Her little head rubbed against his chest like a pet comforting her master.

"If your boss continues to do so, you should look for another job." It was then that Michelle pulled away. Her black eyes shone against the weak light as she looked up at him. "I have some money saved up, Leon."

Tension had finally flown out of Leon's body. He even managed a laugh especially upon hearing about her savings. He didn't know why.

The heat from her body had gradually dissipated as soon as Michelle stepped away. Leon was able to breathe properly again. "I know. Just go to sleep for now. I'm going to turn off the light and go to sleep as well."

"Okay. Good night, Leon. I wish you have good dreams." Michelle gave him a small wave.

"Good night and sweet dreams as well," Leon said with a faint smile. He watched her retreating back until she stepped inside her own room. But then, she suddenly turned around to look at him. Leon raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong, Michelle?"

Michelle seemed hesitant at first before she finally said, "Don't do stupid things, okay? Even if someone is pressuring you and treating you badly, don't do it. You still have me and Nini. We will always be with you."

"What?" Leon was confused upon hearing this. His face went blank. Michelle took a deep breath and said, "It's illegal to have a gun, Leon."

This confused him even more. "A gun? What are you talking about?"

"Stop pretending, Leon. I know that you don't go to bed at night and that you have a gun with you. You must be planning something bad," Michelle said worriedly. "You shouldn't go against the law."

He couldn't understand how she could possibly come up with all this. "How do you that I have a gun with me?"

Michelle's eyes widened as if he had just confirmed her suspicions. "I felt it. It's still hot."

It was then that realization suddenly hit her. Raising her voice, she said, "The gun wouldn't be hot unless it was used. Did you fire it recently?"

The expression on Leon's face changed. He looked embarrassed. He didn't know what to say.

What made it even more embarrassing was that it raised its head again at Michelle's words.000000