A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Darren frowned a little bit and brought Bonnie's hands near his lips. After that, he gently blew on her wound and then asked in a low, concerned tone, "Does it still hurt?"

His simple and kind gesture made Bonnie's heart skip a beat. She was so flustered that her cheeks turned to a rosy red color. After a few seconds, she replied in a soft voice, "Don't worry, it's just a scald. I'm perfectly fine."

Unfortunately, Bonnie's words went through Darren's one ear and out from the other. He just glanced at her and said, "Stay here. I'll be back in a minute."

Before Bonnie could even respond, the man in front of her was already turning around and walking away.

She was left there frozen in place and in a daze. The only thing she could do was watch Darren's back while he headed upstairs.

After a while, he returned downstairs with a first aid kit in his hand. He placed the box down on a nearby table and took out a special ointment to treat burns.

After that, Darren somewhat forced Bonnie to sit down on the sofa. She didn't want any treatment, but her wrist was already in Darren's inescapable grasp. Shortly after, the man lowered his head and carefully applied the ointment on her wound with a cotton swab.

The worried expression on Darren's face made Bonnie's heart beat even faster than before.

After a few seconds, a cold sensation started to spread all over her hand. The pain she had felt earlier was almost entirely gone. If it weren't for the glaring burn mark, she wouldn't even remember the accident. On the other hand, Darren still had an extremely concerned look on his face, even though Bonnie was completely fine.

After Darren was finally finished treating her wound, Bonnie withdrew her hand from his grasp. Then, she said, "The food is getting cold. I'll go to the kitchen to bring it out, so we can eat."

Before she could get up from the sofa and head to the kitchen, Darren interrupted her. "Just stay there. I'll go and bring the food to the table."

Bonnie couldn't believe what she had just heard. She was in a confused daze. Meanwhile, Darren had a serious expression on his face and said, "From now on, you're not allowed to cook ever again."

Upon noticing Darren's overwhelming care for her, Bonnie playfully winked and smiled at him. Then, she replied, "I can't agree with that. I like cooking for you nowadays."

Darren didn't seem affected by her words and kept a stoic expression on his face. The only thing that changed about him was his eyes. They were now as sharp as a knife.

"Just be a good girl and listen."

His low, manly voice that was full of concern made it almost impossible for any woman to disagree with him.

could only nod in agreement to his request. After that, she urged him to go to the kitchen to serve the dishes. They proceeded

finished their meal, it was already eight o'clock

chopsticks. He even told Bonnie not to let her hands get wet, so they would heal faster. When everything was settled, he sat down on the sofa in the living room

was a rare, calm, and peaceful silence

TV. Every now and then, she would sneak a glance at the tall man sitting next to her. Darren was just absorbed in his magazine, but Bonnie noticed that his fair-skinned slender fingers

her actions

stopped flipping through the magazine and replied in a casual manner, "People should have a good rest after work,

eyes to light up with excitement. Then, she asked, "Can you stop reading

and placed his magazine down. Afterward, he stared into her eyes and responded, "Do you want me

looking away.

the meaning behind

walked over. She was still sitting on

clueless about what was going on while she walked with him. Only when they entered the home theater did she finally

yes to her, probably because he hadn't thought too much of her request, since... watching a movie together was a

he walked over to the cabinet of DVDs and casually asked, "What kind of movie do

the first thing

straight face, he searched through his

asked while showing

was a terrifying movie all about ghosts. She had seen it before, and it was truly haunting. Despite that, she was too curious about how

head. This excited her a little and she

the atmosphere scarier, he turned off every light in the room. Only the moonlight that

movie was in broad daylight, so it had been somewhat bearable. However, the darkness this time was eerie. The large screen conspicuously hanging in front of her made everything creepier. As a result, the hair on the back of her neck stood up.

a female ghost, Bonnie couldn't keep her composure anymore. She screamed from the bottom

asked, "Didn't you want to watch this film? Why

her face. She was so scared that she could only watch the movie through

found her response quite humorous, but he only let out a subtle sigh. In an attempt to soothe her, he wrapped his arm around her and hugged her tightly. He then said in a gentle tone, "Don't be afraid. I'm

all of Bonnie's fears disappeared.

tucked into Darren's chest, so she could feel the warmth of his breath on the