A Moment in Destiny novel Chapter 341

Vincent explained with a stiff voice, “If it's true, I'm sorry. Pippa wasn't doing too well last night!”

“Understood!” Leila nodded. She then pulled open the door, and pointed at the door. “Please leave!”

She had not slept all night, and now she just wanted to catch up on her sleep!

Vincent’s face froze and he sulked, “Are you driving me away?”

“Yes!”

“Where did you go last night?” His black eyes glowed with a cold light, and his tone became cold, “Why wouldn’t you knock on the door after I close it?”

Leila stood in the doorway and remain silent. ‘What’s the point of knocking the door’ She thought to herself. To continue watching him ignoring herself? Would she still have dignity after that? She did not explain anything and just replied, “I do not want to talk, I’m tired!”

“You stupid woman!” Vincent yelled, not sure if he was annoyed with himself for ignoring her, or with her attitude. It might even be both!

Leila pursed her lips! Yes, she was stupid! Very stupid!

“Leila, as the matter of fact, Pippa... I'm worried that she…”

“You don't need to explain to me!” Leila coldly interrupted Vincent, not letting him continue to talk and replied indifferently, “It’s your business, and I don't want to know. Please leave!”

Vincent was stunned. He pursed his lips and stopped talking, and the air flowed with a scary aura of silence.

After coming back to reality….

The deep, dark pupils of his eyes narrowed down for a while; a complex mixture of feelings could be seen though his eyes as he looked at Leila’s stubborn little face. She bit her lips while stubbornly glaring at him, a thin layer of mist could be seen covering her big eyes.

Vincent’s heart felt a vicious throbbing pain, a pain that came so suddenly.

Last night, he actually locked her out?!　

Then, he gave her a stare in the eyes and stride away.

Leila stood at the door. After a long time, as she finally closed the door, her eyes suddenly became blurry. She reached out her hands and wiped away some tears from her eyes.

After a knock on the door was heard, Leila took a deep breath, thinking that he was back. She let out a sigh and started feeling bad for him. However, after opening the door, she was disappointed as she did not expect to see a locksmith, who was standing there and asked her, “Miss, do you want me to pick any locks?”

“No, I want to change the lock on this door! Please help me change it!” Leila said softly.

Vincent wandered aimlessly through the streets in his car, his eyebrows frowning slightly as he took out his phone and pressed a certain number. The phone only rang twice and was immediately picked up.

“Vincent!” A soft female voice came from the other end of the phone.

“Is everything okay?” Vincent asked in a soft voice.

“It's fine, thank you for everything you did last night!”

“Pippa, I hope, when you face any problems, you can be strong. Do not repeat what you did last time, you still have to take care of Owen! If you really were to die, what can he do?”

“I know! I will be strong!”

“I'll pick you up, let's have dinner together!”

“Sure!”

“Be there in fifteen minutes.” He whispered and hung up the phone while steeping his foot on the pedal.

After eating breakfast with Pippa, Vincent asked Manager Billy from the HJ Hotel to send the image data from the entrance of Pippa’s exclusive suite last night. As he sat in his office, he started looking at the screen. He saw at the moment the door opened, Vincent walked into the door with his arm around Pippa, and he closed the door while locking Leila out in an instant, she was dumbfounded!

His heart, suddenly felt a pain.

So, it really was he who closed the door. Although he did it with no intentions, she was still locked outside. Although there was only a door between them, she was still locked outside. He suddenly remembered that she said, they were like two stars, separated by a few light years of distance! Thinking about it made his heart felt even more pain!

After the time in the video tape passed for about half an hour, Leila was still standing at the door, no movement could be seen as she still continued standing at the door, as if she was stubbornly waiting for him to open the door. However, after another half an hour passed, the door still did not open. He seemed to see her letting out a sigh as she slowly turned back and left.

Standing in the long corridor, she looked extraordinarily lonely. She was stubbornly standing still. Her small hands had clenched into fists, but she did not knock on the door. Her stubborn figure really made him felt sad for her.

The door of the president's room was pushed open.

As Arthur walked in, Vincent quickly turned off the video and looked up at him.

“What the hell is wrong with you? Didn't you say you were on vacation? Why didn't you go? Where is Leila? Where did you take Leila?” Arthur entered the door and asked a series of questions.

As Vincent sat on the luxurious swivel chair, he remained silent. Then, he looked at the stock market chart on the screen and frowned, “The stock seems to be climbing a bit fast!”

“Don’t change the topic” Arthur banged on the table. “Tell me, what is going on?”

“Why are you so concerned about me and Leila?” Vincent’s voice also turned deep, revealing that he was getting a bit impatient. He was already annoyed, and the fact that he had locked Leila outside was annoying enough. After being questioned by him, he felt even more annoyed!

“What do you mean caring about you and her?” Arthur sat down in front of him. “You’re wrong, I just care about Leila! Not you. You don't deserve my care!”

Vincent frowned and finally went silent for a long time. Seeing that Arthur seemed to be angry, he said unhurriedly, “Pippa encountered something, and I had to come back.”

“What happened to her?”

“Beaten by that man!” Vincent said in a deep voice.

“Ah! So that's it, damn, is that Japanese person really a man? So, because of that, you brought Leila back from City R?” Arthur frowned and seemed to understand something. “You're worried that Pippa cannot think straight?”

