A Moment in Destiny
Chapter 387 It Hurt Too Deep

"Aren't you going to find my sister?" Leila asked again.

Brian nodded his head and looked at Leila. There was something crystal-clear in his eyes. Leila was startled a little as she could see his struggle in his eyes. She did not know how to guess about it. "Father, you don't want me to look for my sister?"

Brian nodded again.

Leila sighed.

Brian looked at the ceiling in the ward as if he was thinking about something.

That day when Leila came out from the ward, she sat on the long bench in the corridor. Her eyes were fluttering and showing a little stubbornness. Suddenly, her eyes just turned red. "Leila?" There was a familiar voice coming through.

Leila looked up blankly and saw Renee. She was even thinner. She was wearing a pair of jeans, and a white T-shirt with a plum blossom printed on it. She was holding a bouquet of flower while looking at Leila Her eyes were filled with a thousand words but she only spoke out a sentence. "Leila, it's really not a big deal. We will be strong!"

Leila stood up. Her eyes were red, and she rubbed her eyes and stretched out her hands to hug Renee. "You're right. We have to be strong! Why do you come here? How's your body doing?"

"I'm fine!" Renee smiled. "Let's go in and see your father!"

"Okay!" Leila nodded and pulled Renee into the ward.

Brian was asleep again. Renee put the flowers on the table in the ward, and then said a few words with Mabel. "Mrs. Hunter, Leila and I will stay outside for a while. Is that okay?"

Mabel nodded. "Lexi, just go back. Vincent will be worried if you're back home late!"

"Mother! I..." Leila knew what she wanted to say but she suddenly stopped. "Mother, I will come back to take your place later. Please go back to rest in the evening. I will take care of Father!"

When Leila left the ward with Renee, Mabel wanted to say something but she suddenly paused. In the end, she did not say anything at all.

The two girls were sitting in the pavilion below the hospital, Leila bought a thick stack of newspaper and put it under Renee's body. She just had a miscarriage with a severe bleeding while she was still in confinement. She should not catch any cold.

"Leila, you always make me feel angry and bad at the same time!" Renee suddenly said when she saw the stack of newspapers.

Leila raised her head and replied, "Let's sit down!"

"How can you still be so considerate at this time! I'm willing to treat you as my friend!" Renee did not cry for so long because her tears were dry. Her eyes suddenly turned red at this time. "Aren't we friends forever?" Leila sounded gentle as she turned her head at Renee.

"Of course!" Renee sat on the newspaper, and suddenly she felt that her heart was getting warmer. "Have you found your sister?"

Leila shook her head.

"I didn't expect it to happen. How could that kind of thing spread out? It just makes anyone mad! It's too disgusting. Who did that?" Renee was feeling indignant at injustice. Fighting for injustice had always been her nature. "It was too immoral!"

"Vincent's mother!" Leila gently spilled out two words.

"Ah..." Renee suddenly got stuck.

"I'm preparing to divorce!" Leila said gently. "It's too difficult!"

"Leila... if it wasn't Vincent who did it, are you still..."

"Don't convince me!" Leila interrupted her, "If you're my friend, don't give me any advice! We still can live our lives without any man!"

"Can I smoke a cigarette?" Renee frowned. She suddenly asked.

Leila was startled, "Your body is not getting better yet, why do you want to smoke?"

"I can't hold it anymore!" Renee sounded indifferently.

"Okay! Just smoke then!"

She felt like crying when she heard about what Renee said earlier on.

Renee took out the cigarette box. It was long. The packaging was white in color and long just like her hand. She lit up a stick, and the way she smoked was attractive. Renee was so beautiful in the smoky atmosphere.

As Leila was looking at Renee smoking, she had never seen any woman who smoked so elegantly. Leila stretched out her hand, "Give me a stick."

Renee looked at Leila and took out a stick for her. She helped her to lit it up. "Leila, are you sure you're okay?"

It was the first time that Leila smoked a cigarette in her life. She took a puff in her mouth, and it was numbing and spicy. Suddenly, she was choked and coughed after. "Cough, cough, cough..." "Leila, you don't know how to smoke!" Renee sighed.

Leila did not say anything and took a puff again. Then, she coughed even violently as if something was going to come out from her eyes.

"Just cry if you want to. I can borrow you my shoulder. Don't pretend that you're choked by the cigarette!" Renee said calmly.

"Can you not to be so straightforward?" Leila suddenly turned around and look at her, and her tears flowed.

"How long are you going to hold back if I'm not being straightforward? I'm just worried that you might suffocate from holding back for too long!" Leila sighed, and her tears began to flow as she felt like she found a confidant. It was emotionally touching and she felt she had nowhere to hide. They kept sitting at there, Leila was crying silently. The time was coming to dusk and there was a trace of loneliness.

Renee continuously smoked a few sticks of cigarettes and said gently, "I don't feel regret about the choice that I've made. Do you know? Callum even get married with Charles. My mother said that he was not worth my love because now he even brings Charles to Australia for honeymoon!"

