Chapter 372 Not Willing to Watch Her Die


    “No, Vincent loves me.” Pippa’s haunting cry turned to shrill all of a sudden as she vehemently seized


    Le’s hand and started to bawl, “You know nothing about us, and you don’t know Vincent’s


    temperament well enough. He’s such a mild and gentle person, and it’s all because of Miyamoto that


    he has to give up on our rtionship back then. The only reason that he has married you now is


    because you’re just a pawn to him since you’re Brian’s daughter! He won’t ever love you, so as long as


    you walk away from him, he wille right back to me.”


    “You’re impossible, Pippa!” Le sighed deeply as she felt sorry for Miyamoto, “My advice for you is to


    hurry up and go to Mr. ck while it’s still not toote, or you will lose the man whom loves you from


    the bottom of his heart as well!”


    “Spare me!” Pippa shook her head violently while a look of despair had manifested on her delicate


    features as she mumbled, “It’s precisely because of my heedfulness and having Owen in the first ce


    that I have married him, but look what have I gotten as a result? This time, I will never let Vincent go


    and give up on us anymore. Not a chance.”


    Madness was disyed on Pippa’s agitated expression while her gaze on Le exuded detestation,


    jealousy and agony all at once.


    “Oh, please. Do you really think there is something between you two? Do you honestly think what


    exists between you and him is love? If he really loves you, why would he have gotten himself into a


    rtionship with my sister at the outset? Aren’t you being overly confident in yourself, Pippa?” Le


    was rendered speechless by the meek and gentle woman right before her eyes for the first time.


    Le’s biting questions had caused Pippa to burst into a flood of tears, and she was reduced to silence


    as her reddened eyes were filled with painful regrets while silent tears kept streaming down her


    cheeks. Despite being scathed by her cutting remarks, Pippa’s unwavering feelings for Vincent had not


    even dwindled for a slight bit.


    “What’s going on?” Vincent was dumbfounded by the scene in front of him when he had finally pushed


    open the door and entered the room due to apprehension.


    Le shook her head as she replied, “Don’t ask me. She says she wants to get married to you, so take


    care of this mess yourself!”


    She promptly walked out of the room after dropping her final words as she was afraid that she could


    not fight off her urge to beat Pippa up if she were to stay here any longer. Although she was always a


    mild-mannered and gentledy, she had been driven up the wall at this moment, and her exasperation


    hadpelled her to resolve this mess through the use of force as she wished she could p some


    sense into Pippa.


    “Vincent!” Pippa wiped away the tears on her face as soon as she had heard his familiar voice, and she


    swiftly got up on her feet and made a beeline for Vincent.


    “Le?” Vincent called out to her softly and quickly turned his body sideways to avoid catching Pippa


    whom was throwing herself at him, and he immediately walked up to Le and said, “Let’s leave


    together!”


    “Vincent!” Pippa was stunned on the spot while her extended arms were left hanging in the air, and her


    soft heart started to throb violently when she had set her sight on Vincent holding Le in his embrace.


    Even Vincent was shunning her now!


    Her son had discarded her! Vincent had also abandoned her! Even Miyamoto had decided to leave her


    too! All of them did not want her in their lives anymore!


    “Why couldn’t we go back to the good old days, Vincent? We were happy back then, weren’t we?”


    Pippa shot her sorrowful gaze towards the apathetic Vincent as she caught up to him and grabbed his


    hand while muttering, “Remember how many people have said that we are such a great match for each


    other, Vincent!”


    Vincent shot Le an embarrassing look while Le let out a huge sigh, “You two do indeed look like a


    well-matched couple, Mr. Vincent!”


    “Are you jealous, Le?” Vincent stared at Le with an amusing look on his face as he added, “You


    can’t be serious.”


    He withdrew his hand from Pippa’s grip on him in a cold and detached manner right after and uttered,


    “You’re just a sister to me, Pippa. You’ve always been my sister and always will be for the rest of my


    life!”


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    “Vincent!” Pippa stared at him in a wistful manner after hearing his rejection. Did he really not love her


    at all?


