Leap OF Fate novel Chapter 64

Serene’s mind kept replaying Justin’s hurtful words. Like a knife, each work he said struck her heart, stabbing it repeatedly until it bled. The taxi driver kept on glancing at her from the rear-view mirror, concern written all over his face. Tears had not stopped falling from her eyes the moment she sat.

I need to fix this. She kept repeating in her head. But how? She did not know; all she knew was she needed to make things right. Justin’s furious face flashed on her face. His sharp eyes that ripped her apart. They were just lovingly cuddling this morning. How can everything go south in less than 24 hours?

After a while, her taxi stopped at the gate of Justin’s villa. She paid the driver and alighted from the vehicle. With heavy steps, she approached the gate and keyed in the passcode. It beeped to show an incorrect passcode got entered. She tried again, this time focusing on each number her finger punched. The results were the same.

She sneered. How quickly had he changed the codes. Just like that, he had shut her off in his life. However, Serene was naturally stubborn and did not want to give up. She knocked on the gate and called for the helper, but nobody came.

The sky is getting darker. His secretary said that he did not have any dinner engagements. So she waited for him. She sat by the gutter to wait for him. He will go home eventually. Anxiousness filled her heart the longer she stayed sitting in the gutter waiting for him. Looking up, she saw the sky littered with stars. It’s already nighttime, and he has not yet arrived.

Serene rested her head on her knees and closed her eyes. She tightened her embrace on her knees as the frosty night breeze hugged her.

A blinding light woke her up. Lifting her head, she saw Justin’s car ahead. Because she had been sitting for quite a while, her legs became numb, making standing up a little difficult, but she persisted. She gritted her teeth as she forced herself to stand up and walk towards Justin’s car.

“Justin, please let’s talk,” she said while knocking on his window.

Justin looked at the woman before him. Her hair dishevelled probably from the night wind, her eyes swollen. She looked haggard and aggrieved. His heart tightened at the sight of her. The feeling of tenderness he had only lasted a flicker and got replaced with anger. He recalled how Bryan held her in his arms.

He got out of his car, making her stagger and almost lose her balance.

“Justin, you’re back!” Serene said. Her lips stretched into a pained smile.

“Didn’t I say I don’t want to see you?” he spat his words as he looked down on her.

“Justin, please let’s talk. Please, Justin…” she pleaded, a fresh wave of tears leaked out from her eyes.

“There’s nothing to talk about Serene. I saw what I saw. How could you refute that?”

“I’m not refuting it. But ---”