"You're alone? Where's Bryan?"Darren, who had been sitting with his arms folded across his chest, raised his head when he heard Vivi's voice and immediately reached out to take the glass of coffee she offered him."He's in the next room," Darren said, which made Vivi look at him in surprise. As far as she knew, the next room was also a medical room. "He fainted after seeing his dad's body. The doctor said he was shocked and exhausted, so he had to be infused."Vivi, who was already sitting next to Darren, let out a long sigh as she looked at Mrs. Walters, who was still in a coma while Darren drank his coffee next to her to help him stay awake. Although the percentage of success was very low, Mrs. Walters could undergo the surgery and pass the critical stage."I didn't think Bryan was that close to his parents," Vivi said, causing Darren to turn to her. "But it seems like he's devastated to be like this. I wasn't like that when my mom died.""What did you do when your mom died?" Darre
"Are you sure you're strong enough? You know you don't have to""I do, Bryan." Mrs. Walters' words interrupted Bryan's speech and instantly silenced her son. She looked at Bryan sadly and added, "I've been with your dad everywhere for decades. He's probably confused now that he has to go alone without me by his side.""No way!" Bryan shook his head with teary eyes, trying hard to keep his tears from falling in front of his mother."This time, you can't go with Dad. You have to stay here with me! I won't let you go with Dad. I won't be able to if you go too," Bryan cried, which made Darren, who had been watching them, decide to move away because if he looked at them any longer, he would cry along with Bryan, who was already sobbing.'I arrived at the funeral home.'Darren read the message that Vivi had sent him. It made his chest tighten because no matter how much he wished that all of this was just a bad dream, Mr Walter's funeral today had become proof that it really happened. Today,
"Why are you still working at this hour?"Darren, who had been very focused on the work on his computer, immediately shifted his attention when he heard Vivi's voice. And a soft smile - Vivi was the only person in the world who could see such a soft smile from the iceberg man- immediately formed on his lips when he saw Vivi walking towards him in her white nightgown."And why are you up at this hour?" Darren turned Vivi's question around as he extended his hand to her.Vivi, who was very used to this, took Darren's hand and let him sit her on his lap, facing Darren's computer."I woke up because I was thirsty," Vivi said. Then she turned to Darren, who held her waist with his left hand while his right hand controlled the mouse on the table. "Did you not sleep at all?""I took a short sleep to get rid of my sleepiness and then got up to work," said Darren, who could still concentrate on his work, although his position with his chin resting on Vivi's shoulder looked very relaxed."You s
"Is it true that Vivi..."Darren, who had answered Bryan's call without taking his eyes off his monitor, frowned when he heard Bryan's words and then hung up without saying anything more."Vivi, what?" asked Darren, who had finally left his work to focus on Bryan. "What's wrong?""No, no!" Bryan said, shaking his head even though Darren couldn't see it. "I'm going to ask Vivi directly.""Ask wha– Dammit!" Darren clucked his tongue, annoyed that Bryan, who had interrupted his work, was hanging up without letting him understand what he was calling about.And since he didn't want Bryan to bother Vivi, he quickly called his wife before Bryan could reach her."Don't answer Bryan's messages. Don't answer his calls, and don't meet him. He might ask you something weird." Darren told Vivi immediately, without saying anything that made Vivi let out a long sigh."Darren, Bryan has just lost his father. What if he wants to meet me to forget his grief?" asked Vivi, who knew very well how Bryan lov
"Can we meet for lunch? I have something to tell you."It was certainly a surprise to Vivi that Lucas had contacted her out of the blue and asked her to meet him. For a moment, the man's request to meet him left Vivi's brain blank, so she almost said yes before Darren's cold face flashed in her mind and made her hesitate to say the words of agreement already on the tip of her tongue."Can't you tell me over the phone?" asked Vivi."Can't you see me?" Lucas replied."I'm sorry, I guess–""There's a will from my mother that I must tell you about." Lucas quickly interrupted Vivi before she could finish declining his invitation. "I tried to meet you many times to give you the will, but you changed your number. For the last time... Can't you meet me one last time so I can give you the will in person?"***"I shouldn't have left. But why would I be so crazy to go to him? Darren could have killed me if he knew I dared to meet Lucas secretly like this."Vivi monologued as she looked at hersel
"Thank you for lunch. I really enjoyed it."Vivi, who was already sitting in the taxi, said to Lucas, who was standing outside the taxi, smiling at her."Yes. Thank you for the gift," Lucas said as he looked at the branded tie clip that adorned his tie. "It's the nicest one I've ever had. I'm going to wear it a lot.""I'm glad you like it," Vivi said."Well, be careful. Goodbye." Lucas said as he took a few steps back and let the driver start the taxi to leave the luxury restaurant area.Even though the taxi had left Lucas, Vivi was still reluctant to take her eyes off Lucas through the rearview mirror. The woman leaned her head against the taxi window, her gaze fixed on Lucas' reflection in the mirror, where the man still stood in his place, and continued to stare at the moving taxi with a look that Vivi couldn't understand what it meant."It's okay. I made the right decision." Meanwhile, Lucas still standing in his spot staring at Vivi's moving taxi, tried to console himself that he
"I'm going to take a shower first," Darren said, causing Vivi, who was removing her earrings, to turn to him."Then I'll run some hot water for you.""No, you don't have to. I'll just use the shower," Darren refused, which made Vivi undo her intention to get up from her seat.Sitting before the dressing table, Vivi watched Darren enter the bathroom through the mirror before her. What struck her was that the man's strong shoulders seemed to hang sadly."He looked so happy when we went to the restaurant to celebrate our four months of marriage, but why does he look so sad now?" Vivi thought. "Did I do something wrong to make him like this?"Vivi tried to think hard about what she had done wrong to Darren, remembering everything she had done, from going to the restaurant to going home. But it felt like nothing was wrong with her as she continued to be careful while trying to be sweet in front of Darren."Maybe he's just tired. Running two companies at once must be very stressful for him,
"Vivi! Open the door! It's important, really important! This is about your marriage!"Watching TV in her room, Vivi frowned when she heard Bryan's impatient voice knocking on her door. She was very annoyed, but she followed Darren's words, telling her to always ignore Bryan. Just let him knock on the door, he'd get tired and stop anyway.But Bryan was very stubborn. Even though he had been ignored like that, he never gave up and continued to knock on the door."You don't want to open it, huh? So you wouldn't mind if Darren divorced you? You're more concerned with watching TV than– Oh my goodness!"Bryan was shocked when the door suddenly opened before him while he was still shouting to get Vivi's attention. He lowered his right fist when he saw Vivi standing before him with an unfriendly frown on her forehead. Bryan's fist almost landed on her face as she opened the door for him."You should be working hard to take over your father's company, but what are you doing here, huh? You're b