Bonnie was close enough for Darren to feel her breath on his face. He suddenly froze.
Bonnie quickly grabbed the chopsticks from Darren's hand and shied away.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment, and only Darren's and Bonnie's heartbeats filled the silent air in the huge study room.
Looking at Bonnie's face scattered Darren's thoughts. Subconsciously, he focused on her red lips.
Disappointment flashed in his eyes as soon as Bonnie pushed him away.
Bonnie could not tell what Darren was thinking. She looked at him and stammered, "It was an accident. Don't read much into it."
Darren smiled slyly. "Who said I'm reading into it? But I admit I can't help it. Your heart's racing too. Do I make you nervous?"
Bonnie blushed and fell silent. She had no answer to that question.
"Don't be ridiculous," she finally said a bit defensively. She rolled her eyes in an attempt to feign indifference.
"Oh, I don't think I'm being ridiculous at all," Darren replied with a mischievous grin.
a beat at that. She gritted her teeth and looked away.
an amused expression on his face. Even though she looked away now, he had caught
too embarrassed and angry to say a word, but Darren acted as if nothing had happened. He pointed at the chopsticks in Bonnie's hand and said, "You must have eaten before I came back. There are so many dishes left. If I
that he only had a limited number of facial expressions, and an innocent one was not one of
was the first time for Bonnie to see Darren acting like a spoiled child, which was a little different
not hate it. She ignored the butterflies in her stomach
the chopsticks,
Bonnie sat beside him
in the room shone on them, and something akin to
other side...
the evening, Louis went out for a walk with Beryl and Bowen. The two
and Emily could not bear staying indoors because of the heat, so they
Taylor's nerves. Then, Emily suddenly stopped as if
just yet, but she had not expected to bump into them today.
to soothe her. Emily seemed to relax
now, nothing would be
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