Chapter 75
Later, when Vincent was finally found, Diana felt both joy and fear. She was afraid that it was all just an illusion, a fleeting mirage that would disappear with the slightest touch.
Looking back now, she thought maybe it would’ve been better if it had been a dream. At least that way, she could have stayed lost in that old dream of being loved, deluding herself that he had never changed.
“There, there, don’t cry… It’s okay now. Tell me, who bullied you?”
By the time Diana came back to her senses, she realized she was already gently held in Charlie’s arms.
Charlie’s voice was calming as his warm palm gently patted her back. Meanwhile, his other hand hovered politely in mid–air without touching her.
She had lost control just now and cried in front of him, and now he was comforting her.
This realization made Diana’s face flush bright red.
After that, she brushed off that fleeting feeling of familiarity from the man’s embrace and thought nothing of it.
“Um, could you please let go of me?”
This was the first time Diana had broken down in front of someone she wasn’t close to, and the experience was deeply mortifying.
The whole world seemed to have fallen silent around her. She kept her head down, not daring to meet Charlie’s
In a small voice, she said, “Thank you.”
He had just comforted her, so she thought it was only polite to thank him.
Charlie’s eyes slowly fell to her badly bruised and swollen wrists.
“Was it Vincent?” he asked as his gaze turned fiery, almost overflowing with anger.
gaze.
He was already breathtakingly handsome with gentle and refined features. Even when angry, he still looked absurdly beautiful.
Both he and Vincent had excellent looks, but they were distinctively different from each other.
Charlie gave off the feeling of someone who was not of this age, whether it was his appearance, his temperament, or the
He felt more like a nobleman from ancient times, who was gentle, refined, untainted, and elegant.
Seeing her lack of response, Charlie grew concerned and called her softly, “Diana?”
That snapped her back to reality.
“Hm? I–I’m fine.” She let out a couple of awkward chuckles, then quickly raised her hand to wipe away her tears.
“What… What a coincidence running into you here,” she added.
presence he gave off.
Noticing her reluctance to talk, Charlie didn’t press further. However, his eyes darkened slightly as they fell again on her injured wrists. Trying to break the awkward tension, Diana fumbled for conversation. “You came to buy medicine too?”
“Yeah,” Charlie replied in a gentle tone. “A little girl fell, and I happened to be passing by.”
Sure enough, a pre–teen girl was standing at the entrance of the pharmacy. She was wearing rollerblades, with a bandage on her knee.
“Thank you,
sir! Bye–bye!”
The girl had been waiting for him to look back. She waved at him with a bright smile and then turned to leave.
The pharmacist inside the store was still looking over with a dumbfounded expression.
Suddenly, realization dawned upon Diana, and her entire face turned bright red again.
Just what kind of fool had she made of herself?
A random little girl, the pharmacy staff, and Charlie. They had all seen her break down and cry for no reason.
She was mortified and beyond embarrassed.
“It’s not embarrassing,” Charlie said in a gentle tone as if reading her thoughts. “I’ve cried in front of strangers, too I even had a runny nose.” “Huh?” Diana looked up abruptly and asked, “Really?”
Charlie nodded with a smile.
In that instant, Diana suddenly thought that perhaps a male version of Helen of Troy might exist after all.
She looked away awkwardly.
How could someone’s smile be so dazzling? It was just like… how Vincent’s once was.
She asked, “How old were you when that happened?”
“Around five years old, I think.”
“You’re really…” Diana gave him a playful glare.
Fate between people was such a strange thing. Though things ended up awkwardly pitiful for her today, it had also somehow brought her and Charlie closer They now felt like old friends reuniting after many years, and despite their limited interactions before, things felt natural and comfortable.
This strange and sudden connection made Diana feel rather amazed.
