Leon remained silent.
"Even if I am not your brother-in-law in the future, we are still going to be friends." Vicente was a little frustrated. "Don't forget how Valerie treated you. People always say that you were the one that forced the issue, but it was Valerie who approached you first and then broke your heart..."
"Stop!" Leon interrupted angrily.
After a few seconds of silence, he smiled again and said, "Thank you."
Vicente shrugged. "Whatever."
"Do you like candies?" Noah asked as he walked over to Vicente, leaving her stunned.
'Why is he asking me that?
I don't eat sweet food.'
She didn't immediately refute, but asked, "What's wrong?"
"I have lived in your house for such a long time and I just don't know how to thank you for all that you have done for me. You have everything anyone could want, and I don't know what to give you. Next time I send lollipops to Nini, I will send some to you as well." Noah had thought about this for a long time. 'My unique lollipops are the only things I can offer now.'
Vicente hesitated, but before she opened her mouth, Leon said, "Count Nangong doesn't eat sweets."
"What a pity! If you ever travel to Lexingport City, make sure to call me and I'll be the one to host you," Noah urged.
"Okay." Vicente smiled and watched Noah leave.
Noah and Wynn went to the lounge first. Leon teased Vicente, "Do you like Noah?"
Vicente looked flustered and couldn't get the denial out of her mouth.
"Don't be nervous. I won't tell anyone that you like men," Leon assured.
Still stunned but not as overcome by shock, Vicente began to speak. "What are you talking about? That's not true."
He sighed, "No wonder."
"No wonder what?" Vicente was puzzled.
Leon took a deep breath and said, "No wonder you don't like my sister."
Vicente opened her mouth and wanted to explain, but he stopped her before she could go on any further. He raised his hand and patted her on the shoulder. "My sister is beautiful. From her appearance alone, it makes a lot of men flock. However, you tried to help her and John. At the beginning, I didn't understand.
It turns out that you like men," Leon said with a pitiful look.
Once again, Vicente opened her mouth. "I..."
"Okay fine. I know you don't like men. You just like Noah, and he happens to be a man," Leon teased.
Panic began to set in as her throat dried up. "I don't like him."
Leon didn't believe it at all. With a dejected face, he spoke up again. "With your status, to be in a relationship with Noah is simply impossible."
Vicente knew what Leon meant. After all, she was a man in Leon's eyes.
"I have never thought about that. Jett and I are the opposite. He prefers a woman, and I prefer my career," she admitted gently.
"Okay. I'm leaving," Leon said, patting her shoulder.
"Be safe." Vicente waved her hand and watched him enter the lounge. Then she drove around the island.
After that, it was dark.
She then went to deal with the documents and only reached home around midnight. The only thing on her mind was going straight to bed.
The next morning, Vicente was absent-minded. It was not until in the afternoon that Nina and John came with the children. With the kids in her arms, Vicente finally came to her sense.
It had been more than three months since Van and Don were born. They mostly made little babbling noises as they stared at the world with their bright amber eyes.
Not only did they get their mother's fantastic eyes, but they also got her elegant nose and mouth. As a whole though, they still looked like John.
All similarities aside, they were adorable.
"When you two grow up, I'm sure you'll have all the girls wrapped around your fingers. You guys are so adorable already, I can only imagine how handsome you will be when you grow up," Vicente praised with a smile.
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