A Moment in Destiny novel Chapter 337

Not knowing whether she should cry or laugh, Leila watched the kid crouch behind the boulder and call his mother in secret. He was clever. It turned out that they had kept in touch with each other without telling Reggie. Mind-blowing.

As Oscar silently hung up the phone, he turned off the phone and put it back in the pocket. He turned around and suddenly saw Leila. All of sudden, he opened his mouth. “Leila, you eavesdrop on Oscar talking!”

“I don’t do it on purpose!” Leila laughed a little and walked to him. She squatted down to gaze on him directly. “I’m wrong, but I’m not doing it on purpose!”

Oscar thought a little and nodded like a gentleman. “I forgive you but you should keep it as a secret. You shouldn’t let my father know about this!”

“Why?”

“Because Mummy doesn’t want Daddy to know!”

“But your Daddy is feeling anxious!”

“Mummy said that it has to wait until my Daddy feels really really really anxious then she will come back, otherwise she will still lose her face and have no rights in the family if she comes back now!”

Leila was surprised. A sense of helplessness passed by her soft and gentle face. It turned out that the child was helping his mother and father. She nodded and promised sincerely, “Okay, I will not say a single word!”

“I believe in you!” Oscar smiled a little.

“Leila, Oscar! Where are you? Come over and help!”

The dining table was set up by Leila and Rosa. The tablecloth was placed on a wooden round table. The fresh air was blended with the fresh and tempting smell of the food.

As she turned around, through the faint light of the fire, Vincent’s tall figure made her sigh. God was so loving to him, he had such a handsome face and yet he was given such a tall figure.

Vincent turned around the grill frame on top of the charcoal that were made of pine wood and in the meanwhile, he kept applying spices to the mutton.

Reggie was smoking besides. While he was smoking, he kept commanding, “You have not applied the spices on this side. Yes, this side! That side too!”

Vincent suddenly became impatient, frowned and sprinkled a handful of salt, “Don’t keep telling me what to do. Perhaps, you can come over to grill and I will command you?”

“That’s alright. I have said nothing!” Reggie wiped his nose and smiled at Leila who was not far away. He said, “Leila, it’s better that you come and help. It’s not easy to get along with Vincent. How can you deal with him!”

Leila sighed. Yes, Vincent had a big temper. She smiled and walked over. When she saw that Vincent was showing an annoyed face while his forehead was full of sweats, she immediately knew why he was so angry. It was already close to the summer while they were having a barbecue. It was very hot and there was sweat on the forehead. She smiled gently and took out her handkerchief to wipe the sweats on his forehead. “Do you need my help?”

Vincent was stunned by her gentle action. He was about to be roasted to death, and it was very hot. He worked so hard to grill some meats for everyone to eat.

It was very depressing to be commanded to do this and that by Reggie who was not doing anything at all.

He pressed on his lips as he was showing how annoyed he was. Surprisingly, his handsome face was showing some sense of childishness. He stood still and allowed Leila to wipe his sweats but he did not forget to flip over to grill the meat. After she was done wiping his sweats, he started to be gentle and took a deep gaze at Leila without saying anything.

Leila was on the side, she then picked up the brush, “Vincent, I will brush the meat, you can move back a little. You are only responsible for turning the grill frame over and making sure that the meat is not overcooked.”

She also moved a chair for Vincent to sit back to prevent the heat from the barbecue.

Vincent looked back at the table in the night, and there was completely no one. He did not know where Reggie and Oscar were.

After Leila spread the spices evenly on the mutton, she saw the sweats on Vincent’s forehead and helped him to wipe again. She asked, “Is it very hot? You’re sweating too much!”

Vincent frowned. He suddenly grabbed and pulled her into his arm. Leila can’t dodge on time as she was held and kissed wildly by him for a while. She was really unable to continue and gently begged for mercy. “Vincent, the meat is overcooked!”

Only then did Vincent let her go, and Leila was flushed and her forehead started to sweat.

Vincent stared at her with a strange smile at the corner of his mouth. He arrogantly pulled Leila’s hand and pressed a kiss before letting it go. Such a gentle and intimate move made Leila heartbeat fast. She then turned her face away in panic.

For a moment, there was only the crackling sound of the charcoal fire.

Leila brushed another round of spices, and the smell of the barbecue became more and more tempting.

Vincent sat on the chair, lit a cigarette and took a puff slowly.

Leila turned around and looked at him, she was about to say something but stopped.

But surprisingly, Vincent knew what she was thinking. “Just say it if you have something to say.”

Leila looked at the cigarette in his hand and said gently, “Can’t you smoke less?”

Vincent was startled a little as he held the cigarette tightly. He continued to take another round of puff and stared at her attentively, “Are you trying to control me?”

Leila knew that he had misunderstood something and shook her head. “I don’t want to control you but smoking is bad for your health, so try to smoke as little as possible!”

“Why should I listen to you?” Vincent asked back without knowing what kind of tone he was using.

Leila was suddenly muffled. She felt awkward and replied gently, “Cigarettes contain a lot of harmful substances which are not good for your health. If you smoke for a long time, it will make you feel sick...”

“I just want to smoke!” He used his mouth to make a white circle with smoke while hiding his smiling expression in his eyes.

