You Are The Apple of My Eyes novel Chapter 517

Demi stopped dead in her tracks. She swallowed and gripped the plate with more force than necessary to prevent her hand from shaking. She desperately held onto the syringe in her pocket.

She kept her gaze straight ahead as she answered in a low voice, "Anxious family members and relatives rush into patients' wards all the time. We're used to it."

Demi was standing not far away from him. John tipped his head back and inhaled a lungful of air. Aside from the unmistakable smell of disinfectant, he caught a whiff of the unique perfume he was just sniffing a few minutes ago.

"Oh?" John turned around and faced Demi's direction. "Nina just praised the perfume your boyfriend has made for you, Demi."

Demi froze as her eyes widened. "What?

Demi? Is that you?" Hearing Demi's name, Cali tried to prop herself up in bed.

Demi would not admit it. "I don't know what you're talking about, sir. The patient is already awake. I need you to watch over her while I go get the doctor. She needs to be examined."

As Demi attempted to leave again in a hurry, John took three strides and was immediately beside her. He grabbed her wrist and took her hand out of her pocket. He asked, "What is this?"

Demi looked flabbergasted. She must have not expected that John noticed her hiding something in her pocket.

Cali's face drained of color as she stared at the exposed syringe. She pointed at Demi and yelled, "She came here to finish me because I discovered her secret. She wants to shut me up for good because I found out that she's working for Jett."

Demi let out a long sigh. She was trapped, and there was no getting out. She took a quick breath and held onto the syringe tightly. An evil smile twisted her face as she prepared to jam the needle into John's chest.

"Sean, look out!" Cali shouted in panic.

But John had already anticipated Demi's next move. The moment he felt her wrist tense up, he quickly swiped the syringe from her grasp, turned it over in his hand, and pointed the needle right at her face.

All Demi felt was a cold gust of wind, and the next thing she knew, the needle was less than three centimeters away from her cornea.

Every muscle in her body turned to stone. She could only stare in horror.

One wrong move and the needle would surely find a new home in one of her eyes.

In a heartbeat, John was able to turn the tables against her.

The needle was so close to her eye that she could almost see inside it. After a few moments, she found her tongue once again.

Demi eyed John fiercely. "Let me go."

John sneered and took a step forward, forcing Demi to back off. She was now their only reliable source of information about Jett and his evil plans. They had to question her.

"Sean, let's talk this over, shall we?" Demi's voice started trembling. She tried her best to sound nonchalant, but her eyes betrayed her plenty. She was scared out of her mind that the needle would plunge into her eyeball anytime.

The next moment, Demi felt her muscles stiffen up again. Fear was starting to grip her by the throat with rough, gnarly claws.

She struggled to continue, "You let me go, and I'll give you whatever you want. I can satisfy you with fame, wealth, status, and women. Just let me leave right now."

Sean was just a bodyguard, so Demi was sure that he would not be able to resist such an offer. Men like him took their entire lives building a rich life. If she could give him that life in exchange for hers, then everything would not be lost after all.

John simply clicked his tongue and scoffed. Demi obviously was unaware of the fact that he was John and he didn't lack of money or power.

As for her offer of women, John thought that no woman could ever compare to his Nina.

Demi was chasing pavements trying to bribe him with what he already had.

John's lips curled in an amused grin.

"What are you smiling about?" Demi asked, not understanding the look of entertainment on John's face. John just kept smiling at her and mocking her with his eyes. Demi clenched her teeth but decided to remain calm. At this moment, anger would just lead her to ruin. She continued, "I'm telling the truth. Let me go, and I'll give you the life a bodyguard can only dream of."

Cali bellowed, "Don't believe her, Sean! Demi, you damn traitor! Count Nangong will make you pay!"

Hearing this, Demi screamed at her, "Shut up, Cali! This is none of your business!"

Demi had been a gentle and lovely girl to Cali, so Cali could not believe her ears when she heard her scream just now. She genuinely sounded like she was going to leap on top of her and rip out her throat.