    “Go back to Miyamoto, Pippa. He’s the one whom should be loved by you.” Vincent had abated his


    usual tenderness that he had always reserved specially for Pippa as his striking face assumed an


    expression as unsympathetic as remote while he grabbed Le by her hand, “Let me tell you and my


    mother this, Le is my wife in this lifetime, and this fact will never change no matter what happens.”


    “Vincent ——” Pippa’s ashen face was bathed in tears while her infatuated gaze was fixated on


    Vincent’s countenance that she had missed and longed for, and she slowly strengthened her feelings


    for him deep down in her heart as she resolved to never let him go no matter what.


    When Miyamoto had finally returned out of worry andid his eyes on the scene that had unfolded, a


    brief look of sorrow and agony shed across his aloof expression when he had taken in Pippa’s


    tant disy of feelings for another man. He had decisively quitted the underworld for her, the woman


    whom he had loved for so many years, but why couldn’t she perceive his love for her and only had


    eyes for Vincent all this while…


    Miyamoto suddenly felt like he could discern his old self whom had also grown to hate her because of


    his unrequited love for her when he had taken in Pippa’s bigotry at this moment. He let out a deep sigh


    and swallowed his pain, forcing a smile on his chiselled face soon after as he said to Vincent, “She


    needs two advanced practice nurses to look after her, and I’ve instructed them toe here!”


    After finishing his sentence, he left the room in a determined manner again.


    It seemed hard to get one’s head around something sometimes, but when it hade to the time


    where one had figured it all out, she would get to know that the hardest part was only the process of


    thinking things through, and relief would ensue after the process of thinking it over waspleted.


    Pippa stared at Miyamoto, who was walking away from her with her ssy eyes and reverted her gaze


    back to Vincent, and her drifting consciousness was soon gathered again with her intent gaze on him


    while fanatical obsession was aroused in her heart once again.


    Vincent breathed out a deep sigh, and two advanced practice nurses had entered the room at that


    moment.


    He stayed silent and walked out of the room while taking Le by her hand, and he asked after he had


    caught up to Miyamoto, “Why do you even bothered to give her freedom if you can’t let her go?”


    Miyamoto paused for silence before he opened his mouth, “I won’t cling onto her anymore when I’ve


    said that I will give her freedom as I too am tired and worn out! I’m just worried that she will take things


    to heart and head to her doom by taking her own life as she was diagnosed with depression!”


    “She’s suffering from depression?!” Both Vincent and Le were taken aback by this surprising piece of


    news.


    “Yes! Even if I have to let go of her, I still don’t wish for her to die!” Miyamoto smiled faintly as he


    added, “I’ll leave Owen in your hands now!”


    Le sighed deeply when Miyamoto had taken his leave, “Mr. ck has really treated Pippa well, but


    it’s such a shame that she couldn’t appreciate him! Why does she suffer from depression though?”


    Vincent cast his nce towards Le and replied, “Once a perfectionist like her has realized that reality


    is nowhere as perfect as what she has envisioned, and when she couldn’t ept the chasm between


    her ideal state and reality, there would be deviation in her mental health which could cause her to be


    psychologically vulnerable. Pippa has always been living in her fantasies!”


    “Do you feel sorry for her?” Le turned around and shot a nce towards Vincent, “Are you guilty…”


    Her remaining sentence had been abruptly broken off by him at that moment as she had to swallow


    them when he had kissed her while they were still waiting for the elevator!


    His scorching masculinity had pervaded Le’s every sense which had stunned her as she stood


    transfixed on the ground and let him steal a kiss from her lips.


    Her remaining traces of anger towards Pippa had seemed to vanish the moment Vincent’s lips had


    touched her skin as his unexpectedly gentle kiss had fallen softly on her which had quelled her anger.


    His kiss was truly a stark contrast with his fierce look, and all she could do was to stare at him with her


    eyes wide open as she was at a loss as to what to do while their breaths blew onto each other’s faces


    in proximity.


    After a long while, he finally came back to his senses after someone had walked out from the elevator


    when the door had opened. He cleared his throat awkwardly and walked into the elevator while taking


    her by the hand, and when there was only the two of them left, he uttered again, “To be honest, I do


    feel sorry for her when I see her in that state!”


