A Moment in Destiny

“No, Vincent loves me.” Pippa’s haunting cry turned to shrill all of a sudden as she vehemently seized Leila’s hand and started to bawl, “You know nothing about us, and you don’t know Vincent’s temperament well enough. He’s such a mild and gentle person, and it’s all because of Miyamoto that he has to give up on our relationship back then. The only reason that he has married you now is because you’re just a pawn to him since you’re Brian’s daughter! He won’t ever love you, so as long as you walk away from him, he will come right back to me.”

“You’re impossible, Pippa!” Leila sighed deeply as she felt sorry for Miyamoto, “My advice for you is to hurry up and go to Mr. Black while it’s still not too late, or you will lose the man whom loves you from the bottom of his heart as well!”

“Spare me!” Pippa shook her head violently while a look of despair had manifested on her delicate features as she mumbled, “It’s precisely because of my heedfulness and having Owen in the first place that I have married him, but look what have I gotten as a result? This time, I will never let Vincent go and give up on us anymore. Not a chance.”

Madness was displayed on Pippa’s agitated expression while her gaze on Leila exuded detestation, jealousy and agony all at once.

“Oh, please. Do you really think there is something between you two? Do you honestly think what exists between you and him is love? If he really loves you, why would he have gotten himself into a relationship with my sister at the outset? Aren’t you being overly confident in yourself, Pippa?” Leila was rendered speechless by the meek and gentle woman right before her eyes for the first time.

Leila’s biting questions had caused Pippa to burst into a flood of tears, and she was reduced to silence as her reddened eyes were filled with painful regrets while silent tears kept streaming down her cheeks. Despite being scathed by her cutting remarks, Pippa’s unwavering feelings for Vincent had not even dwindled for a slight bit.

“What’s going on?” Vincent was dumbfounded by the scene in front of him when he had finally pushed open the door and entered the room due to apprehension.

Leila shook her head as she replied, “Don’t ask me. She says she wants to get married to you, so take care of this mess yourself!”

She promptly walked out of the room after dropping her final words as she was afraid that she could not fight off her urge to beat Pippa up if she were to stay here any longer. Although she was always a mild-mannered and gentle lady, she had been driven up the wall at this moment, and her exasperation had compelled her to resolve this mess through the use of force as she wished she could slap some sense into Pippa.

“Vincent!” Pippa wiped away the tears on her face as soon as she had heard his familiar voice, and she swiftly got up on her feet and made a beeline for Vincent.

“Leila?” Vincent called out to her softly and quickly turned his body sideways to avoid catching Pippa whom was throwing herself at him, and he immediately walked up to Leila and said, “Let’s leave together!”

“Vincent!” Pippa was stunned on the spot while her extended arms were left hanging in the air, and her soft heart started to throb violently when she had set her sight on Vincent holding Leila in his embrace. Even Vincent was shunning her now!

Her son had discarded her! Vincent had also abandoned her! Even Miyamoto had decided to leave her too! All of them did not want her in their lives anymore!

“Why couldn’t we go back to the good old days, Vincent? We were happy back then, weren’t we?” Pippa shot her sorrowful gaze towards the apathetic Vincent as she caught up to him and grabbed his hand while muttering, “Remember how many people have said that we are such a great match for each other, Vincent!”

Vincent shot Leila an embarrassing look while Leila let out a huge sigh, “You two do indeed look like a well-matched couple, Mr. Vincent!”

“Are you jealous, Leila?” Vincent stared at Leila with an amusing look on his face as he added, “You can’t be serious.”

He withdrew his hand from Pippa’s grip on him in a cold and detached manner right after and uttered, “You’re just a sister to me, Pippa. You’ve always been my sister and always will be for the rest of my life!”

hearing his rejection. Did

one whom should be loved by you.” Vincent had abated his usual tenderness that he had always reserved specially for Pippa as his striking face assumed an expression as unsympathetic as remote while he grabbed Leila by her hand, “Let me tell you and my mother this, Leila is my wife in

on Vincent’s countenance that she had missed and longed for, and she slowly strengthened her feelings for him deep down in her heart as she resolved to never let

had unfolded, a brief look of sorrow and agony flashed across his aloof expression when he had taken in Pippa’s blatant display of feelings for another man. He

He let out a deep sigh and swallowed his

his sentence, he left the room

head around something sometimes, but when it had come to the time where one had figured it all out, she would get to know that the hardest part was only the process of thinking things through, and relief would ensue after the process of thinking

to Vincent, and her drifting consciousness was soon gathered again

advanced practice nurses had entered the room at

her hand, and he asked after he had caught up to Miyamoto,

his mouth, “I won’t cling onto her anymore when I’ve said that I will give her freedom as I too am tired and worn out! I’m just worried that she will take things to heart and head to her doom

and Leila were taken aback by this surprising

Even if I have to let go of her, I still don’t wish for her to die!” Miyamoto

when Miyamoto had taken his leave, “Mr. Black has really treated Pippa well, but it’s such a shame that she couldn’t appreciate him! Why does she

when she couldn’t accept the chasm between her ideal state and reality, there would be deviation in her mental

feel sorry for her?” Leila turned around and shot a glance

broken off by him at that moment as she had to swallow them when

masculinity had pervaded Leila’s every sense which had stunned her as she stood transfixed on the ground and

of anger towards Pippa had seemed to vanish the moment Vincent’s lips had touched her skin as his

truly a stark contrast with his fierce look, and all she could do was to stare at him with her eyes wide open as she was at

to his senses after someone had walked out from the elevator when the door had opened. He cleared his throat awkwardly and walked into the elevator while taking her by the hand, and when there was only the two of them left, he uttered again,

domineering kiss earlier which had also encompassed his promise to her, and her floating syllables had come to a surprise for her as well,

and continued, “If we were not close to begin with, maybe it would not have come to this! My mother is also to blame for how Pippa has turned out. Both of us

loved her?” Leila asked

to decipher his mood, his cold and menacing

startled for a moment as she asked, “What’s

and continued, “Do you really think I have the

initially worried face as soon as she had gotten his reply, and she

to everyone? A smile had broken out on his face as well when he had perceived her face to brighten up with joy as relief crept up onto him. However, a wave of melancholy would

blushed scarlet when she had discerned the captivating smile lingering on his lips, and she lowered her head at once to