A Moment in Destiny

… “Are you still running?”

“No! Miyamoto, please, don’t do this!”

Vincent didn’t save Pippa after all. He was punched a few times due to his own carelessness and yet, his chin and the corner of his lips were injured.

What Miyamoto had said when he was leaving and what Arthur had said put Vincent into deep thought that drove him to the Pearl Community as he felt that Leila was there even though he didn’t know why.

He knew that matters between husband and wife should be dealt with by themselves and for matters that involved Pippa and Miyamoto, Miyamotohad entangled her for six year but Pippa had repeatedly evaded and even he didn’t know why?

It was just that he could clearly see how much Miyamoto cared for Pippa and it was like a mirror of himself where he found himself caring for Leila too. How could he not care? Even if that kind of caring was more like possession! Or even it had nothing to do with love, yet, it was caring as if she was his toy which no one could own and she could only be his own.

The way Miyamoto treated Pippa was like the way he treated Leila. At this moment, Vincent was dazed as the car glided through the night and turned into the Pearl Community where the lights of the condo were on. She was here.

Looking at the small window with flickering warm light inside, his eyes showed a trace of fondness. Perhaps, there was something wrong with the way he treated Leila. Subconsciously, he didn’t want Leila to evade himself like the way Pippa evaded Miyamoto.

He then went upstairs and knocked on the door but there was no sound and no one came to open the door for a long time.

Leila was in the bathroom when the doorbell rang. She was dazing in the bath momentarily when she just felt that the bath water was cold by the time she was awakened by the doorbell suddenly.

Wasn’t it Vincent?

Leila sighed secretly, then got up, draping herself in her bathrobe and unhurriedly went to change her clothes into her pajamas.

The doorbell was still ringing as if it would keep on ringing if she didn’t open the door.

Leila walked to the door and saw it was Vincent through the peephole but when she opened the door for him, she could only see that his handsome face was injured with bruises on his chin and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth. She was expressionless but her heart twitched actually.

Vincent stood at the doorway and he was relieved when he saw Leila opening the door. He raised the corner of his lips gently but the pain at the corners of his mouth made him wince. “Leila…”

He was about to enter but Leila blocked the doorway. Her calm eyes showed a melancholy that seemed unable to be dissolved and she faintly parted her eyes, “Go back, I don’t want to see you. Don’t disturb the neighbors as it’s too late!”

Upon hearing her calmly driving him away, Vincent’s handsome face tightened up, he didn’t turn angry but just sighed. “Leila, I know you are angry, but…”

“I’m not angry!” Leila raised her eyes calmly, “Go away!”

full of aggrievance as if he wanted to seek

nurse!” She didn’t look at him

reacted swiftly by reaching out to block between the door and the door frame but the back of his hand was squeezed by the door. Leila had no choice but to open the door. Looking at the back of his hand that had been swollen

not angry at all. In the past, he would have been furious but this time, he looked like a child who had done something wrong

head, “I need to prepare

how can you do well in your defense if you have

wrist straight away and pushed the door

me, do you think that Pippa is important in my heart and that’s why you are angry?

with me!” She panicked and he was right as those

Vincent’s tone was a little serious but pampered

his face, and his bruised chin and blood-stained corners of his lips made him look different. She didn’t expect that he who was such an

sorry?” He stared at her whose eyes showed

embarrassed and denied nervously, “No

if you don’t feel sorry for me?” Vincent smiled again and his handsome face which was slightly deformed by the beating looked very awkward

corner of his lips was still bleeding, Leila finally could not bear with it and stood up. “I go and

it is alright!” Vincent showed a miserable smile, “Don’t worry,

without saying anything. Looking at the bruised Vincent whose handsome face had already deformed, Leila didn’t choose to argue with him but sat down with an obscure face,

don’t want to apply the medicine!” Vincent

alcohol cotton ball with a tweezer and pressed

was willing

with his injuries quickly, Leila then stood

“Leila…”

you go?” Her voice

medicine, so naturally she won’t take him in as it was

I’ll be where my wife is!” Vincent

not annoyed but looked expressionless. She then picked

stunned as he didn’t know what she was doing. “Leila,

it the community security department? There’s a burglar in my house, please come and help me to catch him and send him to the

immediately ran over and grabbed the phone, and said anxiously to the other end of the phone, “My wife is mistaken. There is no

down his body to pick Leila up and walked towards her bedroom. Although his face

fear of