You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 738 Leon Is Single

"Are you okay, Michelle?" The smile on Valerie's face was replaced by a worried look. "You just bumped into someone!"

Michelle rubbed her forehead with one hand, while the other was on her buttocks. "I'm so sorry," she apologized without raising her head. She had such a funny expression on her face that Nina couldn't help but laugh. She then bent down to help Michelle back on her feet. "Come on. Let's get you up. Does your butt still hurts?"

"No..." Michelle tried her best to hide the pain she was feeling. After all, it was her who bumped into the person first. But as soon as she raised her head and realized that it was Nina who was standing in front of her, she tossed all pretension out the window. "It hurts! It really hurts!"

Valerie stepped forward and said in a gentle voice, "You have almost knocked down Princess Nina, Michelle. You should hurry up and apologize now."

"It's alright." Nina began brushing the dust off Michelle's body.

Upon sensing Nina's concern, Valerie couldn't help but frown. She heard that Nina was a cold and arrogant person who seldom made friends. She couldn't help but wonder why Nina was being friendly towards Michelle.

She thought Michelle was able to be one of Nina's bridesmaids

because of Leon. She didn't know Michelle and Nina were friends.

Nina watched Michelle intently before asking, "Why were you in such a hurry?"

"I have something urgent to attend to! I'll see you later!" Michelle was too caught up with thoughts of her flowers that she ran away from the princess without further preamble.

She didn't even seem to care about the pain in her buttocks.

Nine chuckled. But when she caught Valerie staring at her, she regained her composure and put on the same cold mask she always wore. She said, "You know Michelle because of my brother, right?"

"Yes. Leon treats her like his sister." Somehow, Valerie couldn't understand why they had to talk about Michelle. Nonetheless, she felt like she had to praise the other woman in front of the princess. "She's a very lovely girl," she added.

"Indeed she is," Nina said calmly. Nobody could read what the expression on her face meant.

Smiling, Valerie said, "To be honest, when Leon mentioned something about a sister, I thought you were in Lexingport City with him. It was only when I saw Michelle that I realized he wasn't referring to you at all."

Valerie watched the expression on Nina's face intently. But the princess was not giving anything away with her face.

'Princess Nina is really close to her brother Leon. Won't she get jealous that her brother sees a different woman as his sister?

Or am I being too subtle about this?'

Valerie's eyes darkened a bit as she sighed. "Michelle is really lucky. Leon treats her like his sister. It must mean she's as noble as you are, Your Highness."

"It seems that way."

Nina's tone was calm. Valerie, on the other hand, thought she was angry and was secretly happy with this reaction.

However, this happiness only lasted for less than two seconds. Nina added, "But there's one thing you didn't get right. Leon treats Michelle as his sister because of me. She is a really good friend of mine." Valerie felt her blood go cold at what Nina had just revealed. She found herself unable to say anything to that.

The cold wind was blowing very gently, but Valerie felt the cold seep through her fingers and down to her toes.

She couldn't help but think, 'What does Princess Nina mean?'

"Is Michelle a good friend of yours?" Valerie had to clear her voice to keep it from trembling. She was still too shocked to believe what she had just heard. But she knew she couldn't show it to the princess. Nonetheless, her face turned pale no matter how hard she tried to hide her shock.

Nina glanced at her and noticed the look of surprise on her face. "Is there a problem?"

"No. There's no problem." Valerie tried to force a smile.

"Three years ago, I studied at L University with Michelle. She is my best friend in Lexingport City. You don't have to come here again. As for the ballet play you just mentioned, I need to check my schedule first. I'll let you know if I'm free to go," Nina said, turning around to face Valerie.

Valerie raised her head to meet Nina's eyes. They were as unfathomable as the deep sea.

She felt scared as if Nina could read her mind.

It was then that Valerie knew that Nina could feel her dislike towards Michelle. And it seemed like the princess disapproved.

Nonetheless, Valerie smiled and said, "Okay."

"You may leave now. You can visit Leon when he recovers and goes to C Mansion." With a cold expression, Nina left without giving her a smile.

