Chapter 857 - Read Her Mind (1/2)

On the other side of the wall, Dylan was now sitting beside Darren with concern reflecting through his eyes. He had long been staring at his best friend's face as if trying to find something from his expressions but couldn't do so.

”Does it hurt?”

This was the nth time Dylan had asked the same question as his eyes lingered on the bandage around Darren's head that made his heart tighten.

Darren was exasperated after answering the same question repeatedly and yet, he still opted to patiently say, ”No, it's fine now! Stop worrying about me.”

Even though Darren was trying to comfort him, the other idiot was not getting any comfort at all. Even worse, every time Darren told him to now worry, Dylan's eyes would lose the l.u.s.ter. As if someone was pushing him further into the darkness. He couldn't help it, he just couldn't look at his best friend like this. It was really painful!

”I'm actually more worried about you,” said Darren. ”Instead of me, you need proper care right now! Have you looked at yourself? I feel like I'm seeing a homeless man! If you continue on this path, even Cali will not recognize you once she comes back.”

”I can even recognize myself anymore,” retorted Dylan making Darren's worry increase.

He had been noticing the obvious changes in Dylan from the moment he stepped inside. It was hard not to notice. And these changes were actually making Darren feel uncomfortable. He could see how his best friend was suffering all alone and how it was affecting him. But his biggest worry was that, what if this incident took his best friend's innocence?

From the time they had been friends, Darren had always tried his best to keep Dylan away from trouble. He'd always make sure that Dylan won't get tainted by the darkness around them. Because one of the reasons, he chose to befriend Dylan was his innocence and how he wished to protect it.

He didn't wish to see him losing that innocence now under all the pressure that he was going through.

He touched Dylan's head as he asked, ”How are your parents?”

Dylan lowered his head as he sighed out, ”This is gonna make me sound like a bad son but they are reaping what they sowed.”

”Didi!”

Hearing Darren's reproaching voice, he looked at him, ”Don't you blame them?”

”No,” replied Darren firmly. ”I've always respected them. And they have always treated me like a son. There is no way, I'd blame them for anything. What should I blame them for? For being parents? For loving their own children? For trying to protect their children?”

Dylan groaned in exasperation, ”But if it weren't for how they always overlooked Sister Meihui's behavior. This would have never happened!”