A Moment in Destiny novel Chapter 353

… “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!”

“Leila! I’m injured!” His tone was full of aggrievance as if he wanted to seek comfort from Leila.

“Go to the hospital if you are injured. I’m not a nurse!” She didn’t look at him and tried to close the door.

He 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 with redness, she said in a deep voice, “What do you want?”

“Let me in, Leila!” Vincent’s voice was low and he was 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 and looked at Leila flatteringly.

Leila shook her head, “I need to prepare for my defense. Can you leave me alone?”

Vincent was slightly stunned and shook his head. “But how can you do well in your defense if you have something in your mind?”

Leila was in a trance and she was instantly startled when Vincent had already walked up to her. He grabbed her wrist straight away and pushed the door in violently. He then closed it behind him and tugged her towards the sofa. He pressed her down dominatingly and she exhaled anxiously, “You…”

“Don’t move.” He stopped in a hard voice, “Leila, listen to me, do you think that Pippa is important in my heart and that’s why you are angry? Because I always leave you behind?”

“It has nothing to do with me!” She panicked and he was right as those words pointed to her heart.

“Don’t be childish.” Vincent’s tone was a little serious but pampered while reaching out to hold her small hand.

She looked coldly at 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 arrogant would get beaten up too before he came over here!

“Feel sorry?” He stared at her whose eyes showed a trace of care.

Leila turned embarrassed and denied nervously, “No way!”

“Why are you embarrassed 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 but had a touch of indescribable charm.

Realizing that the corner of his lips was still bleeding, Leila finally could not bear with it and stood up. “I go and take the medicine box!”

“No! Leila, it is alright!” Vincent showed a miserable smile, “Don’t worry, I won’t die!”

Leila stood up and took the medicine box 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, “Leave immediately after applying the medicine!”

“Then I don’t want to apply the medicine!” Vincent said immediately.

Ignoring him, Leila then took the alcohol cotton ball with a tweezer and pressed it directly on the corner of his mouth. “Don’t move!”

“It hurts!” Vincent grunted but he still felt very sweet as Leila was willing to help him with the medicine even though it was painful.

After helping him to deal with his injuries quickly, Leila then stood up and said in a cold voice, “You can go now!”

“Leila…”

“Don’t you go?” Her voice was even colder.

She had already done her humanitarian spirit by helping him to apply the medicine, so naturally she won’t take him in as it was too tiring! Yet, she was tired!

“No way! Why should I leave? I’ll be where my wife is!” Vincent turned shameless.

Leila was not annoyed but looked expressionless. She then picked up the phone and dialed the number.

Vincent was stunned as he didn’t know what she was doing. “Leila, who are you calling?”

Leila said to the phone when it was connected, “Hello, is 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 police station!”

“Damn it!” Vincent roared in a low voice, then stood up, immediately ran over and grabbed the phone, and said anxiously to the other end of the phone, “My wife is mistaken. There is no burglar here!”

After hanging up the phone, Vincent immediately bent down his body to pick Leila up and walked towards her bedroom. Although his face was cold, yet his movement was soft and gentle enough.

By the time she tried to resist, she confronted his cold eyes that would make Leila cower in fear of death, but then she said coldly, “Let go of me, Vincent! You’ve lost the right to hold me!”

His thick eyebrows furrowed and his black eyes were cold and sharp, yet, Vincent’s tightly pursed thin lips was changed into a sly smile. “Whatever you say, I’m not leaving anyway!”

“Get lost!” Leila said in a stern voice.

“I won’t leave!”

“You’re a rascal!”

“Yeah, I’m a rascal. What can you do?”

Without giving Leila a chance to say anything, Vincent quickly put her on the bed and covered her with the quilt that made Leila feel unusually warm while Vincent just said, “Just sleep, I’m not leaving. I will sleep on the sofa in the living room for the night!”

He just carried her into the bedroom and put her on the bed before he walked out. His gentle tone made Leila’s already dead heart flutter slightly. If he hadn’t left her tonight, then she would have been happily snuggled up in his arms, but…

When he reached the door, he turned around, met Leila’s puzzled eyes and said softly, “Good night! I know you don’t want to see me, but do sleep well as the defense is important!”

Vincent sat on the sofa alone after closing the door as he stayed here shamelessly. His heart softened up inexplicably when his sight turned to Leila’s room door. Perhaps he really did something wrong this time that made Leila really angry!

He seemed awakened by Arthur’s words that the real harm was not the quarrel but the warmth he gave to others which made his woman get hurt and misunderstand. Perhaps he really cared too much for Pippa but he thought that it was only a simple care for his family. As for him, he had only his mother, Pippa and Owen as his family in this world.

Leila thought that she would not fall asleep as Vincent was outside, but not knowing why, she fell asleep quickly.

Undoubtedly, this night’s sleep was unusually deep and heavy. When the early hours of the morning came, Leila felt a warm hand caressing her cheek and rubbing it warmly before recovering her with the blanket and walked out.

In the quiet, the warmth of the blanket was still there, Leila opened her eyes indifferently, was he feeling guilty? So he didn’t sleep in the middle of the night but came to see her? She didn’t say anything but closed her eyes and going back to sleep.

Vincent didn’t sleep all night, and when Leila got up early in the morning, he was just asleep. Looking at the tall figure huddled on the sofa, Leila frowned. She then went into the bathroom, washed and changed her clothes and left without disturbing him.

The moment the door closed, Vincent opened his eyes and stood up. He opened the door and walked out. She really ignored him which made Vincent have a feeling of frustration and he had never been this frustrated before.

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At the entrance of the community, Leila was striding out when a harsh voice came from behind her suddenly, “Get in.”

The car window was lowered and Vincent spoke in a cold and deep voice while looking at Leila with an irresistible gaze.

“Vincent, we have nothing to say.” Leila gave a discontented glance at the domineering Vincent, then stepped away and continued to walk forward as she had nothing to say to him.

“It seems that you need me to get out of the car myself.” The car was driving slowly while Vincent looked at a few morning exercisers. He could conclude that Leila won’t argue with him as he saw her greeting with those people who were actually her old neighbors.