The smile on Valerie's face disappeared as soon as she turned around.

Today, she didn't just fail to secure Nina's support, but she also offended the princess.

It had never crossed her mind that Michelle would be good friends with Nina after all.

When she first arrived at Lexingport City, she didn't bother investigating Michelle's background. She also didn't dare bring her up at all to avoid raising suspicions. She only got to know Michelle by hearing some information here and there.

After Michelle had gone, Valerie never mentioned anything related to the other woman.

It was not easy for her to keep Michelle away from Leon. She didn't want to bring Michelle up so that he would miss her more.

In the past three years, she struggled to get closer to Leon. He had always considered her as a friend and that was that.

Now that Michelle came back, Leon had eyes only for her. He had even mentioned during Nina's wedding that he wished his future wife would be good friends with Nina. He was basically referring to Michelle back then.

Frustrated, Valerie got into her car and closed her eyes. "Let's head back. Hurry up and drive faster!"

It was the first time that the driver witnessed Valerie looking so furious. He didn't dare delay for a moment.

As soon as the car left the gates, a servant immediately reported to Nina. "Mrs. Shi, the Feng family's car is finally gone."

"From now on, you should never let Valerie enter the North Yard," Nina ordered, yawning widely afterwards.

'It's all John's fault. I haven't gotten enough sleep.'

Helen then came forward and said, "Mrs. Shi, would you like to get some sleep for a while?"

Nina yawned again. "I'll go to bed later. But first, where is Michelle? I have something to tell her."

"I'll go and replace her."

Helen found Michelle putting flowers in a vase. She held a pair of scissors in one hand. The table where the vase was sitting on was littered with cut-off sticks and broken leaves.

"Michelle, how is your flower arrangement?" Looking at the flowers, Helen continued, "This look familiar. Is that the bridal bouquet?"

"Yes." Michelle touched the petals with her fingers gently.

"That can only mean one thing, Michelle. It seems like you'll soon be the next bride." Helen smiled at Michelle. "Mrs. Shi wants to see you. She asked me to call for you."

Michelle was cleaning up the mess she made on the table. Upon learning that Nina was looking for her, she hurried up with what she was doing.

Helen came forward to help her clean up the table. In less than a minute, everything was in order.

Michelle stepped into the living room and saw Nina lounging sideways on the sofa. She was dressed in a navy blue dress. Her legs were bent while one hand supporting her head. She was like a muse posing for a painting.

Michelle didn't notice how sleepy Nina looked, so she trotted over to her happily and greeted, "Nini!"

Nina startled upon hearing her cheery voice. Her eyelids flew open, and she sat up.

"What can I do for you, Nini?" Michelle took the seat beside the princess and grabbed for one of the oranges on the table.

Nina turned her head to look at her friend and asked, "Do you and Valerie bear grudges against each other?"

"No." By this time, Michelle had already peeled the orange and divided it into half. She gave one half to Nina, while she ate the other. Her eyes lit up. "It's so sweet!"

Nina also put a piece of orange into her mouth and swallowed before continuing, "Yes, it is sweet. But anyway, let's go back to Valerie. If she's against you, then it's best that you stay away from her from now on."

Michelle shrugged. "She's a good person. I don't think she'll try to target me. Maybe she just thinks that..."

She trailed off.

"What is it?" Nina asked curiously.

Michelle put another piece of orange into her mouth and chewed on it for a while. Then, she answered truthfully, "She thinks that Leon is so good to me that it's affecting their dating life."

"Dating life?" For a moment, Nina thought that she misheard what Michelle said. She frowned and said, "Leon broke up with her a long time ago. She doesn't even like him."

"What?" Michelle blinked.

But then, an inexplicable feeling of joy was starting to well up inside her.

At the same time, she couldn't help but feel sad for Leon.

'It took them four years to reunite again only to break up in the end.

How could Leon's life be so miserable?' Pressing her lips together, Michelle sighed.☐☐☐☐☐☐