Chapter 207 - Memory Of Someone (1/2)

Sometimes we want a moment to last forever, but sometimes we want a person to be our last one. In Darren's mind, all he had was the thought of making the woman before him smile. How or when he fell so madly for her silliness was out of his understanding. But he knew that she was the one who held his hand and pulled him out of his sadness and guilt. Every single day she made him want to smile and to fall in love all over again. And he did fell in love. He loved her every single day with even more passion then the day before.

All of that was on Darren's mind while it seemed to him like Xiu's mind was only focused on eating the cheeseburger that she craved so badly for some weird reason. Even when he offered to take her to some fancy restaurant for supper since it was already 3:30 pm but she insisted on eating that.

However, only Xiu knew how she managed to keep her calm under his constantly staring at her like she was all he could see. His eyes made her heart beat slower and faster at the very same time. And it didn't even make any sense to her as well. And yet it did make sense somehow. So as to avoid getting a cardiac arrest or anything, she solely focused on munching on the burger.

Right after Xiu was done with her supper, Darren took her hand in his own once again. It felt so natural now. As if her slender hand belonged in his. If it didn't why would it perfectly fit in his hand? Obviously, it was heaven's signal or probably Xiu was reading too much into this.  Whatsoever, Darren alighted the car with her saying, ”I have to take you somewhere.”

”Right now?” asked Xiu with a crease between her brows.

Darren pressed his lips together and his thumb rubbed on her hand as he said, ”I think I'm strong enough to talk about it today. I might lose the courage to say it again. So, before that happens, I want to get this off of my chest.”

”What exactly is it?” Xiu sounded a bit hesitant as she questioned.

”Something you don't know about me. Something that makes me who I am today. Something that can be considered as the biggest secret of my life. The one that haunts me even now.” replied Darren with a slightly hoarse edge to his voice that didn't seem like him.

”Are you trying to scare me on purpose?”

Darren flicked on her forehead and said, ”Are you weak-hearted?”

”I don't certainly think so,” her voice came out weaker than she had intended.

Darren ruffled her hair and reassured her, ”It's nothing scary. It's just that it's a part of my life I can't let go of even if I want to and you might have some issue with that. Like any normal person would.”

Xiu stopped asking him questions as she noticed that the car was moving up a hill. They were in the hills that enhanced the serene beauty of the An City which was a striking contrast to the bustling and concrete jungle also known as Xia Capital. This natural beauty of the city was the reason Xiu always felt at peace here.