A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Bonnie was taken to Darren. She was feeling sore from the grip that the other woman had held her in. She was still in a daze and her heart was still beating a little faster than normal. When she saw Darren, her eyes instantly turned red, and all the grievances seemed to come out at this time. She wanted to cry her eyes out and tell him all the things that had happened.

“Bonnie, is everything okay?“ he asked when he laid his eyes on her. Darren had the urge to hug her when he saw that she looked a bit flustered. He hadn't seen her in so long and he just wanted to hold her for a while. But considering the situation, he tried his best to hold back this thought. He looked at her carefully, searching her eyes and scrutinizing her face. He felt as if something was wrong, and he wanted to know what it was.

Hearing Darren's voice, Bonnie lowered her head and tried to hold back her tears. She knew that she would burst any moment now, so she took two deep breaths and tried to calm herself down. When it was not enough, she clenched one hand into a fist, pinching her palm with her nails as hard as she could. With one last deep breath, finally, she calmed down.

Once again, Darren asked, “Are you okay?“ As soon as Bonnie sat across from him, he blurted out his concern.

Bonnie looked at Darren again, carefully this time. His eyes looked heavy like they were tired, and his face had a shadow on it, making it look a bit darker than usual. Not wanting to worry him, she nodded with a tiny smile and said, “I'm fine, Darren. You've helped me a lot. No one is causing me any trouble.“

The gloom on her face said otherwise but she refused to acknowledge it. She didn't want to add to Darren's burdens so she decided to keep the details to herself.

And although Darren knew that Bonnie was not telling him the truth, he didn't press it further. He was relieved when he finally saw her. He had waited for this moment because it killed him inside not knowing when he'd be able to see her again. So instead of wasting time getting the truth out of her, he just reassured her that he would stay by her side.

Bonnie looked a little haggard, as if she had not been getting much rest, but she still looked fine.

Bonnie caught Darren staring at her when she looked up, as if he was carefully studying her. Obviously, the situation outside the prison was also not good, or there wouldn't be a light stubble forming on Darren's chin.

Bonnie took a deep breath and sighed internally. This was why she didn't want to let him know that she was bullied. He would be more worried. He may have guessed it by now but she appreciated that he just let her be.

But it was when Bonnie lowered her head just a little bit that Darren could no longer hold it back. He knew something was wrong and he wanted to know what it was.

“Pull your hair away,“ he demanded. Darren's voice suddenly sounded a little cold, with some anger in his tone. He never sounded like that unless he was utterly serious.

He wanted to believe Bonnie when she said that everything was fine with her. And Bonnie almost had him, but he also knew that she would say anything just to be less of a burden to him.

was beating very fast. Although she didn't want to lie to Darren, she also didn't want him to know the truth. She didn't dare look at Darren at all. Instead, she turned her eyes to his hands on the table and forced a smile.

head. “Why are you still lying to me, Bonnie?! Why do you always pretend to be strong?“ Seeing Bonnie hide behind her hair, Darren thought of

the table turned into fists, his jaw clenched, and the blue

he blamed himself for his incompetence. He hadn't foreseen that bad things could happen to

he were more capable, Bonnie wouldn't be suffering like this. She wouldn't pretend to be this strong. If he had

and walked around the room in circles. As he thought about his

I'm really fine. Don't think too much,“

calm his nerves down. Then, he finally managed to control his emotions while listening to Bonnie's voice. When he sat in front of Bonnie again, his rage turned into

wound on your head hurt? You need to apply medicine as soon as possible when you go back in there,“ he said softly.

believe that he cared for her this much. It felt like the wound on her head was about to heal. She couldn't contain herself, so she let out a soft giggle and touched her

he felt sorry for her,

know that there is a

Don't worry about me. I will take good care of

Darren knew Bonnie, he believed that she would be obedient, but he didn't believe that she would take

a look at the bruises on her head, he said, “I'll arrange a separate cell for you later, or I'll be worried about you.“ And then he remembered the promise he had made to her before, so he added, “Just hold on, okay? I'll take you out soon and you'll

nodded, not taking her eyes away from his. But she was afraid that he would be under too much pressure, so she narrowed her eyes and specifically reminded him, “You should also take care of yourself, or I'll have to take care

of me?“ he asked teasingly, making Bonnie giggle. He smiled because he always liked

want to worry each other anymore. And if it weren't for the fact that the visiting

rigid. His hands turned to fists once again, feeling all the rage that he had tried so hard to hide earlier. Seeing Darren like this, everyone in

voice echoing inside the room, low and a little bit husky.

voice rumbled throughout the silence. As soon as Darren said that, Harlan felt the temperature in the office dropped two degrees lower.

enough to look at him and see

didn't want to go anywhere near Darren, but he had no choice.