Leila was shocked and startled at the same time. She suddenly felt that Renee was much more miserable than herself. "Therefore, I don't feel regret about the abortion, since that was not the result of true love but just my own little baby!" Renee laughed but her laugh sounded harsh. "I love him, for more than 10 years, and I've been thinking about him for more than 10 years. After innumerable twists and turns which engraved in the memories, I became a passerby. This is the fate! But you and Vincent are different. Think before you act!"

Leila was speechless. It was not the same but it was difficult too!

Renee continued, "Women cannot be degrading to themselves, especially if it is for men who are not worthy. But, if that man is worthy, I think I'm willing to be degrading to myself!"

"Do you still believe about love?"

"I do! Why don't I believe? Marrying the wrong husband and believing about love are not related!" Renee looked up in the sky. "About the past, I will treat it as if I owed Callum and I've cleared! As I've owed him from the previous life, now I have paid for everything therefore I need to continue to live on to enjoy the rest of my life."

Leila also looked up in the sky, and it was about to rain.

After Renee was discharged from the hospital, she became thinner like a single leg. Her eyes looked refreshing. She used to be as hot as a rose but now she seemed like a weak lady.

Leila could only sigh that they used to be young and good spirited.

That night, Mabel asked her to go back to rest. Mabel mentioned that she did not need to take care of her father, and she just had to do the things that she was supposed to do.

Brian was the mayor, and the government had sent two high-level security guards to take care of him so she did not have to stay there at night.

Leila returned to the Pearl Community.

After she finished her shower and changed into her pajamas, she heard a knock on the door. She did not have to think and she already knew who the person was. But she did not want to open the door because she was speechless and did not want to grieve again.

The knocking lasted for a few minutes, and it continued rhythmically.

Leila looked at the door quietly but did not open it. Until there was no knocking sound from the outside, the room became quiet. Leila thought, perhaps he was gone!

But it was not too long before the phone rang for a while. There was a message. "Lexi, I'm at the door!"

The phone shows that it was from Vincent.

Leila held the phone for quite some time. She thought that he was quite stubborn but she was even more stubborn. She looked at the phone quietly and pressed the reply button with a single sentence. "Please leave, I do not want to see you!"

Vincent's tall figure was standing at the doorway, and he looked at the replied message on the phone. His hand was shaking as he took out the cigarette and he lit it.

"I'm not leaving!"

"It's none of my business!"

She did not open the door, but turned off the light and laid on the bed. It was a sleepless night.

The next morning when she washed up and get ready to open the door, she found out that he was still at the doorway. He was still sitting on the floor, and his suit was crumpled. He was leaning against the wal as if he was maintaining the posture for quite a long time.

Leila did not see his face. If she took a closer look, she found out that his face was wounded and especially his eyes were bruised. This masterpiece was done by Charles.

As soon as the door was opened, he immediately stood up. His body was shaking a little, and his leg was numb as it was maintaining the same posture. He almost fell forward at Leila but she was feeling anxious so she stretched out her hands to support him.

His tall figure along with his familiar aura was coming directly at her, and her heart hurt again. It was just that this hug made her feel tired and painful into the bone. It was the accumulated result of the bits and bits of their memories. Just, it was just a memory.

At the same time, Vincent took her into his arms. He said in a hoarse voice in her ear, "Lexi!"

"Just leave!" Leila replied gently and supported him to stand still. She closed the door and went downstairs by herself.

But Vincent held on Leila's hand again, her expression was cold and tired yet with a hint of gentleness. "Don't mess around with me. It hurts."

Her heart was throbbing as she was not playing around. She felt tired.

"Vincent, let go of my hand." She frowned and quickly withdrew her hand but he clasped too tight. It seemed like he did not want to give her any space to struggle.

"No." He had always been calm but it was his first time for being like a child. Not only did he not let go of her hand, but he used his strength to pull Leila's body against him to give a quick kiss on her soft lips. He succeeded and his smile was overflowing from his mouth.

"Vincent White!" She shouted his full name, and she glared at Vincent who was enjoying himself. Then, she gave a slap on his face without any hesitation.

"Lexi, my face has been wounded, do you still want to hit?" He quickly held her hand when she was about to raise her hand as he looked down at her.

Leila was startled as she stared at his face. It was really wounded! His eyes were bruised and eyelids were swollen! Other side of the face was fine and normal.

"Lexi, it hurts!" Vincent gently touched Leila's dull face, and he shouted tiredly. "I haven't eaten anything for a day, I haven't slept all night!"

His tone was low and hoarse. It was like a child who was acting coquettishly. He wanted to get her attention.

"Don't touch me." As her face was touched, Leila quickly turned around and pulled Vincent's hand away. As Leila broke free, she quickly stepped aside and moved a distance away from him, "Go and eat by yourself. I need to go the hospital!"

"About that matter, it's none of my business!" Vincent shouted in low voice.

Leila walked downstairs and replied, "Even if it's none of your business, it's still impossible for us to move on!"

Vincent did not chase after her, his heart was empty, and it felt like there was a big hole. It hurt so much. She did not care about him anymore, and she was hurt too deep.

After Vincent returned to the office, he was deeply stuck in the executive chair. There had been some problems about the shares of the White Group. Someone was secretly purchasing the White Group's shares but Vincent did not manage to find out at that time. So, he could only use the excuse of program adjustment to stop the trading for a few days and started a comprehensive investigations on all the shareholders.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