Vicente knocked on the door and yelled, "Can I come in? Are you decent?"
"Come on in."
Hearing Nina's answer, Vicente pushed the door open and walked in the ward. John and Nina were sitting on the sofa and having breakfast. Nina was drinking soybean milk with a straw. Seeing Vicente come in, she picked up the other cup of soybean milk and offered, "Would you like some soybean milk?"
John was sitting half a meter away from Nina and eating a bun slowly and elegantly.
"Thanks. Don't pretend. I know what you were doing." Vicente shut the door behind her and locked it so that they would not be disturbed.
He walked toward Nina and took the soybean milk that was supposed to be John's. She took a seat beside her and said, "Can you scoot a little bit, please?"
Nina slid closer to John, making space for Vicente on the sofa. She then said defensively, "We were just having breakfast. We weren't doing anything else."
John silently put his arm around Nina's waist, which he had been thinking about for a long time.
Vicente flashed them a knowing smile. She turned her head to look at them and then took a sip of her soybean milk. "I wasn't born yesterday, my dear princess. Even if you two are completely dressed, I know what you were doing before I walked in."
Then, Vicente bent down and pulled out John's tie from under the sofa. She waved it in front of them and asked, "Case in point."
Nina's eyes widened.
She swiped the tie off Vicente's grasp as her cheeks flared furiously.
With an embarrassed smile, she stuffed the tie behind her.
"Besides, you have a lot of hickeys on your neck." Vicente looked sidelong at Nina's neck and collarbone.
Nina looked down and found the love bites on her skin. She raised her hand in panic but could only cover a few of the marks.
Embarrassed and annoyed, she glared at Vicente.
"What are you glaring at me for? He's the one who gave you the hickeys," Vicente said discontentedly, nodding at John.
Feeling genuinely amused, John only snickered.
It was not his fault. Nina's skin was so tender that even the gentlest kisses left marks on it that lasted for several days.
Noticing the anger in her eyes, John quickly stopped smiling and turned to comfort Nina, "It doesn't matter. You can just wear a cheongsam to cover them up."
"A cheongsam?" Nina asked in confusion. "You got me a cheongsam?"
Vicente asked in surprise, "How did you know that the cheongsams I had bought for Nina arrived last night?"
"I didn't," John answered.
Turning her head toward Vicente, Nina said, "You bought cheongsams for me?"
"Yes." Vicente nodded. "Didn't you say that you wanted to wear a cheongsam? The craftsmanship here isn't that good, so I especially sent someone to Z Country to customize several cheongsams for you. They just arrived last night, and I thought you could wear one of them when you get discharged from the hospital today."
"Oh, Vicente, that's so nice of you." Nina was deeply touched. She mentioned the cheongsam to Vicente before because she was missing John, but she did not expect that she would remember it.
"The man...woman who will marry you in the future will be very lucky." Nina almost spilled the beans. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and changed her words.
She reached out and was about to hug Vicente. She was suddenly reminded of Michelle who always jumped into her arms when she got excited.
"Ahem." John cleared his throat loudly and grabbed her hand. He quickly stood up and sat between Nina and Vicente.
Vicente could only shake her head.
She thought, 'Wow, this man is really possessive.
He not only guards Nina from Noah but also from me. What the hell is wrong with this guy? Haven't I working my butt off to get him back together with his wife?
Maybe I shouldn't be so kind to him after all.'
"I have to remind you two that you're now involved in a secret love affair. You should try harder to hold yourselves back now," Vicente said in a soft voice with a bit of toughness. "Especially you, John. No, Sean. If you expose your relationship with Nina, I won't be able to help you when others take you down for it.
After all, you two are technically cuckolding me." Vicente raised her chin.
Nina did not know what to say.
She thought, 'This person really has a special way of speaking.
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