Only you in my love

It was still early in the night, so the hall was still relatively empty.

Except for a few guests, there were just security guards and servants. The guards, although dressed in civilian clothes, had a certain aura that made it obvious that they weren't ordinary security guards.

The servants also were well-dressed, each of them standing upright and smiling politely.

The scene where Michelle fell into someone's arms attracted everyone's attention. Caroline whirled around in surprise and hurried to her side.

Selena's eyes widened when they landed on the person who caught Michelle.

"Holy crap, it's Count Nangong," she muttered under her breath.

Then she hurried to follow Caroline.

As soon as Michelle came to her senses, she stood up and bowed, apologizing profusely. As she lowered her head, she noticed a wrinkled dot on Vicente's otherwise perfect leather shoe. The wrinkle must've been caused by her stiletto heel. She covered her mouth in horror. 'He must be in pain!' she thought.

"I'm so sorry!" Michelle apologized with lowered head.

When Vicente saw her face, she was stunned for a moment.

'Why is Mimi on C Island?

Am I daydreaming?'

"Don't worry about it, I'm fine. Raise your head." Vicente had always been gentle in other people's eyes. Her voice was soft and calm; she didn't blame Michelle at all.

Michelle raised her head and looked at Vicente apologetically. She didn't recognize Vicente since he looked so different from Berry now.

For the longest time, no one had found out that Vicente was actually a woman. So, naturally, a silly girl like Michelle didn't realize this, either.

Vicente let Michelle look her up and down.

"Count Nangong." Selena walked over gracefully and discretely stepped in front of Michelle, as though she was worried Vicente would find out her secret. She smiled charmingly and said, "I apologize on behalf of my friend. And please, allow me to pay for your shoes." Caroline cautiously Michelle back and whispered to ask if she was okay. Michelle nodded in a daze and quietly eyed Vicente.

The more she looked at Vicente, the more familiar she looked.

'Selena called him Count Nangong.

Is he the Count Nangong who had a fake marriage with Nini?'

Perplexed, Michelle kept squinting at Vicente. Even though she knew it was impolite, she couldn't tear her eyes off the other person. Nina had only mentioned a few things about the fake marriage, so Michelle had only ever heard of Vicente.

Both Van and Don called Vicente their daddy.

"Mimi," Caroline called out in a stern, low voice, subtly ordering her to stop staring at Vicente.

Michelle lowered her eyes obediently and hid behind the tall, slender Selena.

Only then did she realize that all the girls on C Island seemed to be very tall. Selena, albeit in high heels, was as tall as Vicente. 'Does that mean the men on C Island are short?

No, no, that can't be. Leon is tall. Even the men I saw along the way are all very tall, so Count Nangong must just be average height.'

Vicente glanced at Michelle. "It's alright; it's just a pair of shoes."

The servants, worried that this matter would end up in a dispute, walked over.

"Good evening, Count Nangong, Miss Selena and ladies from Xuan family. What can I do for you?"

The Yin family required every servant to be able to match the names of the guests with their faces. Thus, when the guests showed their invitations, the servants were secretly making mental notes of their names and faces.

When the servant called Michelle and Caroline ladies from Xuan family, the smile on Selena's face stiffened somewhat. If it weren't for her acting skills, it would've been difficult to conceal her nervousness. Vicente's mother was a member of Xuan family.

Consequently, Vicente was a cousin of the young ladies of Xuan family.

The young ladies of the Xuan family had been staying abroad in the past and had only come back not long ago. Outsiders had no clue how they looked like. Vicente, on the other hand, knew. Selena swallowed nervously. When Michelle bumped into Vicente, Selena hoped that the servants wouldn't reveal her identity.

However, things didn't go as she had hoped.

Vicente smiled. "Addie and Leda."

She glanced at the three women. Selena kept calm, Michelle looked confused, but Caroline froze. Caroline instantly understood why Selena tried to block them from Vicente's view. 'So Count Nangong know the ladies of Xuan family!'

Just as she thought they were going to be exposed, she heard Vicente say, "We are family. It's okay." Then, she dismissed the servants with a wave of her hand. Selena looked at Vicente and said seriously, "Thank you, Count Nangong."

"It's okay." Vicente chuckled. Then, she found that Michelle was still looking at her. "Is there something on my face?"

"What?" Michelle poked her head out from behind Selena. "No, it's nothing."

Vicente was itching to reach out and pinch Michelle's dimpled cheek, but she was worried it would mar her image as a gentleman, so she forced herself to keep still. "You've been staring at me. Do I remind you of anyone?"

As expected, Michelle's eyes flickered with recognition and she said in a soft voice, "You look like my friend Berry. The more I look at you, the more you look like her." Vicente smiled.

She was so close to figuring out that she was indeed Berry.

Seeing that Michelle still remembered him, Vicente felt satisfied. Glancing downward, she saw Michelle's feet had been chafed a little.

"How are your feet?"

"I'm fine. Luckily, I didn't sprain my ankles." Michelle felt warm and cared for. 'He is a good man. First, he helped Nina, and now he is looking out for me.

Not only did he catch me from falling, but he also didn't expose us. Even now, he is worried about me.'

Vicente felt a little embarrassed under her grateful gaze. Nowadays, everyone hid their thoughts and feelings behind a veil. Very few people could be seen through at a glance, like Michelle. She didn't know whether it was a good thing or not. "That's not what I meant. You don't need to wear high heels if you're not used to it. There's no law stating girls need to wear heels."

Michelle looked down at her feet and giggled. "But I have to wear high heels to match my evening dress."

"Not necessarily," Vicente countered. "Come with me."

"Okay." Michelle obediently followed her, tossing caution to the wind.

Caroline and Selena exchanged confused glances.

'How could she just leave us like this?

And with a strange man, too?'

As Michelle and Vicente weaved through the people, the two women felt invisible.

"Does Michelle know Count Nangong?" Staring at their receding figures, Caroline frowned. "Why do I get the feeling that he cares about Michelle very much? They spoke as though this wasn't the first time they met. In fact, it sounded like they were friends." Selena was also lost in thought. "Isn't Michelle a good friend of Princess Nina?"

"Yes, she is." Caroline scratched her chin. 'But what did that matter?'

She tilted her head and looked at Selena in confusion.

Selena looked around first to make sure no one was listening, then she said in a low voice, "Count Nangong is the ex-husband of Princess Nina. After having two children, she divorced him and took custody of the babies.

He hasn't had a woman since Princess Nina. He must've been so in love with her, thinking they'd be together forever. Ever since the divorce, Princess Nina has disappeared from the public eye. I have no idea where she and the children are now." 'If Mr. Shi's wife, Nina, really is the princess of C Island, then she and the babies are in Lexingport City.

But who is the babies' father? Mr. Shi or Count Nangong?'

Caroline thought to herself while maintaining a poker face. She knew a big secret!

Panic-stricken, she started to wonder if she would get killed.

Selena seemed to want to say something more, but Caroline clamped her hand on her mouth. "I don't want to know anything more. I didn't hear what you said just now. Stop talking."

"What the ? Uh, okay..." Selena didn't understand her friend's reaction but decided to go along with it.

When Caroline loosened her grip, she heaved a sigh of relief.

Apparently, the people of C Island only knew half the truth, while she knew the other half. With the two halves put together, she could piece together the complete story.

But she didn't want to find out.

Sometimes, ignorance was bliss. After all, curiosity killed the cat.

In Caroline's eyes, it was better to live ignorantly than to die finding out the truth.00000