Nina looked at John's eyes with a dazed look, and it stirred up an inexplicable emotion in her heart. She blinked at him as she felt this man familiar.
But she could not remember anything about this man in front of her.
She felt so frustrated that she wanted to slap him across the face.
But her hands and feet remained where they were. She could not get them to move. It was as if her body was occupied by a stranger.
A voice deep in her heart was telling her not to push him away.
This kind of thing had happened more than twice now. Nina used to think that she would beat any man who tried to take advantage of her, but John was different. She didn't beat him.
Around him, her way of doing things was a little different from what she had imagined.
Nina's amber eyes sparkled and her tone softened. "Did we have a close relationship before?"
"Yes." His voice was now gentler than before.
"Then why don't I remember you? And your name sounds unfamiliar. You said you were sent to protect us. Who sent you? And what's that person's relationship with me?"
"Kiss me a few more times, and I'll tell you." At the moment, John decided to seize the opportunity to flirt with Nina.
Nina suddenly put on a cold look and replied, "In your dreams!"
"Give me a kiss, and I'll answer one random question." John teased her further.
"You bastard." After saying that, Nina ducked under his arm and stepped away. "I'll ask Leon. He'll tell me what I want to know."
"I'm right here. Why bother asking others?" John lazily leaned against the wall and folded his arms across his chest. He followed Nina with his eyes.
Nina did not want to talk to him anymore. Instead of replying, she crawled onto the bed and played with the twins.
The little kids' laughter sounded like tinkling bells, and Nina's coos were as sweet as honey.
Without disturbing them, John stood guard nearby.
Whenever she met John's gaze, Nina quickly looked away. Looking directly into his eyes scared her for reasons she could not fathom.
She could not understand why she felt guilty. She was afraid that he would see through her.
That night, Nina called Leon.
"Leon, are you busy? I have something to ask you."
"You know I'm never busy for you. What's up?"
"I want to know who Sean really is."
On the other end of the line, Leon paused and asked, "Why?"
"He's acting really weird. He told me just now that he wanted to take me away from Noah. And I act weird around him. I can neither beat him nor refute him. The more I think about it, the guiltier I feel. Am I a bad woman? Am I cheating on Noah by feeling like this about Sean?"
"Oh, you like Sean?" Leon asked excitedly.
"No." Nina shook her head. "No, of course not. I just don't understand why I feel this way about him. I don't really know him, so how could I develop a crush on him? Besides, I already have Noah. How could I have feelings for another man? This is driving me insane."
"How does Sean make you feel exactly?"
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