A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 248 A Sudden Kiss

“How did you get injured?” He stood there and stretched his hand out as if he wanted to wipe away her tears. But when he raised his hand, he put down his hand afterwards and just looked at her who was crying desperately.

“I was hit by a car and injured myself. When you phoned me, I was getting the intravenous drip in the hospital and you didn’t allow me to explain, not even a word! Is there a need for me to inform you? You are not the Mr. White that I knew already, you wish for me to die... woo... you are waiting to laugh at us... boohoo...” Tears ran in rivulets down Leila Hunter’s cheek and her hand kept wiping them away.

“Stop crying!” His voice was deeper and he directly brought her upstairs.

Leila had been brought to the bedroom. She saw him opening the wardrobe to take out her T-shirt. He helped her to wear the shirt. She was stunned and shocked, causing tears to well up in her eyes. With the blurred eyesight, she apparently saw a flash of care in his eyes. Perhaps it was just her hallucination as it only lasted for a short time.

Then, he paused for few seconds and raised his lips suddenly. He said slowly, “Why are you crying?”

“I...”

“My wife should be someone who is multi-talented and will not cry when she meets obstacles?!”

Leila felt like she was struck by a lightning.

She stared at him with astonishment and saw that he was looking at her too. She did not know what his words and actions meant. She said again, “Mr. White...”

Vincent White had turned around and went downstairs. She looked at his tall body walking out of the bedroom.

Leila sniffed and went to the washroom to clean her face before following him to go downstairs. He helped her to wear the shirt and not sarcastic to her anymore so she would not be narrow-minded as well.

She walked towards the dining table and took a seat while he started eating already. The noodle had become a lump so she said softly, “The noodle is not nice to eat already.”

“Still edible!” He lowered his voice and did not care about the appearance of the noodle. After finishing a bowl of noodles, he handed the empty bowl to her and she took over.

There were two dishes and one bowl of noodles on the table. She carefully helped him to put the handmade noodle from the big bowl into the small bowl. The taste was fresh and good because the noodles were poured with some sesame oil and chives.

“The wound cannot have any contact with water because it will cause inflammation!” Vincent received the bowl given by Leila and said with a deep voice.

Leila was surprised that he suddenly cared for her. Her body stiffened as she was not used to it.

He looked at her and frowned. “Alright?”

“Yes! I understand.” She immediately nodded. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“Can you adapt to the job in the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office?” He asked again.

Unexpectedly, he asked her about her job so she nodded before figuring out the reason. She answered honestly, “Yes, the job is very relaxing!”

“Do you want to spend the rest of your life like this?” It seemed like she planned to be an office-bearer and received an average amount of salary for her whole life. Or, women were suitable to become

office-bearer because it was a relaxing job. As long as the job did not involve politics, it would be easy for her.

“Ah!” She did not know what he meant because he was extremely strange. Just now, he was still frustrated but he was chatting with her relaxingly for now. He really changed his attitude towards her all of a sudden.

“Do you want to do this job for a long time?” He asked while eating.

This can be considered as the first time that they had proper communication and Leila was very surprised at once. “It seems not bad. After the thesis defense, I will need to handle the documents. My father wants me to become an office-bearer and I don’t think it is bad though!”

At least, she did not need to be like her other friends who tried their best to look for a job in the market.

“Is it a must to follow his words?” Vincent lowered his head to eat the food and he felt that the dishes here were more delicious than those in any restaurant outside.

“I help you to get the noodles!” She saw him finished his noodles again so she took over the bowl to put some noodles into it.

“It’s okay. Just give the big bowl to me!” He said and looked at the big bowl of noodles then directly took it to his front.

Leila saw that he had a good appetite and finished all the dishes. She said, “Have you been hungry for a long time?”

He seemed like he had not eaten for three days. It was too much for him!

“It was my first meal for today!” He wiped his mouth with a piece of tissue.

”Ah!” She shouted softly. “Why don’t you eat? So, you called me so that I can come back to cook for you?”

“Yes!” He nodded and continued eating. Although he ate fast, his movement was very graceful and not noisy.

Didn’t he eat when he was shopping with the woman? Leila frowned. Why didn’t he accompany the woman to have a meal? Who was the woman? Nevertheless, when she thought of the reason for the phone call, she apologized to him as she came back late.

“Why did you apologize?” He raised his eyebrows while asking.

“If you do not eat for a long time, it will damage your stomach! So, if you want to come back and eat, just call me to cook!”

“Aren’t you happy if I have gastric problems? If possible, it would be better that I suffer from stomach cancer or any incurable illness then die eventually. So, you can marry the other man with all my assets. Isn’t it better?” He said calmly.

Leila looked at Vincent with a guilty look and said, “You, do you think that everyone is the same as you?”

“Me?” He raised his eyebrows.

“Your idea is despicable!” She could not bear from revealing it.

He threatened her sister with her video. Her sister was someone she loved before. Even though they were separated afterwards, he should not threaten her like this. He was indeed a bastard.

