Chapter 599 Michelle Is Back


    Emma ced the ss of water in James'' hand.


    "I have added some sugar in the water, just the way you like it."


    After taking a sip of the sweetened water, James asked, "What are you two doing here? Don''t worry


    about me, I am fine. I just needed some ce quiet to calm down."


    "We just came tofort you. We thought you were crying," Nina joked.


    "I was not crying!" James retorted with a scoff.


    Holding James'' hand, Emma exined, "Nina said that it''s been a while since we all spent time


    together. That''s the reason we came to see you. Remember how we all used to hang out together?"


    Nina, James and Emma were family now; they were also friends.


    "We haven''t hung out together in a long while. And we just miss one more person in our gang," Nina


    added with a sigh.


    Resting her chin on her palms, Emma asked with a sigh, "When is Mimiing back?"


    "Why are you sighing?" James put his arm around Emma. "Isn''t she going to be Aunt Nina''s


    bridesmaid? I guess she''ll be back soon."


    "Yes, you''re right. She''s sent a letter to C Ind and chosen a dress. She''ll be returning soon," Nina


    said.


    Suddenly, James remembered something and said, "Aunt Nina, Mimi still doesn''t know that you''re a


    princess."


    Confused, Nina turned around and looked at him.


    "I think she knows, James."


    "Does she?" James and Emma asked in unison. They thought Michelle didn''t know. Leon had


    clearly told them to keep it a secret from her.


    "How does she know about it?" James asked, still confused.


    "Shouldn''t she have known it from the start?" Nina recalled the things after she got to know


    Michelle. "I haven''t told Mimi about it, and guessing from your reactions, I think you two haven''t told


    her, either."


    "That''s right," James replied with a nod.


    ''If none of us told her, then how does Mimi know about it?''


    Nina arrived at a guess and said, "Maybe it was my brother who told Mimi. Thest time I contacted


    her from C Ind, she already knew."


    "So, it was Uncle Leon. But that''s strange, too. He specifically asked us not to mention it to her,"


    James said.


    The night were cool and breezy in October. The three of them sat on the bench under the street


    light, talking happily. Theirughter and giggles were heard from the vi.


    John was okay with Nina talking to them, but he did not want her to catch a cold, so just before the


    sky grew dark, he came and wrapped his coat around her, escorting her into the vi.


    James and Emma also went back to their bedroom. They hadn''t had sex since the iron wire


    incident, so James could not get enough of her that night.


    The next morning, when James left for work in high spirits, Emma was still sound asleep as her


    whole body felt sore.


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    That afternoon when Nina was busy recruiting employees in her office, she received a text message


    on WeChat from Michelle.


    "I''m back, Nini! Are you free now? Can we meet up for some coffee this afternoon?"


    Michelle''s energetic tone vibrated even from a simple text. It was the kind of voice that could make


    a person''s sadness go away.


    Nina was already in a good mood, and the news of Micelle''s return was like music to her ears.


    After informing Charlie, she took her purse, and walked out of her office.


    The warm sun was glistening like gold. There were a lot of vehicles on the road, but Nina spotted


    the small, cozy restaurant across the intersection.


    The restaurant was beautifully decorated. It had plush pink sofas, marble coffee tables, crystal wine


    sses, and beautiful vases with fresh pink roses. There was also a chandelier, which made the


    ce look stunning.


    There was a camera bag ced on one of the sofas, and its owner seemed to be waiting for


    someone.


    Nina got out of her car and saw Michelle waiting for her. She had shoulder-length dark hair and


    bangs that made her look very attractive. Her cheeks were pink, and her skin was wless.


    Michelle had very soft, baby-like skin. Even though they were meeting after four years, she looked


    as though she hadn''t aged a day.


    She was dressed in a loose fitting orange tank top and shorts, which enhanced the beauty of her


    long, slender legs. She was wearing a pair of ck t sandals with beaded straps.


    Although Michelle was short, she seemed to look taller dressing like that.


    "Mimi!" Nina called out to her.


    Michelle''s eyes lit up as she ran to Nina and wrapped her arms around her. She seemed to be


    excited to meet her after a long time, and started crying tears of joy.


    "Nini, I''ve missed you so much."


    In the past few years, Nina had trained hard to stay fit, so it was easy for her to lift and carry


    Michelle.


    "Are you really crying because you missed me?" Nina almost burst intoughter, seeing her on the


    verge of tears.


    "You''re over twenty, and yet you cry like my four-year-old sons. Stop crying now, people are


    watching. They don''t know us, so they might mistake us for a couple and that would be very


    awkward," Nina said, patting her on the back.


    Michelle immediately stopped crying. She got down, straightened her clothes and looked around to


    make sure that no one was watching them.


    She then gave Nina a wide grin and hugged her, just like she had four years ago.


    "Wow, Nini, you''re so fit! I was bullied but no one came to my help. That was when I missed you the


    most," Michelle said with a grim look.


    Nina looked at her and questioned, "Were you really bullied?"


    "People bullied be because of my height," Michelle said in a low voice, pouting her lips.


    ording to her, Nina did not seem to have believed her. Maybe their friends just thought she was


    cute and liked ying with her.


    "You look great. I don''t think that you were bullied."


    "Isn''t it considered bullying when people make fun of me?" Michelle said with augh as she held


    Nina''s arm.


    Nina''s eyes instantly fell upon her camera bag, which was on the couch. "Did you learn


    photography?"


    "Yes, I can shoot amazing photos and videos now!" Moving her bag aside, Michelle sat across Nina


    as she ordered a pot of scented tea and some deserts.


    "Photography is a great skill to learn. Why didn''t you ever tell me about it? Were you afraid that I


    would find you?" Nina asked.


    "Yeah, you are right. Why do you have to be the smarter one?" Michelle knew that she couldn''t hide


    it from Nina, so she told her the truth.


    She then pushed the pot of scented tea over to her and said, "Have some scented tea."


    "I don''t think even know who you were hiding from. Were you afraid that I would tell that person?"


    Nina took a sip of the scented tea, and her nostrils were filled with its aroma.


    Michelle took a forkful of the strawberry cheesecake and ate it.


    "You don''t even know the man that I am hiding from. How could you tell him?"


    "Then why were you still hiding from me? Are you hiding this from your boyfriend? Maybe your ex-


    boyfriend?" Nina asked, rolling her amber eyes at her.


    She had read something like that in novels. She knew nothing about love until she met John, so she


    could only make a guess.


    Upon hearing that, Michelle coughed and said, "No."


    He was neither her boyfriend nor an ex-boyfriend.


    He probably did not even know that she loved him.


    Nina frowned when she heard that. ''Didn''t Leon drive away all those men who wooed her?


    Then who is still in Mimi''s heart?'' she wondered.