A Moment in Destiny

“Mom, Mr. White said it’s not his son. I trust him,” Leila said so firmly, but she still wondered if she should trust him.

“He said that to you, didn’t he?”

“Yes.” Leila nodded. Looking up, she found Theodore’s car was going out from the entrance. She became nervous immediately. “Mom, I’ve got something to do. Got to go. Please don’t worry.”

As she spoke, she hung up the phone. She turned around and wanted to hide behind the stop board, but Theodore’s car had been pulled over. He also pressed down the window.

“Leila, where are you going? I can give you a ride.”

“No, thanks, Professor Hall.” Leila could only turn back. Then she saw the bus was approaching from afar. “The bus is arriving. See you, Professor Hall.”

“Oh!” Theodore looked back and saw the bus, a hint of helplessness flashing through his eyes. He didn’t insist. “All right. Be safe on the way. See you.”

“Bye!” Leila didn’t expect that he would agree so easily. Without overthinking, she got on the bus.

The bus stopped in the busy downtown area. Leila was thinking of buying the Armani jacket. She didn’t know how much it cost yet, and for a moment, she didn’t know how she could compensate it to Arthur.

She was wandering in the mall. Then she was in front of Pippa’s store. A saleswoman was standing there. She asked Leila with a smile, “Good day, Miss. Do you need anything?”

Leila was a bit surprised. She nodded. Then she looked around and asked, “By the way, isn’t your boss here today?”

“Oh, our boss? She went to Japan for a vacation. Miss, do you know her?”

“She went to Japan for a vacation?” Leila was taken aback, her whole body stiffened.

Mr. White went to Japan, didn’t he? The entertainment news said that the family of three boarded the plane. Leila wondered if Pippa truly had gone to Japan with Mr. White. What on earth was the relationship between them?

Leila was in a daze, turning around to leave.

“Miss, our boss will come back in a week. You can come to find her then.” The saleswoman was quite friendly.

“Oh, I see. Okay. Thank you!” Leila nodded, looking quite awkward.

After walking out of the shopping mall, Leila suddenly lost her confidence. She felt like a ghost without a soul, wandering around on the busy streets while feeling so empty in her heart.

She didn’t want to go home, because she would be alone after going home. Seemingly she was always alone from the beginning.

Pippa also went to Japan for a vacation, didn’t she?

A family of three?

words in the newspaper, Leila

saw her reflection on it -- she didn’t put on any makeup,

student. She never put on the makeup, only makeunder. She had nothing on her hair. She always wore a t-shirt and jeans. When she went to work, she would dress in a shirt and jeans. In

money from her job. All she earned from her part-time job had been used as the tuition fee for taekwondo. The allowance from her mother would be spent as her

showcase window, the gorgeous jewelry, beautiful dresses, a lot of

However, until today, she realized that it was not that she didn’t love them, but she didn’t have time to pay attention to them

dress herself up as most

turned out that she also had

she was leading a fulfilling life and she always told herself that she was quite satisfied, when she faced those things, she couldn’t help feeling down. ‘Leila, it turns out that you also long for those things,’ she

life without any change and earning an average income that wouldn’t starve me to death. But if I lead such a life all my lifetime, will I

wondering if she was willing to work in the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Municipal Government after graduating from the university. Then she would have a stable job and lead

hanging on the model’s neck in

standing next to her for a long time. He was staring at her all

a coincidence!” Arthur stared at Leila with a slightly evil smile. Although he was smiling, he brought her a strong feeling of pressure. She wondered how long he had been standing there and staring

was already the dust. All the neon lights along the street were on, their colors overlapping and shining. She checked the time and found that the afternoon had passed already. She didn’t expect that

coincidence indeed.” Leila felt surprised. “I didn’t expect to encounter you. I was about

found anything that you like?” he asked Leila with

gazes were glued on those luxuries, she was seen by someone, and that person was even Arthur. Judging from her look just now,

then? She couldn’t afford it and she wouldn’t want others

beautiful and the model

eyes presumptuous without any disdain. His gaze even seemed quite serious, but Leila felt quite awkward. “I’m sorry,

don’t want it

the thing -- I’ve washed your jacket, but it shrunk. One of my family thought it was trash, so it was tossed away. I wanted to compensate one for

Arthur raised

“So, I’m terribly sorry.”

he said seriously again, “You don’t need

give me more time, please? When I’ve earned money, I’ll give it back to you for sure.” Leila felt so embarrassed, but her most embarrassing moment had been seen by Arthur already, so she couldn’t care much about

talk about it later.” Arthur smiled. He cast a glance at the showcase and the sapphire necklace.

directly didn’t want it. Unexpectedly, he wanted to give her a necklace. She was sure that if she nodded in agreement, Arthur

it.” He grabbed her wrist, dragging

head and wanted to break free from his grip, but he was so strong. She failed to break free. “Hey! I don’t want it. Arthur, why are

such a thing to a person who he had only met for the third time? And he would give such an expensive gift so casually. She wondered if he took her as a prostitute. Was he hitting on

only dragging her into the store. “You don’t want it, do

If you are rich, just donate it to Project Hope!” Leila growled. “I’m not that kind of