Chapter 859 - Locked (1/2)
After taking a moment, Nora finally attended the call and asked, ”Why are you looking for me?”
”Where is my wife?” came Darren's question making Nora's face twitch.
No wonder he called her! If it had nothing to do with his wife, why else would he call her?
”She is not with me,” replied Nora.
”What?” Darren's voice changed. ”She went out of the room with you. Why isn't she with you?”
Nora snorted, ”She isn't a toy that I can fit in my pocket. She can go wherever she wants to.”
”Nora,” Darren's voice darkened even more. ”Stop troubling me like this. Just tell me where is my Sweets?”
”She really isn't with me,” said Nora. ”I just told you. Why don't you believe me?”
”I get it,” he said. ”Even if she isn't with you, you must know where she is.”
”I do,” replied Nora with a cheeky smile. ”But why should I tell you?”
”Are you kidding me?!” exclaimed Darren. ”Is this really time for joking around?”
”There is no time for joking around in this busy life,” sighed Nora ruefully. ”We just have to make some time for fun on our own.”
Darren groaned in annoyance. ”Open the door!”
”Oh, I'd love to help you but it's Xiu who locked the door. She is the one who has the key.”
”Then call her!”
Nora wanted to tease him a little but in the end, decided not to do so. It was quite late and she really didn't feel like annoying Darren. She would rather waste that energy on her best friend.
She went up to the closed door and knocked on it, ”Xiu! Come out already!”
”Your best friend is growing impatient,” said Han Bohai.
Xiu looked at the wall clock and said, ”It's already been an hour! She had already crossed the border of patience long ago. This has to be her personal best.”
Han Bohai chuckled softly as he walked over and opened the door. Outside, Nora was about to knock on the door again but ended up hitting Han Bohai on his nose. Seeing that, she grinned at him, ”Sorry! I was just gonna knock on the door again.”
Han Bohai rubbed his nose and shook his head saying, ”It's alright.”
Just as Xiu also stepped out, Nora passed her the phone, ”Your husband is looking for you.”
Xiu raised a brow but took the phone from Nora. ”What's up?”
”Aren't you planning on opening the door?” came Darren's question.
”Are you already done talking?” inquired Xiu.
”Yeah,” replied Darren.
Xiu sighed, ”And here I thought you guys would like to talk till the break of dawn. After all, it's been over 10 days since you both saw each other. Must have a lot to talk about as well.”
”We are not like you and Nora,” she heard Dylan's voice who could practically hear Xiu's voice from the phone even though it was not on speaker.
”Oh, this young master still knows how to talk,” said Xiu. ”And here I thought he only knew how to hide.”
Dylan's face twitched at her obvious sarcasm but he decided not to say anything for Darren's sake.
”I'll open the door,” said Xiu and disconnected the call.
Xiu sniffled and looked at Nora but before she could open her mouth, Nora gasped, ”Did you cry?”
Xiu's expressions changed as she grinned at her, ”Nope! Why would I cry?”
Nora didn't believe her words as she said, ”Look, you're eyes are all red and swollen. With such obvious evidence, you're still gonna lie?” Then she glared at Han Bohai and poked his chest as she questioned, ”You! What did you do to my best friend? Why did you make her cry? Don't you know I hate seeing her tears? Do you want me to tear you apart to compensate for her tears now?”
Xiu pushed Nora back saying, ”Stop it! He didn't do anything. You can back off now.”
Nora squinted her eyes at Xiu suspiciously, ”Since you're trying to protect him, I'm all the more certain that he made you cry! Why are you protecting him?!”
”He didn't do anything,” said Xiu. ”I just got emotional listening to his love for Ying Jie. It deeply touched my heart. I couldn't help the tears from falling. How is it his fault?”
”I don't care!” was Nora's response. But just as she stared at Han Bohai, her brows jumped again, ”Why do I feel like you cried as well?”
Xiu patted Nora's head, ”See? I told you! His story was touching. If you have heard it, you would have also cried buckets.”
Nora crossed her arms over her chest as she said, ”Now, I really want to hear this 'touching' love story!”
”Sure,” said Han Bohai but Xiu slapped his lips.
”Stay quiet! Who asked you to interrupt?”