A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 288 Childhood without a Father

Leila suddenly grinned like a kitten that had succeeded in stealing a fish. She held the ice cream with both her hands in satisfaction. There was a layer of pure chocolate outside the ice cream. After tasting the bitterness, she also tasted a trace of sweetness. The taste reminded on her tongue for a long time...

“Ouch...” Just after she had taken a small bite carefully and had a taste of it, the ice cream was snatched.

“Don’t eat so much ice cream. Your period has just passed, hasn’t it? It’s enough for you to have a taste.” As he said, he passed her the big bag from the couch next to him. “Drink some hot chocolate.”

“You?” Leila gaped at Vincent, who was holding a small spoon and eating the ice cream. He was using the same spoon she was using just now. For a moment, she blushed.

Vincent started eating the tiny cup of ice cream. Leila took over the hot chocolate, watching him eat. With a blushed face, she felt shy and weird. Something surged in her heart, soft, sweet, and loving.

“What are you looking at? Are you OK with eating popcorn with the hot chocolate?” He cast her a cold glance. “Think I was willing to buy the ice cream for you?”

“Isn’t that ice cream for me?” She stared at the ice cream in his hands, drooling.

It was rare that someone had bought the ice cream for her, but she was only allowed to take one bite. Well, instead of taking a bite, she just licked it once. She even hadn’t had a taste of it.

“As a woman, you shouldn’t eat too much cold food. Do you want to continue suffering from dysmenorrhea? Just eat the popcorn.”

“I--” Gosh! How could he mention dysmenorrhea so casually like he was talking about having a meal, so easily?

“I’ll spare you another bite. You are drooling!” As he spoke, he dug a scoop with the spoon and sent it to Leila’s mouth.

Leila was startled -- they both had used this spoon. Didn’t he feel disgusted?

“Come on! Don’t you want it? Forget it.” He pretended to withdrew his hand.

“Yes, I want it!” She immediately pulled his hand, grabbed his wrist, opened her mouth, and took the bite. It was so cool, comfortable, and cozy! It seemed that the ice cream bought by others was tens of thousands of times tastier than that she bought for herself.

“Silly girl!” Vincent snorted. Open his mouth, he took the rest of the ice cream with one bite. “All right. Done. Now we can only eat popcorn.”

Leila looked at him, looking quite silly. Her heart was full of touching. It was so difficult for him to be so considerate and could do those things. She had never expected that he had a childish side, which indeed surprised her.

“The popcorn is nice and so is the hot chocolate. Do you want some popcorn?” Leila grabbed a handful of popcorn and asked him.

Vincent snorted. “No!”

Leila curled her lips. Since he had done something to warm her heart, she became more relaxed and talkative naturally. “Vincent, do you like this movie?”

“Too childish!” Vincent still focused on the screen without looking at her. When seeing Simba fighting against his uncle Scar, his eyes were darkened.

“Simba will succeed his revenge!” Leila said in a low voice. “He will be together with Nana. There was also a second episode. In the second one, Kiara, the daughter of Simba and Nana fell in love with Scar’s son, Kove. They overcame their hatred with their kindness. The second episode focuses on the true, the good, and the beautiful. It was quite popular back then. I like it as well!”

“Some hatred could never be overcome.” suddenly Vincent said in a low voice. Turning to look at Leila, with deep eyes, he raised his eyebrows. “What do you want to say?” All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

“Me?” Leila got what he meant. It seemed that he had misunderstood her. In fact, she didn’t think about anything else. She just said that casually, but unexpectedly, he was so sensitive. Since he said those words, she took the chance to ask, “Why do you hate my father?”

“I don’t want to talk about him. If you still want to continue watching the movie, shut up!” His tone was still unfriendly.

Leila hurriedly shut up. It seemed that he truly had some grudge with his father. She wondered what on earth it was.