You Are The Apple of My Eyes
Chapter 407 Are You A Man

Vicente was taken aback for a while, and then laughed. "I can get a wife and a baby at the same time. That's great."

Nina turned her head to look up at Vicente, who didn't seem to be joking. His expression confused her. "This doesn't bother you?"

"It doesn't matter." Vicente sat down and motioned for her to sit opposite him. Nina sat down slowly.

They looked into each other's eyes.

Vicente leaned back lazily. "I don't care. I will consider the baby inside you as my own flesh and blood and raise it as such."

Nina was even more confused by his response, but she remained outwardly calm. "I'm really starting to doubt if you are a man."

"You will replace out once we get married." Vicente's eyes were incredibly beautiful. If one only looked at them, that person might be convinced that Vicente was a woman.

Although his words sounded frivolous, his eyes and his expression did not hold an evil, rakish charm-he looked as light and airy as a beautiful spring day.

Nina narrowed her eyes. She couldn't read anything from him except for his habit of repressing himself and yearning to be free.

Vicente was really good at hiding his emotions.

Nina remembered he was about 25 or 26 years old. She couldn't help but wonder why he was so sophisticated.

"It's true, I really am pregnant," Nina said frankly. "I won't let this child call another man its father."

"However, the child's father is not here, and you can't leave C Island." Vicente's tone was calm, like they were talking about something as commonplace as the weather. "You are unable to leave C Island, and anyone related to the Shi family is barred from the island."

Nina's spine froze, and her face held an arrested expression. "What do you mean?"

"Nina, waiting for him will be in vain." Vicente lowered his eyes and sighed so softly that only he could hear it.

He felt sorry for Nina because they shared the same experiences of having to do many things against their will.

"Your mom has given the order all over the country. No matter how capable your husband is, he won't be able to come to you within a year." Vicente stood up.

Although he didn't scale six feet, he was still much taller than Nina, and his stature was imposing. He looked like an insurmountable wall, and Nina couldn't ignore what he said next.

"It won't take a year for the public to replace out that the princess is pregnant-only about three to four months.

Have you ever thought about how the public will receive the news that the princess has got pregnant outside of wedlock, and what trouble such news will bring to the royal family? It doesn't matter if you don't care about your reputation, but what about the royal family?

What's more, after the baby is born, it won't see its father. You know the impact it will be on the child if it grows up without the love and attention of a father."

Color drained from Nina's face, but Vicente didn't stop. Instead, he said in a blaming tone, "You can't be so heartless. You should learn to look at problems in your parents' shoes." Nina was silent.

She lowered her eyes slightly, and her eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings. She seriously considered the meaning of Vicente's words.

What he said was reasonable, but it wasn't completely true.

The problem should be seen from both perspectives, and it wasn't just Nina who should do so.

Ever since her mother took her back, Nina found that her parents had changed their attitude towards her. In fact, they had already considered her point of view on these matters.

After replaceing out about her condition, her mother did not have her child aborted secretly, nor did she force her to marry Vicente. Instead, the queen asked her to try to get along with him.

Nina touched the baby in her belly and couldn't help the loving smile that crossed her face.

"Vicente, what can you promise me?"

Vicente breathed a sigh of relief. His expression was not as serious as before, and his tone was much relaxed. "I won't force you. I will take care of you and the child. After it is born, I will treat it as my own child and be a good father."

"John will come to get me." Nina had always believed this and had never wavered in the slightest.

Vicente replied, "We can divorce, but I have a condition-we can't divorce within three years." Nina nodded.

"You agree?" Vicente was overjoyed by Nina's reaction.

"No." Nina looked at him with innocent eyes. "I'll think about it."

Vicente's smile froze. "Then what are you nodding for?"

"Oh, it's an accident," Nina said in a relaxed tone. At least, she knew that Vicente only wanted a marriage of convenience.

As for why he chose to do so, maybe he had his own difficulties, so she would not press about the truth.

Nina stood up and said, "I'll go back and think about it. I'll give you the answer once I come up with one.

Give me some time." Vicente had no time to wait.

If he didn't marry Nina soon, it would be extremely difficult for him and his mother to stay in the Nangong family. In fact, his mother's situation grew worse by the day.

Nina saw his anxiety and worry.

True enough, people may see happy on the outside, but they feel miserable deep inside.

Like the Nina of the past, one couldn't just share their burden to others.

Without meaning to, people feel the compulsion to get close with other people who suffer the same pain, and Nina was no exception. She looked into Vicente's eyes and said, "A month." She could only get the ring in a month.

Nina knew the way her mother's thought process worked. Once she found out that Nina had agreed to marry Vicente, she would never give her back the ring.

Vicente thought that she would say three days, or a week at most. He didn't expect her to say a month.

"If you have any other doubts, you can tell me, and I will answer them to the best of my abilities." Vicente only hoped that Nina could be persuaded to provide her answer sooner. He already made the arrangements for the wedding two years ago.

Everything was ready, and as long as he got Nina's approval, he would select the soonest auspicious day for their wedding.

"You won't be able to answer my questions." Then, Nina turned on her heel and left.

Vicente opened his mouth to say something else, but said instead, "Wait a minute. I'll change and walk you out."

Nina turned her head and said, "I have my own two feet. I can walk by myself."

"I am aware that you not only have feet but also hands of your own," Vicente said sourly. "Wait for me. I'll walk you out."

Nina had always felt strange and reserved in C Island. Except for her brother, she didn't have any playmates. Other people her age would talk respectfully to her, thereby giving her a sense of alienation.

After meeting up and getting along with Vicente twice now, she felt that they were equals. Vicente didn't pander to her because she was a princess, but treated her like a friend.

"Fine." Nina nodded. "Vicente, do you have a sister?"

Nina thought of a little girl she met when she was a child. Vicente paused for a moment and said, "No, I don't."☐☐☐☐☐☐☐