Leila felt a little awkward and thought that he was being childish again. “You can choose not to care about your health. Your, your mother will be worried.”

“Are you worried?” He was holding his cigarette in one hand and turning over the grill frame with his another hand. He suddenly put a smile on his handsome face.

He moved his tall figure and sat upright as if leaning against Leila.

Leila was feeling a little guilty and wanted to say that she cared. The words got stuck in her mouth as she felt shy to speak out. He just kept teasing her as he was putting a smile in the corner of his mouth.

“Don’t you care for me?” He winked.

“You sweat again!” She took out her handkerchief to wipe his sweats and to change the topic at the same time.

He grabbed her thin wrist. She raised her head in a panic. His domineering smile was gentle, he said, “Is it difficult to say that you care?”

She was completely dragged into his arms. Leila loosened her hand and the handkerchief fell on the ground. He dropped the cigarette in between his fingers on the ground without forgetting to turn over the barbecue.

When she was distracted, his powerful arms had already trapped her tightly. She smelled a familiar smell of tobacco as he hugged her tightly.

“If you do care for me, then I don’t smoke anymore!”

His hoarse voice was a direct hit in her heart.

Leila was stunned. What was it about?

Vincent lowered his head and kissed her cheek again. He said in a pitiful and a little childish yet domineering deep voice. “If you don’t care about me, I will continue to smoke! Smoke until I die!”

She was worried that he was not going to let her go. Leila raised her eyes in a panic as she saw Oscar running over from not far away. She said immediately, “I do care for you. I do care for you! Vincent, please let go of me! Oscar is here!”

“Wow, Leila and Vincent are playing the kissing game!” Oscar shouted from far away.

As Leila tried even harder to get rid of his grip yet Vincent refused to let her go as if he purposely wanted to look at her being shy. As he held her with one hand, he did not forget to continue barbecuing with another hand. He rubbed his sweat against her forehead, both of their sweats blended together.

Oscar did not care about the situation and ran towards them. He opened his eyes wide and shouted, “Leila feels shy! Vincent, Leila is stepping on your foot! Hahaha...”

“Oscar ...” Leila shouted gently.

“Leila, don’t be shy. I will not laugh at you!” What a daring kid!

Leila stepped on Vincent’s foot as she managed to escape from his hug. At this time, Vincent stood up and laughed while he was wearing a thick pair of gloves to hold the grill frame up. “Food’s ready, let’s eat!”

As they were having a warm dinner in the manor, Reggie picked up the wine glass and clinked with Vincent, Leila and Oscar . Except that Oscar’s cup was filled with fresh strawberry juice, the rest of their glasses were filled with homemade wines from the farm.

“This wine tastes so good!” Vincent took a sip. “Your wine-making skills are getting better!”

Leila agreed that it was good. It tasted different from those she had bought. The wine she bought seemed to have an astringent taste. The wine that was self-brewed did not have this kind of taste. It was naturally sweet with a clean grape flavor.

The grilled meat was fresh and delicious along with the sweet wine and fresh strawberries. Everything seemed appetizing.

Vincent took a knife and cut a piece of meat and put it on Leila’s plate. “This is from the most tender cut, please give it a try!”

“Ah! Vincent isn’t being fair! I love the most tender cut, I’m still a child. Vincent doesn't take care of the children!”

“Little brat, didn’t I just give you a big piece? Don’t waste any food, finish what’s on your plate first!” Vincent did not care about what others said.

“I don’t have meat anymore, Vin!” Reggie followed along to create a disturbance. “Give me a piece!”

“Do it yourself. The knife is in the meat, don’t you have hands?” Vincent looked at him but he chose not to help at all.

Leila lowered her head and remained silent. She just felt that the way they dealt with each other was funny, and they could quarrel anytime. These two gentlemen seemed to have rapport with each other but they always tried to undermine each other at the same time while she could only remain silent.

Reggie’s gentle gaze swept over Vincent with a gentle smile. His beautiful and secluded smile passed by like a spring breeze. “Vincent, you’re getting less and less like a gentleman!”

“Excuse me, my gentleman's demeanour is only for women!”

“Oh, really?” Reggie was being despicable. He smiled gently and continued. “Since when you’re being a gentleman to any woman?”

“Leila, is Vincent being a gentleman to you? Just now I think I saw...” Oscar frowned involuntarily, “Just now I saw Vincent kissing Leila and Leila didn’t let you kiss her. You are not a gentleman because you simply touched the lady without her consent!”

All of sudden, all three of them were utterly dumbfounded as they all looked at Oscar who dared to speak without thinking, and Leila’s was completely blushed.

Vincent felt a little awkward. “Oscar, eat as much as you want, but don’t talk too much! Your father never taught you this before?”

Vincent stretched out his hand and raised his hand unceremoniously to pat on Oscar ’s head while looking at Leila who was embarrassed. Maybe she had been overwhelmed by the embarrassment, she just grabbed the cup to drink the wine one glass after another, and it seemed like it was the way to make herself feel better.

“Vincent, don’t hit my head. If I become stupid, you have to take care of me!” Oscar looked at Vincent in dissatisfaction. There was some sense of maturity on this little handsome face. “Vincent, you cannot be too domineering as a man. If you want to kiss the lady, you should ask her for her consent. You can’t just do whatever you want just because you’re her husband!”