A Moment in Destiny

Vincent, however, just enjoyed Leila's tight body. The corners of his mouth curled into a beautiful and wicked smile, "If you ever provoke me like that again, I will only make you hurt more in the future."

It hurt, but she didn't feel numb at all. The excruciating pain tormented her over and over again. Her screams turned to cries of pain. This lovemaking without a hint of pleasure was her nightmare.

Vincent admired her loss of control and desperation with a smile on his face. He was deliberately gentle, and a drop of sweat suddenly slid down his forehead and onto her cheek.

Leila's body jerked slightly. The drop of sweat acted as a catalyst, causing a surprisingly strange reaction in her otherwise aching body.

A messy night, a messy lounge, and a messy heart for Leila.

When it was all over and Vincent picked up his own clothes from the floor, Leila was curled up against the wall. Her hair was disheveled and a smile, hollow and desperate, rose to her lips.

She was now like a broken porcelain doll, devoid of strength and spirit. Helpless and seemingly deaf, she simply wrapped her arms around herself in a hug. It was only when the smile froze at the corners of her mouth that she got up, straightened her gown, then ignored Vincent, turned, and left.

"Where are you going?!" Vincent was still sorting out his clothes.

Leila had already walked out. No one saw that her bleak, infinite eyes revealed a deep, unseen coldness...

When Vincent chased her out, to his surprise, Leila was nowhere to be seen.

"Leila." He called out.

The hallway was awfully quiet.

***

As Vincent went to the surveillance room to try and find Leila through the surveillance equipment, Leila left the HJ Hotel and took a taxi.

"President, this young lady was hiding on the upper level of the stairs just now. She left in a hurry after you entered the ballroom!" The staff member pointed to the surveillance screen and said, "Oh! She's out of the building!"

The screen switched to the entrance of the building where Leila, dressed in a black dress, walked out in a hurry and beckoned for a taxi. The car left quickly.

"Shit!" Vincent cursed. She had actually gone! "What was the number of the taxi's license plate?"

"JTX673."

Vincent turned around and left the surveillance room. As he walked, he called, "Get my car to the door. Yes, immediately, right now!"

didn't answer. The phone

when she left made him feel a little uneasy. Her desperate face flashed through his

car. After getting the phone number, he called and knew that Leila had got out of the

the home she had been in with her mother before she went to

It was!

mother, a small two-bedroom flat. She came once a month to

the wall and forced to make love to Vincent at the HJ Hotel overwhelmed her with memories of humiliation. The helplessness, the anger, the sadness, it never went away. Was she still not strong

slipped out of the corner of her

didn't bother, except that her tears were growing. Those tears flowed from her eyes to the melody of sadness and confusion,

uncontrollable sobs came pouring out. She finally burst

Could she go on?

where the future lay and where her hope in life lay. Was she going to be tormented by Vincent forever? In fact, she really wasn't greedy, and she just wanted to

and

A hot, sour, rising sensation came from her abdomen. Was she about to have her period? Every time she had her period, she had the pain

was a thunderclap, which sent Leila, who had been suffering from abdominal pain, to the

a bath. As the warm water poured down, she felt as if the pain in her abdomen had eased a little. She looked

of thunder shook Leila even more to her core. She changed into her pajamas and made her way to the bedroom. The pain in her abdomen still persisted,

clap of thunder made her afraid to stand in front of the window for too long. She then went back to her bedroom and later, fell

raining, only the downpour was replaced by

still had her old clothes and her abdomen didn't hurt as much. At half-past seven, she went downstairs. Just outside the entrance to the building, she saw the white Bugatti parked in front of

Seeing her step out, the door of the Bugatti was opened and Vincent just

was a flash of affection

been downstairs all this time? The car also looked like it had been parked for a long time. She suddenly remembered the car from last night and then she

she looked up at him. He was staring at her, motionless and unblinking, as if waiting for her to say something. Yet his eyes were so complex as if he had thousands of words

he might be her downstairs all night. 'Leila, you are useless. Was Vincent the kind of man who waits downstairs? Given how direct and tactful he was, he would have been there to kick in

long time, he sighed softly. After what seemed like a long, long struggle, he stared at her red, puffy eyelids and spoke slowly,

She was stunned!

of affection flowed through them, adding a touch of intoxicating

beat

bitter gourd. Then she looked at him helplessly, waiting for

He spoke again. He said it so softly and slowly that it

that this was a dream. As if the dream would shatter

thick eyebrows, his high nose, his tightly pursed lips, and