“Despicable?!” Vincent sneered. “I never say that I am noble! Being despicable is somehow interesting too!”

Leila never expected that he would describe himself in such a way. At that moment, she was speechless because she had nothing to say anymore since he described himself as a bastard.

When a person threw his dignity away, no one could save him!

After eating, he wiped his mouth with a piece of tissue and his face seemed to be smiling. He slightly narrowed his beautiful eyes and said, “So, if you want me to die, it would be easy too. You can directly put some poison into my food while cooking my food. This idea seems not bad right!”

“You...” Suddenly, she felt powerless and speechless.

He took out a cigar and lit it. He exhaled a circle of smoke and said, “I am teaching you how to defeat me. Don’t you hate me?”

“I don’t!” Leila denied.

Vincent’s face was cool and calm as usual but the fierceness portrayed by his eyes made her panic. He asked her in such a direct manner and she did not know how to answer his question but she really did not hate him so much in her inner side.

Leila slowly raised her head. Her eyes were filled with complicated emotions. She sighed and looked at him. She felt upset with him.

“You lied!”

“Believe it or not. I hope we can stay together peacefully!” Leila did not want to quarrel with him. Although he was hateful in terms of his actions, she did not hope that something bad happened to him. “You ate too fast and too much just now which were not good for your stomach. You better get up and go exercise for a while. I go to wash the dishes first!”

While facing such a man, Leila could not understand his mind so she took the tableware then went into the kitchen.

But in the next second, Vincent’s reaction astonished Leila.

He slowly approached her and there was an unpredictable smile shown on his face. Slowly, he held her chin and kissed her lips without any hesitation.

His other hand even directly held her head. When she was shocked, his agile tongue pried open her teeth effortlessly and got into her mouth.

The sensation he got from the kiss was beyond his imagination. Although she felt as sweet as what she had imagined, he did not want to stop it.

Everything happened too fast and even Leila thought that she was in a dream. When she was still stunned, Vincent pulled her to his side and hugged her in his arms powerfully to the extent that she could not escape from it.

He came near to her ears and said with a deep voice, “Wash the dishes tomorrow, you go to rest first.”

Leila looked at him as if he was a monster, “Mr. White...”

Mr. White raised the corner of his mouth and grabbed her waist with his hands. “There are many ways to exercise after having a meal! And the exercise I hate the most is walking!”

With coercion and intimacy, he brought her upstairs with her in his arms. Leila almost fell down when going upstairs because she was overly panicked.

“Ah! Painful!” The sprained leg became more painful at the moment. She bent her body to rub on her leg bone with her hand.

“Leg pain?” He squatted in front of her and covered her small hand that she rubbed on leg bone with his big hand. He gently pressed on it.

His voice was very close to her as if he was talking beside her and his hand was like having electricity where a powerful current rushed into her limbs. She was frightened so she raised her eyes and both of them looked at each other.

“Yes...” Leila could sense that her heart was beating rapidly and she expressed shyness and nervousness on her beautiful face.

He hugged her in his arms and brought her upstairs directly. Her wound was getting more painful due to his embrace but she was stunned to the extent that she could only stare at him blankly.

His handsome face which was very close to her showed that he cared for her. However, Leila thought that it was just her hallucination because the feeling in his eyes was in a flash only.

Vincent looked at her deeply and did not say anything. He then brought her to her bedroom. He put her on the bed and helped her to rub on her calf.

“Mr. White, I am fine now, no need to rub anymore.” Leila swallowed her saliva because she did not expect that he would help her to rub on her calf. “It is not painful anymore.”

She was extremely panicked while sitting still on the bed. She did not dare to move.

“Are you sure?” Surprisingly, he did not let go of his hand but kept rubbing on her calf with his big hand.

“Sure!” She nodded immediately because she would like to get rid of the ambiguous atmosphere.

Vincent let go of his hands and his fingers were touching her lower jaw while squinting his eyes. His eyes were shining strangely and he said, “Since you are fine now, let’s do something different. Didn’t you say that I need to exercise after having a meal?”

“Ah... No! My whole body is painful!” She screamed nervously.

He seemed to smile then looked at him, “Did I say what to do? Why are you so scared?”

Both of them looked at each other again. His mind was unpredictable whereas she was embarrassed and panicked. She almost wanted to bite off her tongue, did she misunderstand him?

He got up calmly and gently embraced her in his arms then kissed her lips. He asked softly, “Leila, do you want to be comfortable? Do you want to ignore the pain on your head and leg?”

When Leila heard that, she almost collapsed. What actually did he mean?

Vincent looked unpleasant on her silent reply. He pinched her white face nastily with his hands. His facial expression showed that he was unsatisfied and he said with a smile, “What? Do you really want it but shy to ask for it?”

When Leila heard that, she shook her head immediately and grabbed her lapel tightly. She said powerlessly, “No...”