You Are The Apple of My Eyes novel Chapter 400

Nina could read John's lips.

She opened her mouth but couldn't say anything. A trail of hot tears flowed down her cheeks.

The faint blue light shone on her silently crying face, and John's heart broke.

The worry that had been weighing down on him for not having seen her for several days, the anxiety of not being able to get in touch with her, and the terrifying prospect of living without her—all of these emotions made the man's tears fall.

John whispered softly, "Don't cry."

Nina bit her lips tightly. When she released them, her lips were red and tear-stained. One look at her pitiful appearance, and John was ready to fly out wherever she was right now to be at her side.

John sent a message to her. "Don't cry. You know I feel bad when you cry."

Nina stared at the emotion-filled words, and the dam that kept her grievances and hurts of the past few days hidden inside her heart finally broke.

Her tears fell unchecked, and pitiful sobs escaped her. Her mouth twitched, and a cry accidentally escaped her. Nina nervously pressed a fist to stave off her sobs, and her tears constantly leaked out of her eyes.

John found this sight to be unbearable. He reached out a hand, but he could not touch her.

His fingers only touched the cold screen.

"Please don't cry. Don't cry." The only thing John could do was to repeat this sentence. His voice was low, faint, and full of suppressed emotions. "Wait for me."

'Wait for me. I'll come and take you home."

"Okay." Nina nodded, her shoulder still shaking with sobs. She was about to say something else when footsteps sounded outside the room.

Anne asked, "Is Nina asleep?"

Rebecca quickly pulled on her coat and answered truthfully, "Yes, Your Majesty. Princess Nina has gone to bed early."

"That was a ruse. Open the door." Anne waved her hand, and Rebecca opened the door.

The sound of the door knob twisting was like an alarm bell. Nina whispered urgently, "Honey, I'll be waiting for you. You must come to pick me up."

As soon as she finished speaking, Nina turned off the virtual screen. She hid the watch under her pillow, lay down, and pulled the quilt over her head.

At the exact moment that Rebecca opened the door, Nina closed her eyes. With a click, the room became bright.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Nina tried to adjust her breathing.

"The princess is asleep," Rebecca said in a low voice, looking at Nina's closed eyes.

However, Anne didn't believe it. She went straight to the bedside and said, "Get up. I know you are awake."

Nina pretended not to hear it and continued to feign sleep with her eyelids closed. All the while, her heart thundered in her ears.

How did her mother know?

In the next second, Anne gave her the answer. "Nina, you grew up on Scher Mountain. You can't possibly have forgotten that there is a dedicated person who monitors our home network. Only those who are registered to the network with their real names can use the network."

Nina's heart gave a jolt. How could she forget this?

She should have been more careful just now—she should have stolen somebody else's connection instead of using her own.

She gave herself away.

Nina gritted her teeth, and pretended to stir by moving her body. She opened her eyes, seemingly in a daze, blinked two times, and then rubbed her fists against them.

"Mom, Rebecca, why are you here?" Nina moved her body lazily, and she peered up at them with heavy, seemingly sleepy-looking eyes.

'Keep acting!

You haven't been born yet when I was recognized as an outstanding actress,' Anne thought.

Displeasure colored Anne's voice as she stripped Nina of her ruse. "Stop pretending. Take out the device that you used to contact others."

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Nina slowly sat up and opened her eyes wide in a picture of innocence. "I didn't contact anyone."

Anne was a person who would rather do things than speak. She ordered, "Rebecca, search her room."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Rebecca began to search the room with her staff.

Nina didn't care. "Well, go ahead and search."

In her search, Rebecca nearly overturned every piece of furniture and decor in Nina's room, but she failed to find anything suspicious. She came to Anne and shook her head. "There's nothing here, Your Majesty.'

"Didn't I say so? Why didn't you believe me?" Nina said slowly. "You can leave after your search. I am ready to drop dead."

She yawned again for emphasis.

Anne looked around the room. Rebecca and her staff had been thorough in their search. How could they not find anything?

Wait, there was one place that hadn't been searched yet.