You Are The Apple of My Eyes novel Chapter 681

Leon glanced at his wrist watch, his tired eyes staring at the time which was now eleven in the evening. He had already informed Michelle beforehand that he would be coming home late from a social gathering so she didn't have to wait for him.

When he got out of the car, however, he noticed that the light inside the apartment was still on. He slightly frowned and went up the stairs only to find Michelle on the verge of falling asleep on the sofa. She had her feet up and huddled close to her while hugging a pillow as her head started to bob up and down.

Since the air conditioner in the living room was broken, Michelle had turned on the one in her room and left the door open for the air to flow through the living room. Unfortunately, the small air conditioner in her room didn't have the capacity to make the whole space cool enough.

Leon noticed this and started to loosen his tie. He had been drinking some wine earlier, and the alcohol inside his body made him feel a little warm. The broken air conditioner seemed to have made it worse, so he took off his coat before walking towards the girl on the sofa.

He casually threw the coat on the sofa and bent down to pick up Michelle who was now already sleeping. The moment he stretched out his arm, she woke up.

"Leon, you are back." Michelle rubbed her eyes and raised her head. Leon could see her teeth as she grinned at him like a silly puppy.

Leon flicked her forehead as his lips formed an amused smile. "Didn't I tell you not to wait for me? Why are you sleeping here in the living room?"

When he slightly bent over closer to her, Michelle caught a whiff of alcohol from his mouth. She scrunched her nose and sniffed once again. This time, she smelled cigarettes and some perfume that didn't belong to him.

"Leon, have you been drinking?" Michelle pouted and furrowed her eyebrows at him.

"I had a couple of drinks earlier. It's okay, I'm not drunk." Leon calmly sat next to her, wiping some sweat from the back of his neck in the process. "Why didn't you turn on the air conditioner?"

Michelle blinked a few times and said matter-of-factly, "The air conditioner in the living room is broken. I'll go get you some water. You could first have a seat here or you could wait in your room instead. Your air conditioner there should be working fine." After saying that, she stood up and went to the kitchen.

Leon didn't bother to stop her. Instead, he couldn't help but smile and admire her retreating form.

After drinking some water given to him, he decided to take a shower to wash away the smell of alcohol.

As soon as he was done, he finally stepped out of the bathroom only to be greeted by an empty living room. There wasn't any sign of presence except for the light that flickered under the closed door to Michelle's bedroom.

He slightly furrowed his brows, wondering what was wrong with Michelle tonight. She was more quiet than usual. It was as if she had a lot going on in her mind.

Not realizing that he was already in front of her room, he unconsciously raised his hand in front of the door. As soon as he was about to knock, his hand stopped midair and he withdrew it. Leon stood outside Michelle's room hesitantly, thinking that she might be too embarrassed to tell him face to face if there was something wrong. He narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips as he tried to think of a way to confront her when an idea popped into his mind.

Quickly taking out the phone in his pocket, he figured that the girl might be more inclined to answer him through a text message.

He retreated to his room and thought of what to message her, thinking that it was cooler there compared to the warm temperature in the living room. However, as he tried to turn the air conditioner on, he realized that it wasn't working.

After pushing the buttons several times to no avail, he let out a frustrated sigh.

How would he be able to sleep with a busted air conditioner?

The weather was extremely hot during August in Lexingport City. If there was no air conditioner at night, the heat was like as if you were in a sauna. Forcing himself to sleep in such a state would make him end up dehydrated.

Staring at the sentence that started to form on the screen of his phone as he came up with what to say to Michelle, he decided to swipe it aside. Then, he proceeded to dial a number and make a phone call.

"Hello, Wynn. The air conditioners in the apartment are broken. Can you call someone to have them repaired? I won't be able to sleep here tonight without air conditioning."

"What? They can't all be broken, could they?"

Leon raised his eyebrows at how casual Wynn sounded. For some reason, he had a feeling that his friend knew about this already.

Since it was so hot inside the room, he didn't put too much thought into it. Instead, he wiped off some sweat that was beginning to form on his forehead and opened the door to the balcony. Occasionally, a gust of cool wind blew at his face which helped him cool down a bit.

"Both the living room's and my room's air conditioners are broken. Stop talking nonsense and quickly find someone to repair them."

"How about the air conditioner in Michelle's room? Is it broken as well? It's impossible to find someone to fix them for you at this hour. Why don't you stay in Michelle's room for the night?"