Chapter 285 - A Silent Storm (1/2)

While there were laughter and happiness spread around Jing Family house on this fine Friday night, all the way at the Xin villa, dark clouds were looming around. The entire villa seemed to have been stuck in a storm. However, it was a silent storm.

As Darren took a step inside the villa, he could feel the heavy and depressing aura in the air. Earlier, he was supposed to join Xiu for dinner with her family but he suddenly received a call from Xin Xiaoli and he chose to come here instead. Because as soon as he heard that something was wrong with Ah-Si, he couldn't stop himself from coming all the way here.

”Can you please eat something first?” he heard Xin Xiaoli's frustrated voice as he entered the lounge area.

There Xin Xiaosi was sitting on the ground, hugging his knees he had buried his face down. While Xin Xiaoli was trying to persuade him to eat something.

”What's the situation?”

Hearing Darren's voice, Xin Xiaoli tilted his head and found Darren at the doorway. He immediately dragged him inside and said, ”Can you please ask him to eat anything? He hasn't eaten anything for the past two days.”

Darren's eyes widened at this revelation. He sat down beside Xin Xiaosi and shook his shoulder. ”Oi! Why are you acting like a kid? Eat something before your brother really loses his mind.”

”I don't want to, Darren,” came a reply in a low and extremely hoarse voice.

Hearing that voice, Darren felt like he had been crying. So, he directly held his head and made him look up. Indeed, Ah-Si's eyes were red and puffy. But the worst part was the desolation in his gaze.

”What happened to you?” Xin Xiaosi stayed quiet for a long moment which simply enhanced Darren's worry. He was feeling perturbed and his intuition told him that whatever it was, it wasn't gonna sound good.

Sure enough, Xin Xiaosi hugged him and started sobbing again, ”Darren, I'm the worst father in the whole world. I couldn't even take care of my daughter!”

Darren's heart shook at the million possibilities, ”What are you saying? What exactly do you mean? Where is Ava? Tell me!”

But he didn't get any answer from Xin Xiaosi. With a sigh, Xin Xiaoli patted his brother's back as he related the whole incident, ”On Wednesday, his friend who was taking care of Ava in New York was gonna bring her here. In the morning he received a call and ran to the airport. He waited for the flight for hours but his friend Emily came alone.”

”What do you mean?”

”She lost Ava at the airport.”