Chapter 147 - He Really Left? (1/2)

Just as Nora had predicted, it was indeed Darren at the door. When Nora opened the door, he eagerly looked inside but didn't found a sign of Xiu. He was expecting Xiu to open the door for him and even felt a little disappointed when she wasn't the one at the door.

”Is she ready?” Seeing Nora's expression, he added with a complicated look, ”Is she still sleeping?” That was the only explanation that he could think of.

Nora looked at him for a moment before saying, ”Not sleeping. She's just... resting.”

Darren's expressions changed as he questioned, ”Why? Is she feeling unwell?”

Obviously, Nora wasn't gonna pass on Xiu's exact words to him and that's why she chose to go with the safe route as she said, ”She has a stomachache. She must have eaten something bad last night. She isn't feeling well... Huh? Where did he go?” By the time, she finished making excuses, she realized that Darren was already gone which left her even more perplexed.

”What did he say?” was Xiu's first question when she saw Nora coming back to her room.

”I told him you have a stomachache and he vanished,” replied Nora casually.

Xiu facepalmed herself as she said, ”Thanks a lot for that excuse. He's gonna freak out now.”

Nora frowned at her reply since she couldn't understand what she meant but it didn't take her long to realize Xiu's meaning. Because soon enough Darren was at the door again. He was raking his fingers through his wet hair when Nora opened the door again for him and saw a bag full of medicines in his hand.

Without waiting for Nora to open her mouth to say anything, Darren entered the apartment and went straight to Xiu's room. ”Sweets, you're okay?” He came to her side and tried to pull the duvet off her face but Xiu didn't let go. ”I brought medicine for you. Although I don't know much about your condition, I still bought everything that could be useful. I asked Dylan to send a doctor as well.”

He heard her sniffling and panicked, ”Sweets, are you crying? Is it hurting that much? Should I take you to the hospital? Let me call the driver.” He pulled out his phone when Xiu held his hand and looked at him with bloodshot eyes. Her nose was also red and tears were brimming in her eyes. ”Sweets...”

”You're overreacting,” said Xiu while rubbing her nose.

”I'm overreacting? You're crying. It must be really serious,” said Darren matter-of-factly.

Xiu sighed out as she wiped her tears and said, ”I'm crying because it's raining outside. I'm crying because my face is gifted with these ugly pimples. I'm crying because my Aunt Flo chose this very day to visit. And I'm crying because I accidentally punched my nose while pulling my blanket up. Can my life get any more unfair?”