You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 395 Have Bruce's Support

"Friends? You have friends?" remarked Bruce with a bright smile.

The smile on her father's face calmed Nina down considerably. She nodded and said, "There's Michelle. I think she's like the rabbit Leon gave me when I was a child. Then Noah. He is a very righteous person. And James and Emma. They have just gotten engaged recently."

After a slight pause, Nina decided to come clean to her father. "Dad, I'm married."

Bruce was flabbergasted. He sat there staring at Nina, wordless with shock, for a long time. His life had been steady in general, without a single major wave rocking his boat. This made his boat capsize. His daughter was married?

Why wasn't he informed?

"Who is that bastard?" Bruce stood up and rolled up his sleeves, bristling with indignation.

"Dad, please calm down and remember that you have an image to maintain." Nina quickly reached out and grabbed her father, who looked ready to explode. She was too familiar with this state as Leon had the similar reaction when he just knew his sister was married.

Bruce was livid. "Does your mother know about it? You just said that you couldn't contact your friends. Is it because your mother wouldn't allow you to contact them?"

"Yes." Nina's lips drew tight into a flat line, and she nodded. In fact, that was why she was unhappy. "Dad, will you help me? Mom brought me back without anyone knowing. My husband and friends don't know where I am. They must be so worried about me."

"If they truly are worried about you, then they should come here to see you." Bruce was still angry that his daughter was married without him knowing.

However, regardless of how angry he was, Bruce couldn't bear to see his daughter's desolate face. Nina hadn't been happy since she was a child. He was overjoyed to hear that she had experienced happiness in the past two years.

Bruce touched the pockets of his shirt and trousers and realized that he had forgotten to take his phone with him. He hastily reassured Nina, "Don't worry. I'll talk to your mother tomorrow." Nina's eyes lit up in an instant. "Thank you, Dad."

"I'd like to remind you, however, not to keep your hopes up. I'm sure your mother has her reasons to do so." Nina's eyes, which sparkled like the brightest of stars just now, darkened. Bruce felt so sorry. He did not want her to feel sad, but he had to tell her the cruel reality. "Do you still remember Vicente Nangong?"

Nina shook her head.

"I don't remember." "From whom did you get your memory? You never forget the things that you see, but when it comes to people..." Bruce shook his head helplessly.

"Maybe it's because people are not things." Nina shrugged.

Bruce was rendered speechless for the second time. After clearing his throat, he continued,

"Vicente is the youngest count of Nangong family. He is well-respected in C Island, and he is-"

"Dad, is he even as prestigious as you are?" Nina interrupted her father. She already knew what he was going to say.

"Of course not," Bruce replied, raising his chin proudly. "Your father is deeply loved and respected by the people. My prestige is undeniable."

"Exactly, Dad. The man is not as powerful as you are. Why should I remember him?" Nina's two-year stay in Lexingport City was not spent idly. Especially in the six months she had spent with John, she had learned to act like a spoiled child.

She used this trick on her father.

Nina leaned against her father and clung to his arm. She often held John's arm, and the gesture appeared natural.

Some people chose their life partners to look for what they had been missing since childhood. Nina sorely lacked her father's love, so she never really minded that John was ten years older than her. In fact, she felt a sense of security similar to that which her father could give her.

Therefore, this kind of intimacy between Nina and her father had sprung from her interactions with John. Nina's relationship with her husband had increased the intimacy between her and her father.

"Dad, Mom hid my ring, watch, and cell phone. Can you replace a way to get them from her?" Nina gently shook her father's arm. "My husband bought the ring for me, and Leon gave me that watch. They mean a lot to me. I can't live without those two things.

Mom doesn't want me to contact anyone in Lexingport City. I'm okay if she doesn't want to give me my phone, but I want the pendant. Dad, will you help me? Mom only listens to you. Will you help me?" It was the first time in his life that his daughter had come to him and asked him for his help like a child would. Bruce had an illusion that he had seen a ghost, but he found himself enjoying the feeling.

In the past, he envied other people when their daughters acted cute to them. His daughter had always resembled her mother in face and demeanor, which made it difficult, if not impossible, for people to get close to her.

Sometimes, Bruce wondered if he were a masochist. He liked people who acted cold and indifferent. Although he envied other people's lovely daughters, he liked his own girl more.

Just now, he realized that he wasn't being particularly masochistic by preferring both mother and daughter to be themselves.

When Nina acted like a spoiled child, he was willing to do anything for her.

At first, Bruce wasn't sure whether he could persuade his wife. Now, his confidence instantly soared. He patted his daughter's arm and promised resolutely, "My daughter, don't worry. Even if I have to risk my life, I'll give you the things you want.

If I can't get these things back, I will move to the room next to yours. We'll ignore your mother together. Let's see if she dares to bully you again," Bruce said confidently.

Nina's hope was rekindled.

The two nearly identical pairs of amber eyes twinkled at each other, full of confidence that they would get what they wanted.

In the past, Nina didn't dare to look into her parents' eyes for fear of seeing any dissatisfaction in them.

She was a princess. She must be outstanding and beyond reproach.

It was not until she had looked into her father's eyes that she saw the love held hidden in his eyes for so many years.

"Dad," said Nina in a low voice. Without any hesitation, she leaned over and hugged her father. "Thank you."

When his daughter called him "Dad" in such a tender way, Bruce froze in astonishment, not reacting until his daughter leaned over.

Bruce slowly raised a hand to pat his daughter's back, which, to his dismay, was so thin and frail.

Nina felt the tension drain out of her body for the first time since she came back. She hugged her father and said, "Dad, thank you. Thank you for not scolding me like my mom did when you heard the news of my marriage. Also for not denying the marriage I chose for myself."

Tears welled up in Bruce's eyes.

Her daughter had grown up and knew that her father needed affection from his own daughter.

It had been more than twenty years. It was not easy to feel his daughter's love for him.

"Don't mind what your mom said. You are free to choose whoever you wish to marry. I support you." Bruce's heart was completely captured by his daughter's over show of affection.

With her father's support, Nina no longer felt helpless.

"Dad, you won't let me marry Vicente, will you?" In fact, Nina had always known about the arranged marriage, but she didn't want to mention it.

Now, with her father's support, she had to resolve this political marriage as soon as possible.☐☐