You Are The Apple of My Eyes novel Chapter 544

Ivy continued to urge, "If you still haven’t made up your mind, you don't need to confess your love now. The flirtation between lovebirds is the most beautiful."

"There is no flirtation between us." Cali stopped in her tracks, turned towards Ivy, and looked at her in the eye. "Ivy, can you please stop saying things that might mislead others?"

Ivy froze. She quickly hid the hatred in her eyes and squeezed out a flattering smile. "Oops, sorry. That was just a slip of the tongue. I didn't mean anything bad. It won't happen again."

"Please be more mindful in the future." Cali's expression softened. "Don't blame me for being harsh. I said that for your own good. If you continue speaking without thinking, you'll definitely offend someone one day and bring trouble to yourself."

"I know, Cali. You've always had my best interest at heart. Well, you'd better hurry up. Sean must've already been anxious waiting for you. I'm looking forward to your wedding." Ivy smiled and hugged her.

However, the smile on her face vanished right after Cali left.

"Bah!" she spat. "I'm much more popular than you. What are you feeling so proud of yourself for? When I become Count Nangong's woman, I'll make you serve me every day. At that time, I'd like to see if you can still show off in front of me."

Cali naturally didn’t hear any of those. She was in such a hurry that she was practically jogging. She only slowed down when she spotted John’s back from afar.

"Good morning, Sean." With a heart that was beating like crazy, she walked slowly towards him. She was so nervous that her palms were sweating.

"Come with me." John took a glance at her, turned around, and walked away without responding to her greetings.

Cali was dumbfounded. It was only after he was about to disappear from her sight that she finally regained her train of thoughts and chased after him. He didn’t say anything on the way, so she also kept her mouth shut. Nevertheless, she still sneaked furtive glances at him from time to time and found that he was frowning. It was as if there was something urgent he was concerned about.

After some time, she finally couldn’t hold her curiosity and concern back. "Sean, is there a problem?" she asked.

John didn't answer. In fact, he didn’t even show any sign of hearing her question. But Cali didn't really expect to receive an answer either. The Sean she knew indeed wasn’t the type to explain much.

More than ten minutes later, Cali stood at the bottom of the stairway leading to the second floor, staring blankly at the steps.

"Sean, we don't have the permission to go to the second floor."

"I have. Come with me." John started to walk upstairs without waiting for her answer.

"Oh, I dare not. Sean, you might’ve been given permission, but I haven’t. I can't break the rules. I’ll be punished by Count Nangong otherwise." Cali hesitated but eventually decided to not follow him.

This time, John finally stopped and turned to look at her. "I'm here. I won't let you be punished."

Cali's heart missed a beat and then started to thump wildly. His words were like a huge boulder thrown into a calm lake, bringing about violent waves in her heart.

She felt like she was catapulted to cloud nine again.

'I'm here. I won't let you be punished.' These were probably the sweetest words she'd ever heard.

A dark-red hue spread on her face.

"Why aren't you moving?" John, who finally noticed she wasn't following him, spoke rather coldly.

Cali quickly followed after him. Her heart was practically boiling with happiness that she didn't even feel the cold aura he emitted.

John walked along the corridor and led her towards Nina's bedroom. "Princess Nina took some medicine and slept alone in the master bedroom last night. She's missed the time for her morning run. I need you to go in and check on her. If she's still asleep, wake her up."

"Okay." Cali nodded, but when she saw the biometric fingerprint lock on the door, she couldn’t help but frown. "But I don’t think we can get in. Let me knock on the door first."

"No need. Go in. Keep quiet." John pressed his thumb on the scanner and unlocked the door.

Cali was taken aback. She looked at him with a rather bewildered, complicated gaze. "Sean, how could you...? Isn't this Princess Nina and Count Nangong’s bedroom?"

John didn't offer any explanation. The expression on his face didn’t even change.

Cali understood that he wouldn't explain, so she changed her tactic. "Sean, you are a good friend of Count Nangong, aren't you? You can freely access the second floor and even unlock the master bedroom’s door. Count Nangong must trust you very much."

"Yes. Go in." John nodded.

With the conviction that she must've over thought things just now, the haze in her eyes cleared up in an instant.