    “Do you think you should be held ountable for her?” Le had subconsciously softened her tone


    after his domineering kiss earlier which had also epassed his promise to her, and her floating


    sybles hade to a surprise for her as well, “Do you think you have some inescapable


    responsibilities towards Pippa now that she has turned out like this?”


    “Yeah.” He nodded his head and continued, “If we were not close to begin with, maybe it would not


    havee to this! My mother is also to me for how Pippa has turned out. Both of us are to be held


    ountable!”


    “Have you ever loved her?” Le asked quietly.


    Vincent’s expression went dark with some unfathomable emotions the moment he had heard her


    question, and even though it was hard to decipher his mood, his cold and menacing aura was


    immensely frigid to the extent that it could freeze everyone in his surroundings.


    Le was startled for a moment as she asked, “What’s with your expression?”


    “Did you just ask whether I had loved her before?” Vincent raised his eyebrows and continued, “Do you


    really think I have the time to fall for and love so many women in this world?”


    A dazzling smile bloomed on Le’s initially worried face as soon as she had gotten his reply, and she


    said with vivacity, “So you’ve never loved her before!”


    Vincent felt dejected by her reaction as this little liar had always misunderstood him. Did he seem like


    the kind of person whom had always offered his universal love to everyone? A smile had broken out on


    his face as well when he had perceived her face to brighten up with joy as relief crept up onto him.


    However, a wave of mncholy would stille over him whenever Pippa’s matters had crossed his


    mind.


    Le was blushed scarlet when she had discerned the captivating smile lingering on his lips, and she


    lowered her head at once to hide her shyness.


    Owen and Charles had suddenly moved into the vi after that.


    It had never urred to Le that Charles would move in as well, plus he was to live in as the assistant


    of Vincent’s mother. He had even announced that he would stay in F City for some time until Owen had


    got used to his life here, and only then would he leave their ce.


    Le was still very much frightened of Charles due to the incident in the elevator.


    “I’m afraid that Charles and Owen have to stay here with us for some time, Le!” Vincent walked into


    the room and broke the news to her as she was thedy of the house after all.


    Le nodded and asked, “Does Charles really have to stay in our house, Mr. Vincent?”


    “Why?” Vincent frowned in suspicion, “Do you dislike him staying here?”


    “I know that he’s the man in the video, and he’s your mother’s assistant. Am I right?” Le asked softly


    while she put on a resigned look on her face.


    “You know that it’s him?” Vincent was slightly startled by her remarks, “That’s why you were asking him


    about the video in the hospital?”


    Le remained silent while her whitened face was veiled with solemnity, and it was obvious that she


    had kept her feelings bottled up.


    “How about I let Charles stay at the sea-view room, Le?” Vincent said huskily as he stared at her.


    “It’s fine!” Le shook her head and continued, “Just let him stay since he’s your guest, plus it wouldn’t


    look good if you were to drive him out!


    Vincent did not utter anything else anymore, but his gaze had gradually darkened after knowing about


    her concern.


    Vincent had gone to work to attend to some business afterwards, and Le had to stay in due to the


    arrival of Owen and Charles. She had spent some time ying with Owen after they had settled in, and


    it seemed like the little kid was very fond of her, hence they had no problem getting along with each


    other.


    Charles was watching the financial news on the TV in the living room when Le had brought Owen


    back in after their ytime, and Charles swiftly turned around and cast her a nce.


    A smile had crept across his face while he winked at her, and his actions had startled Le which had


    caused her senses to be heightened as this man was too dangerous.


    “y with me, Charles!” Owen immediately threw himself at him.


    “All you know is to have fun and y around, you little kiddo!” Charles reached out his hands and


    caressed Owen’s head as he asked, “What have you yed with Le?”


    “Mm!” Owen gave it a thought and replied soon after, “We were ying ser in thewn just now!”


    “Oh! Is that so?” Charles chucked lightly upon hearing the kid’s reply, and the smile that was worn on


    his face when he was speaking to Owen had made him looked less evil, and there was even some


    hints of innocence in his expression that did not seem feigned at all.


    Charles abruptly turned his head around after discerning Le’s wary gaze on him, and he stared at her


    coldly while a touch of mischief and yfulness had shed across his eyes soon after. He proposed to


    Owen right away, “How about we ask Le to y with us?”