A Moment in Destiny

Leila let down her defense in this tone, but her words were still so desolate, “I have no idea if we can start over again! Maybe it’s ok, but I think it’s not this moment. So don’t force me to do it.”

Vincent walked to her side, squatted down, and looked into her eyes. "I am not forcing you to do it, Leila! I just want to tell you my feelings, the truest feelings in my heart!"

She was a little surprised. She tried to draw her hand, but it was in vain.

“Leila, I missed you every day during the past two months you weren’t around me. Sometimes, the empty kitchen reminded me of you busy in an apron. Every time I thought of this in my mind, all the food in my mouth lost its taste no matter where and when. I found that I was sadder in the day without you. I do notice that I had hurt you so deeply and caused irreparable consequences. And I confess every day.”

He seemed to be thinking and suffering great pains. After a long time, he said, “Sometimes I woke up in the middle of the night, your shadow was shaking in front of me. I couldn’t tell dream from reality! I missed you so much...”

Leila was startled, but she still said faintly, "If two people lived together for a long time, they would make it a habit. But it can be changed, and you would get used to it slowly!"

He was silent for a long time. Leila saw that his mouth had been opened several times, but he failed to speak it out.

“But we have been together just for a few months, there were few habits between us. I thought it was not just the habit, it was love!” He looked at her eyes with deep affection.

“Let’s go for a meal first.” She was afraid to hear more affectionate confession.

“Leila, I was not hungry.” He whispered.

“You have to eat even if you are not hungry.” Again, Leila said it flatly and kept looking at him.

Vincent shook his head and closed his eyes. The scenes of being with Leila constantly appeared in his mind and he was so reluctant to it. "I know that if I say it right now, when the wound in your heart has not healed, it will force you a bit. But I just want to face it with you, okay?"

"If you don’t want me to leave now, stopped saying, okay? Just shut up, let's have a meal first!" she said quietly. Her mind was in a mess, she just didn't know how to move on.

Love was unpredictable.

She believed that Vincent loved her but love just was not enough!

"Okay! I would shut up and eat!" Vincent opened his eyes and stared at Leila's fair face, he nodded and said nothing. He just felt so happy that she was willing to meet him and had a meal with him. That would be fine.

Her broken heart needed time to heal slowly, and he was willing to spend a lifetime warming her badly hurt heart and hoped that he could do well enough.

"You haven't eaten for a day. It’s better to drink some soup to moisturize your stomach!" But he suddenly looked up at her when she brought a bowl of soup to him.

His eyes seemed moist, but she couldn’t tell whether it was tears or the vapor from the soup.

She watched him sipping the soup as if it was so precious to him.

Leila felt a sudden spike of pain in her heart. To calm down, she pinched her left hand hard under the cover of the table.

Vincent was unable to control his emotion anymore. “How are you doing in City R?” He asked in a hoarse voice.

“It’s ok.” Leila tried her best to smile.

“Do you know…” He couldn’t utter the rest of the words. He wanted to say, “Did you know how much I miss you?”

Leila had pinched herself so hard and her left hand had become reddish. She tried to change the subject, “How is Pippa doing recently?”

heartless person, but he just

Leila didn’t say anything.

down and didn’t look

He got some food for her when he saw

silently but very

but

watched her after the meal. Leila looked into his

“Yep!” He nodded.

at the bloodshot in his eyes and said, "Then go to sleep,

are you going?" He became nervous suddenly and didn't

going to pick up

Why do you need to pick her up?" He just didn't want her to

she came back alone!"

Vincent frowned and asked

with Miyamoto, right? This is the private of Renee Byrne, she needed to

I will go with you

do it alone!" Leila insisted.

was so sad and lonely. "Let me take you

going home now! I'll go to the airport later!"

me take

“No!” She said.

I’ll take you to the airport before she arrives!” His big hand suddenly gripped Leila's small hand and led

tears welled up in her eyes. She kept her head down, and the tears fell onto his leg,

sound, he was startled and asked: "

seeing her tears,

warm embrace, her

roots of her sensitive ears suddenly turned reddish when

stomach at this moment. But she couldn’t hold back her

they get to this

tears welled up in her red

sniff hard but

scared that she tried to escape from his charming embrace which might

struggled, the harder he grabbed. “Don’t cry Leila, it hurts me so much when I see you cry. Please! Stop! I'll

she still cried and pummeled at his chest. "How

don’t cry! It’s my fault!”

do I fall in love with you?" She might be so wronged that she cried and screamed out the grievances in her mind. "Why do I have to fall in love with you?! If

am so sorry!" He knew that it was his fault.

more intensely. The tears were all on

cry, or I will kiss you.” He cupped her face

so hot and

she was stunned suddenly when she was kissed by him. And then she

and her

She wanted to resist!

close that she couldn’t