You Are The Apple of My Eyes novel Chapter 127

James looked up silently. He pressed his lips tightly together to keep himself from laughing. He sympathetically glanced at Dora who now stood frozen in her place.

"My head doesn't hurt anymore." The pitiful look on Dora's face disappeared and was replaced by a serious expression.

There was no way she could convince John with childish moves. She had to find another way.

"That's what I thought." John stood up and left without looking back.

Outside the house, he saw Henry standing next to his car. The wind was blowing slightly strongly that wisps of Henry's hair danced in the air.

Even though John was still a little far away from Henry, he could read the exhaustion all over his face. The heavy bags under his eyes told a long story of nights spent with little rest.

John did not ask Henry to stay up late with the IT department last night. What did he do that was so tiring last night?

"Good morning, Mr. Shi." Henry bowed respectfully and opened the car door for John.

"Good morning." John had not seen Henry for a while. The capability of his new assistant was way inferior compared to Henry's.

Henry was stunned by what John did next.

Instead of getting in the back seat, John stopped beside Henry and said, "Fatigue driving kills. I'm still young. I can drive myself home."

Then, John went straight to the driver's seat and signaled Henry to sit in the passenger seat.

Henry felt a little terrified, but because of John's order, he got into the passenger seat, fastened his seat belt, and sincerely said, "Thank you for your consideration, Mr. Shi."

In the past, Henry would have complained about John insisting on taking the wheel. This was the first time that he got to enjoy being driven around by his boss.

But after what happened last night, he was too tired. John started the engine and eased out of Stone Road. The passenger side window was down, allowing Henry to feel the gentle breeze from outside. The cool air against his skin was like a lullaby that eventually coaxed him to sleep.

Without disturbing him, John deliberately slowed down his driving. On the way, he received a call from Adrian. "Mr. Shi, is Henry with you?"

"Yes." John turned his head to take a look at Henry who was sleeping soundly.

A deep and helpless sigh sounded from the other line. After what felt like a long time, Adrian finally said, "That's good."

Half a minute of silence followed after that. Then, Adrian said, "He finished all the work at the office last night. He turned in really late. He must be worn out. Can you please give him half a day's off and let him get some rest?"

Adrian was worried, but he held back his concern. He felt that if he showed that he cared, he would make mistakes.

"All right," John agreed. Actually, there was nothing Henry needed to do today.

After thinking for a while, John finally asked, "What happened to you two?" After all, Henry was his assistant.

Adrian and Henry always quarreled, but they always ended up resolving their problems on their own. Today was different. It seemed that Henry was deliberately escaping from Adrian.

After a short silence, Adrian did not answer the question but changed the subject. "I heard that you deducted Henry's this year's and next year's salary. Just pay him properly every month, and I'll pay you back."

When he heard that Adrian was willing to spend money for a man, John almost stepped on the gas.

As far as he knew, Adrian only squandered his money on himself and women.

He had no objection against Adrian wanting to pay Henry's salary, though.

"And don't let him know that I will be paying for his salary, okay?" Adrian added.

John nodded and replied, "Okay."

"Thank you, Mr. Shi."

Adrian thanked him solemnly, which surprised John. John hung up the phone after the call.

It took one and a half hours to get to Stone Road but three hours to get back to North Yard. Henry slept quietly in the passenger seat the entire trip.

Three hours later, John pulled the car over at North Yard. Then, he gently woke Henry up. "Wake up."