“Yeah!” After he nodded, Vincent rubbed his eyebrow and took another look at the company's stock chart, “The rise in our stock these few days are fast, abnormally fast. It seems like there is someone behind the scenes manipulating something.”

“You mean someone is buying our stock?” Arthur also walked over to look at the screen.

Both of them stopped mentioning Leila for a while and both focused their attention on the screen. Both of them were gradually frowning, Vincent’s expression looked frustrated as he spoke in a cold tone, “It seems that someone is really buying our shares, and in large numbers!”

Just at this moment, Clara knocked on the door and walked in.

“President, this is the overall operating statement of the group for the last month, please take a look at it.” Clara handed over the folder with a somewhat nervous look.

Vincent took the report and noticed Clara’s serious expression and guessed that there might be something wrong with the report. He opened the folder and carefully reviewed it item by item, while Arthur sat back on his chair. Vincent then asked in a deep voice: “Who is responsible for this report?”

“It's Mr. Hawkins, head of the finance office.” Clara answered carefully.

“Ask him to come here. I want to understand the whole situation!” Vincent raised his voice, implying anger in him.

Although this report was handled extremely smartly and looked fine, but if you paid close attention, something fishy could be noticed. Since Levi has always been a sophisticated and prudent businessman, how could he make such a rookie mistake? Was it Levi’s negligence, or was there another reason?

“Vincent, I'll go investigate the matter about the stocks!” Arthur stood up, turned around and walked out. As he arrived at the door, he said, “Yesterday, Leila was alone in the streets, with no money and no key in her possession, did you know?”

Vincent’s eyes narrowed as he looked at Arthur.

He said again, “I took her to my place and sent her back in the morning!”

Vincent was stunned again; sadness could be seen in his eyes. After remaining silent for a while, he said, “Thank you!”

“She's really a pitiful woman!” Arthur added. “Don't hurt her, and don't let her be like Pippa back in the day.”

The hand that was holding the pen tightened fiercely and the pen broke with a sound. Vincent’s heart throbbed painfully and he fell silent.

Arthur walked out.

Leila slept until the afternoon when she received a call from Renee asking her to go shopping.

Thinking that she had not seen Renee for a long time, Leila agreed. It was already five pm when she left home.

When they met, Renee squealed and ran over to hug Leila. “Ah... girl, I haven't seen you for many days, and I missed you so much! Did you miss me?”

Leila smiled softly and nodded her head. “I did miss you!”

“Come on, let me treat you to dinner. What are we going to eat? Wait! I'll ask Callum to come too and let him to pay the bill while we have a nice meal. After that, we should go shopping when we're full as we can digest our food as we shop. How about that?”

Leila thought about Callum and Renee being frenemies. She also thought that Renee must have a secret crush on Callum. So, she nodded her head and said, “Yes!”

She wanted to create opportunities for them!

So, Renee called Callum and asked him to meet them at the HH Restaurant. At first Callum did not want to come, but then when he heard that Leila was also there, Callum immediately left.

“It seems that Leila has a better reputation then me, and you just would not come if she was not here?” As soon as they met, Renee started making sarcastic remarks at him.

Callum continued ignoring her and smiled at Leila, “Leila, it's been a long time, I didn't expect you to be Mrs. Vincent!”

As he mentioned Vincent, Leila lost focus and just gave a smile.

Seeing that she did not say anything, Renee asked, “What's wrong? Is everything between you and Vincent alright?”

“Yes! We're fine!” When she was outside, she wanted to maintain a good image. For her own sake, for the Hunter family's sake, and for Vincent’s sake.

The last time they ate here, they met up with Vincent and Pippa. They surprisingly met this time as well. Soon after they sat down, they saw two figures walk through the door, Pippa who was dressed in white, and Vincent who was in a black suit.

It seemed that this encounter, again, was like something that happened in a drama. Leila sighed. Although she did not want to see him, but they still met. What a twist of fate.

“Ah! There is no way! Why did we encounter your husband again?” Renee asked Leila with a frown, and asked again the moment she saw Pippa, “By the way, who is that woman? How come I often see her with Vincent?”

Leila pulled the corner of her lips, smiled lightly and did not say anything. As her eyes took a glaze over the two people who walked through the door, she picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, but she coughed violently because it was too hot.

“Ah! Is it hot?” Renee asked with a squeal.

“No, it's fine!” Leila shook her head.

Vincent and Pippa did not see Leila at first, but Renee’s voice drew both of their eyes over. When they saw Leila, Pippa was slightly surprised and looked sideways. “Vincent, Leila is also here! Let's go over and sit together.”

Vincent saw Leila sitting with Callum and Renee. There was no expression in his eyes. He just nodded and walked over with Pippa. When they stood in front of the three of them at the table, Pippa smiled and spoke, “Such a coincidence, can we have a meal together?!”

Leila did not know what to do.

Renee froze and stood up; Hostility could be seen in her eyes as she looked at Pippa. “Miss, who are you? Oh! No! What’s your relationship with President Vincent?”

After being questioned by Renee, Pippa was stunned for a while. However, she quickly showed an elegant smile as she looked at Leila. She raised her eyebrows and asked with a smile, “Aren't I welcome?”