You Are The Apple of My Eyes

Chapter 142 Everyone Was Stunned

Everyone was speechless.

The media people present looked at Nina in astonishment. They were so taken aback that they even forgot to take photos.

They were confused. Why did Nina say that John was ugly? Everyone knew that John was one of the most handsome men in the city.

"Give those back to me." John took back the marriage licenses with an annoyed face.

He had not forgiven Sam for choosing the ugliest photo of him and having it edited onto the wedding photo.

And now that Nina had seen the photo, his anger boiled over. He wanted to hurt somebody just to make himself feel better.

He was ashamed and displeased.

"Let me have another look at the photo," Nina insisted, reaching for the licenses in John's hand. This was the first time that Nina had seen John embarrassed.

"No way!" John replied, holding the licenses in the air out of Nina's reach.

"Come on! Let me just see it one more time!"

Under the watchful eyes of the people around, John grabbed Nina's head with his free hand and leaned in.

Then, he kissed Nina.

One second passed. Then two. And then three.

The media people snapped back to their senses and began taking photos. They were so excited that the hall instantly looked like an open field being struck by lightning because of the camera flashes.

It was the scoop of the century and would definitely break the headlines tomorrow.

With blinding pain in her heart, Vivian watched the man she loved kiss another woman in front of everybody who had expected him to propose to her tonight. She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails started digging into her palms.

She could do nothing but just watch helplessly.

'It's my birthday party, yet all the focus is on you, Nina.

You have stolen Brother John as well as everybody's attention from me.

You won't get away with this. Someday, I will take back everything I lost tonight.'

The banquet hall was filled with the sound of everyone's collective gasp and cameras clicking wildly. Nina wanted to struggle, but her knees had turned to jelly the instant John's lips made contact with hers. The elders quietly left the function while the young ones stuck around to watch as if they were in a live drama.

Nina spoke as soon as John let go to take a breath. "John, can you let go of me, please?"

Instead of answering, John kissed her once again. Nina's heart almost stopped when he started tracing her bottom lip with his tongue. Sparks flew inside of her like a short circuiting power station.

John kissed her several times. He alternated between soft and passionate kisses. It almost drove Nina out of her wits.

At the moment, she felt like she had always been a treasure to John.

Her heart started pounding against her chest.

'John is my husband. I didn't cheat on him. So I don't have to pay for twenty million dollars!' she thought to herself.

She let herself sink in John's sweet kisses. She sunk so deeply that she forgot about the photo completely.

John smiled slightly against Nina's soft lips, feeling pleased that she was now under his spell.

When the kiss was about to end and John was about to let go of her, Nina suddenly opened her eyes and pushed him away.

What the hell was she doing just now?

How could she enjoy John's kiss in front of so many people?

Glancing around at the crowd and the media, Nina felt her face grow hot with shame. Her lips still felt swollen after spending some time pressing and moving against John's.

She turned to look at John who was smiling down at her.

Nina immediately averted her gaze, turned around, and ran away. John had guessed that she would attempt to escape, but he was not worried at all because it was impossible for her to run away from him. He put his hands in his pockets and lazily watched Nina flee.

Nina kept running and did not look back. She just needed to get out of the banquet hall. She did not need this many eyes on her.

John dipped his chin at Henry who got his message right away.

Henry calmly followed after Nina. On her way out, Nina was partly covering her face with her hands because of the flashing cameras. With her sight hindered, she failed to notice that she was about to bump into a person. She heard a howl.

Before she could see who it was she bumped into, she started apologizing profusely. After all, it was her fault. She was not looking where she was going.

"I'm sorry." She wanted to escape so badly that she did not really get a good look at the person she bumped into.

Nina could not think straight. All she knew was that she wanted to get out of the banquet hall as soon as possible. She did not want to face John after what just happened. Liking him was different from being married to him. Her brother had once told her that she should only marry the man she deeply loved and who loved her the same way. John was neither of those things. Not yet at least.

"Hey! Stop!" Isabella yelled after Nina who was now on her way out. Isabella did not recognize Nina at first because her overcoat was gone. She was now wearing a purple, strapless lace dress. "Do you know you've just torn my painting? I got this to give to Miss Ye as a birthday present."

As soon as Isabella finished speaking, everyone looked at Nina again. The lifelike ink wash painting held by Isabella was really damaged where Nina bumped on it.

"I'm really sorry. I..." When Nina raised her head and was about to offer compensation for the damage, she saw Isabella standing in front of her. She frowned slightly.

"Nina?" Isabella muttered in surprise. The arrogance in her voice just now plummeted. Nina was very much favored by Kristina. If Isabella offended the Ye family, she would be in trouble.

"Tonight is Miss Ye's birthday party. People will laugh at me if I don't present her with a gift," Isabella said, panic slowly seeping into her voice. She looked at the broken wash painting, her hands

shaking slightly.

Then, she looked at Nina and said, "What am I supposed to do now? I spent eight million dollars on this painting for Miss Ye. It's the latest work of Master Elk." NôvelDrama.Org content.

Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "The latest work of Master Elk? This lady is liberal with money."

"She's not only liberal with money but also has a vast network. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to buy Master Elk's latest painting. Elk became famous at a young age and only produces a painting every few years. People scramble for Elk's work, and this lady easily bought one."

"Miss Ye likes the paintings of Master Elk."

Hearing the discussion of people nearby, Nina glanced at the painting. Was it not the work she had just sold?

Nina felt a little sorry for Isabella and guilty for what she had done, but she also was in a hurry to escape. She could not stay here any longer. She also did not want to go back to North Yard with John. She was still having difficulty accepting that she and John were really a married couple and that she had to perform her duty as a wife.

The first time they made love, her body almost fell apart. She struggled to run back to her apartment at that time.

The marks on her body did not disappear until half a month later, which really affected her beauty.

She could not let such a thing happen again. She had to run away.

"I'm sorry. I have something urgent to deal with. I'll compensate you for this painting. I have to go. I'm really, really sorry."

"But I don't care about the money, Nina. This painting is the only piece of work produced by Master Elk in recent years. Your money will be useless as I can't just replace it right away. It's the only one." Isabella wanted to say more but stopped. She looked so pathetic in front of everyone.

Nina didn't want to waste time on her and said honestly, "I'm Elk. I'll paint another one for you another day. No, I'll paint two for you as my way of apology. Now I really have to go. I'm sorry."

As soon as Nina finished speaking, she ran away.

Isabella stood there shocked. The others were also left with their mouths hanging open.

Did Nina just say she was Master Elk?

"Who is she?"

"Professor Gu's disciple."

"She is also the famous young painting master, Elk."

"And she is also Mr. Shi's wife."

For a moment, the room stood still.

And then whispers erupted. The new information about Nina just spread across the banquet hall like wildfire. Isabella was still frozen on her spot. She still could not believe what she just heard.

'Nina is Mr. Shi's wife? She's also Master Elk?'

Vivian's face turned completely pale. She had just heard from the crowd that Nina was the famous young painter, Master Elk, whose paintings sold for a fortune.

Truth be told, Vivian never liked Master Elk's wash paintings. Sam liked them, and she just wanted to please him, so she pretended to like them as well.

But now, Nina was Elk. And if Sam found out...

Vivian fainted and fell.