You Are The Apple of My Eyes

Chapter 785 She's Insecure

Nina was taken aback by her own thoughts and said, "How about I smell Mimi?"

John slipped his arm around her slender waist. His fingers curled against her skin, unintentionally tickling her.

But his expression was serious as he replied, "She must be smelling disinfectant. She did just come from an operating room."

"That's true." It wasn't as if Nina really wanted to smell Michelle. Sooner or later, she was going to find out if Leon and Michelle were secretly in love.

Anyway, their relationship was nobody's business but their own. Another thought crossed her mind.

'If Mimi and Leon really love each other, will they get married?

Emma and Mimi are my friends. One is married to my husband's nephew, and the other is going to marry my brother.'

Nina felt a little awkward.

She nudged John with her elbow until the man bent down to bring his head closer to hers. "What?" he whispered.

"Are they in a relationship?" Nina asked. She remembered what Leon had looked like when she had rushed to meet him at the hospital. His eyes had become red from crying and there were tear tracks on his face.

At the time, she had felt that something was off.

Now, Leon was sitting on the edge of Michelle's bed. Even though he was busy delegating his work, he would check on the young woman every few minutes before looking at the IV drip with a worried expression.

Before John could answer her, Nina became certain. "Leon likes Mimi."

"Yes," John confirmed, looking unsurprised by this revelation.

He had learned about Leon's feelings for Michelle three years ago.

Afraid that he would miss the moment Michelle regained consciousness, Leon vigilantly kept watch. He was so focused on his girlfriend that he nearly forgot that there were two other people in the room. One of the two seemed to be able to see through everything while the other was good at observing minute changes in people's expressions.

When he heard whispering behind his back, he stiffened for a moment.

He tried to cover up his surprise by saying, "Read the mood or get a room, you two."

"Read the mood or get a room," Nina echoed playfully. She fixed her gaze upon him with a mysterious grin.

Leon had an idea of what his sister was up to so he smiled back at her and replied, "I'm just waiting for her to wake up."

His words neither denied nor admitted anything.

The corners of Nina's lips curved up even more.

She opened her mouth to speak, but Leon interrupted her.

"Nini, can you contact Michelle's parents for me? Tell them that she is on a business trip and will be gone for a short period of time. Let's not make them worry about her."

Nina nodded and pulled out her phone. "No one tells their family by proxy that they're going on a business trip, especially at night. So for now, I'll tell them that Mimi's staying at my home. We'll let her validate our story when she wakes up."

"I didn't think of it that way. Thank you, Nini." Leon smiled gratefully at her.

He and John remained quiet as Nina talked with Elaine. Because the story was plausible and Nina said it convincingly, Michelle's mother did not suspect a thing.

With that solved, the next problem was who was going to stay at the hospital to watch over Michelle.

Leon and Nina spoke in unison, "I'll stay."

John's face morphed into a reluctant frown.

Leon was stunned for a second but he chuckled. "Nini, I know how busy you are. I'm free. Let me do it."

"Well, you're not her husband, Leon. So it's not appropriate for you to stay here and take care of her. Moreover, I'm not busy right now. You forget that I am on leave for my honeymoon. I can look after Mimi." Nina smirked, making her seem like she was making fun of her brother, but their discussion was a serious one.

Leon could feel that his sister was trying to make him admit that he was in a relationship with Michelle. She and her husband probably already knew that they were.

He just didn't want to break his promise to Michelle.

It didn't matter if others had guessed it right. He wasn't allowed to tell.

This put him in a dilemma.

Leon complained in his head, 'Why do three months take so long?'

Forcing a smile, he asked, "Nini, are you fed up with your husband already?"

"No. I still love him very much," Nina answered. "And I can take care of Mimi. I don't want to pick one over the other so I'll choose them both. Look—Mimi's knees and ankle are also injured. There are some things you can't do because you're a man, Leon." That was true, but Leon felt that he had to watch over his girlfriend. Otherwise, he would feel uneasy. It wasn't that he didn't trust others to take good care of her or that he would do a better job.

He just wanted to be with Michelle.

If he was the one who was bedridden, he would prefer it if he was accompanied by someone he liked.

Leon sighed in defeat. "I'm Michelle's boyfriend," he finally admitted.

Nina smiled triumphantly. Her eyes sparkled with joy and excitement as she asked, "Since when? And why didn't you tell me?"

"It hasn't been long, and she wanted me to keep it a secret." Leon's expression became serious. "I promised not to tell anyone so don't let it slip that you know. If she finds out that I told you, she'll definitely get mad. You don't want to make your future sister-in-law angry, do you?"

"Sister-in-law," Nina murmured in awe. "It's kind of weird. I knew that she wanted to find someone as good-looking as you, but I never expected you two to become a couple."

Leon had often heard Michelle say something similar. He couldn't help but recall the time when he had offered to help the young woman look for a boyfriend.

And it turned out he was the one.

Turning his gaze back to the unconscious woman in the bed, Leon said, "She wanted a boyfriend like me so I helped her. She got me, and it's great because we know each other very well."

"Yes, you know each other well. But why didn't you tell me?" Nina demanded.

"I wanted to tell you, but she wouldn't let me do it! Nini, help me figure out why." Leon looked at Nina expectantly.

Nina was speechless for a moment.

"Have you ever thought about why Mimi is unwilling to make your relationship public?"

Leon had wondered about that, but he still couldn't figure it out. It was obvious that Michelle liked him very much. When she was with him, she always smiled brightly like a flower in bloom.

She could admit to having a crush on someone, but she didn't want to tell others that she had a boyfriend and who he was.

Leon admitted, "I have no idea why. Do you? You're a woman. Can you help me figure out the reason, Nini?"

Nina mulled over it for a few seconds and then said, "Either she doesn't like you as much as you like her or she's insecure. Mimi is the type to share her happiness with us. She's told us about a lot of things except for the fact that you two are in love. Either she is not happy with your relationship or she doesn't want to raise false hopes.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

But Mimi has been very happy recently. She keeps sending messages in the group chat. We seldom reply because we are very busy, but she doesn't seem to care about that because she's enjoying herself. So I think that she feels insecure about your relationship."

Leon was stunned by his sister's conclusion.

Nina continued, "Mimi has a warm and loving family so she's had a sense of security since childhood."

Leon felt each word like a punch to his gut.

His gaze fell on Michelle's face once more. Her eyelashes barely fluttered as she slept, and her lips still looked a little pale.

He thought, 'So she feels insecure.'