You Are The Apple of My Eyes novel Chapter 718

As per Leon's request, the birthday party was canceled.

Valerie didn't want Leon to celebrate his birthday with Michelle. Besides, according to Wynn, something would happen on that day, so she must do something to stop it.

She went to her cousin's company to talk to Leon.

Bryant had set up a venture capital firm called the Feng Group in Lexingport City. The office was located in one of the buildings in the HD Square, which itself was the property of the Time Group and wasn't far from the headquarters of the Time Group.

John also dropped by to visit Leon sometimes. With Leon's birthday coming up, all Nina, who was far away on C Island, had been talking about was her brother's birthday. She kept reminding John to celebrate her brother's birthday on her behalf.

Leon had no intention of celebrating his birthday with them, so he'd been telling them to not go through all the troubles.

He didn't say with whom he was going to celebrate, but John had already had a guess.

"So, you and Michelle...?" John left the sentence hanging, but both of them were smart people—Leon understood what he meant.

A faint smile appeared on Leon's face. "We—"

Before he could say anything further, a sudden knocking sound from the door of his office rang and cut him off.

John cast a glance at the door, just in time to see a slim woman in a cyan dress walking in with an elegant smile.

He could tell that she was a lady from a distinguished family. She gave off a similar vibe as Vivian's, though she looked purer. After all that happened with Vivian, John didn't really have the patience to deal with those rich ladies.

Thus, when he saw her come in, he swiftly stood up and took his leave. "You must be busy. I'll take my leave first. See you later."

Valerie smiled politely and stood aside to make way for him. From the moment she came in to the moment the man left the room, the man never acknowledged her.

She didn't know him, but she knew that his identity definitely wasn't simple. So how could such a person know Michelle?

She had been standing at the doorstep eavesdropping on their conversation for a long time, and she could tell from the man's tone that he was very familiar with Michelle and was concerned about her.

According to Bryant, Michelle didn't know Leon's identity, so it was impossible for him to introduce such a powerful figure to her.

Valerie stared dazedly at John's leaving back, wondering about who Michelle really was. She'd never investigated Michelle because she was afraid that Leon would find out and get angry at her, so she didn't know much about her. All information she had on her was just those bits and pieces she heard from Leon and Wynn.

"Valerie, what are you looking at? He's handsome and attractive, right?" Leon couldn't help but narrow his eyes when he noticed her stare.

His tone was calm and seemed to have a more hidden meaning behind it. Valerie didn't know what it meant, but it was not jealousy. She turned around, just in time to see his warning gaze.

Yes, there was a warning in his gaze.

Valerie shuddered. Before she could answer, Leon already spoke. "He's my brother-in-law. He and Nina already have two children."

His voice sounded gentle, but his smile was freezing cold.

No matter how obtuse Valerie was, she understood what Leon implied. He must think that she was interested in that man.

She hurriedly explained, "You've misunderstood me. I was just..."

'I was just thinking about what that man has to do with Michelle?'

She didn't finish.

It was none of her business.

So she couldn't tell him what she really had in her mind.

Valerie hurriedly hid her gaffe by changing the topic. With a smile, she asked, "Has Princess Nina gotten married? Well, that sure is surprising. She's even had children now! Congratulations!"

"Thanks." Upon seeing the sincerity in her eyes, Leon finally dropped the matter.

After Valerie sat down on the sofa, Leon handed her a glass of water. "Are you here for Bryant?"

"No, I'm looking for you." Valerie took a sip from her glass and then put the glass on the table with a smile. "I want to talk to you about your birthday party again. In fact, I think we should still celebrate it together. Just invite Michelle to it. We're all your friends. The party will be a good chance for us to get acquainted with each other."

Leon seemed a little swayed by her suggestion.

Valerie continued, "Does she not want to know your friends? I want to know Bryant's friends. I always feel happy whenever he introduces me to his friends. It feels like he holds me dear and acknowledges my existence."