A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 317 Charity Auction

“You came alone?” Vincent frowned as he asked Arthur, who did not have a female accompanying him.

“Yeah, I’m not like you, I’m not married yet, so I’ve got no one to bring!” Arthur said with a smirk, “Oh right, where’s your mother? I don’t see her anywhere.”

“She’ll be here soon!” Vincent looked out at the hall and didn’t see anyone. It might take a lot longer.

Suddenly, Vincent caught sight of someone familiar and said to Leila and Arthur, “I gotta do something. You guys wait for me here!”

Leila nodded, “Oh, alright!”

Vincent gave a quick nod to Arthur and left.

For a while, it was just Leila and Arthur left alone in the corner.

Leila lowered her head and felt more uneasy. After Vincent left, Leila said in a low voice, “I’m sorry, Arthur.”

“For what?” Arthur asked.

“I shouldn’t have lied to you and gave you my maiden name… Well, actually, I didn’t lie to you. My name is Lexi before…… Can I ask you for a favor?”

“Oh?!” Arthur’s eyes grew wide with playfulness. “And what’s this favor, Leila!?”

Leila’s face was filled with embarrassment, but she mustered up courage and quietly said, “Can you keep the fact I’m learning Taekwondo a secret from Vincent?”

Arthur’s eyes widened, and he said, “Leila, I…”

He deliberately trailed off and stopped there.

Leila looked at him with watery eyes to beg him.

Arthur blinked, “Why should I?”

… Leila said nothing; her eyes were also filled with confusion.

“What’s in it for me?” He asked.

…

“Hahahah…” Arthur suddenly burst into laughter, which drew the attention of those around.

Vincent was speaking with a distinguished guest, then he turned to look at Arthur laughing and Leila’s embarrassed expression. To him, it looked as though the two only met for ten minutes and were already getting along too close for comfort! He felt an uneasiness in his heart, which became a menacing aura around him.

His body turned cold, and his eyes were sharp like daggers, frightening the guest who he was speaking to. “Mr. White?”

“Oh! Please excuse me for a bit!” Vincent returned to his senses, smiled gently, and took his leave.

huge crowd, a strange,

shrouded around his face; the glittering tip of the cigarette came and went, and his face looked eerie.

at?" Leila quietly

You’re too naive. Alright, I’ll keep your little secret from Vincent.

“Well-”

Arthur froze and he

She flushed and lowered her

something. Then he laughed again. Looking at the way Leila behaved, he knew there was something between her and Vincent. Arthur then said seriously, “Don’t worry, this will be our secret. I won’t tell him! I know you’re learning to

made a soft “tap” sound. He said nothing, but made his way toward

situation and decided to leave in a hurry. “Leila,

OK!” Leila nodded. The second she turned around, she saw Vincent’s looming figure headed her way with a

appear quite noble. He headed towards her, with his eyes crinkling against the lights and the

daze. He grabbed her wrist and said through a hiss, “Looks like you were having a

replied softly, “Mr. Arthur seems

with a hint of

him say this, she shut her mouth and looked at him dumbfounded. It took her a while

great?” Vincent pressed on, “What’s so great

tongue off, “You, you’re mature, handsome, capable of planning

he had got to do with

in mind, but Leila’s words had some effect, and Vincent’s tone relaxed a

treated me well.” As she spoke, Leila raised her head and looked at

“What did you say?”

treat you quite

but he said nothing; he

started to get nervous again. Today, her mother-in-law and Vincent said they were going to introduce her to everyone. This meant that, from now on, she’d appear before everyone as Mrs. White. She didn’t like that, since it meant she’d have less

make me lose face today.” He said in an icy tone only audible for Leila. “Come, I’m going to introduce someone

in her heart, so she chose to say nothing. She put on her charming smile, lifted her eyes, and nodded, “Alright, I

put on a

her head and saw Nora and Pippa dressed in extravagance as

was in a white dress that covered above her chest

members guided them into the grand hall, to the resounding

her! She hasn’t shown up

“So she’s Vincent’s mother!”

that the mother

…

that President White’s mistress? Then who’s that next to him?” Already people were gossiping as they looked at

on a smile, and she

there, Vincent’s there!” Pippa held her and guided her toward the center, where Vincent and Leila

as she glanced around the

though she had taken some strong but bitter alcohol. Her heart was now an

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